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Pick Colts, Vikings for Super Bowl showdown |
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Tuesday, 08 December 2009 19:32 |
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While looking over the Titans vs Colts betting odds for this weekend’s game, I got the urge to start thinking about my Super Bowl picks. Right now, it’s looking like it’ll be Indianapolis against Minnesota in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami in February. AFC Pick: Indianapolis (+100) The Colts are favored over New England, Cincinnati and San Diego, as well as Pittsburgh, in your online sportsbook as they are 11-0 heading into this weekend’s showdown with Tennessee. The Colts have shown they can blow teams out, as well as win the close games, and with Peyton Manning on the team, Indy is NEVER out of a game. The questions on the Colts come from a suspect running game, and injuries that have depleted their secondary, forcing them to go young. NFC Pick: Minnesota (+110) Unbeaten New Orleans are the online sportsbook favorites at -105, but I would go with the Vikings, who offer better value. Brett Favre is probably a favorite to win the MVP award due to the media’s obsession with him, but the 40-year-old may be playing the best football of his career. The Vikings also have the league’s best running back in Adrian Peterson, and their defense is more consistent than the Saints. Like the Colts, the Vikings have experienced some injuries in their secondary, but they’re starting to get healthy at just the right time for you to put them in your NFL picks. |
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Hopping Aboard the Yankee Bandwagon |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 15:27 |
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Internet sports betting trends focus on the World Series this week as sportsbooks take major action on the Fall Classic. It’s not really surprising to see the Yankees getting so much support in the bets, but I have to wonder if it’s actually warranted. Yes, the Yankees had the majors’ best record this season and have been dominant so far in the playoffs. But, looking closer, they had by far the easiest playoff matchup of any team in the Division series round when they battled the Twins, who were just happy to be there. Then, the Angel bats imploded when opportunities were there for the taking. The Phillies had to battle through a red-hot Rockies team followed by the Dodgers, who were the NL’s best team last year. They have the deepest pitching staff in the majors and play phenomenal defense. If you think defense doesn’t mean much, know that seven of the eight playoff qualifiers ranked in the MLB’s top 10 in fielding percentage. The Phillies are young, more athletic, and better baserunners. They also won the World Series last year, for cryin’ out loud, and the Yanks are back in the Fall Classic for the first time since 2003. Why, then, are the Yankees getting all the sportsbook support? Is it because of their established personality as the “Big Bad Yankees”? The celebrity appeal of A-Rod? Maybe it’s because of what Mariano Rivera brings in close games, which could be the best reason of all. I don’t know about you, but I see an opportunity when I look at the betting trends. Thank you, Yankee supporters; you’ve shifted the lines to give the Phillies solid value at +185 and I’ll laugh all the way to the bank when they edge the Bronx Bombers in the World Series. |
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