TCU + 1 1/2
NC State +11 1/2
Overall Record:
NFL 78-43-3
College Football: 66-62-1
MLB 20-10
College Basketball 102-69-6
NHL 0-1
NBA 28-20
NCAA Football Bets of the Day – October 16th
October 16, 2008 by
Dan Orlovsky Knows No Boundaries
October 13, 2008 by
Check out Detroit Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky taking a safety stroll in this video clip. How does he not know for that long?
NFL Bet of the Day – October 13th
October 13, 2008 by
Cleveland/New York Giants under 43
Overall Record:
NFL 78-42-3
College Football: 66-62-1
MLB 20-10
College Basketball 102-69-6
NHL 0-1
NBA 28-20
StonecoldJZ’s Sound Off
October 13, 2008 by
* The Boys lost to the Cards yesterday 24-30 which was a big blow, but then came the news today that Tony Romo has a broken pinkie and will be out 4 weeks. 40 year-old Brad Johnson takes over in Big D’ and the scheduld bears at St. Louis, Tampa, at the Giants and then at Washington after a bye week. Dallas is currently 4-2 and is it possible they could be .500 by the time Romo gets back under center?
* Tommy Bowden steps down today in Clemson as head coach after the Tigers started off 3-3. Clemson came into the season as a top 10 team, but after a blowout loss to Bama in the opener the Tigers faded and even seemed to lose respect for their coach. Assistant head coach and receivers coach Dabo Swinney will take over and I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if Clemson comes out this weekend against Georgia Tech and plays their best game of the year.
* John Madden has called 476 consecutive games, but this coming Sunday the streak will end. Madden will skip the game this coming Sunday between Seattle and Tampa Bay because this would have been his third straight cross-country trip. Come on John! You ride in the luxurious Madden Cruiser, but you can’t travel from San Diego to Tampa to call a game? Please fess up and tell us you don’t want to call a game with Charlie Frye at the healm for the Seahawks.
* Stokley suffered his tenth concussion yesterday in a game against the Jags. Brandon, it is time to throw in the towel! If you don’t then your life down the road could be one filled with many complicating issues.
* The NBA announced they were laying off 80 people due to the economy. Ouch! I wonder if Stern for one second considered taking a pay cut?
NFL Bets of the Day – October 12th
October 11, 2008 by
New Orleans -7
Baltimore +3 1/2
Jets -9 1/2
Miami +3
Arizona +5
New England +5
Overall Record:
NFL 74-40-3
College Football: 66-62-1
MLB 20-10
College Basketball 102-69-6
NHL 0-1
NBA 28-20
Canada and Hockey are BFF
October 11, 2008 by
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.