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 2009 ACC Coastal PreviewMatt Fargo - 8/31/2009 4:46 PM Like the ACC Atlantic, the ACC Coastal Division was up for grabs heading into the final weeks of the regular season. Virginia Tech, thanks to a favorable backend schedule won its final two games against Duke and Virginia to claim the division and then took out Boston College in the ACC Championship for a second straight season and thus the overall ACC crown was theirs again. The Hokies will be nea... |
| 2009 ACC Atlantic Preview Matt Fargo - 8/31/2009 4:43 PM Last year the ACC Atlantic was as congested as Boston rush hour with all six teams finishing with a game of each other. Boston College ended up in the ACC Championship where it lost to Virginia Tech and eventually lost its first bowl game in nine years. The Eagles may take a fall this season but it looks as though it might be another tight race as any one of five teams has a shot at the division a... |
| Returning Starters Mike Neri - 8/31/2009 9:55 AM Returning Starters by Mike Neri So do starters returning in college football make a difference? You bet! Before the season starts, football analysts have written and dissected the chances of college football teams. Returning starters, particularly star players at skill positions, are a huge key into predicting how well a team might play. With the season kicking off this week, this is a great time... |
| 2009 College Footballs Top 1-40 Countdown! Jim Feist - 8/26/2009 11:57 AM <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-->by Jim Feist It’s time to kick off a new football season. College football begins September 3rd and here’s a look at my Top 40 countdown! 40. Western Michigan: Fifth-year head coach Bill Cubit runs a fine program, off a 9-4 SU, 5-7 ATS season. The Br... |
| 2009 Pac Ten Conference Preview Matt Fargo - 8/25/2009 7:54 PM There have been a lot of talented teams coming out of the Pac Ten in recent years but they get no notoriety because USC is always taking center stage. The Trojans have won seven consecutive Pac Ten Championships and that says a lot for the program considering all of the good teams that have come out that conference. This year it will be no different as every team will be looking to dethrone USC bu... |
| 2009 Big East Conference Preview Matt Fargo - 8/24/2009 4:59 PM The Big East Conference used to be one of the top leagues in the nation with national powerhouses including Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Boston College and Miami, Florida. The latter three defected to the ACC while the Orange have turned into one of the worst teams in the country. As far as a BCS conference, the Big East is clearly the weakest of the six as proven by this year’s AP Preseason Poll wher... |
| NFL Draft Review - Part Three - by Triple Threat Sports! Triple Threat Sports - 8/21/2009 4:17 PM Hello to all readers!!! It is great to be back and I look forward to a great football season in both the colleges and the NFL. This series of articles will take a look at the NFL draft, give each team a grade, and at times I will add some general thoughts about a team's season in general. The teams that got A' s and B's were up earlier, and here are the teams with the "C" grades. Those teams rated... |
| Rocketman Sports TOP 5 Nascar Drivers To win Bristol! Rocketman Sports - 8/21/2009 3:33 PM The Sprint Cup boys move to Bristol this Saturday night for the 24th race of the season. Bristol Motor Speedway is a .533 mile Oval Track located in Bristol, Tennessee. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Bristol this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Bristol is normally a... |
| 2009 Conference-USA (West) Preview Matt Fargo - 8/19/2009 7:25 PM Conference USA has seen five ten-win teams over the least three seasons and there are five teams with the potential to win double-digit games this year. Three of those come out of the West Division which is slightly stronger than its counterpart from the East. Last year it was Tulsa that won the division title with a 7-1 record which earned a trip to the C-USA Championship. Rice also had a 7-1 rec... |
| 2009 Conference-USA (East) Preview Matt Fargo - 8/18/2009 9:52 AM Conference USA is another non-BCS conference that does not get the respect it deserves. There have been five ten-win teams over the least three seasons and there are five teams with the potential to win double-digit games this year. Not all five can do it but there is a lot of power at the top. In the East Division, the title will most likely come down to Southern Mississippi and East Carolina and... |
| NFL Win Totals Big Al McMordie - 8/16/2009 9:00 PM NFL Win Totals, By Big Al McMordie With the NFL season just around the corner, this is good time to look at what might happen this fall on the gridiron. Future numbers are out for each team. A year ago in this column I looked at the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were projected for 9 wins, and wrote: “The Steelers had 10 wins in 2007 with the No. 1 ranked defense. The offense was already good... |
| Be A Better Bettor Jack Clayton - 8/16/2009 6:00 PM There are so many sporting events to wager on that it can get confusing at times as to which game or betting strategy you should take. But don’t let it mess up what you’re best at. Some handicappers have a feel for totals, for example, while other bettors prefer sides or have a knack for finding weak lines on prop bets. You need to find out what works for you, but remember: Don’t ignore some... |
