Monthly Articles: January 2010

Las Vegas handicapper Dave Cokin gives out a free pick on Friday’s NCAA basketball game between Valparaiso and Wisc. Milwaukee (8:00 p.m. ET). Wisc.-Milwaukee is listed as a 7.5-point home favorite at Bodog.com.

Las Vegas handicapper Dave Cokin gives out a free pick on Thursday’s NCAA basketball game between Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay (8:30 p.m. ET). Austin Peay is listed as a 2-point home favorite at Bodog.com.

This is it, the final weekend of games before the Super Bowl. The last month we’ve been hearing about playoff seedings, bye weeks and home-field advantage. Are all those things really important? Historically it has been during the second round of the playoffs. Teams with the bye have home-field advantage and two weeks to prepare,…

“You can look at the 13-0 Saints, or the ones that finished the season 0-3, and we know that we’re the 13-0 Saints, ” quarterback Drew Brees said this weekend. “And we played like that.” Sure, they played like that in whipping the Cardinals, 45-14. But hold on, Drew: Arizona was banged up badly in…

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NFL Conference Championships opening odds (as of 9:15 p.m. ET, Sunday, Jan. 17): Time ET Matchup 5Dimes CRIS BetUS Sportsbook Sun. 1/24 Jets 40.5 40.5 40.5 40.5 3:00pm, CBS Colts -8.5 -7.5 -7.5 -7.5     Moneyline odds Jets +310 +300 +290 +280   Colts -370 -360 -350 -340     Sun. 1/24 Vikings 52.5…

Football Gameplan’s NFL AFC Divisional Playoffs Predictions (Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts) TitleFootball Gameplan's NFL AFC Divisional Playoffs Predictions (Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts) Runtime8:32 Views634 Posted

Historical trends are always being challenged. For instance, the old adage is that teams want to be the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the NFL playoffs to get that all-important bye week. The off week allows a team to rest and prepare while the four Wild Card teams slug it out. Plus, those…

The following are four-team NFL parlays for this weekend’s Divisional Round playoff games. Feel free to share your picks or trash mine in the comments section below (click on “Comments”). This first chart shows a four-team pointspread parlay at four online sportsbooks: Matchup Pick Bodog SIA BetUS Sportsbook ARI at NO NO -7 (-110) -7…

NFL Divisional Round opening odds (as of 9 p.m. ET, Sunday, Jan. 10): Time ET Matchup 5Dimes CRIS BetJam Sportsbook Sat. 1/16 Cardinals 57 57 56.5 57 4:30pm, FOX Saints -7.5 -7 -7 -7     Sat. 1/16 Ravens 45 44.5 44.5 44.5 4:30pm, CBS Colts -7.5 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5     Sun. 1/17 Cowboys…