The MLB playoffs are closing in fast and there is still some unsettled business in the National League pennant race. As teams still jockey for home-field advantage and division titles, the playoff picture hangs in the balance. Expectations are high as the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies clinched the NL east division title and are looking forward to a repeat performance of the 2008 … [Read more...]
American League MLB Playoffs Preview
The Major League Baseball playoffs are set to begin in less than a week and the stage is just about set. Here we take a look at the match ups in the American League and see how the teams stack up with one another in round one. We start out in the AL east where the New York Yankees (102-57) pretty much had the division locked up in by late August. They have had plenty of time to rest their … [Read more...]
Colorado at West Virginia Betting Matchup
This Thursday's national spotlight game is a rare non-conference battle as most teams are slugging it out within their respective conferences already. It is also a rematch of a hotly contested midweek tilt from a year ago that was the highlight of the Buffaloes season so you know the Mountaineers will have revenge on their mind. Revenge and then some as they have to be still smarting from the … [Read more...]
MLB Pennant and Championship Odds
With Major League Baseball playoffs just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about whom you will bet on to be this year’s World Series champions, or maybe place a wager on who will be this year's American and National League pennant winners. First up is the American League. The Yankees has an overall record of (97-56), the best in the league to date and are the first that has secured … [Read more...]
Wake Forest vs Boston College Betting Matchup
Though not the highest profile ACC game this week I think this is a very interesting game with significant implications for the Atlantic Dvision. Both teams are 2-1 but have yet to grab a conference win. Wake Forest and Boston College are two of the steadiest teams in the ACC, occasionally exceeding expectations but never sinking to Duke status. However, heading into this year the expectations … [Read more...]
Thursday Night Preview: Ole Miss vs South Carolina
It is still early in the season so the first game of the week is not Kent State at Toledo, Buffalo at Temple or the highly anticipated battle for state supremacy, Central Michigan vs. Western Michigan. Don't get me wrong, I love the MAC and these games, while not featuring the highest calibre of talent are hard fought and highly entertaining. But this week we get a treat as the SEC replaces the … [Read more...]
Rockies vs. Dodgers: MLB Betting Odds
With each searching for an NL-best 10th victory, Chad Billingsley and Jason Marquis will also try to bounce back from disappointing efforts as they square off tonight as the Colorado Rockies and L.A. Dodgers continue a three-game series. Billingsley has failed in his previous two attempts to win his 10th despite being given at least a three-run lead in each outing. Billingsley has won … [Read more...]
5 Things to Watch at the NBA Draft
In no other league do players get overhyped and over-analyzed like the NBA Draft, and this year’s class is hard pan proof. It’s always easy to get excited about an influx of fresh faces and fresh talent in the NBA, but it’s no secret that the 2009 draft is a class that nobody is excited about. The reason is two-fold. First, nobody cares about any player not named “Blake Griffin”, who has already … [Read more...]
MLB Baseball Odds: Yankees at Braves
Two righthanders who may be headed on different career paths meet tonight as the New York Yankees visit the Atlanta Braves for the first time in nine years in the opener of a three-game series. Chien-Ming Wang earned another start for New York despite losing 3-2 to Washington on Wednesday. He allowed three runs over five ... … [Read more...]
MLB Odds: Cubs vs Braves
The Chicago Cubs will try to match their longest winning streak of the season when they take on the Atlanta Braves tonight for the makeup of an earlier rained-out game. Chicago, which last won five in a row since May 10-16, has played well in Atlanta recently, going 8-4 in its last 12 games at Turner Field. The teams split two games June 2 and 3 before the finale of their series was … [Read more...]