16 games, 32 teams, 25 goals. Betting the under in every game would have given you a 13-1-2 record so far. The only over to hit was Germany’s 4-0 win over Australia. Brazil/North Korea pushed on a 3 goal line and Greece/South Korea did the same at 2. 8 games were 0-0 at halftime. Uruguay [...]
The World Cup just kicked off 45 minutes ago with South Africa and Mexico tied 0-0 at half. Some various bets I’m recommending so far: Uruguay to win Group A +350 This one is already off the board as Group A starts today, but this was also available at +400. Even odds for a team [...]
April is traditionally a slow gambling month. Despite the NHL and NBA playoffs kicking off, there’s not usually much action to be found. Thankfully, a couple of items have popped up for this weekend: Les Habitants From Puck Prospectus: December 19th is the line of demarcation for me. That’s when Montreal’s prime mover, defenseman Andrei [...]
Michael Vick is back in the news this week. From Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: I was encouraged to hear that Michael Vick, in advance of his reality show that debuts Tuesday on BET , is saying he led “a double life,” and I use the word “encouraged” advisedly. Because you don’t know how [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Soccer in the Lower German Leagues, a Target for Bribery For a few sweet hours on Saturday, none of that mattered. SSV Ulm beat F.C. Eintracht Bamberg, 3-1. The Ulmers dominated the game and loved every minute of it. Who cared that only 39 fans in Ulm’s black-and-white colors made the trip to Bamberg, a [...]
“Henry’s handball, Tiger Wood’s Car Crash, Roger Federer losing … That’s it….I’m throwing my Gillete away” – TFLN According to the NY Times, pro athletes are having a hard time selling their houses after changing teams so now they’re leasing to one another. “I’ll never buy again,” said the veteran Nets guard Keyon Dooling, who [...]
Looks like women’s soccer is still getting chippy out there. One would think said aggression would only be reserved for referees who make bad calls or miss them, but I digress. At least NBA refs can come out of it saying, “Hey, at least we aren’t as bad as those guys!” Three things on the [...]
The usual linkage including yet another Lady GaGa cover. As everyone reading this knows, Bills coach Dick Jauron was fired this week. The best explanation as to why came from ESPN’s Gregg Easterbrook: Prior to kickoff [versus Tennessee], Rich Gannon of CBS asked Dick “Cheerio, Chaps” Jauron what Buffalo worked on during the bye. Cheerio [...]