Posted on September 30th, 2014
Now that the 2014 Major League Baseball season has concluded, it’s time to get ready for the playoffs. The playoffs start on Tuesday night with the Kansas City Royals hosting the Oakland A’s in the American League Wild Card game. The winner will meet the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALDS. In the […]
Posted on August 29th, 2014
In the mid-1990’s a new trend started – online sports betting. For those that don’t remember, the gambling industry saw a massive spike in popularity thanks to the Internet. Not that gambling wasn’t always popular – it was – but the Internet did wonders for the industry, including sports betting. Let’s take a look back […]
Posted on July 29th, 2014
Other than last season, the Atlanta Falcons have been a very good team since quarterback Matt Ryan was drafted with the No. 3 overall pick in 2008. However, Ryan seems to have his troubles against Drew Brees and the NFC South rival Saints. New Orleans swept Atlanta in 2013 to improve to 9-2 against the […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2014
The marquee matchup of the opening week of the 2014 season is the first game on the schedule: the annual Kickoff Game on Thursday, Sept. 4, when the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks host the Green Bay Packers. The NFL has scheduled a weeknight Kickoff Game since 2002 and the reigning Super Bowl champion has […]
Posted on June 18th, 2014
The favorite to win the Heisman Trophy hasn’t won it often in college football history so perhaps it bodes well for Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota that he’s only the second-favorite on WagerWeb’s 2014 Heisman odds at +400. Last year’s winner, Florida State’s Jameis Winston, is the +250 favorite. It’s certainly possible that Winston and Mariota […]
Posted on June 3rd, 2014
The NHL season has been a joyride filled with lots of incredible action. The playoffs have been a runaway success from beginning to end, with a New York-Los Angeles series sure to bring big television ratings to the NHL. This series marks the first New York-Los Angeles world championship series in any sport since the […]
Posted on May 21st, 2014
The baseball season is winding its way toward the month of June, which means that any team that has been horrible through the first one and a half months of play is coming up on that point in time when it has to start winning consistently in order to have a shot at the playoffs. […]
Posted on April 29th, 2014
It’s a huge day in the SEC on Saturday, and it’s certainly possible that Saturday night’s South Carolina-Auburn game could be a preview of the conference championship game. The Tigers are 3-point favorites. Auburn (3-0, 1-0 SEC) is 3-0 for the third straight season, while South Carolina (3-0, 1-0 SEC) is undefeated after three games […]
Posted on April 28th, 2014
Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Game 5 (Wings lead 3-1) The Detroit Red Wings can clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second straight year against the Pittsburgh Penguins and likely ensure that the Finals begin this weekend by beating the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. And Detroit is […]
Posted on April 23rd, 2014
The NBA playoffs roll along, with the Eastern Conference having a lot more intrigue than a number of basketball experts initially thought it would. NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs, First Round, Game 3: Indiana Pacers @ Atlanta Hawks (Thursday) This series instantly became a lot more interesting in Game 1, when Atlanta stunned Indiana on the […]