Matt Holthe's Fleeting Thoughts

I had my best single day sports betting in terms of victories last night. The "big" one was a 5 team parlay that I won. I have won bigger parlays in the past, but those were always money line parlays on big favorites, so the favorites only had to win and not cover. Last night was 5 line bets where teams had to cover. I did 4 favorites and 1 underdog, and they all came through for me. In addition to that 5 team parlay, I also went 5-0 on other straight bets. There were 2 additional line bets, 1 team total bet (one NHL team getting under 2.5 goals, without regards to the team they were playing), 1 player bet on their points (over 16.5 points), and 1 combination player bet (points + assists + rebounds over 40.5). All of them winners. Can't say that I did all these on my own. The parlay was on my own, but the 5 straight bets came directly from a show called Daily Wager on ESPN where they talk about sports betting. I like that show, and when I watch it, I try to bet along with...

It was 9 years ago yesterday when Illinois knocked off #1 Indiana on this play . I was at Buffalo Wild Wings in Bloomington with a friend watching this game. It got me thinking of where I was for other memorable college basketball moments. Most of these involve my Illini, but there's some from other teams as well. March 5, 1989. Nick Anderson's buzzer beater against Indiana . I was in the dorms at Illinois watching this game. My roommate was so excited that he ran up and down the hall of the dorms.  March 12, 2009. UConn vs Syracuse in the Big East Tournament . Six overtimes. The game was close the whole time until UConn ran out of steam in the 6th overtime. I was in my house in Colorado watching the game. Saw the whole thing - couldn't get myself to go to bed until it was over. December 1, 2004. #3 Illinois destroys #1 Wake Forest . I was at Buffalo Wild Wings in Longmont with some friends. This was the game that made me think this team could win a national championship, w...