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 10 BALLS Index: Texas pulling away
Chad MillmanFinally, Florida had a big game and played the way it was supposed to have played all season. The spread against Georgia on Saturday was 16, and the B...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009
Behind the Bets: The silent killer
Chad Millman, ESPN The MagazineWith NFL favorites on the rampage this season, bettors stand to make a killing on parlays. Chad Millman talks to Vegas pros to get the lowdown on how these three-games-or-more bets have evolved from the sucker to smart man's play.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Week 4: The Monday mood
Chad Millman...make the Super Bowl. Most of the guys I spoke to were betting the over on San Diego's season win total, banking on the fact Rivers and the gang had at least six...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Chad Millman's blog
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
Chad's Super Bowl Prop Bet Picks
Chad Millman, ESPN The MagazineChad picks the best Super Bowl prop bets.
Story | Conversation | January 29, 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 MillmanFour road favorites to open the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs? It's historic! It's unfathomable! It's the British laying points to beat the Colo...
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[Ed's Note: Chad Millman is a Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN The Magazine, and once wrote a book called The Odds. His column takes a close look at the c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008Behind The Bets: A Bad Beat for Chargers-Steelers
Chad Millman[Ed's note: Magazine senior deputy editor Chad Millman wrote a book called The Odds, about gambling culture. He also oversees The Mag's coverage of sp...
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