Thursday, September 13, 2012

Does the "Pretty Boy" have a lot of "Money" inside information?

Brian Tuohy noted to me in his Twitter that, in Vegas circles, Floyd Mayerweather is believed to be a "beard" (that is, a front-man for bettors who would otherwise be considered "too inside" to have as high of limits of money to bet) for insiders in sportsbooks.

Last Thursday night, as I noted, he bet $200,000 on the Cowboys on the halftime bet, receiving 1.5 points.  It won.

Last Monday night, he tweeted a picture of a $100,000 Charger Money Line bet (they were to win at about -115 or so).  That won.

Tonight, his Twitter reports he's on the Packers for their showdown game with the Bears at Lambeau.

Does he know something the rest of us don't??

ON EDIT:  He hit the Packers in an abjectly dull Thursday nighter...  You guys swear your fealty when the play on the field is THAT BAD???  No word on how much he bet.

According to his Twitter, though:
  • $200,000 on the Cowboys +1.5, as stated above.  Won.
  • $100,000 on the Cincinnati Bearcats to win the second half (halftime -.5 points) with Pittsburgh.  (9/6) Won.
  • $100,000 on Utah State second half +4 with Utah.  (9/7) Overtime counts in Nevada, so he won that too!
  • $250,000 on the Atlanta Falcons to win over Kansas City.  Won that one.
  • $100,000 on the New England Patriots -3 with Tennessee.  Won that one too.
  • $100,000 on the Lions 1st half -6 over the Rams.  LOST.
  • Is rumored to have lost a $3,000,000 bet on the Alabama-Michigan game.
Now, there may be other losses -- he's also using this to promote his website -- but I know this guy is somewhere on the fishy side of Vegas, and you don't hit for those kind of numbers unless you've got some real inside torque.

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