Avoid Super Bowl "needle-in-the-haystack" propositions and
"donkey bets" and you could enjoy a profitable Sunday.
So says Fezzik, the single-named sports bettor and blackjack
player who is one of the hottest personalities/properties to hit
Las Vegas sports gambling since Sonny Reizner lit up the
Castaways' Hole-in-the-Wall Sports Book on a site now occupied
by the Mirage.
Fezzik finished second in the Stardust Invitational this year --
going 7-0 one week -- and was runnerup in Leroy's College
Football Challenge.
He originally made a name for himself locally through
broadcasting, filling in last winter for Larry Grossman on "You
Can Bet On It" and regularly appearing on Stardust Line radio
shows.
Fezzik also has had an online presence for several years and
hosts a popular forum called Fezzik's Place.
Some have likened him to the World Poker Tour's Barry "Robin
Hood" Greenstein in that both heavy hitters like giving things
away.
Fezzik, who plays blackjack for a living, has been handing out
plays, taking his lumps and laurels as he goes.
Friday night he appeared at a Las Vegas Hilton Super Bowl
seminar and offered advice for proposition players.
Hitting needle-in-a-haystack props can be likened to catching
lightning in a bottle or nailing a keno 12-spot; it happens, but
rarely.
Sure, the Bus can run for six TDS and 100 yards, but is it
likely?
"Look for props you can answer 'yes' or 'no,''' Fezzik
suggested.
Fezzik notes bookmakers often get harried as the public storms
about seeking propositions -- known to fill 20 or more pages a
pop -- and mistakes frequently are made.
"Shop around (for the best prices) and read everything
carefully," he said, noting that yardage figues next to a name
don't necessarily ask the same thing at different stores.
Additionally, Fezzik advises avoiding donkey bets, such as those
that ask if there will be an overtime.
"There hasn't been a Super Bowl overtime in 39 years," Fezzik
said.
Another tip from the Fezzik files is to "play your
correlations."
"If you bet there will be a score in the first 6:30 in the game,
then bet under on first quarter punts," he said.
Fezzik, whose name is derived from a comic strip chatacter,
predicted a 24-23 Pittsburgh victory, meaning Seattle would
cover and the total would land on 47.
About the author:
Brian Gabrielle is a documented member of the Professional
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