Going for Broke
Going for Broke
LSU Heads List of Bowl-Season Moneymakers
Unlike Nevada, look for Tigers to finish the job against Clemson in Chick-fil-A Bowl
December 20th, 2012
Unfortunately for Clemson, motivation is the only edge it has against LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Oh, sure, both teams are 10-2, but LSU played an SEC schedule, with its only losses being by a combined 12 points against Florida and Alabama (ranked second and third, respectively, in the BCS standings). Read more »
Daily Bet: Bengals -4.5 at Eagles
December 13th, 2012
Heading to the NFL tonight and laying the chalk with the road team, for the simple fact that the Bengals are the superior team—in all phases. Sure, Cincinnati is coming off a heartbreaking, last-second 20-19 home loss to the Cowboys, a defeat that snapped a four-game straight-up and against-the-spread winning streak. Read more »
Going For Broke
It’s lowly Lions’ turn to have their way with collapsing Cardinals
December 13th, 2012
Had any of a handful of close games gone my way, my five-week winning streak would still be alive. Then again, the streak also would be alive had I not backed two teams (Saints and Cardinals) that lost by the combined score of 110-27. Yep, to quote the guy who gets divorced and remarries the same woman, I’ve got nobody to blame but myself. Read more »
Daily Bet: Spurs-Jazz OVER 209
December 12th, 2012
Of the 13 games on tonight’s NBA card, none have a higher total than Spurs-Jazz. In other words, this is about as “square” a play as you can get—and we all know how those usually turn out. Read more »
Daily Bet: Pistons +5.5 vs. Nuggets
December 11th, 2012
Slim pickings on the betting board tonight, with only a handful of games on the college and pro hardwood. The best bet on that board? An NBA team that’s 7-16 overall, playing for the second straight night (and the third time in four nights), and has lost five straight times to tonight’s opponent. Read more »
Daily Bet: Texans +5 1/2 at Patriots
December 10th, 2012
The “F” word has been hurled in the direction of the Houston Texans at times this season—and by that I mean “fraud.” Read more »
Daily Bet: Warriors +6 at Nets
December 7th, 2012
Not that it matters, but here’s why I like the Warriors tonight: They’ve won and covered four of their last five games and six of their last eight. Read more »
Daily Bet: Raiders +10 vs. Broncos
December 6th, 2012
Let’s see: USC had scored less than 60 points in 13 of its last 14 road games (never once topping 62 points), while New Mexico had allowed more than 60 points just twice in six home games this year. So what happened last night at The Pit? The Trojans put up 67 points, the final two coming with 13 seconds remaining to turn a 75-65 loss into a 75-67 loss. Read more »
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Oddsmakers get into late-season groove, making NFL winners difficult to find
December 6th, 2012
The Colts have Andrew Luck at quarterback. The Titans have Jake Locker at quarterback. The Colts are playing for a head coach who’s battling leukemia. The Titans are playing for a head coach who will be unemployed in a month. Read more »
Daily Bet: New Mexico -9.5 vs. USC
December 5th, 2012
Played a big Mountain West Conference favorite last night and got burned big-time (and by “burned big-time” I mean UNLV never so much as led by double digits at crappy Portland, let alone had the 13½-point spread covered). So why not go with another huge Mountain West chalk tonight? Read more »
