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Behind the Bets

By Chad Millman
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

When I did my college football point spread moves column last week, I asked veteran handicapper Paul Stone to help me break down the games. Paul is from Texas and went to UT. The man is steeped in football history. And because of his deep Lone Star accent, when he talks about the wishbone, it sounds as though the system was invented just so he could discuss it. While we were chatting the other day, he said something interesting to me: "The fundamentals for handicapping need to be re-examined ...

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