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Cowboys-49ers: Look Out Below!

By Richie Whitt
Sep 15, 2011

Okay, so the Cowboys were better than I expected in last week's NFL opener. But don't be fooled, the San Francisco 49ers weren't as good as it seems. Seems strange to be sniffing around an Under point-total play in a game between teams that scored a combined 57 in Week...
If You're a Cowboy$ Fan, on 9/11 Prepare to Cry. And Cringe.

By Richie Whitt
Sep 8, 2011

Sunday night at MetLife Stadium the New York Jets will hand out American flags to every fan, and an ass-whipping to America's Team. Remember the part about not betting with your heart, but your head? This is a primo example. I want the Cowboys to win their NFL regular-season opener. Just don't...
We'll Take Baylor (+6) and the Accompanying Kick to the Adrenal Gland

By Richie Whitt
Sep 1, 2011

Okay, let's do this. And by "this" I mean let's make some moolah. The good ol' illegal fun way, shall we? In 2008 I lost every penny of my virtual $10,000. In 2009 I wound up losing only $150. In 2010 I netted a cool $5,000. By my math, that's a...
You Betcha: Week 5

By Richie Whitt
Oct 8, 2009

See that? Over there. To your right? That's not the money you could be saving with GEICO. It's the money you lost last year betting with Richie Whitt. But, alas, in the spirit of persistence, stubborness and doubling down, we're back at it again in 2009. I owe it to...
You Betcha: Week 4

By Richie Whitt
Oct 1, 2009

See that? Over there. To your right? That's not the money you could be saving with GEICO. It's the money you lost last year betting with Richie Whitt. But, alas, in the spirit of persistence, stubborness and doubling down, we're back at it again in 2009. I owe it to...
You Betcha: Week 2

By Richie Whitt
Sep 17, 2009

See that? Over there. To your right? That's not the money you could be saving with GEICO. It's the money you lost last year betting with Richie Whitt. But, alas, in the spirit of persistence, stubborness and doubling down, we're back at it again in 2009. I owe it to...
You Betcha: Week 1

By Richie Whitt
Sep 10, 2009

See that? Over there. To your right? That's not the money you could be saving with GEICO. It's the money you lost last year betting with Richie Whitt. But, alas, in the spirit of persistence, stubborness and doubling down, we're back at it again in 2009. I owe it to...
You Betcha: Week 17

By Richie Whitt
Dec 19, 2008

Back in August I started with a mythical bankroll of $10,000, courtesy of Bodog Online Gaming. First of all, because their site is easy to navigate. Second, because they're based in Costa Rica and have had minimal success tracking me down in the past. I was to analyze games of local interest...
You Betcha: Week 16

By Richie Whitt
Dec 12, 2008

I'll have much much much more on Terrell Owens, Tony Romo and the impending Dallas Star-Telegram later today. But for now, gimme them dice. I'm on a roll: Down to my last wager a few weeks back, we're now within one winner of actually outfitting you guys in sexy, shining...
You Betcha: Week 15

By Richie Whitt
Dec 5, 2008

If Marion Barber was healthy. If Ben Roethlisberger was healthy. If Felix Jones and Miles Austin and Kyle Kosier were all 100 percent for Sunday's Cowboys-Steelers game.Oh yeah, and if the field wasn't a patch of slippery sod slop out of a Saving Private Ryan battle scene.If all those were...
You Betcha: Week 14

By Richie Whitt
Nov 26, 2008

If Boot Town can go out of business in Texas and if home builder D.R. Horton can lose $800 million and have its stock price shoot up because it's not that bad, then in this absurd, quirky financial climate anything's possible. Even, perhaps, a winning streak? A colossal...
You Betcha: Week 13

By Richie Whitt
Nov 21, 2008

Something I never envisioned typing along my life’s journey: Thank you, Martellus Bennett. But because of the backup tight end’s athletic, dramatic touchdown grab in Washington last week I’m still in bidness. Barely. Down a cool $7,500 this season, but in better shape than the poor schmucks who got hosed...
You Betcha: Week 12

By Richie Whitt
Nov 14, 2008

Lee Trevino always says pressure isn’t trying to make a putt to win The Masters. “Pressure,” he maintains, “is trying to make a putt for a $10 bet with only $5 in your pocket.” I feel ya, Merry Mex. Unfortunately, I feel ya loud and clear. With my gas tank...
You Betcha: Week 11

By Richie Whitt
Nov 7, 2008

Give me Bye over the Cowboys. Check that. Thanks to last week’s pin-point analysis and this week’s void in the schedule, I’m guaranteed to go two weeks without a loser on Dallas. Haven’t done that since, oh, August. With the Cowboys resting up for the stretch run, let’s shove our...
You Betcha: Week 10

By Richie Whitt
Oct 31, 2008

1-7 on Cowboys’ games this season. That’s 1 win. That’s 7 losses. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Heads or tails? It’s heads. Gimme the New York Giants, minus the 9...
You Betcha: Week 9

By Richie Whitt
Oct 24, 2008

What’s the only thing less reliable than my picks? Wade Phillips’ 3-4 defense. For a couple years now some smartass has been referring to Dallas’ unit as “Dumbsday.” Last week in coughing up 34 points to the Rams it was abysmal. And this week, despite Phillips taking over the defensive...
You Betcha: Week 8

By Richie Whitt
Oct 17, 2008

Count on me being out at the State Fair tomorrow. If you have any rotten fruit laying around, come visit me during my 5-7 p.m. appearance on Live 105.3’s Dan O’Malley Show. Count on Tony Romo being in the Cowboys' lineup Sunday in St. Louis. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says...
You Betcha: Week 7

By Richie Whitt
Oct 10, 2008

The Cowboys have played five games. Sportatorium has made five losing bets. Oh and friggin’ five! Who, oh who, could feel my pain? Is there anyone? Anyone out there who can empathize with my futility? Wait … George Costanza, is that you? “It’s not working, Jerry. How did it all...
You Betcha: Week 6

By Richie Whitt
Oct 3, 2008

Hey buddy, can you spare a dime? Okay, how about a $700 billion bailout? At this rate – 0-4 on Cowboys’ games this season – I’m going to need it. Wait, I know. I’ll bank on the only thing bigger than our country’s financial crisis: Terrell Owens’ ego...
You Betcha: Week 5

By Richie Whitt
Sep 26, 2008

The Redskins hate the Cowboys about as much as I hate losing to The Man. Which puts us both in a real pissy mood this week. I have more bad news for Washington: The Redskins are going to lose Sunday. Furthermore, its town is a hotbed of Cowboys’ fandom. So...

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