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Having Lady Luck on you Side
Betting on Sports using the professional skills of a good “Handicapper” is making sure that “Lady Luck” runs on your side. The skills that make us professional “Handicappers” good or great will become known to you as your returns increase. A good, professional “Handicapper” will know their sports inside ... read more
Vernon Croy Bio and Picks

This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 05/27/2008A - A-Rod. After almost a month out of action, last year's MVP is back and in solid form. He's not lighting the world on fire, but he's not slumping either. What is more notable is that his team, the biggest disappointment in the league after the Tigers, has got their act together since his return, winning five of six. Of ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008he was supposed to be since he joined the PGA in 2006, but the 22-year-old earned his first win in style. He ran away from the crowd at the Wachovia Championship this weekend, and ended up winning by five strokes. The victory was tainted somewhat because the defending champion, Tiger Woods, was not in the field. That might ... read more
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IC's Full Saturday Research!
Saturday, April 5thNCAA Basketball ResearchMemphis vs. UCLAI can't wait for both of these games to go off. Here you have a Memphis team that has flat out dominated the competiton thus far and now runs into UCLA. All these games of course in San Antonio, so it's not as if one school has a huge home court advantage over the other in this game. What's ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Amazing. Stephen Curry and Davidson may have come up just a little bit short against Kansas, but that doesn't make what they accomplished any less amazing. Everyone in the world knew that he was the go-to guy whenever the Wildcats needed to score in any tournament game, yet no one found any way to shut him down. Kansas came the closest to containing ... read more
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IC's Sunday NBA and March Madness Preview!
This is the Research that I write daily before I make any selections. It helps me research the card in its entirety and provide what I believe is the best, most methodical way of decision making in selecting thethe plays which have the greatest value on the card. I do this without fail daily. I hope this research finds you well and helps you in ... read more
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March Madness Research
March Madness Thursday ResearchWest Virginia vs. XavierYou can tell me however you want to in an as many terms as you want to as how great Xavier is but I love the way West Virginia plays. With that being said, for me to make a play, there needs to be exceeding evidence for one team in favor of another. It is tough for me to favor West Virgnia considering ... read more
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Memphis Underrated Heading Into Sweet 16
Two games into the NCAA Tournament and all four No. 1 seeds are still standing. North Carolina has rampaged through their games like Godzilla through Tokyo. Kansas has been only slightly less impressive. UCLA has won despite some concerning injury problems. And then there is Memphis. The Tigers also have two wins, but they haven't really dealt a knockout ... read more
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How to Win in March Madness
Every March all of the Casinos and Hotels on The Vegas Strip and in "Glitter Gulch" in downtown Las Vegas go all out for March Madness, both in terms of decorations and special promotions. Everyone is excited of course, the local merchants, the hotel managers, and the fans (both local fans and those visiting town for a weekend of watching ... read more
Nite Owl Sports Bio and Picks

IC'S Saturday March Madness and NBA Research
Saturday, March 15thNBASan Antonio vs. SixersClippers vs. WizardsPacers vs. MagicJazz vs. NetsCeltics vs. BucksKings vs. SunsTwolves vs. BlazersMemphis vs. Golden StateNCAAB (I cover SEC, ACC, Big East, Big 10 and Big 12)Kentucky vs. GeorgiaArkansas vs. TennesseeMichigan State vs. WisconsinIllinois vs. MinnesottaOklahoma vs. TexasTexas A&M vs. ... read more
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IC College Basketball Research
College Basketball Friday ResearchBig 10Illinois vs. PurdueThe 2 Late big 10 Games have some very shady leans to speak of. First of all, we have seen time and time again that teams who get a first round bye are rusty when they come out of the bad as evidenced by Louisville going down yesterday to Pitt and I'm not saying Illlinois beats Purdue here, ... read more
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IC's March Madness and NBA Research!
Wednesday, March 12thNBAHouston vs. AtlantaClippers vs. MagicSeattle vs. BostonCleveland vs. New JerseyNew York vs. MiamiSixers vs. PistonsUtah vs. MilwaukeeSan Antonio vs. New OrleansCharlotte vs. DallasMemphis vs. DenverToronto vs. Golden StateNCAABSyracuse vs. VillanovaProvidence vs. West VirginiaCincy vs. PittsburghSeton Hall vs. MarquetteSt. Louisv ... read more
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Rocketman TOP 25 (#1 CBB Capper)
Rocketman Sports Top 25 Rankings 3-11-08Rocketman has crushed the man in College Basketball this year using our unique approach. We are currently documented 65% for the entire College Basketball season and documented 5-0 100% so far in March Madness. Hopefully you all saw our last article for College Basketball on how to use power ratings and actually ... read more
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IC's Tuesday NBA and College Tourney Research
NBA & College Tourney Tuesday ResearchNBAPortland vs. MinnyMemphis vs. PhoenixMilwaukee vs. WashingtonUtah vs. ChicagoToronto vs. LakersSeattle vs. Indiana NCAABIdaho State vs. Portland StatePenn vs. PrincetonWeber vs. Northern ArizonaCleveland State vs. ButlerLa Techvs. San Jose StateMilwaukee vs. WashingtonThe line for this game is not released ... read more
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More Tourney Tips
If you didn't get enough madness this weekend, or were out of town, don't sweat it. You get to go mad all over again! This is a unique week as teams play for conference titles with trips to the postseason play at stake. One of the great parts of March tournament play is the amount of sidebars that can pop up with respect to handicapping. That is, tournament ... read more
Big Al McMordie Bio and Picks

