Bet on it: Handicapper John Murges isn’t letting Parkinson’s keep him down

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Bet on it: Handicapper John Murges isn’t letting Parkinson’s keep him down

John Murges, with grandson Maximus, has dropped 33 pounds to get down to 197, near his playing weight from his time on the UIC baseball team. Murges either walks 3-4 miles or bikes 7 miles daily. John Murges LAS VEGAS — At home last fall in Sarasota, Florida, a few fingers trembled as John Murges went 5-0 against the spread in the opening week of the Circa Sports NFL pick ’em contest.“Shaky,” he says. “I thought it was just nerves from betting …