Miscellaneous Articles
World Cup Handicapping: Group B Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 3/10/2010
It's 1994 all over again. In that year Argentina, Greece and Nigeria played in the same group - just as they will be doing in Group B this time around. Greece will be hoping things go better this time. Back then they didn't win a game, and were the only team from their group to advance (the 24-team field back then meant that four of the six third place teams also advanced).
World Cup Handicapping: Group C Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 3/10/2010
If there is one thing we know about this group it's that it is going to play in front of some big, rowdy crowds. Outside of the South Africans, fans from the U.S. have bought the most tickets for the games, with England close behind. That means that both teams will have virtual home crowds for each game and, in the case of England at least, hooligans will be out in full force.
World Cup Handicapping: Group D Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 3/10/2010
Group G is unquestionably this year's group of death, but Group D should also be considered at least a group of serious injury. None of the squads in the group are serious favorites to win it all, but all have the talent and the potential to pull off a serious surprise and even win an elimination game or two.
NCAA Tournament Projections Updated March 8
by Robert Ferringo - 3/8/2010
Well, there is good news and bad news for bubble teams the country over. The good news is that Northern Iowa won the Missouri Valley, leaving just four conference tournaments left where if the regular season champion losses they would steal a bid, and that Gonzaga, Old Dominion and Butler have each reached their conference tournament final. The bad news is that most of the bubble teams – even those that I’ve had definitely in for the last month – are doing everything in their power to play their way out of the field regardless of what is going on with the mid-majors.
College Basketball Free Pick: North Carolina at Duke
by Matt Severance - 3/5/2010
I grant you that there are better games on Saturday and with more at stake than North Carolina vs. Duke, but it just feels wrong not to preview college basketball’s best rivalry even with the Tar Heels being a massive disappointment and a likely NIT team. And, of course, ESPN GameDay and Dickie V will be there.
NASCAR: Kobalt Tools 500 Odds and Predictions
by Christopher G. Shepard - 3/5/2010
Jimmie Johnson will try to win his third consecutive Sprint Cup race on Sunday at 3:15 p.m. as NASCAR heads to wicked fast Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Kobalt Tools 500. In case you hadn’t noticed, driving fast is something Johnson does very well.
NCAA Tournament Projections Updated March 4
by Robert Ferringo - 3/4/2010
Below is a look at my 65-team field and some NCAA Tournament projections as of the start of business on Thursday. I didn’t worry about regions or matchups or pods or any of those intricacies that make the final bracket the dazzling dance card that it is.
NBA Power Rankings
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/4/2010
The playoffs are finally in sight and this is the time of the year when teams are reaping the benefits of their trade deadline deals while other teams are questioning if they had done enough. The top of the NBA Power Rankings remain steady but there is plenty of fluctuating after that.
Free NBA Picks: Thursday TNT Doubleheader
by Matt Severance - 3/4/2010
For once, NBA fans and bettors aren’t force fed LeBron James and the Cavs on one of the TNT games on a Thursday night, but we do get the two other best players in the league facing off in Kobe Bryant vs. Dwyane Wade. As for the nightcap … unfortunately, the Suns’ improbable 18-game losing streak on TNT was ended back in late January, but they and the Jazz continue to jockey for playoff position and very well could meet in the first round.
NFL Combine Report: Impressive Players
by T.O. Whenham - 3/3/2010
With the NFL Combine now in the books we have a clearer picture of the upcoming NFL Draft. There is increasing debate about the significance of the Combine these days now that players don't always participate, and players are scouted early and more intensely. Still, a good performance helps a player get drafted, and a great performance can send a player rocketing up the draft boards. After watching a good portion of the Combine, here are 10 players that stood out for what I saw them do:
College Basketball Free Picks - ESPN Wednesday Night Doubleheader
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/3/2010
Another Wednesday night ESPN doubleheader for college basketball means another day of breaking down the big games and analyzing trends and matchups. On schedule for Wednesday night is a Big East showdown between two bubble teams and an ACC rivalry game pitting two ranked teams against each other.
NASCAR: Shelby American at LVMS Odds and Predictions
by Christopher G. Shepard - 2/26/2010
For the first and only time this season NASCAR heads to the desert as the Sprint Cup series visits Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the newly branded Shelby American this Sunday, Feb 28 at 3:30 p.m. Hometown hero Kyle Busch will look to win this race for the second year in a row.
NBA Free Picks: ESPN Friday Night NBA Doubleheader
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 2/26/2010
A pair of inter-conference games is on tap Friday night with the Western Conference’s Dallas Mavericks traveling to face the Atlanta Hawks in a matchup of two playoff teams and then Orlando Magic visiting a New Orleans team that is trying to start a late season surge to get into the postseason.
NCAA Tournament Projections Updated Feb. 25
by Robert Ferringo - 2/25/2010
I’m going to do my NCAA Tournament projections article a bit differently this week. Right now all we’re hearing about is “bubble teams”, “must-win games”, “good” and “bad” wins and losses, and “Judgment Week”. It’s all nonsense, really. And as you’ll see in a moment, right now the “bubble” is really just 11 teams fighting for six open at-large bids, with about five conferences, outside of the “major” leagues, sitting there with potential bid stealers and X-factors waiting for the conference tournaments to start.
NBA Free Picks: Thursday Doubleheader On TNT
by Matt Severance - 2/25/2010
Boston has played well since returning from the All-Star Break in winning four of five (2-3 ATS) – which includes victories at the Lakers and Blazers. The C’s beat the sliding Knicks by four on Tuesday night in Nate Robinson’s debut with Boston (he had four points). Cleveland had lost three straight coming out of the break but then righted its ship by beating the Hornets by 10 on Tuesday.
Saturday College Basketball Preview: Kentucky at Vanderbilt
by Matt Severance - 2/19/2010
Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Saturday game of the day. That may sound familiar to you, as it should: This was the highlighted game three weeks ago here on Doc’s as well, but it deserves the top treatment again this week. Back then, Vandy entered having won 10 games in a row and was actually leading Kentucky in the SEC East. So what happened that day in Lexington?
NCAA Tournament Projections Updated Feb. 19
by Robert Ferringo - 2/19/2010
There was some small moving and shaking in my NCAA Tournament projections this week. And over the next few weeks there will be a lot more action. In fact, I’m sure that at least two teams that I’m certain are “In” right now will manage to play their way out of a ticket to The Big Dance over the next few weeks.
NBA Power Rankings
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 2/19/2010
The All-Star Game and the NBA Trade Deadline have come and gone. Most of the moves made at the trade deadline are for positioning in the offseason, which is unfortunate for the NBA, but some teams up top, most notably the Cavaliers, made moves to boost championship hopes this year.
NASCAR: Auto Club 500 Odds and Predictions
by Christopher G. Shepard - 2/19/2010
Thanks to good timing and a green-white-checker finish Jamie McMurray managed to out-duel Dale Earhardt, Jr. to win the Daytona 500 last weekend. Now the Sprint Cup Series heads to the Golden State for the Auto Club 500 at Fontana at 3 p.m. on Feb. 21 at Auto Club Speedway.
Free Sports Picks: College Basketball Thursday Night
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 2/18/2010
A double dose of Big East action is on the college basketball schedule Thursday night with an ESPN doubleheader starting at 7 p.m. with a showdown of Top 10 teams in the nation’s capital between Syracuse and Georgetown and then No. 21 Pitt hits the road against Marquette who is fighting for its tournament life.
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