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NFL Futures: Capping the Coaches, Coordinators Football teams are always making off-season adjustments through free agency and coaching because let’s face it, if you didn’t win the Super Bowl last February, something’s gotta be done. Occasionally a team will produce great results during their first season with a new coach or star player but usually… Read More

JEFF ALLEN: FANTASY SLEEPERS and BUSTS A little disclaimer first in that World Champion handicapper Jeff Allen does not dabble in Fantasy Football whatsover preferring instead, to devote the majority of his time cashier tickets at the pay window. That is not to say that looking at players from a fantasy standpoint could not discounted… Read More

JEFF ALLEN’S COLLEGE COACHES ON THE HOT SEAT Coaching college football is a pretty good gig if you can get a job. Last year 34 FBC head coaches made in excess of $3 million dollars. With winning at a premium, these jobs have are also hard to hold on to and this year 29 of… Read More

JEFF ALLEN NFL DIVISION PREVIEW: AFC WEST AFC West: Odds to win the division and season win totals current as of August 5, 2016 at the Westgate Superbook Kansas City Chiefs 8/5. 9.5 Over  -135/Under +115 Last year, the Chiefs started the season at 1-5 before running off 10 straight wins and crushing the Texans… Read More

JEFF ALLEN: IS WESTERN MICHIGAN THE NEW SHERIFF IN THE MAC ??? The Western Michigan Broncos haven’t won a MAC championship in 26 years and haven’t even played in a MAC championship title game in 15 years. Last year was a breakout year for the Broncos who won eight games, won the first Bowl Game… Read More

JEFF ALLEN’S BELMONT STAKES PREVIEW The third and final leg of this year’s thoroughbred racing Triple Crown takes place today at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race was inaugurated in 1867 and is the longest race in the Triple Crown series. It is often referred to as “The Test of Champions” and the… Read More

JEFF ALLEN’S PREAKNESS PREVIEW Fresh off our Kentucky Derby winner with Nyquist, we take a look at Saturday’s second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the 141st running on the Preakness State at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. As is usually the case, the field has been whittled down from 20 in the Derby… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: OKLAHOMA CITY at GOLDEN STATE GAME ONE Conference final action begins tonight at the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Golden State Warriors at The Oracle in Oakland, California. San Antonio/Golden State was supposed to be one of the most highly anticipated series in NBA history but someone forgot to tell… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: MIAMI at TORONTO GAME SIX With the Oklahoma City Thunder dispatching the San Antonio Spurs in six games last night, three of the four NBA conference semi finals have been decided. The one remaining series find the Toronto Raptors holding a 3-2 lead over the Miami Heat with Game Six tonight… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: ROYALS at YANKEES A classic rivalry from the 80’s that are two of MLB’s biggest underachievers in 2016 square off tonight at Yankee Stadium as the Kansas City Royals visit the Bronx Bombers. The Royals could be victims of a championship hangover as they are 3-7 in their L10 and 15-15… Read More