I’ve got to find a better system. I enjoy the annual office pool as much as the next guy, but every year I enter the NBA finals betting pool, and every year I finish somewhere near the bottom; between Betty from accounting who always votes for the team with the prettiest uniforms and Joe the delivery guy, who asks repeatedly “what was this pool for again, some kind of sport betting…?”
This year will be different. I’ve done more research than ever. I know the fourth quarter free throw stats for every playoff team, the home and away point spread differentials, the likely injury problems, the historical “sure-things” (both good and bad) and I’m ready to take home the grand prize. Maybe I should switch to online betting, but something tells me there will be a Betty and a Joe waiting for me out there in cyberspace. Will that stop me? Not a chance. I enjoy the pool for many reasons, not just because I might win.