NCAA Tourney Tips
Many times during the season, and even in some conference tournament games, you can find teams that are less likely interested in wanting to play hard. That is, they know they’re going to get hammered, or they’ve slumped so badly down the stretch that they realize they have no shot at going anywhere in tourney play. In short, they’ve ... read more
Big Al McMordie Bio and Picks

The Art of Finishing
One of the many factors we consider at Nite Owl Sports in determining which games/teams qualify as official picks for our Top Ten clients is how well a team “finishes” games. For example, do they fold “down the stretch” under the pressure of a tight game, like the Sacto Kings did last night in their come from ahead non-covering ... read more
Nite Owl Sports Bio and Picks

This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Absolutely Cindy. Look out Rags to Riches, there's a new filly on the Triple Crown scene. Absolutely Cindy wasn't well regarded in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway on Saturday - she went off at 20-1. It will be a long time until she sees a price like that again. She was dead last at the top of the stretch before making one of the more ... read more
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2008 Butler Bulldogs NCAA Tournament Predictions
25-3 Butler is the cream of the crop in the Horizon League. They have been ranked in the top ten this season and currently hold a national ranking of thirteenth. The pollsters have given this mid-major some time in the sun figuring that the Bulldogs are pretty good with non-conference wins over Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, Ohio State, and Florida State. ... read more
Jimmy Boyd Bio and Picks

Bubble Watch: Florida and Ohio State
It was less then a year ago that these two teams were battling for the NCAA Championship in Atlanta. Florida dominated most of the game as their veteran leadership proved to be too much for the young upstart Buckeyes, led by two freshmen, Greg Oden and Mike Conley. The Gators won the game by nine points and thus completed back-to-back NCAA Championships ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Again. For the second time in just over half a season, Gerald Green has a new home. Minnesota traded him to Houston for Kirk Snyder. The only place Green has shone in his brief career is the slam dunk contest. Beyond that, the athletic freak who was drafted out of high school has been disappointing. He's from Houston, so maybe the change of scenery ... read more
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Down Year for MVC
For the past couple of seasons the Missouri Valley Conference has been the media darling of the NCAA Tournament. They have become a major player in the college basketball landscape despite being a basketball only mid-major conference. Through creative scheduling MVC teams amass high RPI numbers that the selection committee can't help but notice and ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Adios. Now is the time every year when we see just how ruthless the NFL can be - it's the time when formerly valued players get tossed aside by their teams to clear up cap space. There have been some impressive names given a pink slip so far - Trent Green, Zach Thomas, Byron Leftwich, Alge Crumpler. That's just the tip of the iceberg, and a reminder ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A-Z
by T.O. WhenhamA - Ascension. Few would be able to name the team at the top of the Big Ten standings at first guess. It's Purdue. It might seem like they are upstarts compared to the four other likely tournament-bound teams in the conference, but the Boilermakers proved they belonged this weekend by completing a season sweep of Wisconsin. Add in a ... read more
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To Tease or not to Tease
First of all, let me make clear that I do not view sports betting as some recreational, gentlemanly form of “wagering.” Rather, I see it not only as a “business” but as a daily “street fight” with the sports books and their line makers, where we as sports handicappers and players should play “fair and square,” ... read more
Nite Owl Sports Bio and Picks

