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21 Jan, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Story time from the book:

People ask me every day “who are the sharp guys on”

My guy @lippardtom is one of the smartest sports bettors I know..

He go 6’4”, hits a golf ball a mile & has a real good opinion..

Plus, he is a #BillsMafia guy and he has ALL 4 teams left..

And..
Not to mention, he is someone who’s opinion I respect..

Just like The Godfather, I never asked where the money came from..I never asked who gave the order..

I did ask him to be on my podcast and he said yes..

He came on October 8th in Week Five and told us that Buffalo could..
go to the Super Bowl and that Josh Allen was the second best quarterback in the NFL..

With that in mind, he still got futures on other teams knowing he could be wrong..

That is what smart guys do..

You can go back and listen to the episode anywhere you find podcasts..

Over..
the years, I have come across some really smart guys who do things like this..

Some of them are jagoffs, yes, but some of them are the nicest guys in the world..

In the book, you respect them all..

I say it all the time, nobody knows shit, but in sports betting, you get to..
have an opinion..

Book has a price, bettor makes a play, and it plays out..

Winner wins, loser loses..

That’s the game..

I know alotta smart guys with losing tickets too..I know books lose too..

The best ones win more than they lose..

But they give themselves outs..
and options..

I could tell you who the “sharps” are on, but they come in all different shapes and sizes..

And yes, sometimes, they have all the angles covered like Lip..

Hopefully, after Lip cashes the big one, he can upgrade the wifi at the crib..😂😂

That’s the real play..

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