I joined Bruce this week for Take The Points, our weekly look at local and national sports and gambling. Lots of talk about the Olympics, along with MLB trade deadline and some football talk. Remember, Take The Points…fade the picks. … Continue reading Take The Points–Aug. 2, 2024
One exercise I like to do is to look at the NFL draft picks the way a commodity trader. Did the team get value with their pick. This is not an analysis of if it was a good pick on … Continue reading NFL Draft Values (Is that the Raiders near the top?)
Rickey Henderson, Ronnie Lott and Marcus Allen. For as long as I can remember, these have been my three favorite athletes of all time. There is zero debate on my top three. The order maybe, but not the top three. These posters and jersey are hanging up in my new office. The Rickey poster is new, but there is plenty of Rickey memorabilia under it with 30-40 years of age on it. I’ve had that Ronnie poster since high school, what was, ahem, 30 years ago. And the Marcus jersey was a gift I received a year or two after … Continue reading Mt. Rushmore Of Favorite Athletes
I don’t bet a ton of golf. Or atleast, that is what I thought until I started looking at just how many bets I have down on the Masters already. The Masters is the most bet golf event of the year, and apparently I am no exception there. So, with that in mind, here is what all I have in pocket already. Jordan Spieth & Brooks Koekpa to combine for 7+ birdies in round 1 +150 Tiger Woods to shoot par or better through 3 holes +100 Brooks Koepka over Viktor Hovland tournament matchup +136 Tony Finau Top 20 +130 … Continue reading My Masters Bets
3/25/24 Pre-Sweet 16 Checkin Checking in after the opening weekend, and all six of the identified teams have survived, and five of the six are favorites in the Sweet 16 round. UConn is a 11-point favorite over SDSU and sitting with a 25.5 percent chance of winning it all, according to Nate Silver. Purdue is a 5.5 point favorite over Gonzaga with a 17.7 percent chance. Arizona is a 7 point favorite over Clemson with a 13.8 percent chance. Houston is a 4.5 point favorite over Duke with a 12.5 percent chance. Marquette is a 6.5 point favorite over NC … Continue reading The KenPom Criteria Qualifiers For National Champions
I joined Bruce this week for Take The Points, our weekly look at local and national sports and gambling. All the Super Bowl talk, with bets from all four of us. This Week’s Picks All My Super Bowl Bets The … Continue reading Take The Points–Feb. 9, 2024
With football nearly in the rearview, my focus has turned to basketball, and for me that is mostly college basketball. Yes, the NBA is a better product, but for some reason I always gravitate to watching college more. I can’t explain it. The eye is always toward the March Madness tournament. And who can win it. I’m a fan of KenPom, TeamRankings, Torvik, all of it. One of the things I look at heading in is teams who meet the minimum required rankings of past national champions. Basically, “no team ranked lower than <this> has ever won the title. Criteria … Continue reading KenPom’s Minimum Qualifying Standards
I joined Bruce this week for Take The Points, our weekly look at local and national sports and gambling. Lots of NFL conference championship talk, plus the coaching carousel and some hoops. This Week’s Picks Remember, Take The Points…fade the … Continue reading Take The Points–Jan. 26, 2024
I joined Bruce this week for Take The Points, our weekly look at local and national sports and gambling. This Week’s Picks Remember, Take The Points…fade the picks. Twitter Handles Bruce DickeyWeezLucas VaughanJamey Hodges Take The Points Archives Continue reading Take The Points–Jan. 5, 2024
I don’t make it to the Take The Points tapings as often as I use to, but hey! I made it this week. Lots of college football talk, plus some NFL and college basketball. Inappropriate jokes were only told occasionally. … Continue reading Take The Points–Dec. 8, 2023