Kendall Holiday Wagering News and Notes - 2/10/08
Alright folks, we are in the thick of it now, and teams are starting to show their weary faces. As I am typing this, UCLA is struggling against a relatively poor Washington team on the road. North Carolina is loing at home to Clemson. Be prepared for a lot more of this in the coming weeks, as the top teams will take some breathers as we head down ... read more
Kendall Holiday Bio and Picks

It's All in the Units - Part 2
Thursday’s Top ten newsletter contained an article by Nite Owl Sports stressing the importance of astute management of units risked to units won as a valuable sports handicapping tool, which also pointed out that in the case of most newsletter readers, it’s equally important to figure in how much one is spending to buy their picks from ... read more
Nite Owl Sports Bio and Picks

It’s All in the Units
Throughout my 30+ years as a sports handicapper, many people have asked what is my secret for achieving sports handicapping success, other than the obvious of picking more winners than losers. In previous articles published in the Top Ten Cappers newsletter and web site, I stressed the importance of finding “line value,” whether it’s ... read more
Nite Owl Sports Bio and Picks

This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 02/06/2007A - Aggies. It's been a pretty great 10 days for Texas A&M, with big conference wins over Oklahoma State, Texas and Oklahoma. The 17-point victory over Texas was particularly striking. The only problem is that the team preceded this nice string with three conferences losses in a row, and they weren't close in two of ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Alfredsson, Daniel. The captain of the Ottawa Senators had a pretty good night on Thursday when his team traveled to Tampa Bay. If you call seven points a good night, that is. The Swede scored a hat trick and added four more assists to help his team double up on the Lightning, 8-4. The offensive star hadn't scored in two previous games, so this ... read more
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IC's Saturday Basketball Preview
Winning 18 of 25 days and 22 of 29 POD Winners (76%) doing 1 POD per day. (Gonzaga vs. Memphis) How good is Memphis? Well, we're about to find out. If you remember, Memphis went on the road last year to beat Gonzaga in overtime in a revenge game and these two have begun a rivalry that is great for both schools as it brings a great deal of revenue for ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks

Kendall Holiday Wagering News and Notes
Hope this finds everyone doing well, as it has been a while.Super Bowl Number…..who cares? The Patriots showed me a lot last weekend. This is the best football team I have ever seen. They get huge impact from a new player each and every week and last weekend was Kevin Faulk’s time to shine. The two catches he made may not have won the ... read more
Kendall Holiday Bio and Picks

Betting Strategy on the short card + Thursday's preview.
Let me start off by saying I believe the college card has far more value than the NBA card. I have said it many times, but it is worth repeating again, if there is a short card on the NBA - the lines will be tight. Think about it - there are fewer games, greater time is spent on making those lines. If there are 3 such games, there are essentially only ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks

This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Andy Murray. The former tennis prodigy won his first tournament of the year and was showing new maturity and focus after ditching coach Brad Gilbert late last year, so I boldly chose him as an upset pick at the Australian Open. The Brit rewarded my faith by going out and getting smoked in the first round. He went home with his tail between his ... read more
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IC's Tuesday Basketball Preview
Winning 15 of 21 days in January (71%).Tuesday, January 22ndPhoenix vs. MilwaukeeNew Jersey vs. SacramentoMichigan vs. WisconsinDrake vs. Creighton Tennessee vs. Kentucky ------------------------------------------------------------------NBA Tuesday ResearchPhoenix vs. MilwaukeeI honestly wonder can it get any worse for this Bucks team on the road. ... read more
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Rocketman Sports TOP 25 CBB Rankings 1-21-08
It has been a great season here at Rocketman Sports in College Basketball. We are currently documented #1 in the nation this year with a 45-25 64% record at Sports Watch. Check back each and every week as we will put up our Top 25 CBB Rankings so you can compare to the other rankings out there. Kansas 100.81Memphis 100.71North ... read more
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IC's Monday MLK Hardwood Preview
NBA Research MondayPortland vs. AtlantaI would love to take Atlanta here at home, [b] but the simple fact that Portland has not lost back to back games since November 30th to December 2nd, makes me wary of it. The Hawks have lost back to back games on their road trip at Milwaukee and Toronto so they will be desperately looking for a win at home here ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks

