16 teams in the NHL will be on a quest but there won’t be John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones gallivanting around knocking coconut shells together, mimicking the sound of horse hooves.
No, this quest will be less humorous and a lot more physical.
It’s Go Time – Selection Sunday draws nigh and while some teams are already booked in for a spot in the tournament, others have to make their case over the next few days.
It’s Championship week and invites to the big dance are waiting to be grabbed.
Selection Sunday looms, but before that can happen there is championship week.
While the power conferences have yet to get things going, Siena has taken the MAAC title, Gonzaga the WCC, Chattanooga the Southern, Morehead State the Ohio Valley, Northern Iowa the Missouri Valley, Virginia Commonwealth the Colonial Athletic, Radford the Big South and East Tennessee St. the Atlantic Sun.
Man are we ever close to the start of March Madness.
Selection Sunday is a little more than a week away and the opening-round game in Dayton, Ohio takes place on St. Patrick’s Day…it all starts very soon.
As the clock ticks down the Big Dance, bettors at online sportsbooks have been taking aim at the NCAA Championship Future Odds.
Whether it was the quality of movies, or with the recessionary times more people stayed home to watch, or the fact Marissa Tomei was back on the red carpet (she’s a draw unto herself)….but online sportsbooks saw a big increase in Oscar betting volume over Hollywood’s big night out last year.
Will Kate Winslet cry? Will Sean Penn go long? Can Mickey Rourke pull off an upset for bettors?
Bettors are gearing up for the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is 81st Annual Academy Awards show, aka the Oscars, this Sunday and while Hollywood is making preparations, so are the bettors.
