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Thursday’s “Need To Know”
A look at the hot and cold pitchers going on Thursday. The information you need to know whether it is for fantasy baseball or wagering contests.
Probable Hot Starting Pitchers going on Thursday:
Dallas Braden (Oakland Athletics)
Braden has been solid this season with a line of 7-7, 3.12ERA on the season.
Check out the week to week schedule of your favorite NFL teams. Starting in Week 11, flexible scheduling comes into play for Sunday games. NBC has the Sunday night schedule and has the ability to move games from the afternoon to prime time. Keep your eye open for NFL network television games as well this year as the network will be in competition with Espn, and NBC for games as well.
Sure, baseball season is in full swing but let’s admit it, we just can’t wait for the NCAAF Picks season to start! Although, baseball continues to be called “American’s Pastime”, no one can argue that the football picks season is the most favorite time of the year.
It won’t be long before the old pigskin is flying and we’re writing here discussing how wrong the structure of the NCAAF BCS set up is.
This MLB gambling season has flown by so fast it’s hard to believe we already past the half way mark. The All Star break is a great time to start projecting the winners of each division and the wildcard. Handicapping this year’s National League Pennant race is a little more complex than usual. There are at least 8 teams that have a true shot at winning their divisions or the wildcard.
The AFC offseason has been dominated by Tom Brady’s recovery from his Week 1 knee injury and the subsequent surgeries. The two-time Super Bowl MVP appears to be his old self again, but football bettors and oddsmakers will be holding their breath until the season starts.
Besides Brady, there are plenty of other offseason stories buzzing about that could impact the way bettors wager on the NFL this season…
In our quest to be the ONLINE LEADER in NFL Gambling & NFL Handicapping information we’re way out ahead of the rest with our 2009 Divisional Previews for all 8 NFL divisions.
We will be covering the entire off season for each team and giving you a preview of the upcoming 2009 season with updates from now through kickoff of Week 1 of the NFL 2009/10 Season.
Tyrod Taylor’s Time to Shine
Today we take a look at the Virginia Tech Hokies, who have won the Atlantic Coast Conference title the last two seasons.
2008 Record: 10-4 SU, 6-7 ATS
Three-Year record (’06-’08): 31-10 SU, 20-17-1 ATS
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Bills Football Gambling
The Bills started quickly last season, winning their first four games, but for the most part the offense fell apart later in the season. Buffalo went through a stretch where it lost seven of eight games, and once again finished out of the money, with its third straight 7-9 season.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Chiefs Football Gambling
Last year the Chiefs started out bad and ended up bad. There was just no spinning out of their 2-14 season (8-8 against the spread), in which Brodie Croyle, who had been anointed the “quarterback of the future,” went down with an injury, and Tyler Thigpen wound up being the quarterback.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Browns Football Gambling
Things started bad for the Cleveland Browns last season and finished even worse. The team lost its first three games, recovered briefly to win three of four, but lost its last six in a very embarrassing fashion.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Ravens Football Gambling
Some expected that the Baltimore Ravens might be in a rebuilding mode after bringing in a new coach in John Harbaugh and drafting quarterback Joe Flacco in the first round to fill a position that had otherwise unproven talent.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Steelers Football Gambling
The Pittsburgh Steelers were strong from the beginning of the 2008 campaign, and hit their peak coming down the stretch, as they allowed just 83 points in their last seven regular season games. It helps having the league’s #1 defense, though that’s not to say the offense as limited as, say, the Baltimore Ravens, whom they beat in the AFC title game.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Eagles Football Gambling
The Philadelphia Eagles once again got oh so close to the Super Bowl in the 2008 season, but lost in a thrilling NFC title game to the Arizona Cardinals. The Eagles’ 9-6-1 SU record was nothing sensational (though their 10-6 ATS mark was rock solid), but they got better toward the end, winning four of their last five games, including a 28-point win over Arizona and a 44-6 romp over Dallas.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Cowboys Football Gambling
The Dallas Cowboys began training camp as part of an HBO reality show called “Hard Knocks” and had high hopes of displacing the New York Giants and representing the NFC in the Super Bowl.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Redskins Football Gambling
The Redskins got a nice break out of the starting gate, winning four of their first five and six of their first eight and included in those wins included key division road wins over Dallas and Philadelphia.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Colts Football Gambling
The Colts got off to a slow start in 2008, as Peyton Manning took a whole to warm up after missing all of training camp. Manning eventually got himself going – and wound up winning the MVP award as a result.
