Meet 3 who have gained a following for their sports-handicapping skills

Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 | 2 a.m.

Professional bettors spent the week scouring electronic boards at sports books, looking for the best line and studying hundreds of proposition wagers for ways the Super Bowl could play out Sunday. For them, betting football is a full-time job. But most of the estimated 285,000 people who will swarm to Las Vegas to make Super Bowl Sunday the biggest day of the year at the sports books don't depend on football wagers for their livelihood. It's just fun — a way to make watching even a blowout a little more interesting. People with an ability to pick winners can make ...

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By mrlucky

Feb. 2, 2013

5:42 p.m.

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what a huge signal for the Ravens money line---all three tout wanna-bees on the same side--just from my informal questioning of customers--95% seem to be on the 49's---another huge signal that something is fishy in denmark. hard to find anyone backing the ravens----i wonder if all three also had the patriots 2 weeks ago??? i've seen alot of these bs touts lose alot of money betting their "picks" over my last 30 years out here---i can't recall too many of them that would go on the record ahead of time---and not have 10 ten different sets of picks--ie...5star, 4 start, 3 star---just one set of picks each week---and come out ahead over the long haul. for many years they had the handicapping show on the radio--all the big touts came on and gave picks each week-7 games---most of the time they were 3-4 after all the smoke and mirrors and hype. writing this article you have stumbled into the "sports tout industry" which is 3 levels below "professional poker player" and mlm marketing---interesting enough the one guy works at finley toyota one of the biggest rip off dealerships in town--and your gonna listen to a "car salesman" for football picks---amusing---PICK YOUR OWN LOSERS!--the old timers used to say!