| 2009 Mid-American Conference Preview (West) Matt Fargo - 8/12/2009 4:07 PM Starting off the MAC East Preview I mentioned that there is a lot of parity in the conference and that did not only pertain to the East Division. The West has seen teams rise and fall and then rise again. Last year in was Ball St. going 8-0 in the MAC and winning the West. Prior to that, Central Michigan won back-to-back crowns after Toledo did the same thing in 2004 and 2005. The conference was r... |
| PGA Championship Preview Matt Fargo - 8/12/2009 9:57 AM The season’s final major commences on Thursday with the 91st PGA Championship taking place from Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Hazeltine is no stranger to majors as it is hosting its seventh (1966 U.S. Women's Open, 1970 U.S. Open, 1977 U.S. Women's Open, 1983 U.S. Senior Open, 1991 U.S. Open and 2002 PGA Championship). The PGA back in 2002 was won by Rich Beem which happened t... |
| 2009 Mid-American Conference Preview (East) Matt Fargo - 8/11/2009 8:33 PM The MAC is a conference that parity reigns supreme. Sure there are the perennial doormats but even those teams make a surprise run or at the very least, pull off an upset or two along the way. Starting with the MAC East, it wasn’t too long ago that Miami was always near the top and fighting it out for the division championship. That is no longer the case. Since the RedHawks last division title in... |
| NFL Revenge Games Big Al McMordie - 8/11/2009 8:29 PM One of the great things about sports wagering is the growth of creativity over the last decade. Futures wagers, prop bets, halftime wagering has all seen an increase, adding to the challenge and enjoyment of the industry. Other examples are “Games of the Year” and “Revenge Games” which crop up before the college and pro football seasons. Oddsmakers have various numbers posted on key games d... |
| Baseball Totals: Parks and Lineup Changes Big Al McMordie - 8/10/2009 1:57 PM Offense has been down a bit the last few seasons in major league baseball. There are many theories about this, from teams shoring up the relief staff as many games are decided in the 6th, 7th and 8th innings, to the decrease in steroids. Another factor that's always worth considering is the ballpark. It's no secret that the dimensions of parks play a role not only in how a team plays but in how a... |
| 2009 Cleveland Browns Season Preview by Vernon Croy Vernon Croy - 8/9/2009 11:59 AM As far as NFL football betting is concerned, the Cleveland Browns lost people a lot of money last year. Following up on the heels of their surprising 2007 campaign, they were expected to come out on all cylinders in 2008. Many people believed they could win the division and challenge in the playoffs. However, they immediately came out and started losing. Their surprising star in Derek Anderson had... |
| 2009 Baltimore Ravens Season Preview by Vernon Croy Vernon Croy - 8/9/2009 11:57 AM The Baltimore Ravens have a lot to be excited about in 2009. If you have been browsing around the internet at NFL betting picks, you will see the Ravens are found among the contenders in the league. Most people believe that they are a playoff team and some consider them Super Bowl contenders. Is there anything to all of the hype? Let's look at what the off-season brought the Baltimore Ravens.The G... |
| 2009 Buffalo Bills NFL Season Preview by Vernon Croy Vernon Croy - 8/9/2009 11:52 AM The 2009 NFL Season is quickly approaching and fans for every team are chomping at the bit for some NFL betting action. Nothing beats the thrill of betting on live games and the upcoming NFL season should be no different. Fans of the Buffalo Bills are cautiously optimistic this year (almost like every year) that they'll be a playoff contender again. However, if you're checking out the free NFL foo... |
| 2009 Western Athletic Conference Preview Matt Fargo - 8/4/2009 7:17 PM Like the Mountain West Conference, the WAC does not get a whole lot of respect. From top to bottom, it is far from a strong conference but it has had its share of top caliber teams in recent years. In 2006, Boise St. went undefeated culminating with a historic and unforgettable win over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. In 2007, it was Hawaii that crashed the party, going undefeated during the regular... |
| 2009 Mountain West Conference Preview Matt Fargo - 8/3/2009 1:12 PM It is tough for a non-BCS conference to compete with the big boys but don’t tell that to the Mountain West Conference. It can in fact compete but it just does not get the respect it deserves. Utah was the only undefeated team in the nation last season following a shellacking of Alabama in the Sugar Bowl but Florida was given the National Championship. In my opinion, the Utes were the true champs a... |
| NFL Draft Review - Part Two - Triple Threat Sports! Triple Threat Sports - 7/31/2009 3:12 AM Hello to all readers!!!. It is great to be back and I look forward to a great football season in both the colleges and the NFL. This series of articles will take a look at the NFL draft, give each team a grade, and at times I will add some general thoughts about a team's season in general.The teams that got A's were up earlier this month, and this article will look at the teams that got "B" level... |
| Buick Open Preview Matt Fargo - 7/29/2009 1:59 PM The PGA Tour heads back to the states this week for the Buick Open at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. We are on a short week following the Monday finish at the RBC Canadian Open which was won by Nathan Green in a playoff over Retief Goosen. Rain and poor weather has been the story all summer long but the forecast this weekend call for little to no rain with temperatur... |
