Going for Broke
Daily Broke: Padres (+130) at Pirates
August 10th, 2012
Two games into the NFL preseason and I’m already convinced that my 72-year-old mother could do a better job of picking winners. Read more »
Daily Broke: Bears (-2½) vs. Broncos
August 9th, 2012
Looks like I can add another rule to the baseball betting notebook: If a team has won 16 of its last 17 home games (including the last 10 in a row) and said team hands the ball to Anibal Sanchez, do NOT wager on the streak continuing. Read more »
Going For Broke
Stormy season looming in forecast for Giants and Lions
August 9th, 2012
Last year in the NFC, five teams—Packers (15-1), 49ers (13-3), Saints (13-3), Lions (10-6) and Falcons (10-6)—dominated the conference. Not only that, but Green Bay, New Orleans and San Francisco scored huge at the betting window, combining to go 35-12-1 against the spread (according to stats at Covers.com). And yet who stormed through the NFC playoffs (beating the Falcons, Packers and 49ers) and won the Super Bowl (beating the 13-3 Patriots), covering the spread in all four games? The 9-7 Giants—the same Giants who lost twice to the last-place Redskins (by a combined score of 51-24), who were 6-6 in early December, who scored six fewer points than their opponents for the season, and who needed a Week 17 victory to even qualify for the playoffs. Read more »
Daily Broke: Tigers (+130) vs. Yankees
August 8th, 2012
Let’s see, all the Tigers have done since the calendar flipped to August is win six straight games while plating a total of 46 runs. Read more »
Daily Broke: Twins (+105) at Indians
August 7th, 2012
To say these two division rivals are heading in opposite directions is about as obvious as saying Macaulay Culkin could use a couple of cheeseburgers. Read more »
Daily Broke: Mariners (+125) at Orioles
August 6th, 2012
Well, that dream of a perfect NFL season lasted about three hours, as the Cardinals fell short against the Saints in the Hall of Fame Game. Read more »
Daily Broke: Cardinals (+2½) vs. Saints
August 3rd, 2012
America, your long nightmare is just about over. No, Paris Hilton, every Kardashian and the cast of Jersey Shore aren’t being deported to a deserted island. Read more »
Daily Broke: Twins (+170) at Red Sox
August 2nd, 2012
The only thing in Boston uglier than the women and Bill Belichick’s wardrobe is Jon Lester’s 2012 statistics. Read more »
Daily Broke: Rangers (-1 1/2 runs, +115) vs. Angels
August 1st, 2012
My philosophy when it comes to losing a bet: I hate when it happens, but when it does, I’d just as soon get my ass kicked than lose in heartbreaking fashion Read more »
Daily Broke: A’s (-110) vs. Rays
July 31st, 2012
What do yours truly, the Oakland A’s and Kate Upton have in common? We’re all smokin’ hot. Read more »
