Superbowl Sundries

Now, those of you that know me very well know that I follow sports with a very surface level mentality. I am aware, for instance, of the standings in the NBA (as I do really love basketball), and as for the other sports, I know when there is a big game and who the major contenders are... I also gather enough during the year to know which team is at an advantage based on the arrest records of their line-up (ohh, bad pun... but I have to keep it).

There is a tradition in my family started many a year ago in which all major sports games require some form of betting between my father and I. Keeping in mind, I keep up on the sports world far better than he (case in point, neither of us watched the Giants/Green Bay game, but I knew the winner when I called him at 8 a.m. and he was shocked to learn of it).

Now, there is 2 weeks until Superbowl and the fun really begins. I know my father, he's torn, he wants to bet on the Patriots... I'm perfectly fine with that--but I, like I did the last Patriots/Giants game, demand a point spread. That point spread almost won it for me last time--Damn the Giants for getting to within 3! This is where I can see him on the other end of the line, fingers twitching. So far, he's offered up a 10 point spread... but he hasn't talked to his peeps yet. So, for the next two weeks, I will engage in and enjoy the negotiations of the Superbowl Betting Sundries. At some point, I will have to check Vegas odds, but I have no worries... I still owe him $4 from the last game... yeah, we're high rollers!