Game Preview: Pittsburgh (9-1) at West Virginia (7-3), Friday at 7:00 PM If West Virginia had won against Cincinatti this game would have had much more meaning. As it is the Mountaineers can make next week's clash between the Bearcats and Pitt meaningless by coming up with win in this year's version of the Backyard Brawl. This is Pitt's best team since Dave Wannstedt took over as coach and … [Read more...]
English Premier League Soccer Week 13 Preview
English Premier League action will begin again this weekend after a week off for World Cup qualifier matches. My pick for match of the week is Manchester City at Liverpool. A win at Anfield could move Liverpool into fourth on the table, a position that would put them back in the hunt for the championship. Here I take a look at this weeks match ups giving you insight on making your EPL soccer wager … [Read more...]
Game Preview: Northwestern at Illinois
What do you do when you are coming off one of the biggest wins in school history and are facing your in-state rivals who are suffering through a miserable season? If you are the Northwestern Wildcats the answer should be follow it up with another victory to improve your conference and bowl positioning. And if you are Illinois you must ask the question is there anything that can be done to … [Read more...]
English Premier League Week 12 Predictions
As we head into Week 12 of Premier League play, the match of the week has to be Chelsea v Manchester United. The EPL’s top two teams will wage battle at Stamford Bridge, a place where the Blues have yet to be defeated. Here I take a look at this weeks match ups giving you insight on making your EPL soccer wager a winner. #7 Aston Villa will host #15 the Bolton Wanderers on Saturday. Aston … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Wimbledon Odds
With Rafael Nadal out of this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament you would think that Roger Federer would have a cakewalk to another title. Well that may be true on paper, but there are still other players out there who could give Federer a run for his money. Federer, who is listed at a staggering -175 to win, could find Andy Murray (+275) in his path at some point. These two players are … [Read more...]