Is there a point where it's good to play the Lucky's $5 progressive parlay card?

What impact will the NBA lockout (and possible season cancellation) have on college basketball betting?

How do you feel about hedging a parlay?

Fezzik Friday: Nationally syndicated (ESPN) sports-talk radio and TV personality Colin Cowherd has been hot with his football picks thus far this season, and he's made several references to moving the lines in Vegas when he gives out his picks on the air. While I didn't hear it first-hand, I'm told bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro addressed that, saying something to the effect of "Not only does Cowherd not move the line in Vegas, he doesn't even move it in Bristol" (ESPN is headquartered in Bristol, CT). Cowherd has a big audience. Is his media clout strong enough to have an effect, or is Vaccaro right in suggesting he's full of it?

Fezzik Friday: I've spent a lot of time studying sports betting and following advice from many of the industry's top players. Yet I'm losing, and losing big over the first seven weeks of this year's college and pro football seasons. To say I'm discouraged is a monumental understatement. Should I stop and reassess? How do the pros handle a losing streak.

You sometimes reference "good handicapping" and "good betting." Can you elaborate on the distinction and is there a third component (or more) to winning sports betting?

I remember that several years ago, Paris had a roulette table with a single zero and no double zero. Are any of these roulette tables still available for action and if so, where?

From what I can tell, the sports books have three basic types of parlay cards: ties-lose, ties-win, and 1/2-point, on the latter of which there are no ties. Payoffs vary to compensate for the treatment of ties in each case. Is there a set order of how these cards compare to each other? That is, if I'm in a book with two of them or all three, is there a basic strategy that tells me which one to play?

What’s the story behind the changing scores in the USC/Utah game last week and how did the sports books handle it?

I'm always amazed by the high number of entrants for the expensive football contests, which I know can be attributed to the pros pursuing the big prizes and notoriety (a la Fezzik's back-to-back Hilton wins). Do these same pros also play all the low-entry-fee and free contests?