Heat Season Preview – NBA Predictions
The Miami Heat are the odds on favourite to win the NBA Championship again this season. I like the moves they have made during the offseason making this year’s version maybe better than last year’s.
The Miami Heat are the odds on favourite to win the NBA Championship again this season. I like the moves they have made during the offseason making this year’s version maybe better than last year’s.
The Atlanta Hawks have been winning a decent team for quite a while, but they have never been able to take the next step. The Hawks continually get knocked out in the first or second round of the NBA playoffs, and they win about 43-45 games each year. Atlanta decided to change things up in the offseason.
NFC West Clash Featured on Thursday Night Football
The Seattle Seahawks continue their march toward NFC supremacy Thursday night when they head to Phoenix to take on the Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are coming off a 20-13 win against Tennessee as 11 point home favorites and are now 5-1 straight up and 4-2 against the spread with an even 3-3 split on totals.
The 2013 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open comes our way from Las Vegas this week. We can expect the winner to go low – last year’s winning score by Ryan Moore was 24 under par!
The Chase for NASCAR’s 2013 Sprint Cup title enters the backstretch this Sunday with a return to Talladega Superspeedway for the running of the Camping World RV Sales 500, which is the sixth race on the 10-race schedule.
The Northern Illinois Huskies just continue to keep winning. They are perfect on the season and heading into what should be a relatively easy game at Central Michigan, the program that used to lead the MAC before their current run of dominance.
The Oregon State Beavers took down a dominant offensive team with a potent air attack last week when they defeated the Washington State Cougars 52-24. The score really didn’t get out of hand until late in the contest, but a huge fourth quarter gave them the win they needed to improve to 5-1.
The Washington State Cougars are coming off of a game against the Oregon State Beavers that saw them blunder late and fall big to their southern-state rivals. Now they have to forget about what happened quickly, as they have an even tougher offensive opponent in Week 8—the No. 2 Oregon Ducks.
With the chaos of last week losses across the nation in the rear view mirror it looks like the ACC was one of the main benefactors of the carnage that brought down 7 ranked teams last week. Miami sits undefeated with a chance to really improve their chances for a special season with a win on Thursday night in Chapel Hill.
Rivalry Night – Disappointing Rangers Visit Equally Disappointing Capitals
Two early season favorites to challenge for the new Metropolitan Division crown this season meet in DC Wednesday night – both struggling and looking to right the ship – QUICK!
The Florida State Seminoles and the Clemson Tigers are set to face off in Week 7, in what will be the first ACC battle since 2005 when both conference opponents are ranked in the top five in the country. Clemson is No. 3, while the Seminoles are No. 5.
The Wisconsin Badgers are currently ranked No. 25 entering their matchup with the Illinois Fighting Illini. Wisconsin is coming off of a 35-6 beatdown of the then-No. 19 Northwestern Wildcats, while Illinois is dealing with a 39-19 loss to Nebraska in its rearview mirror.
The Central Florida Knights arrive in Louisville fresh off a win and aiming to make their mark in a key American Athletic Conference bout on Friday night.
Two weeks of NHL action is in the books and what a two weeks it has been. There are still some undefeated teams out there, some complete surprises and some utter disappointments early in the season. Let’s break it all down in Dave B’s bi-weekly edition of the NHL Power Rankings.
NFL Power Rankings – Where Every Team Sits After Week 6
Week 6 of the NFL season is done – a few more teams fell from the undefeated ranks – only two unbeaten teams remain and of course, they are your top 2. There has been some movement in the Rankings since last week – some continue to plummet like the Texans and the Falcons while others continue to ascend like the Chiefs.
The Week 8 AP Top 25 college football rankings were released on Sunday. Stanford’s loss on Saturday knocked them right out of the top 10, while Georgia suffered the same fate. Florida State moved into the top 5, while UCLA and Miami climbed into the top 10.