Ultra Sports Bet

Today is one of those days where I have a lot of research I am doing, and as a result I am reading a lot of sports websites and news articles. In other words, I have the best job in the world. As I have been reading around, these are 10 things have have stuck in my mind for further reference in my sports betting journeys:
1. Yao Ming’s season ending injury. My first reaction – wow, that sucks. My second reaction – with Rick Adelman at the helm, the team isn’t going to struggle as much as people think. That …read more

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I wouldn’t touch the Monday Night game with a 100 foot pole. Both teams are ridiculously flawed and I don’t see any way to squeeze any value out of it. It’s also a frustratingly dull night on the college front. What’s a guy to do to get a little action? Look to the rink, I guess. There are two games that are reasonably interesting on Monday night:
Anaheim (+100) at Columbus – Anaheim got a huge boost with the announced return of Scott Niedermayer this week, and I expect them to ride that wave to a victory over the struggling Blue …read more

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Normally in this spot I would make a write up and a pick for the Thursday night NFL game between Chicago (+3) and Washington. I absolutely refuse to do it. This is a truly and utterly awful game, and I am not going to watch it because I don’t want the NFL to think I approve. I will come back to the NFL when they start showing better games (like Sunday – this isn’t a long strike), but I refuse to be part of such terrible football. In a pinch I guess I would lean towards Washington, but none of …read more

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The NHL season got off to a premature and slightly ridiculous start in London, England when the Los Angeles Kings beat the defending Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4-1. Before you file this under ‘Who really cares?’, you might as well pay a bit of attention because hockey can present a large number of betting opportunities if you pay a little attention.
A couple of things of note came out of this game. First, hockey takes a while to get interesting. The play was sloppy and uneven, the defending champs even looked disinterested at times, and it was barely more …read more

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