Word to your mothers, the three articles below are looooooooooong. Awesome stuff though and as good as anything I could ever hope to write. Print and read.
36 hours with the Atlanta Hawks by Lang Whitaker.
“This team has a chance to do something special if you believe in each other,” Woodson said. “If you [...]
From Pinnacle this morning:
Saturday
Arizona @ New Orleans -7
Baltimore @ Indianapolis -6.5
Sunday
Dallas @ Minnesota -2.5
NY Jets @ San Diego -7
Picks due by 4pm Saturday. Post in comments and/or email to me or Sean.
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’ divisional-round [...]
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 I’m [...]
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 overwhelmed [...]
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 bet [...]