The 2009 World Series is underway and so far my predictions are coming to fruition as the teams are knotted up with one game apiece heading into Game 3 at Philadelphia on Saturday night. The Phillies thumped New York 6-1 in Game 1 behind a superb performance from left- handed AL Cy Young Award winner, Cliff Lee who pitched a complete game surrendering just one earned run on six hits while … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings
The Los Angeles Lakers began defense of their NBA title on Tuesday night against the other team in town, the L.A. Clippers. The Clippers, without their rookie star Blake Griffin, who is out with a knee injury kept this game close, but fell 99-92 to the champions. Ron Artest made his debut for the Lakers adding 10 points and 5 rebounds in the win. The other conference game for opening day featured … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings
The 2009/2010 NBA season tipped off this past Tuesday with a match-up between two of the best teams in the East, Boston and Cleveland. The Celtics drew first blood with a 95-89 win as Kevin Garnett returned to action and Rasheed Wallace made his debut. For Cleveland, Shaqille O’Neil appeared in his first game as a Cavalier playing 29 minutes and contributing 10 rebounds and 10 points in the losing … [Read more...]
Week 11 English Premier League Preview
As we head into Week 11 of Premier League play, there are some exciting match ups as the top four teams jockey for position atop the leader board. Can Chelsea hang on to the lead they took last weekend or will Manchester United regain the top spot? Here I take a look at this weeks match ups giving you insight on making your EPL soccer wager a winner. Chelsea remains atop the Premier League … [Read more...]
Central Michigan at Boston College Preview
At this point in the year it is hard to find compelling non-conference matchups. There are a few pre-championship game grudge matches like Georgia-Georgia Tech to look forward to but most teams don't like to break up their conference schedules so I praise both these schools for giving us what I think will be a very entertaining game. First you have Boston College. They are 5-3 with a shot of … [Read more...]
Houston offense will struggle in frigid Buffalo
The Texans and Bills each enter this matchup on two-game winning streaks. Both have playoff hopes but, in the uber-competitive AFC, this could be a make-or-break game—especially for the Bills. Who should online sports betting fans support in this one? Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET NFL odds: Texans -3 The Texans are coming off a narrow victory over the … [Read more...]
NFL Week 8 – Top 3 Over/Under Plays
Last week the over was the best play as seven games went over their total while only five stayed under. One game, San Diego @ Kansas City was a push with a total line of 44. The results could have very easily been opposite as two games that should have stayed under went over the total on late touchdowns that had no impact on the outcome of the game. The Colts scored with a little over two minutes … [Read more...]
NFC Week Eight Match Ups
After last week, the New Orleans Saints put a bit more distance between themselves and the rest of the NFC with an impressive come from behind win in Miami. Trailing 24-3 in the second quarter, Drew Brees and Company put on the after burners in the second half, scoring 36 points to end up winning 46-34. After Minnesota’s 27-17 loss to Pittsburgh, the Saints are the only undefeated team left in the … [Read more...]
49ers at Colts: Smith will lead Niners to cover, but not victory over Colts
San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts Sun. November 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET NFL odds: -11.5 With the sudden emergence of Alex Smith, this game has some intrigue on sports picks. The Niners lost a tight contest with Houston last week, but there were some serious positives—most notably Smith's unexpected explosion. The former No. 1 overall pick subbed for the ineffective Shaun Hill and was, … [Read more...]
AFC Week Eight Match Ups
There were only two head to head match-ups of AFC teams this past week and neither game was close. The San Diego Chargers evened their record at 3-3 with a 37-7 romp over their AFC West division opponent, Kansas City. The Chiefs fell to 1-6 on the year and pretty much out of the picture. In the other game, the N.Y. Jets ended their three game losing streak by beating the Oakland Raiders 38-0. I … [Read more...]