The Shrink and Week 10 point spread moves
Chad MillmanKen Weitzner did what he was expected to growing up in Long Island: Go to college, go to med school, become a psychiatrist. But what he wanted to do w...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
Week 9 NFL point-spread moves
Chad MillmanGoing to have to dispense with a clever intro about today's genius betting philosopher, Orleans bookmaker Bob Scucci. That's because I talk about Scoo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
Week 6 NFL point spread moves
Chad Millman...week, Avello tells us what he's thinking when those adjustments happen. Matchup: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers Line moves: San Diego opened minus-4, currently minus-3.5 What that means: Bookmakers aren...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
NFL Week 4 point spread moves
Chad Millman...the biggest point-spread-moving games for this week, you must be an ESPN Insider. Matchup: San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers Line moves: Steelers opened at minus-4, moved straight to 6.5 What...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
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Chad Millman, ESPN The MagazineWelcome to Chad Millman's blog, which will tide you over with sports betting news and notes between his weekly Behind the Bets columns.
Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009
Beating the Spread in the Playoffs
Chad MillmanHow did every playoff team do against the spread?
Story | Conversation | December 30, 2008
Behind the Bets
Chad Millman...thinking about right now whether you know it or not: Three of the four home teams (the Chargers, Dolphins and Vikings) didn't wrap up their division titles until the last day. That doesn't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008Behind the Bets
Chad MillmanOnce would have been a fluke. Twice a coincidence. But Cassie Vidal's 16-year-old son, Ethan, kept picking winners. He nailed 10 of 11 thoroughbred ra...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008Behind The Bets
Chad MillmanNewsflash: Understanding risk is what separates everyday squares from the big-money wiseguys who live off their gambling wits. Now, here's a piece o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008Behind the Bets: Public Trading
Chad Millman...sports book boss Jay Rood, "people like going to the cashiers window." Think back to the Steelers-Chargers fiasco from a few weeks ago. Approximately $100M was bet on that game worldwide, with $66M of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008Behind The Bets: A Bad Beat for Chargers-Steelers
Chad Millman...last night closing The Mag. After the Steelers went ahead 11-10, and I was convinced my Chargers dog pick was safe, I put the game on mute and waited for Obama on 60 Minutes...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008NFL 2002: Who's Next?
Chad MillmanNew season, new divisions, new team and (almost) everybody has a chance to win. Check our picks on Jan. 26.
Story | Conversation | August 26, 2002Week 4: The Monday mood
Chad Millman...It was warm. And the Chargers were every sharp's favorite to make the Super Bowl. Most of the guys I spoke to were betting the over on San Diego's season win total, banking...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
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