I must admit I once bet on American football during a particularly frustrating period where English football was not providing the value opportunities I typically seek, I placed a wager on what I believe was called the Super Bowl in 2013 between Baltimore and San Francisco based purely on reading about the teams' statistics without actually understanding American football tactics or scoring systems, I believe I bet on something called "the points spread" which seemed analogous to Asian handicaps in football but turned out to be quite different in practice, Baltimore won but I still lost my bet because apparently they did not "cover" which was a term I did not properly understand, Margaret found the entire situation quite amusing and told me I should stick to sports I actually comprehend which was sensible advice that I have followed ever since.
