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Handicapping

Ben Burns: Bad Beats Feb. 15th

Bad Beats: West Virginia-Pitt delivers

Ben Burns
Ben Burns

It was smart scheduling to put the West Virginia-Pittsburgh on the Friday before NBA All-Star Weekend.

TV execs were rewarded with a triple-overtime thriller. But those of you who played the Mountaineers weren’t quite as thrilled.

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Handicapping

Ben Burns: Bad Beats Feb. 1st

Bad beats: Water boy costs USC backers

Ben Burns
Ben Burns

Out of all the trends, statistical analysis and injury reports, handicapping a team’s water boy is not normally a priority.

Anyone who had USC Saturday might be rethinking that.