Fantasy Mashup

Favorites & underdogs

Some stats that might interest y'all:

• Based on the lines that I've cited here, favorites have a .645 winning percentage in straight-up games this year.
• Favorites are just .333 when it comes to beating the spread.
• Underdogs? They've beaten the spread .562 percent of the time.
• Ten percent of the first 48 games (5) hit the spread exactly, with the house keeping all the money.

I was happy with my 32-16 record, but that's only a game ahead of where I'd be if I mindlessly bet every favorite this year.

I think I only picked a couple of upsets and seven dogs this week. Maybe I'm being too conservative...

Can this marriage be saved?

Janet and I agreed years ago that we couldn't be in the same league on account of one of us would finished better than the other. And if I was the one finishing better than her, I'd just have to move out, because there would be no end to the glowering.

So the Week 1 report? I won in both my leagues, and Janet lost in a way that proves that there is no God.