We left Tulsa around 6 am this morning. Right now I am in Amarillo, Texas at a restaurant appropriately named the Big Texan. It offers a 72 oz. steak. If you can eat it within an hour and not die it's on the house. Mountain oysters are also on the menu, which are really BULL TESTICLES. I am glad I did not order the sampler platter. The inside is like an old saloon. There are pictures of guns everywhere, and deer heads and long horns hanging up. However it is not so authentic that it doesn't have wi fi as well as suprisingly expensive food prices. I'm talking New York City restaurant prices. I settled on a $9 cheeseburger. My friend was bold enough to try a buffalo burger. We both sort of regret not trying the rattlesnake, but I don't know when the next time we will stop to eat so it wasn't worth the risk. As we speak I am drinking a 23 oz beer out of a souveneir boot-shaped mug. I wanted to taste a local beer and what better than Arrogant Bastard ale. I can definitely understand how it earned its name. It tastes like Guiness mixed with cheap vodka and terpentine. With that being said, let me get into the betting section of the blog:

I was 2-2 last night. Eh, not bad, certainly not great. I thought I had some good picks last night. Unfortunately Duke blew it. Not the game, but they blew it for people who thought they were at least 6 points better than the young tar heels. Duke was up by 17 in the second half, loss the lead, came back, and finally won. Another shocker in the NBA took place. The Hawks beat the Pistons by 1 at home. I thought that maybe they might cover the 10.5 point spread, but I never expected a win. Much like Toronto, maybe Atlanta is not as bad we think. They have two good young players who know how to play in Al Harrington and Joe Johnson and a decent point guard in Tyron Lue. A good point guard will take you a long way. Just look at Chris Paul in New Orleans/Oklahoma City. The Hornets have already surpassed last year's win total and would be a playoff team if the season ended today. The Hawks had a chance to take Paul with the number 2 pick. Instead they selected freshman, Marvin Williams from North Carolina, based mostly on potential .And the Hornets grabbed Paul with the third pick. If the Hawks take him, I predict that they would have 7-10 more wins. Anyways, there are a lot of games today. Unfortunately, I won’t make it to Vegas in time to place a bet on Wednesday. We decided to stay overnight in Tulsa so we probably won’t get to Vegas until around 9 or 10 pm. That’s cool though. That still leaves enough time to go out. Here’s the deal for tonight (these picks were done without research because I am in kind of a rush to get to Vegas; you can't blame me for that):

TORONTO(+7) over san antonio
clippers(+8) over DETROIT
WASHINGTON(-3.5) over golden state
new york(+11) over NEW JERSEY
PHILADELPHIA(-5.5) over charlotte
cleveland(+2.5) over MINNESOTA
INDIANA(-7) over portland
MILWAUKEE(-6) over orlando
HORNETS(-4.5) over seattle
memphis(+7.5) over PHOENIX
DENVER(-5.5) over chicago

Bonus pick: boston college(-1.5) over WAKE FOREST