Vegas Line at this writing: New England -1 (47.5) The conference playoff smoke has cleared and the teams left standing turned out to be the best teams in the NFL regular season as the 14-4 New England Patriots square off with the 14-4 Seattle Seahawks in a battle of conference top seeds. Seattle looks to… Read More
Archive for January, 2015
Three possibilities for Deflate Gate
#Deflategate #nNewenglandpatriots #TomBrady Seriously this ongoing saga has three possible ways the balls got deflated. (1) The balls were deflated prior to the NFL referee receiving them, (2)They were deflated by or with the NFL referee or (3) the ball boy attendant somehow deflated them on the way to the sidelines. Theory number one balls… Read More
NCAAB Preview Duke at St John’s (Sunday, 2:00 PM Fox)
Vegas Line at this writing: Duke -7 (No total at writing) History could be made today in New York when Duke faces St. Johns at the mecca of college basketball, Madison Square Garden. Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski bids for his milestone 1000th career win and it couldn’t come at a more appropriate place…. Read More
NCAAB Preview Michigan State at Nebraska (ESPN)
Vegas Line at this writing: Michigan State -2.5 (No total at writing) There is the usual full slate of college basketball games this Saturday but the card is sorely missing a marquee matchup early or late. For that reason ESPN will carry two mid-table Big Ten teams as it’s late afternoon offering as Tom Izzo’s Michigan… Read More
NBA Preview Houston at Golden State (Wednesday, 10:30 PM ESPN)
Vegas Line at this writing: Golden State -8 (218) Two of the top teams in the NBA West meet in a quick turnaround game on the ESPN late show as the 29-13 Houston Rockets travel to 33-6 Golden State to face the Warriors at the Oracle in Oakland. The teams met just four nights ago… Read More
Allen’s First Half NBA Impressions
Written by Jeff Allen of Jeff Allen Sports With most teams having at least 40 games in the books, we’ve already effectively reached the first half of this years NBA season. There have been plenty of storylines including the the Cleveland Cavalier’s slow start after the return of Lebron James. Breakout seasons for the Hawks… Read More
Indianapolis at New England AFC Championship Game Preview
Written by Jeff Allen of Jeff Allen Sports Sunday, January 18, 2015 (6:40 PM EST) Vegas Line at this writing: New England -6.5 (53.5) The Colts got a major wake call in their 42-7 drubbing at Dallas and Indy has been nails since in winning three including last week’s 24-13 upset of Peyton Manning and… Read More
Baltimore at New England Preview (Division Round)
Saturday, January 10, 2015 (4:35 PM EST) Vegas Line at this writing: New England -7 (47.5) These teams have met three times in the playoffs since 2009, all three games at New England. The Ravens are 3-0 ATS winning twice straight up. Tom Brady’s QBR is 56.3 in those games. The teams met December 22nd… Read More
The Cowboys (and Refs) Beat the Lions
Well, America’s team really did it this time; coming away with a close win on Sunday afternoon. This creates an amazing matchup between the Cowboys and Packers. The Cowboys haven’t lost on the road this year and the Packers haven’t lost at home this year. Also, keep in mind that the Cowboys haven’t played in… Read More
Detroit at Dallas Handicapping Preview (Wildcard Round)
Sunday, January 4, 2015 (1:00 PM EST) Vegas Line at this writing: Dallas -6.5 (48) These teams did not play this year but the Lions (-3, 51) did beat Dallas last year 31-30 despite losing the turnover battle 4-0. In this game, Detroit rolled up over 600 yards of offense including 480 yards passing by… Read More
