Starting off in the D-League The NBA D-League’s Idaho franchise is aptly named. The Stampede run, gun and make themselves quite a bit of fun for their fans to watch. The team scores 111.2 and allows 105.6 points per game, primarily as a result of the fact that its contests consist of an average of [...]
I was all fired up yesterday to bet on Arizona +7 @ New Orleans for this weekend as I hate all of the other games/lines, but then I had to go and read this: The Cardinals scored touchdowns on 70.4 percent of their trips inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. No offense fared better…. The Cardinals’ [...]
Allen and Pat lead with three from four on the weekend. Playoff Picks Contest
I’m not sure if this quote from Cardinals QB Kurt Warner shows the high level of their execution, the inability of the Packers to disguise their defense, or both: “I knew early on it was going to be a good day,” he told me as he drove home. “Sometimes I know when I’m on, when [...]
First of all, thanks to the referee/Shane Graham combo below in Wk 4 that hit a FG in OT versus the Browns that was the key Miracle Cover in my Browns Under 5.5 bet (Season review here). oddly, I really liked the way Mangini and Co. played and the end of the year and profited [...]
I’ll post the final pot and ppl numbers by the weekend, lines from Pinnacle: NYJ +2.5 @ Cincinnati Philly +4 @ Dallas Baltimore +3 @ New England Green Bay +1 @ Arizona EDIT 1/11: I’ll post the standings and the first round spreadsheet tonight. -Lou
Back from the homeland & blogging again… Good clock management story today on ESPN from Greg Garber. The column mentions Dick Curl & Herm Edwards at one point, which gives me reason to re-quote my favorite story from the 2009 season. Is there a less encouraging sight than Dick Curl excitedly imparting information to an [...]
I suggested over a few beers at the Castle a NFL Playoff Pick’em Challenge here at Miracle Covers. Basically for 10 bucks, you pick ALL of the games’ lines and compete against the other players for the best overall record thru the Super Bowl (11 games, total) for the pot. There is also a side [...]
KC +12 @ Denver Got this in the second just after McDaniels benched Scheffler AND Marshall for a game (now @ +10), they need to win to have any sniff of the playoffs. How this team even made the 7 win under/over total a sweat after starting 6-0 makes me wanna puke. So does the [...]