Ace Rothstein character in the movie "Casino"

Once upon a time, I tried to pick NFL games v. the spread.  I found out that it was pretty hard to do that successfully.  The main character in this movie was supposed to be able to do that successfully.  Frankly, the impression given that the only way to do that successfully is to be a crook. Maybe a lot of things are like that.

I have to say that I always thought that I could pull it off.   Not being a crook, but picking successfully v the spread.  Maybe it is better that I didn't.   I never wanted to be a crook.

Anyway, what brought all this on was my interest in the NFL.  I was reading about the spreads in the games this week.  I wouldn't pick a single one of them because I don't follow it as closely as I did before.  Not that it mattered all that much.  Like I said, it is hard to do that successfully.