▁time ), ▁but ▁the ▁core ▁group ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁overcome ▁them ▁and ▁continue ▁CBS ' ▁massive ▁Sunday ▁ratings ▁success ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁As ▁sports ▁bet ting ▁was ▁illegal ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁general ▁social ▁tab oo , ▁his ▁segment ▁would ▁not ▁over t ly ▁mention ▁bet ting ▁or ▁g amb ling . ▁Instead , ▁Jimmy ▁the ▁Greek ▁would ▁predict ▁the ▁score ▁of ▁each ▁game ; ▁for ▁example , ▁he ▁would ▁say ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ra iders ▁would ▁beat ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁R ams ▁ 3 1 - 2 1 . ▁This ▁allowed ▁bet t ors ▁who ▁knew ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁dedu ce ▁his ▁selection ▁when ▁bet ting ▁the ▁point ▁spread : ▁If ▁the ▁spread ▁in ▁the ▁example ▁game ▁was ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁by ▁five , ▁bet t ors ▁would ▁know ▁Jimmy ▁was ▁pick ing ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁to ▁beat ▁it . ▁The ▁NFL ▁was ▁ad am ant ▁about ▁avoid ing ▁any ▁official ▁connections ▁between ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁the ▁league , ▁but ▁NFL ▁Commission er ▁P ete ▁Ro z elle ▁was ▁an ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁Jimmy ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁CBS ▁was ▁acceptable . ▁ ▁Ra cial ▁comments ▁and ▁dismiss al ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁S ny der ▁was ▁fired ▁by ▁the ▁CBS ▁network ▁( where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁regular ▁on ▁NFL ▁Today ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁after ▁making