Archive for January, 2016

Thunder look to stop five game skid to the Rockets Lost in all the hoopla of the success of Golden State and San Antonio is the third best team in the West, Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 35-13, five back of the Spurs and four clear of the Clippers. It’s unlikely the Thunder will run… Read More

Minnesota paying dues now for bright future The Minnesota T-Wolves are just 2-8 in their L10 and 14-32 for the year but unlike the Philadelphia 76ers and the Lakers, this is a team on the rise that is doing things right. Since entering the league in 1989, Minnesota has enjoyed just a smattering of success…. Read More

Tim Duncan out for Spurs/Warriors Super Series Game One Game One of the most highly anticipated season series in the NBA this year starts tonight as the 38-6 San Antonio Spurs visit the 40-4 Golden State Warriors are the Oracle Arena in Oakland. By a scheduling quirk (or maybe not), they teams are yet to… Read More

Jeff Allen’s Pacers/Warriors NBA Game Preview Tonight’s ESPN late show features the Indiana Pacers taking on the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. At 23-19, the Pacers have been somewhat disappointing. Currently sitting as the fifth seed in the East the Pacers should enjoy the second half of the season where their… Read More

Jeff Allen’s AFC Championship Preview: New England at Denver This one figures to be an instant classic as future first ballot Hall of Famers Tom Brady and Peyton Manning meet for the fifth time and probably last time with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Peyton Manning’s playoff history of one and… Read More

Line at Writing:  Denver -7.5 (Still no total on Friday morning)  Team: Pittsburgh 11-6Head Coach: Mike Tomlin Last Game: Won at Cincinnati 18-16 in Wildcard Round Vs. Bengals as requested Antonio Brown ruled out by concussion protocol (136, 1834, 10 TDs), DeAngelo Williams 907 yards highly doubtfulQB: Ben Roethlisberger 18-31, 229, 1-0 RB: Jordan Todman 11-65, Fitzgerald Troussaint 17-58… Read More

The Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals meet in a quick turnaround game that saw the Cardinals (-6, 50) spankthe Pack 38-8 on this same field just 20 days ago. Aaron Rodgers was lucky to escape with his life in that game, gettingsacked eight times while passing for just 77 total yards. On the other… Read More

Two teams headed in opposite directions square off tonight at The Staples Center as Miami visits the Clippers. The Heat have lost three of four including the last two of this current West coast road swing. By contrast, the Clippers have won nine straight since Blake Griffin went down with a quad injury. Both teams have makor… Read More

#seahawks #ats #vikings #minnesota #freewinners #seattle #sportsbetting #touchdown #redzone #blitz  The first game of Sunday’s NFC Wildcard Round features a quick turnaround rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings. In that December 6th game, Seattle (-3, 47.5) rolled to a 38-7 win holding the Vikings to just 125 yards of total offense. Much respect to Minnesota for going into Lambeau Field last week and… Read More

#Kansascity #Chiefs #ats #freewinners #houston #texans #sportsbetting #nfl #football #cointoss #redzone  Two of the hottest second half teams in the NFL this year square of in Saturday’s early Wild Card round game as the  Kansas City Chiefs travel to Reliant Stadium in Houston to face the Texans. The teams met on this field in Week I with Kansas City (-1, 40)  running off to a 27-9 half… Read More