By Dan Weil A survey shows that 41% of Americans will spend money on sports this fall. The dollar amount may surprise you. Americans, like others around the world, love our sports. And many of us love spending on them too. A LendingTree survey of about 1,600 Americans, shows that 41% of us will spend money on sports this fall. A total of 21% said they would spend on tickets for games, 16% for merchandise, 15% on food and alcohol and 8% on sports betting. That 8% figure seems low. There could be a lot of sports junkies who don’t want to admit that they’re gambling. A total of 8% also said they’…