Last year, I bet on Michigan State to win the NCAA Tournament. 30/1 odds. They lost to Butler in the Final Four by 2 points.

Last October, I bet on the Canucks to win the Stanley Cup in 2011. 8/1 odds. They lost game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at home. The only worse beat is an overtime loss.

I am the Buffalo Bills of futures betting.

I was counting on the 'Nucks payout to subsidize a smartphone. My seven-year-old Audiovox CDM-8910 is dying.

15/1 odds that the Giants win the World Series. Hmm…