Halloween is a very different holiday depending on if you’re a kid or a parent.
The actual process of Trick-or-Treating is the best — for kids and parents alike — but that sugar-fueled Mack Truck diverges on separate roads come November 1.
Kids want to dive into their candy pile like T.J. Watt on a strip-sack while many parents try to temper those temptations by capping the candy consumption, like keeping a running back on a snap count.
I found out a long time ago that this particular process is a war you just can’t win. Instead, I let the little ones have at it.
Wanna eat six chocolate bars before breakfast? Go for it. Going back for a ninth bag of Doritos? Get’em into you. Should you be eating Fun Dip on the toilet? Eh, you do you.
The quicker it goes in, the sooner it goes out. Why stretch being a candy cop until the Xmas decorations go up? Rip the Band-Aid off now.
If my calculations are correct, my kids should have 99% of their Halloween loot gone by Sunday, leaving the less-desirable treats in the final 1% to float around the house until ultimately being trashed sometime around Valentine’s Day.
In the Trick-or-Treat world of NFL picks, the underdogs are often those unwanted leftovers.
Bettors flock to the favorites, gorging on their sweet, sweet NFL odds while passing on those teams getting the points. Sure, dogs may not have the most appetizing appeal but when push comes to shove, they can be that needed shot of sugar right to the bankroll.
With this in mind, here are my Week 9 NFL underdog picks and predictions… if they were leftover Halloween candy. Enjoy.
Last week: 2-1 ATSSeason: 14-10 ATS
