okay, it's Super Bowl week and let's have some fun here. This doesn't mean anything and it's not real money, because no-one would ever pay up, so were just doing this for grins. Lets say you have $100 you want to bet on the Super Bowl. The point spread is Rams by 14, the over/under is 53, and the money line is Rams -700, Patriots +500. You can divide up you $100 any way you want on the bets; just one bet, two bets, or all three, however you want it split up. Email me at jake_reeder@hotmail.com with your bets by Sat morning, and I'll post them Sat. night. Sunday night we can see who has the most money.

Don't give me this "I don't know anything about football" crap or "I don't know what this shit means" cop-out. You don't need to know anything about football to make these bets, really, and I'm going to explain it all below.

Point Spread: I'm assuming everyone knows this, but in case you don't: The Rams are favored by 14. If you bet on the Rams, they have to win by MORE THAN 14 points for you to collect, if they win be LESS THAN 14 you lose. If you bet on the Patriots and they lose by LESS THAN 14 (or win) you collect, if they lose by MORE THAN 14 you lose. If the Patriots lose by 14 it's a push.

Over/Under (o/u): This is a bet on the COMBINED score of the two teams. If the combined score is over 53 or under 53. It's simple: bet the under, and you win if the final combined score is under 53, bet over and win if it's over 53. If it's 53 it's a push.

Money Line: I suspect very few people will bet this one. This is a bet on who will win the game, no point spreads involved. If the line is negative, you bet that much to WIN $100. I.E. the Rams are -700 to win, so you would bet $700 to win $100 if the Rams win (or $70 to win $10, $35 to win $5, $7 to win $1, or whatever). If the line is positive, you win that much off a $100 dollar bet. The Patriots are +500, so you would bet $100 to win $500 if the Pats win (or $50 to win $250, $10 to win $50, or whatever).

Here are my bets, subject to change if I change my mind before Saturday:
$70 on the UNDER
$25 on the Rams to cover
$5 on Pats to win (money line)