IC'S FRIDAY NBA AND COLLEGE PREVIEW
NBA NotesKnicks vs. WizardsMarubury is still out for the Knicks while Antonio Daniels is now listed as questionable for the Wizards - this is important considering he is the 3rd leg of scoring for the Wizards and they will be handicapped a bit today if it is just Butler and Jamison that is to carry the load and if he does not play, I would not be surprised ... read more
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IC's Tuesday College Basketball and NBA Preview
College Basketball Research Michigan vs. Ohio StateI have both of these teams ranked in the top 25 in the power rankings and I would not be surprised if Ohio State falls within the cover here. Keep in mind that Ohio State did not win at Purdue dissappointingly, but at the same time Michigan State comes off a loss - and they haven't necessarily dominated ... read more
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College Basketball Handicapping: Conference Play
One of the big challenges of college basketball handicapping is that things are constantly changing. In the NFL, for example, every game during the regular season is a regular season game, and can be looked at in much the same way. In college basketball, though, the season goes through many distinct phases, and each must be handled differently: preseason ... read more
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IC's January 10th Basketball Research
Thursday's NBA Research Detroit vs. San Antonio 4 Winning days in a Row, 7 of 9 Winning days in January, 9 of 12 Winning days and 6-0 current Basketball run and Underdog 5 Unit GOM outright winner on Central Florida over Southern Miss recently. Here is the research on what today's plays are based on. Thursday's is a travel day many a times in the ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks

This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Antonio Gates. San Diego beat Tennessee relatively easily once they decided to actually try, but it was a costly victory. Tight end Gates was injured, and in the replay it looks like his toe was folded over like origami. That's really gotta sting, and it certainly doesn't help the team's cause against the Colts. Philip Rivers wasn't exactly looking ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Avalanche. Colorado will have to do something for the next eight to 12 weeks that they haven't had to do for quite a while - play without their captain. After three straight injury-free seasons, Joe Sakic is out for a long stretch after opting to get surgery on a hernia that wouldn't heal. Colorado's mired in a tight playoff race, so the loss of ... read more
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IC'S FRIDAY BOWL & COLLEGE PREVIEW
Michigan State vs. Boston College (@ Orlando)Boston College is a top 15 power ranked team they come off losing 3 of their last 5 ballgames including the home loss to Virginia Tech by a final score of 16-30 for the ACC Championship. Now, this team that was once 7-0 sits at 9-3 and faces a Michigan State team that is top 50 in the power ranking in the ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks

