Dorothy was right ... You can go home again -- to Kansas.

Just close your eyes and think ... You'll be transported back home from the glittering Land of Odds to KU country.

And Mom, your sister and friends will be waiting.

It happened to Professional Handicappers League Member (ProCappers.com) and sports analyst Mike Lineback; the plot is straight out Frank Baum's classic novel. (Mike probably had a Toto-type canine too.)

Lineback -- no, he's not an NFL player, though his name sounds as if he should be -- has been handicapping for 20 years, ever since he won his first baseball parlay while vacationing in Lake Tahoe, Calif. He says he has been successful betting on professional sports for the past 10 years. However, not without learning some hard lessons along the way.

"In the beginning I made all the same mistakes that many sports gamblers do today. I bet too many games, money I didn