Goofs

During the final big game before Brandon Lang leaves town, the score is shown as being 0 to 14. During a halftime announcement, a commentator calls the score as being 0 to 10.

When Brandon and Walter are discussing the playoff loss, Walter tries to light his cigarette though it is in his mouth backward. Then Toni walks in and yells at him, and he is still holding a lighter, but in between shots, the lighter is replaced by an unwrapped lollipop.

When Brandon and Walter arrive at the airport, at one scene the clock on the wall reads 11:30 and the next shot it reads 2:30. A moment or two later, the same clock reads 2:20.

When Brandon is driving Toni to work, there is no front NY license plate on his car, but when he pulls away, the license plate is there.

When Walter calls Brandon for the first time, there is a pair of headphones on the cubicle wall that disappears.

Super Bowl 40 is shown on screen as "Super Bowl XXXX" on several occasions. In Roman Numerals, 40 is denoted with an "XL" not "XXXX." However, the XL notation is actually a more modern convention. For example, CCCC has been used to denote 400, rather than CD, and many other examples exist. Both methods are correct.

While it might be true that four "C"s can represent "40" in Roman numerals, the NFL designated the 40th modern championship as "Super Bowl XL"; therefore the use of "XXXX" is a Goof.

Instead of only charging a percentage of the winnings, Walter's firm should have charged a fee first before giving them their picks. Brandon confirms this goof when he first meets Walter.

It might not have been a smart business tactic, but it's not a Goof as that is actually what they were doing.

During the big game, Super Forty, the graphic on the screen, says "1st and 15", but the sportscaster announces before the snap that it is 2nd and 15.

Sports graphics on TV occasionally do not match the actuality of the situation.

When Brandon first tells Amir which team to bet on, Walter advises Brandon to get to the point and don't waste time. Then Brandon suddenly changes the topic to what Amir's favorite drink is, thereby wasting his time.

One person not doing what another tells him is not necessarily a Goof. As in this case, it is simply one person ignoring the other.

At the end, Walter goes to tell Brandon they won both games and both bets while the rest of the staff finishes watching the game. He couldn't know they won both games if the games were still in progress.

Walter actually was speculating that they would win, not that they had won. He said "if" the team scored another touchdown, they'd win.

During Toni and Walter's anniversary celebration, Walter asks Brandon if he's camera shy, but Brandon has already been one of the hosts on Walter's sports advising television show.

This is not a Goof as Walter was intentionally badgering Brandon.

At the end of the Atlanta versus New York game, the commentator says one of the players dives for the ankles of the player about to cross in the touchdown zone. However, the commentator says he dives for the ankle before the player actually does it.

When they go to "Puerto Rico" to meet the multi-millionaire gambler at his palatial digs, it is, in fact, a waterfront home in West Vancouver, Canada. The Coast Mountains and a BC Ferry going by can be seen in the background.

The film fails to mention the contact between Walter's firm and their client's bookies. If a client wins, they could lie about the amount of money they won simply to pay a lesser percentage to Walter's firm.

When Walter, Brandon, and Toni are speaking and Walter is telling Brandon about there being a next season along with basketball and baseball betting, Walter's cigarette is on his lip backwards. The lighted end is in his mouth, and the filter is about to be lit.

The sales pitches of the other handicappers are highly exaggerated. No client would stand for that type of aggressive persuasion.