Sports gambling is a funny business. One day you sit at the top of the mountain, the king of your castle, lord of the manor, (homage to Seinfeld fans and Pro Football Talk) the next day you can be lower than a snails belly. It can be a humbling endeavor, you feel unbeatable after a 12-2 hot streak, friends are abundant and life is good. How it can turn so quick. One cold streak occurs and the people that were burning your phone up are no longer taking YOUR calls. The “friends” you made when you were hot are now complete strangers. This hasn’t happened yet this season, (we are only 10 days in) but all of us who have chosen this profession know exactly what I’m talking about.

One of the more interesting aspects of this career is explaining to the layman what it is exactly that I do. I personally, get more quizzical looks when I start my spiel about my chosen profession. People look at me with that look I gave my old teachers who tried to explain simple math to me when I was a kid. Then, the next line out of their mouth is always, “oh you gamble for a living”. At first I was taken aback by that comment and tried to come back with, no not exactly, but I have since given up. Not everyone will understand why I choose to scour every bit of info, statistic, trend or rumor to give us an edge on vegas and deliver winners to our clients. But when we pick winners, and we do, all is well again. The email inbox is full, voicemail is jammed and we all sleep well. At least until the next cold streak happens.