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Brent Musburger

Brent Musburger

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2017 — 2018
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Don't bet every game of the NCAA Tournament if you want to win money.

You survive March Madness by not betting every game... You can't bet every game and beat these guys. The lines are too tough.

Betting every game is mathematically disadvantageous for most bettors due to the vig.
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Bet on Providence to beat Texas A&M.

Jump all over Providence [against Texas A&M].

Texas A&M beat Providence 73-69.
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The Under is usually the best bet in the first two days of the NCAA Tournament.

Under is usually the first couple of days. I want you to look at. So I'd be careful [of the Over].

This is a general trend observation, though 2018 saw a mix of high and low scoring early rounds.
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Texas will beat Nevada in their tournament matchup.

That's going to be one of their close, tight games of the day. And let's wade in on Texas to pull that one out... Jump on the longhorns.

Nevada beat Texas 87-83 in overtime.
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Avoid betting on big favorites early in the college football and NFL seasons

Stay away from the big favorites. Either take the points or don't bet the game... Don't buy all the hype about the big favorites all the time.

This is a standard betting philosophy regarding early-season volatility.
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Florida State is a good bet to cover the spread against Alabama in Week 1

Alabama is going to go about a seven on Florida State. The Noles, pretty good. Pretty good football team. Quarterback coming back. You might want to take a flyer with the points on something like that.

Alabama defeated Florida State 24-7 on Sept 2, 2017. Alabama covered the 7-point spread.
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Ugga is the greatest mascot in college football

Mike might be at the very top with that first picture I was looking at last week. But, you know, my favorite mascot, my favorite, is my guy, Ugga... Listen, my favorite mascot of all time was Ugga.

Subjective opinion on mascots.
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I will not vote for Sam Darnold for the Heisman if USC changes the name of their horse Traveler

I will not vote for [Sam] Darnold if they change the name of that horse... I got to vote. If they mess around with my horse, I'm off him. I won't vote.

USC did not change the name of the horse, and Sam Darnold did not win the Heisman (Baker Mayfield did). Musburger's actual vote remains private.
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The Cleveland Browns are a great betting value early in the 2017 season

The Cleveland Browns [is my favorite NFL bet]. No, you know why? They're going to get a lot of points. They're an awful team. I'm going to get double-digit points. No one's going to be betting on them. So I'm going to take them.

The 2017 Browns went 0-16 straight up and 4-12 against the spread, making them one of the worst teams to bet on in NFL history.
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Everyone needs to stop with the Chicago Cubs dynasty talk; they've only won one World Series

Stop with this dynasty talk. Okay? The dynasty is happening. The dynasty is on. Red Sox fans became insufferable, and now it's the Cub fans... Just get in the tournament, win a game, and get back to me.

The Cubs did not win another World Series after 2016, so the dynasty never materialized.
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Broadcasters should never bet on games they are announcing

I really gave up betting on games that I'm announcing... I would not recommend that any analyst or play-by-play guy do a game [they bet on] simply because it influences how you view the game and the athletes that are involved.

This is a subjective ethical stance for a professional broadcaster, though widely accepted as standard practice in the industry.
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I believe some college coaches will 'cover the spread' to keep their alumni happy

I think the answer to your question is yes. I don't want to hedge on it. I think that there have been coaches certainly in the past who would cover for the alumni in a certain situation.

While anecdotal, it's a claim about historical behavior that Musburger asserts as fact based on his tenure.
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The best betting strategy for March Madness is to always take the underdogs

Underdogs, underdogs, underdogs. [They're always barking.]

This is a general betting strategy rather than a testable prediction with a single outcome.

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