I’m sure most everyone is already knee deep in their NHL fantasy seasons, but for those who aren’t aware the NHL has started another season. It actually kicked off last weekend in Prague, Czechoslovakia (nice call NHL brass) but officially kicked off in the states and Canada this past Thursday. Check out the clip below to see the extent Canadiens will go to celebrate another hockey season. I have to admit it is one really cool billboard!
NCAA Football Bets of the Day – October 11th
October 11, 2008 by
Oklahoma -6 1/2
Michigan State -2
Iowa -6
Virginia +5 1/2
Notre Dame +7
LSU +6 1/2
Minnesota +12 1/2
Syracuse +22 1/2
New Mexico +23
Tennessee +12
Overall Record:
NFL 74-40-3
College Football: 58-60-1
MLB 20-10
College Basketball 102-69-6
NHL 0-1
NBA 28-20
NCAA Football Bets of the Day – October 10th
October 9, 2008 by
Clemson +2
Houston -17.5
Overall Record:
NFL 74-40-3
College Football: 57-59-1
MLB 20-10
College Basketball 102-69-6
NHL 0-1
NBA 28-20
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AL and NL Championship Series Predictions
October 7, 2008 by
We were pretty dead on with our divisional predictions, but that shouldn’t be a shock since we rock it till the wheels come off. We hit the Red Sox and Rays on the nose predicting both would win 3-1 and we missed the Phillies series by only one. We knew the Dodgers had a chance, but we sure didn’t see a sweep coming so this was the one we truly missed.
Rays defeat Red Sox 4-3…This team just feels like the Marlins of ’03 for some reason. The Red Sox are the defending champs and have all the mystique, but the Rays aren’t scared. The Rays won the regular season series between the two and have the post-season jitters gone after breezing past the White Sox. The one other reason I think the Rays win is because Beckett isn’t healthy and without him the Rays will have just enough to make their first World Series.
Dodgers defeat Phillies 4-2…Manny, Manny, Manny. Ramirez has been in this spot a lot and his entire team right now is feeding off of him. That along with the fact I believe the Dodgers starting pitching is considerably better than the Phillies allows the Dodgers to make it back to the World Series for the first time in 20 years.
Thoughts???
NCAA Top 10 at a Glance
October 6, 2008 by
1) Oklahoma – The absolute real deal. Sam Bradford and the Oklahoma offense is averaging 49.6 points a game and the Sooner D is holding opponents to just over 13 points a game. This weekend Oklahoma plays a colossal matchup against #5 Texas in the Red River Shootout that will be tight early, but the Sooners win out in the end.
2) Alabama – The Tide have big wins over Clemson and #10 Georgia, but I’m not sold on this team just yet. While their schedule is actually pretty light for a SEC team I just have a hunch they lose one game if not two before the season is done. At LSU, at Tennessee and rival Auburn at home at the end of the year seem to be the most likely slip ups.
3) Missouri – The Tigers are averaging over 53 points a game with Chase Daniel leading the way for their potent offense. I really like Mizzou to make the Big 12 title game again this year and possibly playing in the BCS title game.
4) LSU – Love their defense, but I seriously question the quarterback position. Freshman Jarrett Lee or junior Andrew Hatch have little experience and I think that will exposed this weekend in the Swamp against Florida.
5) Texas – Colt McCoy is really good and overall Texas is much better than I thought they would be this season, but the Longhorns go down this weekend at the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma.
6) Penn St. – I think Paterno and gang have a really good chance at the BCS title game this year. They go to Wisconsin this weekend and then at Ohio State later in the month so we will find out this month what type of team the Nittany Lions really are.
7) Texas Tech – Really? I know they have a dynamic offense, but a top 7 team? I don’t see the Red Raiders winning at Oklahoma or at Texas so don’t expect this team to be in the top 10 when it’s all said and done.
8) BYU – I like the Cougars A LOT. They lead the nation with a 15 game winning streak and could make a BCS game this year. The problem is going to revolve around whether they can win at TCU, at Air Force and at Utah.
9) USC – Very solid team in a VERY weak conference, but I’m still not sold on whether they can win out the season after their loss to Oregon State a couple of weeks ago.
10) Georgia – Down 31-0 at home last week against Alabama is inexcusable to say the least. The Dawgs still have matchups against Vandy, Florida and two away games against LSU and Auburn so in the end this will be a disappointing season. Georgia was very overrated at the beginning of the year and will have three losses or more by season’s end.
NFL Bet of the Day – October 6th
October 6, 2008 by
I’m going with my buddy Wolfman on this one and taking the Saints -3. Geaux Nawlins!
Overall Record:
NFL 74-39-3
College Football: 57-59-1
MLB 20-10
College Basketball 102-69-6
NHL 0-1
NBA 28-20
Colts Win on a Wing and a Prayer
October 6, 2008 by
We very well might look back to Week 5 at the end of the year and determine it was the week where the Colts turned around their season. The Colts were down 27-10 with less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter and were on their way to 1-3 on the season. Then the Colts were given three different gifts from Sage Rosenfels via fumbles and a pick in the final minutes to win 31-27 in Houston. Indy dropped 21 points in 2 minutes and 10 seconds on the Texans capped off by a miraculous one-handed catch by Reggie Wayne to seal the victory. Check out the video clip to see all the highlights from this crazy game.
NFL Bets of the Day – October 5th
October 5, 2008 by
Indy -3
Detroit +3 1/2
Tennessee -2
Washington +6
Zona -2
Overall Record:
NFL 70-38-3
College Football: 57-59-1
MLB 20-10
College Basketball 102-69-6
NHL 0-1
NBA 28-20
OJ Down for the Count
October 5, 2008 by
OJ Simpson finally got what he had coming to him this past Friday. Simpson could end up spending the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty on 12 charges that included armed robbery and kidnapping. The verdict from a Las Vegas jury came 13 years to the day after a Los Angeles jury let OJ off the hook for killing his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Karma is a bitch OJ and I hope you spend the rest of your life behind bars.
NCAA Football Bets of the Day – October 4th
October 3, 2008 by
Air Force -5
Vandy +4.5
The U -2
Duke +14.5
Ohio St -1
Minnesota -6.5
Overall Record:
NFL 70-38-3
College Football: 54-56-1
MLB 20-10
College Basketball 102-69-6
NHL 0-1
NBA 28-20