Back in the 90s, when the new defunct Stardust held their celebrity handicapping contest during foot season (heard over the radio thru much of SoCal) he admitted that he never bets.
Said sports betting was illegal in the LA area and he didn''t want to break the law. Guess he never heard that Vegas has an airport . . .
Each contestant in that interesting contest picked 7 games, pro of college. Root went 1-6 for a first round elimation.
It's all about salesmanship. Root is a motivation speaker - somewhere he must have read that the first thing to do when making a pitch is to fix your mark with a hypnotic stare.
Which Root does. (Or used to, haven't seen him in years and don't want to). It's the weirdest thing on the tube . . .
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