Ultra Sports Bet » syracuse http://www.ultrasportsbet.com Information, advice and news about sports betting. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:59:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Five for Friday http://www.ultrasportsbet.com/2007/11/five-for-friday/ http://www.ultrasportsbet.com/2007/11/five-for-friday/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:05:05 +0000 http://www.ultrasportsbet.com/five-for-friday/ Post from: Ultra Sports Bet

]]> It’s a bit of an odd night. There are some reasonably interesting things going on in several sports, but nothing too thrilling anywhere. To add some excitement, I am going to give myself a bit of a challenge, and extend it to you. I am going to start with five mythical units, bet them wherever I want, and see how I do. You regular readers (or anyone else) out there should do the same – list the games, your bets, and number of units in the comments, and we’ll see who has a better night. Only bragging rights are on the line, but that’s more important than anything else, anyway.

My picks:

Hawaii at Nevada – There are only two football games tonight, and this one is the interesting one to me. We saw last night what can happen when a star QB gets hurt early. Colt Brennan is fragile, and he had a concussion last week. If he goes down again then Nevada could have a big win at home. I also think that this one will be lower scoring than some expect. Nevada runs the ball a ton and will slow the game down. That coupled with Brennan at less than 100% could keep the score down. Bets: one unit on Nevada moneyline +190, one unit on under 79.

St. Bonaventure (-3) at Loyola-Marymount – I don’t love St. Bonaventure, but they do play a reasonably up-tempo game. Loyola, on the other hand, is just plain bad right now. I think the Bonnies match up well here, and I was a bit surprised by the line. Bet: two units on St. Bonaventure

Fordham (+11) at Syracuse – The Rams had a rough game against Missouri last time out, but I am willing to give them a mulligan. Their shooting was horrible, and the Tigers were hot. Fordham is an improving team full of seniors and they will bounce back well. Syracuse has two wins, but neither has been as strong as it should have been. Bet: one unit on Fordham (+11)

What bets do you like tonight?

UPDATE: Soooo close. Hawaii hit a long, late field goal to squeak out a win. I’d have cashed in if I had settled for taking Nevada and the points, but I took a shot at the moneyline instead. No regrets. Hawaii backup QB Tyler Graunke deserves a serious medal – he played very well when called into duty. In the end I cashed on the total play in the football game, and easily won on St. Bonaventure. That means I ended up about 3/4 of a unit on the night. Could certainly be worse.

As for other contestants – we had just one. Kris had a very good night, missing only with Hawaii and the spread, and winning his other four picks. He bet six units in total, but I’ll let that slide :) . I like the idea of a contest and I will be sure to post it earlier next Friday and give more details. Be forewarned.

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