| 2009 Sun Belt Conference Preview Matt Fargo - 7/27/2009 12:33 PM The Sun Belt Conference has always been the weakest of the 11 conference across the nation and that will be the case again this season. However, it could be one of the more improved in the country as many teams bring back significant returning starters. This may not equate to more non-conference wins but the parity could mean a chance for teams to get a crack at dethroning Troy, the 2008 Sun Belt... |
| NFL Draft Review - Part One - From Triple Threat Sports! Triple Threat Sports - 7/16/2009 2:04 AM Hello to all readers!!!. It is great to be back and I look forward to a great football season in both the colleges and the NFL. This series of articles will take a look at the NFL draft, give each team a grade, and at times I will add some general thoughts about a team's season in general. I will be back with the B's in a few days, the C's not long after that, and then will finish up with the team... |
| Rocketman Sports Top 6 Drivers to Win Daytona Saturday night! Rocketman Sports - 7/2/2009 10:47 AM The Sprint Cup boys move to Daytona this Saturday night for the 18th race of the season. Daytona International Speedway is a 2.5 mile Tri-Oval Restrictor Plate Track located in Daytona Beach, Florida. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Daytona this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing... |
| AT&T National Preview Matt Fargo - 6/30/2009 1:26 PM The tour heads to Bethesda, MD and Congressional Country Club for the AT&T National which is hosted by none other than Tiger Woods. Tiger missed his own tournament last season because of the knee surgery that sidelined him for nearly 10 months. He is back and is the big favorite this week in what is a healthy but not overly impressive field. Only four of the OWGR Top Ten players are in action with... |
| Rocketman Sports Top 5 Nascar Drivers to win New Hampshire Sunday! Rocketman Sports - 6/27/2009 9:50 AM The Sprint Cup boys move to New Hampshire this Sunday for the 17th race of the season. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058 mile Oval flat Track located in Loudon, New Hampshire. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in New Hampshire this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. New Hampshire is normally a very... |
| Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 12 Matt Fargo - 6/26/2009 1:17 PM The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at some hot teams that may be providing some good value to play on in the upcoming schedule. Detroit Tigers 41-31 +7.9 Units Detroit has been atop the American League Central for most of the season but it is still not r... |
| Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 11 Matt Fargo - 6/19/2009 3:23 PM The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at some cold teams that may be providing some good value to play against in the upcoming schedule. Colorado Rockies 33-33 +1.97 Units You might be thinking that the Rockies are red hot right now so how can they possibly... |
| Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 9 Matt Fargo - 6/4/2009 1:27 PM The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at some cold teams that may be providing some good value to play against in the upcoming schedule. San Diego Padres 25-28 +0.28 Units The Padres put together a 10-game winning streak to try and put some pressure on the... |
| NBA Finals Preview Big Al McMordie - 6/3/2009 2:48 AM Cleveland.com said it best: “It's time to put the puppets away. There will be no LeBron James-Kobe Bryant NBA Finals.” It looked like a shoo-in for the top two seeds to meet, setting up a Kobe/LeBron Finals. But once the Eastern Conference Finals began, you could see the Magic were a terrific team that matched up very well with the Cavs. In Game 1, Orlando shot 55% and stole the first game as a +9... |
| Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 8 Matt Fargo - 5/28/2009 1:43 PM The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at some hot teams that may be providing some good value to play on in the upcoming schedule. Cleveland Indians 20-28 -8.65 Units Backing a team that is eight games under .500 and calling it a possible “hot” side may see... |
| Orlando at Cleveland Game 5 Preview Matt Fargo - 5/28/2009 10:12 AM Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:30 PM ET Series Clincher? Orlando is proving to be the best team in the Eastern Conference after winning Game Four on Tuesday to take a commanding 3-1 leas in the series. The Cavaliers, the league’s best regular season team, now must win three straight games to advance to the NBA Finals. The good news is that two games will be on... |
| Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 7 Matt Fargo - 5/21/2009 12:07 PM The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at some cold teams that may be providing some good value to play against. New York Mets 21-19 -1.13 Units The Mets came into the season as one of the contenders in the National League but they did not start out that way... |
| Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 6 Matt Fargo - 5/14/2009 1:11 PM The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at the hot teams that may be providing some good value to play against. Los Angeles Angles 17-15 +3.71 Units After a horrific start, the Angles are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now. The Haloes got off to a... |
| Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 5 Matt Fargo - 5/8/2009 9:41 AM The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at the cold teams that may be providing some good value to play against. Seattle Mariners 15-13 +1.28 Units The Mariners were dreadful last season, finishing with the worst record in the American League at 61-101. Becau... |
| Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 4 Matt Fargo - 4/28/2009 8:11 PM The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at the hot teams that may be providing some good value. Toronto Blue Jays 14-7 +6.25 Units The Blue Jays were picked to finish anywhere from third to fifth in the American League East and they have come storming out of... |
| NIT Championship Preview Matt Fargo - 4/1/2009 11:50 AM Baylor Bears vs. Penn St. Nittany Lions Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:00 PM ET The Betting Numbers This game opened at LVSC with Baylor -3 and the total set at 136. It would not be surprising to see this line come down as Penn St. is once again likely to have the majority of fan support at the Garden. Surprisingly, Baylor is favored by more points in the championship game than it was favored by... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets Week 22 Matt Fargo - 3/30/2009 9:40 PM The NBA regular season is winding down fast and the games are becoming that much more important. Matt Fargo has been looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to coming up over the next few days. NBA Hot Bets Wednesday – Sacramento Kings at Golden St. Warriors 10:30 PM ET The Warriors got off to a horrib... |
| Purdue Boilermakers vs. Connecticut Huskies Preview Matt Fargo - 3/25/2009 9:33 AM Purdue Boilermakers vs. Connecticut Huskies Thursday, March 26, 2009 7:07 PM ET The Betting Numbers This game opened at -6.5 and is staying pretty steady with the line moving to -7 in some places. The total has also remained stable, opening at 134.5 and holding on that number. Series History This will be the fifth meeting between Purdue and Connecticut, but the first since 1992. The B... |
| UT-Chattanooga Mocs vs. Connecticut Huskies Preview Matt Fargo - 3/18/2009 10:54 PM UT-Chattanooga Mocs vs. Connecticut Huskies Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:00 PM ET The Betting Numbers When it comes to (1) against (16) matchups in the NCAA Tournament, we are always going to see big numbers and that is the case here. Connecticut, the top seed in the West Region opened as a three touchdown favorite over the SoCon Tournament Champion Moccasins and the line is holding steady and... |
| Texas A&M Aggies vs. BYU Cougars Preview Matt Fargo - 3/18/2009 10:50 PM Texas A&M Aggies vs. BYU Cougars Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:30 PM ET The Betting Numbers If this matchup looks familiar, then you have a good memory as the Aggies and Cougars squared off in the first round of last season’s NCAA Tournament. Last season, the seedings were identical as BYU was the eighth seed and Texas A&M was the ninth seed but it was the Aggies that were a slight favorite as... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets Week 20 Matt Fargo - 3/16/2009 7:55 PM The NBA regular season is winding down fast and the games are becoming that much more important. Matt Fargo has been looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to coming up over the next few days. NBA Hot Bets Tuesday – Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers 7:00 PM ET We get a marquee matchup on Tuesday an... |
| NCAA Tournament Facts and Figures Part I Matt Fargo - 3/13/2009 12:58 PM The brackets for the NCAA Tournament will be announced on Sunday night and the analysis will begin taking shape. Taking a look at the regular season, it was very similar to 2006-2007 as there were a lot of changes at the top of the rankings. Last year, only four different teams held the top ranking in the country but this year, no one wanted to keep it. North Carolina started and ended the season... |
| Rocketman Sports ACC and SEC Tournament Power Rankings! Rocketman Sports - 3/11/2009 11:22 PM ACC and SEC Tournament Power Rankings My two favorite Conference tournaments, the ACC and the SEC, get underway here on Thursday afternoon. I’m a diehard South Carolina Gamecocks fan but I absolutely love the North Carolina Tar Heels. I’ve been a big Tar Heel fan since the mid 70’s back when Phil Ford ran the show. We’re going to take a look at my current power r... |
| Rocketman Sports Horizon League Tournament Preview! Rocketman Sports - 3/3/2009 3:59 PM Rocketman Sports Horizon League Tournament Preview The Horizon League tournament gets underway on Tuesday March 3rd. Butler has dominated this conference in recent years and is almost automatic to make the tournament this season with a 25-4 overall record and Top 25 ranking. Let’s take a look at my curr... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets Week 18 Matt Fargo - 3/2/2009 11:43 AM The NBA is just past the two-third mark and the games are becoming that much more important. Matt Fargo has been looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to coming up over the next few days. NBA Hot Bets Tuesday – Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Bobcats 7:00 PM ET Charlotte is back home following a west coas... |
| NBA Stretch Run: Is Anybody Healthy? Big Al McMordie - 2/23/2009 10:29 PM News flash: Cavaliers/Lakers in the NBA Finals. The Big 3 back in December were the Lakers out West and the Celtics and Cavs in the East. Two of those three were expected to meet in the NBA Finals. Not much has changed since, with the exception of all the injuries to key players preventing any other team from cracking that elite list. Orlando? Certainly not a fraud, with a superstar cent... |
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