SOURCE: Excerpt from Las Vegas Sun

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“Anyone who claims he has an expectation of hitting 60 percent against widely available (betting) lines going forward is flat-out wrong,” said Fezzik, who estimates 55 percent is the best record that even a pro sports bettor can expect to achieve.

“Against certain prop bets, or against overnight lines with small limits, it might be possible, but not in a sport like the NFL.”

The winner of this season’s Hilton contest hit 65 percent. Although that’s a wonderful accomplishment and a $205,200 score for the winner, Fezzik said, it doesn’t prove anything except that in a field of 300-plus contestants, a few can be expected to exceed 60 percent.

Fezzik opted to go public with his challenge not only because he believes he has “the best of it” — meaning he’d be favored to win such a bet — but also to expose as frauds touts who make outrageous claims about their records.

“If anyone takes me up on it, I guarantee I’ll have people practically begging to get a piece of the action — on my side of the bet,” Fezzik said.

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