During the World Series for baseball, I made a lot of money on betting web sites. Normally I don’t bet on sporting games because I always get mad when I lose, but I just had to get in on the action this time. My home team was in the playoffs for the league, but once they were taken out by another team, I decided to root for one of the teams in the World Series and made a bet on who would win each game. Amazingly, I was able to predict the winner on each of the games in the Series, so I walked away with a big pay out. I probably won’t be lucky enough to do the same thing next year, but I’m willing to give it a shot when the season starts up again.

I was pretty excited when I bet on the first game and won, and even more when I did it the second time. I had a feeling that the series wouldn’t be a complete blow out, because the teams were just too good for that to happen. Continue reading →