"I started playing, and I liked it," he says simply.

His 15-year career as a player is impressive. Besides his two Paralympic gold medals, Anderson took Most Valuable Player honors and a gold in both 1997 and 2001 Junior World Championships, a bronze in 1998 Gold Cup World Championships, and has won a combined eight championships with Ontario and Twin City. He has also played in Brisbane, and currently plays for a team in Germany.

Anderson downplays his role during tournament, preferring to give credit to his teammates.

"What we did in Athens is a result of team effort," he insists. "All players worked very hard to get this result."

When he isn't dominating on basketball court, Anderson enjoys playing music. "I very much like singing and playing guitar," he says. "I have made some discussions (about a music career), but nothing is certain yet. We'll see in future."

As to that future, Anderson plans to spend some time with his family in Canada before returning to play in Germany. Though he is thrilled to have won two Paralympic medals, he has an even bigger agenda: promoting Wheelchair Basketball.

"Our goal as a team was to play well," he says. "We wanted people to see our success, realize what Wheelchair Basketball is all about and take it to next level, hoping that other teams will follow. "I think we did that here, and I am proud of it."

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5. Got Courage? Most bettors don't have courage to go with certain underdogs. They see a (perceived) good team versus a (perceived) bad team and assume it won't be a contest. They have formed an opinion about how horrible some teams are based on a recent blowout or past personal gambling loss. Again, with right combination of statistical and situational research, some undervalued dogs can be spotted each week. There are also certain situations in which bad teams have historically and reliably outperformed their average. Match that with a historically-proven situation in which favorites under-perform and you have yourself a reliable upset scenario.

6. The Point-spread Matters Less than You Think Historically, point-spread matters in NFL only about 16% of time. In other words, 84% of time, team that covers spread also wins. With this knowledge, if you have underdogs that you really like (based on right research, not a hunch), you can take them to win straight-up (money line), collecting anywhere from 1.2 to 4 times your original bet. Usually a three-point dog will pay around 140 for 100 for a straight-up win versus 100 for 110 wagered on a regular spread-based pick. Seven point underdogs pay around 250 for 100 for a straight-up win.

What It All Means Obviously just playing all underdogs is not answer (that would yield you approximately 50% wins and a negative account balance). However, with right research, you can spot some very high-value underdog winners each week.

The Wunderdog has been handicapping NFL games for over 15 years and specializes in picking underdogs (with the occasional underrated favorite). He publishes a free weekly newsletter, available on his website, with an underdog pick each week of the NFL season.