Atlantic 10 Betting Guide
There are some things about the Atlantic 10 conference that don't make sense - most notably that is has 14 teams. What is making more and more sense every year, though, is that this is a conference worth paying attention to. The quality of play is extremely high, several member teams are regularly making waves beyond the confines of the conference, ... read more
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IC'S THURSDAY BETTING CARD PREVIEW
Thursday's NFLPittsburgh vs. St. LouisThere is nothing more the Rams would love than to upset the Steelers. After all, the Rams are eliminated from the playoffs so this can be considered as their playoff game. Keep in mind what has Pittsburgh truly done on the road? The Steelers are 2-4 on the road and they come off back to back losses and have lost ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Atlanta Falcons. Bobby Petrino is obviously the worst kind of scum, but his treachery doesn't excuse the deep disappointment I feel about the Falcons today. With the way the players were talking after Petrino left I thought that their pride would lead them to try their best to show their former coach up, but they didn't even bother to show up as ... read more
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IC's Thursday NFL/NBA/NCAAB Research and Comp Pick!
51-28 in Basketball 2007 (62%)42-20 NBA 2007 (67%) #1 NBA Handicapper in America. Yesterday's Analysis: Bulls/Pacers Over 198.5 (Win)The Bulls are continuing to score points in a flurry as I have mentioned ... read more
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Ten Value College Basketball Teams in December
One of the keys of early season college basketball betting success is being able to identify teams that are better than people think. These schools obviously offer the most value in the fresh hoops season and are therefore the ones that you're most likely to turn a profit playing on. We are somewhere between one-quarter and one-third of the way through ... read more
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December Games Crucial To March Madness Handicapping
by Robert Ferringo - 12/05/2007Marquee matchups in November and December do much more than just fill up time between weekend football betting binges. They not only provide a prime profit opportunity for gamblers with knowledge and moxie to tackle these soft early lines, but they also provide bettors with a blueprint for how the season should shake ... read more
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Top 10 College Basketball Buzzer Beaters
by Josh Nagel - 12/05/2007 There's a reason why most sports fans prefer college basketball over the NBA; it's the same reason casual sports fans suddenly become glued to their TV sets during March Madness. It's the drama, the finality of the one-and-done format of the NCAA Tournament. Teams' fortunes often hinge on one shot, and how many times can ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 12/03/2007A - ACC. The ACC crushed the Big Ten in the challenge between the two leagues. Again. The ACC won eight of the 11 games - only Indiana, Penn State, and Michigan State were victorious from the Big Ten. Some of the results were surprisingly emphatic - Duke beat Wisconsin badly, and North Carolina had little trouble with Ohio ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 11/26/2007A - Agent Zero. The Wizards suffered a gigantic loss this week. Gilbert Arenas, for my money probably one of the top five players in the league when it's crunch time, will miss the next three months of action. He underwent not one but two knee operations on Wednesday. It's the same knee that he had repaired last year, so ... read more
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Greetings From Holiday Land - 11/25/07
What We Learned..Alright folks, Chase Daniel is the best college football player in the country and should win the Heisman Trophy this season..Tim Tebow supporters to the back of the bus..Daniel has shredded everyone he has played this season and would do it in any conference in the land.Devin Hester is ridiculousJacksonville might be the only team ... read more
Kendall Holiday Bio and Picks

This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 11/19/2007 A - Amazing. They may not be the best team in the league, but no one has consistently delivered thrills and memorable endings this year like the Cleveland Browns. They threw away a 27-14 lead, looked dead before kicking a tying field goal with no time left on the clock, and then won in overtime with a truly bizarre field ... read more
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The Numbers Game II
Another wild week in sports was wrapped up with a great weekend of sports. You know all the scores but here are a few details you may have missed in, The Numbers Game!82 Combined age of Brett Farve and Vinny Testaverde, starters of Carolina and Green Bay this weekend.2 Is the current ranking of the Kansas Jayhawks in the BCS polls. 51 Was the margin ... read more
Daniel Perkins Bio and Picks

Greetings from Holiday Land....
An interesting week, one that sees AROD head back to the bronx after handling the negotiations on his own? Something tells us he was well prepped by Monsieur Boras in this one. Either way, the most overpaid player in the game, stays exactly that. He is a great talent, but he never shows up when it matters most, and until he does that, we are not buying ... read more
Kendall Holiday Bio and Picks

This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 11/12/2007 A - Atlantic Sun. No conference had a week in the college basketball world that was nearly as good as the Atlantic Sun. Gardner-Webb beat Kentucky on Thursday. Belmont topped Cincinnati on Friday. Mercer outscored O.J. Mayo and the Trojans on Saturday. Three big wins against three legitimate major conference teams in three ... read more
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The Numbers Game
0: Points were put up by the Minnesota Vikings in Lambeau Field vs. the Packers. 1: Was the seed of Ohio State before getting upset by 15 point underdog Illinois on Saturday.2: Is the ranking of Oregon in the latest AP poll, their highest since 2001.4: Was the number of home teams that won outright on Sunday in the NFL.5: Wins in a row for the Celtics ... read more
Daniel Perkins Bio and Picks

This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 10/30/2007A - Autzen Stadium. It's not often that the noise and electricity of a stadium comes through on TV, but it was clear that the Oregon fans were totally out of control on Saturday. I live in the West, so I have seen Oregon play a lot this year. That means that their dominant performance, and the magic of Dennis Dixon, wasn't ... read more
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 10/30/2007A - A-Rod. The World Series wasn't even over before this guy was right in there making everything all about him again. There is no player I enjoy watching more, and no player that I enjoy hearing about less. To be fair, though, $25 million a year doesn't buy what it used to. Between this mess and Kobe I bet I will be incredibly ... read more
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