Garrett Spiegel had two sections of the calendar circled in ink: the NBA win-total board and the NHL shares market.
On the hardwood, four correct calls in five produced 220 placement points and 31st. On the ice, he bought the Wild, watched the ticket cash 140, and climbed even higher to 29th on a 266.67 board.
The unpaid bills were everywhere else. October closed at 191st and Survivor at 185th. Brazil peaked at 24, while the entire World Cup card stopped at 80 points and 197th; a 165th at the majors left no late counterpunch.
Spiegel paid for the imbalance with 39 places, 1117 points and 180th. His best reads belonged far above that rank; there simply were not enough of them.