For you that decide to follow this blog one of my best friends decided to create, let me give you a little insight on myself before i post my first article on Sully'sBasementGame.
My name is Chris Lindley, blogger name "TheRealLinsanity" ( will elaborate on that later ). I am almost 27 years old and have been around gambling and sports betting for going on 6 years now. I started playing poker at around age 18, and im still terrible. At times, consuming rediculous amounts of alcohol at times and making "props" ( my next blog will be on the Tim Tebow prop i made with two friends that i have a total of $1,000 on the line.) I've lived the highs, the lows in my early 20's, having 5-7 times the amount of money on the line in one night then i had to my name, and also leaving local poker games with $500-$1000 in my pocket and head back to my college apartment on campus. Most normal students would relax between classes, grab lunch, possibly even study. However, the crew i ran around with would jump over to the local $3-$6 limit hold em games with folks that could be our grandparents that took us youngsters in. The classes, 3-6 games and putting on the line money I dont have are behind me now. I graduated in 2008, and began working immediately out of college for a Windpower company that gave me the freedom to travel, work, and play hard when i got the chance. Furthermore, it gave me access to amounts of money that, to be honest, scared me more than anything For the last 3 years however, i managed my money pretty well, still went on some last minute casino trips, played in some decent size cash games, and also bet my fair share of sports.
I now reside in Indianapolis, where i took a position working for a contractor at Eli Lilly and got a place to myself for atleast 10 months or so. I plan on being here for a good while, and recently having been putting some small wagers in on some College Basketball games on a nightly basis.
So this is where the blog begins, So you think you wanna bet sports eh?
THE BACKDOOR COVER.....
If you bet sports long enough, you will see it all, from the miracle covers, blow out no sweat wins, back and forth battles that keep you betting over and over, last second shots to lose a bet, missed free throws in the waining minutes to seal what looked to be a locked bet, scoring draughts and runs you never thought possible, and what they like to call a "backdoor cover". Here is how it is explained in basic terms.
"In sports betting, a back door cover occurs when the team you wagered on covers the spread in the last minutes of the game. Often times this happens when the actual game is a blow out, yet the spread or line of the game is still at play." Such as...
"The Giants kicked a late field goal to give me a back door cover. They lost by 10, but covered the 12 point spread."
Recently, I suffered one of the worst backdoor covers ( ended up being a push, but still ) that i have seen in a good while. The matchup linked a badly struggling Illinois club on the road versus a Ohio State team who had lost 2/3 coming in and still has yet to prove to me they are a top 5 ball club by any means. However, the Illini topped the Buckeyes in Champaign a few weeks prior but had lost 8/9 since, and i felt this game everything added up right for Ohio State to begin to gel for a tourny run, get revenge, and send Illinois tourny hopes out the door along with Bruce Weber's job.
The spread was Ohio State -15.5 an hour or so before tip and moved to -16 a little bit before tip. Using the closing line, i got the spread at -16, and i would need every bit of it.
Ohio State came out of the gate firing on all cylinders, starting 16-20 from the field and building up what looked to be an insurmountable lead of 40-18 a few minutes before half. However, the Illini finished the final 3 minutes on an 8-2 run to close the game to 42-26 at half time, just enought to make me think this backdoor cover was possible. So here it is, a 16 point lead at halftime as a 16 point favorite. Does that mean they will cover? Hell no. Does it mean they will even win? Not always. However, the buckeyes were dominating the game in all phases and all they needed to do was "win" the second half and i couldn't lose my bet. The buckeyes quickly got the lead back to 21 with 15 min or so to go in the 2nd half, the lead fluctuated between 17-22 for the middle of the half then OSU got it to 24 with 3 minutes remaining. This made me feel comfortable, an 8 point cushion on the spread with less than 3 minutes to go and a 35 second shot clock, this game should be wrapped up. A few buckets were exchanged for a minute, then enters the Ohio State bench. I understand they have been sitting on the bench, BUT you have a scholarship to play basketball at Ohio State, which in turn, means you should be able to inbound the ball, dribble, and make passes to your teammates. I thought wrong. with 1:18 remaining, the buckeyes led by 23, a few possessions, let Illinois do whatever, then dribble the clock out right? Not this time...Let me break down the play by play for you for the final 1:18 AND Ohio State has the ball. 82-59. AND ILLINOIS PUTS A PRESS ON IN THE BACKCOURT WITH THEIR BENCH PLAYERS??? WTTTFF IS GOING ON
1:18: Ohio State inbounds pass stolen by Illinois and a foul. Makes both ( 82-61 )
1:11; Weatherspoon dribbles up court, passes it to the wing, directly to an Illinois player who gets a breakaway dunk. ( 82-63 ) Lead down to 19 with 1:05 remaining, in case you didn't catch that, there was 4 Illinois points in 13 seconds off of immediate turnovers ( Note: all they have to do is secure the ball and its over )
0:53: Ohio State takes jumpes 12 seconds into shot clock, misses, gets offensive rebound and gets fouled. Makes 1/2 Free Throws of course ( the one he missed would matter, alot ). 83-63 with 0.47sec to play.
0.40: Illinois misses jumper, gets offensive rebound, and lays it back in. 83-65 with 34 sec left.
Here is where it gets completely stupid. 34 seconds left, up by 18 with a 35 second shot clock. In 99% of games you will watch in college basketball, if there is less than 35 seconds left, and the team who has the ball is up by a insurmountable margin, showing respect for the other team, they get past half court, dribble the ball out, shake hands and the game is over. Not this time...Illinois still has the press on ( YES down by 18 with 34 seconds left ), Ohio State gets the ball in bounds, immediately turns it over and Illinois makes a quick layup with 30 seconds left to make it a 83-67 game. Ohio State in bounds, NOW they stop pressing, dribble the clock out, game over. Unbelieavable? Believe it....
If you would like to view the play by play yourself visit. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/playbyplay?gameId=320520194&period=2
I will make this bet to anyone who reads this article: For the rest of the season, and through next year. if you see a game where a favorite is covering any spread by 8 points with 1:18 to go and does not cover or pushes, you can have an all inclusive night on the town in INDY with my drunken degenerate friends, all drinks and strip club activities paid for.
In conclusion, i know this was a long article and kind of drawn out, but it was my first, had to knock some rust off. I will post frequently as i have all kinds of crazy props active, PGA Tour Season upon us, MLB almost underway, and March Madness.
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