{"product_id":"9781452093246","title":"Diary of a Football Handicapper","description":"This journal captures the day-by-day, week-by-week excitement of a fall season spent challenging the sports books of. Reno as the author tries to beat the point spread betting college football. While basically the story of one man, armed with a system, going head to head against the oddsmaker, it is also an ethnography of the sports books of Nevada.\u003cp\u003e The author, a professional anthropologist, presents the mo detailed account ever written of just how sports books operate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How is the point spread made? By whom? How does it change, game by game, in response to the money bet? All this and more is revealed. . . . . .But beyond that here is a very human story of an avid football fan, indulging his passion and his hobby, trying doggedly to outsmart the oddsmaker. Moreover; the book catches the flavor of the gambling scene in Reno, as well as reflecting the color and pageantry of college football.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140643012848,"sku":"9781452093246","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452093246_p0.jpg?v=1763842852","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452093246","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}