Wednesday, Sept. 16
Early during NFL training camp time there was a prop on who would emerge as the Buffalo Bills' starting quarterback.
One bettor took a shot on Tyrod Taylor at plus $3.25. At the time, Taylor looked like he would be No. 3 if he even made the team.
We know now that Taylor is the man. But the bettor didn't get paid. His wager was graded a loser.
How can this be? Enter center stage Rex Ryan.
Ryan decided to get cute on the Bills' first offensive play from scrimmage by having Matt Cassel and LeSean McCoy in the backfield and Taylor lined up wide in some kind of wildcard formation. McCoy ran the ball and lost six yards.
Taylor then moved back to quarterback where he played the rest of the game. But because the box score showed Cassel as the quarterback on the first play, the sports book graded Cassel as the Bills' No. 1 quarterback.
Not fair in my book.
On the handicapping front, I am on an 8-1 hot streak the past three days on my premium and free plays. I'm stepping up putting my entire Wednesday bankroll on a baseball total that I regard as my strongest over/under of the second half of the baseball season. The pick - with detailed analysis on why I feel this way - along with my football plays and packages can be viewed here: /pregamepros/pro-bettor/bettor.aspx?id=7746#capper.
As always, let's have no bad luck and no bad Buffalo Bills bad beat props.