WHO IS GOING TO MIAMI?

by Larry Trusley on January 21, 2010

Every autumn I travel to Las Vegas to play the Super Bowl futures and I have been relatively successful following a simple formula of throwing out last year’s winner as well this year’s favorite and lastly not accepting less than 5 to 1 odds.  Last fall I wagered 100 units on the Colts at 8 to1 and the Giants at 7 to 1 to WIN the Super Bowl. I also put 50 units on the Saints at 9 to 1 odds and the Broncos at 30 to 1. Half of my original investment of 300 units is now gone (Giants 100/Broncos 50). I also wagered 20 units on the New York Jets at 32 to 1 during a holiday trip between Christmas and New Years. I ordinarily do not wager on any team that late into the season but the fact that this year’s Jets allowed the fewest points and the fewest yards during the regular season caught my attention because my records show that 5 of the last 8 teams (63%) to accomplish that feat WON the Super Bowl. So my total investment is 320 units as we head into Championship weekend and I have three live teams. Below I have computed my ROI (return on investment) on all four remaining potential

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