Smack Zone

with guest Peter Salovey

Chen--So, Lin and Smith think they're something, do they? Just wait...after this week, I'll be back on top. That's a guarantee. Duke gets revenge over UNC at Cameron for $1,500. Men's ice hockey bounces back at home with two easy wins ($2,500 each), and a men's basketball win over Dartmouth for $800. In the NBA, with CW back, the good old 'Zards take down Dallas by double digits for $1,500. Last Week: -$600. Current Balance: $8,950.

Lin--Looks like another regrouping week. Back in Boston, I'll take the Celtics over the Warriors for $1,000, and the Bruins over the Islanders for $800. A little red bird in the A&E section told me that the Rangers might surprise the Flyers for $500 and beat the Sabres for $750. Up in the Great White North, Montreal and Toronto combine for fewer than five goals ($750). At The Whale, men's hockey finishes it off at home with wins over the Green and Vermont ($1,000 each). In spring sports, I'll look for softball to conquer Army ($500) and men's lacrosse to defeat Drexel ($500). Last Week:
-$1,450. Current Balance: $10,060.

Smith--If I'm going to lose money, I'm not going to be the first to go broke. But at this rate, Chen and Lin are going to be filing Chapter 11 while I still have enough money for a few hearty slices at Broadway (and a free drink, thanks to my cute little star) before I go down. I'll show you...for starters, I'm putting $500 on the Trailblazers upsetting the Celtics at the Garden. In the NHL, how about $700 on Hawks over Stars, and $600 on the Devils over the Flyers? Back at home, I'm putting $750 on each game in men's hockey, and $650 that women's basketball takes the matchup of the week against the Big Green. Last Week: -$550. Current Balance: $10,500.

Guest Peter Salovey--Even if my students nicknamed me "Sneaky Pete" some years ago, it doesn't mean I know anything about gambling. After all, it took four bets on Buffalo to win the Super Bowl to learn my lesson. Let's start with fencing. All I know is that you do it in a "salon." Sort of like a poetry reading. But those photos of Ayo Griffin, SM '00, and Katie Zuckerman, JE '99, are pretty cute, so either the men, women, or both will top the IFAs this weekend ($750). Men's hockey beating Dartmouth and Vermont looks like a sure thing ($1,000 each). Did you know that in two days back in November, Laurie Belliveau, TD '98, stopped more than 100 shots on goal? Amazing that she can still find The Whale after that! I'll also bet that her squad beats Harvard ($500). That's it. Now make me look good.

Last Week: -$999.50. Current Balance: $13,200.

Peter Salovey is a professor of psychology.

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