Going for Broke
Daily Bet: UNLV -13.5 at Portland
December 4th, 2012
On to the college hardwood tonight, as I’ll lay the heavy lumber with the Rebels. Let me start by saying, yes, I’m well aware that betting UNLV on the road last year was less profitable than betting on Jesus, Santa Claus and Elvis showing up at a strip club together. Read more »
Daily Bet: Giants -3 at Redskins
December 3rd, 2012
I trust Mark Sanchez to complete three straight passes (to his own team) more than I trust Washington’s sieve-like defense to keep the Giants off the scoreboard. Read more »
Daily Bet: UCLA-Stanford UNDER 47
November 30th, 2012
Why go low when UCLA has topped the total in five straight games—including a 35-17 loss to Stanford just six days ago? Two words: Mother Nature. There’s an 80 percent chance of rain in Palo Alto tonight. Read more »
Daily Bet: Saints-Falcons UNDER 55
November 29th, 2012
Oh, sure, now UCLA decides to show up. Some 48 hours after losing 70-68 to Cal Poly as a 19½-point home favorite, the Bruins last night blasted Cal-State Northridge 82-56, easily cashing as a 14½-point favorite—the same Cal-State Northridge that had covered the spread in eight straight games. Read more »
Going for Broke
The best way to extend a winning streak? Fade the short-circuiting Chargers
November 29th, 2012
The Chargers have lost three in a row, six of seven and haven’t defeated an opponent not named the Chiefs since Week 2. During the 1-6 slide, San Diego lost 7-6 to the Browns (after having two weeks to prepare!), and blew second-half leads to the Saints, Broncos, Buccaneers and Ravens (with Baltimore converting a game-saving, fourth-and-29 on a dump-off pass!). Read more »
Daily Bet: Cal-State Northridge +14.5 at UCLA
November 28th, 2012
Having finally received NCAA clearance to hit the court, Shabazz Muhammad is off to a decent start to his UCLA career, scoring 15, 21 and 15 points in its first three games. In fact, he posted a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) against Cal Poly on Sunday. Read more »
Daily Bet: Indiana -9.5 vs. North Carolina
November 27th, 2012
If sports betting in general makes your hair gray, betting on the NBA makes that gray hair fall out of your head—and makes you borderline homicidal. Read more »
Cavaliers +12.5 at Grizzlies
November 26th, 2012
Why no Monday Night Football play, you ask? Because a team that’s 2-8 is laying a field goal on the road against a team that’s 3-7, has lost five straight games and is without its starting quarterback and No. 1 running back. Read more »
Going For Broke
Hoping for a little luck from the Irish for a second time this season
November 22nd, 2012
The good news for Max Wittek? He’s 8-for-9 for 95 yards passing this year in mop-up duty. The bad news? He’s facing an Irish defense that leads the nation in scoring defense, ranks sixth in total defense and has allowed just six TD passes against 14 interceptions. Put it this way: USC has faced exactly two above-average defenses this year—Washington and Stanford—and was held to 24 and 14 points, respectively … and that was with Matt Barkley! Read more »
Daily Bet: Dolphins +2.5 at Bills
November 15th, 2012
To say the Buffalo Bills might not be ready for prime time is like saying Buffalo women might be a tad pasty. Read more »
