As I approach the final semester of my college career, I know that I can look back on my time spent invested in academia and say one thing with the utmost certainty; I’ve learned much more from the people I’ve met, than from the classes I’ve taken. So today, I want to introduce you to one of the most insightful, albeit eccentric characters I had the pleasure of meeting in my four years of college….My freshman roommate Matt aka Student Union’s new Community College Correspondent.
Who is Matt?: Matt or “Matty Ice” as he is known in some circles, is a successful sports handicapper who has gained notoriety in recent years for absolutely tearing up the Vegas sports scene. With a borderline psychotic obsession for malt liquor and a keen eye for gambling, Matt dropped out of college his sophomore year to pursue the life of a professional handicapper. Now he attends a small community college five miles outside of Las Vegas and solely depends on his gambling winnings to support himself. Recently Matt contacted me and offered to share his picks through our website. When I asked why he was willing to give up such value for free, he claimed that the casinos knew he was good at handicapping, but that wasn’t enough for him. He wants the whole world to know just how sharp he is…Thus the Community College Correspondent was created. Before we get into the picks, Matty asked that I give you guys a brief intro to his personality.
The Legend of Matty Ice
So Matt wasn’t my actual roommate, technically he lived across the hall from me, but I swear this kid spent more time hanging out in my room than I did. To this day I’m not even positive how he was able to stay enrolled at my school, he was just one of those “bros” that always seemed to be around and down to get hammered. His life seemed to solely consist of hanging out with the boys and consuming booze, drugs, or whatever cool sort of substance he was able to find on the given day.
To say the least, I didn’t feel like I had too much in common with Matt. I mean don’t get me wrong, I like to drink and have a good time like anyone else, but my man Matt was living the Four Loko diet so-to-speak. Actually, that really isn’t even a figure of speech, this kid used to absolutely pound cans of gross-ass malt liquor, most notably the semi-toxic sludge known only as Four Loko. It’s hard to think back to a time Freshman year when he wasn’t to be found with a sticky, half empty, brightly colored tin can in his hand.
While Matt and I didn’t particularly bond over the enjoyment of malt liquor, we did have one thing in common; We were both big into college sports, more specifically, gambling on college sports. However, much like he did with partying, Matt found a way to take gambling to the next level. Day and night this kid would scour the internet tracking lines on an Iphone 5 with a nearly shattered screen…I used to call him crazy, but within a matter of weeks Matt had proven to me that he had a sharp eye for gambling. When I asked him why he had chosen to devote so much time to gambling on sports, his answer was simple: “Four Loko’s don’t pay for themselves, man.”
So now you have a little bit of background info on Matty Ice, his skills, his motives and his dreams. Now lets make some money off the College Football locks he was kind enough to send me today. PS, he bets in units of Four Lokos…So take that as you will.
SAM HOUSTON ST vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE Over 67 -110 (2 Four Lokos*) (12/15, 8 pm ET)
So this is no doubt a shit show of a game, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make some money off it. The Bearkats have been an offensive juggernaut in the Southland this season. Defense usually takes the back seat as their opponents often score 4+ touchdowns a game. North Dakota State also have the tools on offense to keep pace. This will be a barn burner and an exciting way to open bowl season, I’m staying away from a pick on the spread due to the unpredictability of both high powered offenses and low powered defenses. For the record, this total opened at 64, but I fully expect it to be up around 67.5 by kick off. With that being said, I’d still take the over if you find yourself betting minutes before kickoff.
New Orleans Bowl: NORTH TEXAS +5.5 -110 (1 Four Loko*) (12/16, 1 pm ET)
North Texas is coming off an ass whooping from Lane Kiffin’s FAU, so I fully expect these boys to come out hot against the Troy Trojans in the hopes of redeeming themselves. Troy has been getting a lot of public love this season, but thats only because they are still living off the hype of a week five victory over LSU. Look for the Mean Green’s Mason Fine to light it up downfield and capitalize on secondary mistakes as the Trojan defense will likely focus on shutting down the run game early.
BOISE STATE +7 -110 (1 Four Loko*), lean u61 -110 (12/16, 3:30 pm ET)
The Broncos finished their season 10-2. One of the two losses was at Washington St in OT by a FG, the other was a disastrous outlier game at Virginia. The Broncos 34th ranked offense are averaging a little over 250 pass yards per game. The Ducks on the other hand have the 77th ranked defense and typically struggle against heavy pass offenses.
The “lean” pick involving the under is a combination of Boise St’s ability to control the game on the defensive end and the percentage of cash rolling in on the under compared to the ticket percentage on the over. I’m sure the percentages will shift slightly prior to kickoff so I’m not going to bother listing them here.
Not gonna waste yall’s time with bullshit! Tail if you want to win some extra beer money!
–Matty Ice
