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Easily, the biggest embarrassment a professional handicapper encounters is whenever a team he uses is favored and manages to lose the game straight-up. It’s the primary reason I like to isolate on live dogs, as opposed to dead favorites.
In the same vein, one the best television series ever produced was one that, unfortunately, no one ever saw. It was called DEAD LIKE ME. It aired for two season on Showtime and involved Grim Reapers whose purpose was to save the souls of individuals before they died.
With that thought in mind, and with the regular season portion of the college basketball campaign nearing the finish line, let’s take a look as the biggest chalk-busters this year. Listed below are the teams that lead the nation in straight-up favorites losses this season (and the number of times the were upset) in games played through February 10th. Hopefully this list can save a soul or two between now and conference tournament time…
Bradley (4)
California (4)
Cal Irvine (4)
Cleveland St (4)
Drexel (4)
Duquesne (4)
George Mason (5)
Illinois (6)
Louisville (5)
LSU (4)
Maryland (4)
Miami Oh (5)
Michigan (4)
Mississippi State (4)
Missouri State (4)
New Mexico State (4)
New Orleans (4)
Northern Iowa (4)
North Texas (5)
Old Dominion (6)
Oregon State (4)
Southern Illinois (7)
Syracuse (6)
Troy (4)
Villanova (6)
Western Michigan (4)
Wichita State (4)
Wyoming (4)
Xavier (4)
Now, the next time you get the urge to play a money line favorite take a look at the names contained on the obituaries above and look around. If you spot a Grim Reaper he could be coming for you…
