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Revisiting the Bottlegate 2015 Super Bowl Betting Guide: Breakdown & Recap

Link to the betting guide that was posted yesterday

We came. We saw. We conquered. If you took any of the advice from yesterday’s post there’s a chance you’ve probably already quit your job and/or are on your way to an all inclusive resort in the Bahama paid for by all your winnings from yesterday.

Let’s look at the tape:

Patriots (-2) & OVER/UNDER 47.5

Patriots won by 4 and the game total was 52

Easy money.

WIN and WIN

 

First player to score a touchdown

The pick: Marshawn Lynch, Julian Edelman, Shane Vereen

Like I said in the post, I’ve NEVER gotten one of these right. Brandon LaFell was +1,400 so hopefully some of you hit on that.

LOSS

 

OVER/UNDER National Anthem Length

The pick: Over 2 minutes and 1 second

Never a doubt. You know Idina was going to bring the flair and dramatics to the biggest sporting event in the world. Only a sucker would’ve bet the under.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OM56DiHGUo

It seems people had some insider info on the anthem length because it was taken off the board on some sites

WIN

Coin Toss

Pick: Tails

Too easy. Tails never fails.

WIN

Which coach will be mentioned first after kickoff & which coach will be shown first after kickoff?

Pick: Belichick for both.

This Super Bowl was all about Bill and the Patriots

WIN and WIN

Bill Belichick’s hoodie: Sleeves or no sleeves?

Pick: Sleeves

Like I said, Belichick knew about this prop bet and knew cut off sleeves were the favorite. He 100% wore sleeves just to spite everyone.

WIN

Will Uptown Funk be used in a commercial?

Pick Yes +500

Bet of the day comes through.

WIN

How many viewers will the game have?

Pick: Over 113 million

There were 114.4 people that tuned in.

WIN

Katy Perry’s first song

Pick: Wide Awake

Really really messed this one up. Tried going for it all with the 12/1 odds with Wide Awake and not just going with the easy 3/2 odds with Roar. It’s called gambling for a reason. Losers take the safe route. Pretty sure she didn’t even sing Wide Awake.

LOSS

Will Katy Perry show cleavage?

Pick: Yes

Was honestly hoping for more but this was easy enough. When you’re blessed with the beautiful gifts that Katy is blessed with you make sure the entire country gets an eyeful.

Left shark killed it.

WIN

Katy Perry’s hair color

Pick: Purple

Tried to out think myself again and I did. I said it would either be purple or black/brown and it ended up being black.

LOSS

A commercial will feature under-inflated footballs

Pick: Yes +1,000

Said that this probably wouldn’t happen and alas, it didn’t. The +1,000 was too juicy to pass up though

LOSS

Gatorade bath color

Pick: Red

I picked red not really thinking it would be red since yellow mostly wins these all the time. Surprise surprise it ended up being blue.

LOSS

Who will the MVP thank first?

Pick: Teammates

Good ol Tommy Touchdown thanking the men around him. What a guy.

WIN

Final Count 11 wins and 5 losses with most of the losses being on longshots that you wouldn’t put any significant money on anyway. Hopefully you guys took the advice and won some cash.

And with that cash that you won, you should visit our store and score some t-shirts

Your Cleveland Browns 2014 Year in Review

What a rollercoaster of a year for the Browns. Ups and downs. Ups and downs. It felt like us fans were on a year long joy ride atop the Millennium Force. The Browns went from laughingstock (not being able to find a coach; firing Joe Banner and Mike Lombardi); to the most popular team in the league; to starting a very respectable 6-3 and being in first place; to ending the season on a 5 game losing streak with questions surrounding the entire organization.

Let’s have a quick look at the year that was:

High points

May 8th: Johnny Manziel gets drafted

Seems like a decade ago. Man, that was fun. Whatever. #NoRegrets

September 14th: Beating the Saints in our home opener on a last second field goal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=361ntOLs2Cc

I’ve been to a ton of Browns games and that was the happiest I’ve ever seen the stadium as it was emptying out.

Even though the Ravens beat us in week 3, this fucking guy stole the show and became an instant Cleveland legend

J

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October 12: Beating the piss out of the Steelers 31-10 at home

November 6th: Beating the Bengals on national TV and subsequently standing alone in first place in the AFC North

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD68Lat4py8

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Low Points

 

February 11th: Joe Banner and Michael Lombardi leave the Browns.

In hindsight this wasn’t really a low point but at the time the sky was falling.

May 9th: Josh Gordon gets suspended for the entire season

(suspension would later be reduced to 10 games)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYO1SDhSqos

September 7th: The first Steelers game; Mainly just the first half and this

October 19th: Browns get embarrassed by Jacksonville

A week after beating Pittsburgh by 3 touchdowns, the Browns stink up the joint in Jacksonville and hand the Jaguars their first win of the season

November 30th-Present

It started with the loss to the Bills. Then Indy. Then Cincy. Then Carolina. Then Baltimore. The whole month of December was a roundhouse kick right to the nuts.

Biggest Surprise

Tashaun Gipson

Finished second in the league in interceptions with only ELEVEN games played. Helped anchor one of the better secondaries in the NFL.

Joel Bitonio

Everyone was touting the lineman as the best player the Browns drafted. He was. It’s a sham he missed out on the Pro Bowl.

 Paul Kruger

Followed up a disappointing 2013 season with 11 sacks in 2014. Was a disruptive pass rushing force every game.

The 6-3 start

No one and I mean no once expected the Browns to have any sort of success this season. They especially didn’t think the Browns would be in the hunt for a playoff berth in December… Oh wait. Someone did. And that someone is yours truly.

From our review in September:

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Biggest Disappointments

The 3 J’s; Josh, Johnny, and Justin

2 first round picks that barely contributed and a Pro Bowl wide receiver that was suspended 10 games and barely contributed. The three ended 2014 on a very sour note.

Billy Cundiff

Shank city. Population: Billy

December

Wake me up when December ends. The Browns season (along with their playoff aspirations) were flushed down the toilet this month.

 

2015 Outlook

Until we find a QB this team will never reach that next step. I don’t know if the QB of the future is on this team (I hope), in the draft, or a free agent. It’ll be interesting to see how Ray Farmer addresses this situation.

There’s never a dull moment with the Browns and 2014 proved that. I expect 2015 to not be any different. Should be fun.

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