Leading up to the 2012 MLB regular season, enough had already been written in the MLB blogs about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense, and their ability to put up big numbers with Matt Kemp leading the way. However, while Dodgers’ fans have to be happy that their team is delivering on big expectations with the best record in the majors through the first two months of the baseball season, it is the … [Read more...]
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Preview – The Devils Have Been Here Before
While all of the betting sites are going on and on about how amazing it is that the New Jersey Devils made it to the Stanley Cup Finals as the number six seed in the Eastern Conference, the Devils are just treating this as business as usual. Regardless of whether the Devils or Los Angeles Kings win the Stanley Cup, this Cup winner will be the lowest seed to ever win it all in the NHL. Who was the … [Read more...]
NHL Betting Preview – Playoff Teams that Could Miss Out Next Season
Any online sportsbook expert will tell you that it is difficult for a team to make the NHL playoffs every year. There are some cities that expect a playoff berth every season, but it is an extremely difficult proposition to deliver on. In the 2011-2012 season, there were some teams that struggled to make the playoffs and then faded away as the playoffs wore on. To some sports betting fans, making … [Read more...]
NHL Playoff Preview – Someone Needs to Take the Lead in the Eastern Conference Finals
Sports Betting Overview The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers are evenly matched in many different areas. In goal, the Rangers and Devils are very close. New Jerseyhas future hall of fame goaltender Martin Brodeur, but King Henrik Lundqvist of the Rangers is no slouch himself. The online betting sites are also giving a tie in this series to team defense. Both teams can play defense and can … [Read more...]
MLB Betting – Darvish Could Be The Key As Rangers Gear Up For Another World Series Run
When the defending American League champion Texas Rangers opted not to try and negotiate with free agent pitcher CJ Wilson, instead spending hundreds of millions to bring on a relative unknown in Yu Darvish, there were a good number of per head bookies that had their doubts about the decision. With Darvish picking up his major league-leading sixth win of the season in a 4-1 win over the … [Read more...]
NHL 2012 Playoffs – Tri-State Battle Could Get Interesting in NHL Playoffs
Sports Betting Overview Whenever two New York Cityteams meet in a playoff series, the press is quick to dub that series a "Subway Series." Aside from its potential commercial implications, calling a series a "Subway Series" indicates that these are two cross-town rivals battling it out for bragging rights. The state of New Jerseyhas become such a part of the sports landscape in New York … [Read more...]
NHL Playoff Betting – The Rangers Need Another Game Seven to Close Out a Series
Online Sportsbook Overview The warning flags should be going up all over the Big Apple about the Rangers' realistic chances at winning the Stanley Cup this year. The Rangers required overtime of the seventh game of the series with Ottawato final crack the shell of what had been a weak Ottawadefense. Now the Rangers need a seventh game to decide whether or not Big Blue can get past Washington's … [Read more...]
NHL Playoff Preview – Can the Caps Come Back at Home?
Online Sportsbook Overview Things were not supposed to go like this for the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers. Neither team was supposed to be tangled in a fierce battle in the second round of the playoffs, especially with each other. The Capitals slid into the playoffs and were supposed to be dispatched by the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins. Even the best sportsbook … [Read more...]
MLB Betting – Breaking Down The First Month Of Baseball In American League
With a month of baseball under our belts, we are now treading the line between making too harsh of assumptions based on what we already know, and too big of denials based on what we expect in the American League. While the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox are both within reach of first place in their respective divisions, there are many baseball blogs still being published about how they … [Read more...]
NHL Playoff Preview – The Capitals Continue to Surprise Everyone
Sports Betting Overview The Washington Capitals were not supposed to beat the Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHLplayoffs. But Washingtonrookie goalie Braden Holtby got hot as Bostongoalie Tim Thomas cooled off and the Capitals sent the defending champion packing. Then the online betting sites said that the Capitals would get swept by the New York Rangers in the second round of the … [Read more...]