Reliving Beef O’Brady’s
The names have been changed to protect the identity of both bettors caught in this exchange. The scary part is there’s a good chance you follow one of the character’s on twitter already. Eventually we’ll get Paddy Public into the social media realm but for now he’s embarrassed by his “unorthodox” betting tendencies. Don’t try any of this at home without the supervision of an adult but rest assured Paddy Public will regale you with plenty more tales in the coming weeks
So as I said before, I have had the privilege over the past year to get to know some very successful sports bettors, one of whom also happens to be my neighbor. The reason I tell you this is because earlier this week I was over at his place watching the Beef O’ Brady Bowl and sitting on an ECU ticket when the following conversation occurred after an ECU INT with 3:28 left (We’ll call him Sir Sharp):
Paddy P: Yessss! Paddy public is back in business baby!
Sir Sharp: What happened?
Paddy P: ECU picked off Tettleton and Ohio got called for a personal foul after the play. ECU ball on the 25. I’m still alive!
Sir Sharp: Christ you’re lucky.
Paddy P: Lucky? I’m anything but lucky. ECU should be up 20 right now if they could convert a damn 4th down.
Sir Sharp: Yea… Ok. Weren’t they down 20-17 at the beginning of the quarter? More importantly what number do you have? It closed at -13.5. Or did you end up laying 14?
Paddy P: Uhhh I don’t know. 14 I think? But I might have played them at -14.5. I’m not really sure, I bet it pretty early this morning.
Sir Sharp: You don’t know what number you have??!?
*Cooper breaks free for a 22 yard ECU touchdown. Score is ECU 37-21* (Paddy has trouble with math, he means 37-20)
Paddy P: Who cares what number I got, it’s a winner now baby! Such a lock the whole way
Sir Sharp: You’re unbelievable.
Paddy P: Hey, I gotta ask… What’s it like having a friend as sharp as me? Are you just constantly in awe?
Sir Sharp groans: Yea… I’m in awe alright. Why did you even bet on ECU by the way?
*Long pause*
Paddy P: Honestly. I have no idea. But it was a winner! I have to trust my gut and this game just felt like a winner.
Sir Sharp: Get out.
There you have it. A behind the scenes look at how Paddy Public handles the end of a game in which his bet had yet to be decided. Despite taking a bad number (or even knowing what price he’d bet the game at) and placing the wager without having done an ounce of research about the game he cashed his ticket. Better lucky than smart right?
