Monthly Articles: May 2010

In a highly-anticipated light heavyweight showdown, Rashad Evans (19-1-1) takes on archenemy Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (30-7-0) in the main event of UFC 114 on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (10 p.m. ET, PPV). Although fighters will often try to hype up an event with a lot of pre-fight trash…

2010 Western Athletic Conference Preview by Jim Feist Boise State Broncos The Boise State Broncos continue to roll, going 13-0, 10-3, 12-1 and 14-0 SU, 9-4 ATS the last five seasons under head coach Chris Peterson.   He was the offensive coordinator under Dan Hawkins and Boise averaged 44 points, 194 yards rushing and 266 passing…

After losing Game 4 at home, the Boston Celtics get a second chance to close out the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night (8:35 p.m. ET, ESPN). The swing in the pointspread from Game 4 to Game 5 has been quite dramatic as a result of homecourt. Just two nights ago…

by Big Al McMordie The enemy of youth is time, as time turns youth into old age. A byproduct of this is experience, though it’s not always an even tradeoff. Experience (adding Shaq and Antoine Walker) helped the veteran Miami Heat roll to a title in 2006 against the young Mavericks. The veteran Celtics won…

A crucial swing game of the Western Conference Finals takes place on Tuesday night in Phoenix when the Suns host the Los Angeles Lakers (9:05 p.m. ET, TNT). If the Suns can get a win they would even up the series at 2-2 while a Los Angeles win would send them home up 3-1 with…

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The Boston Celtics will try and eliminate the Orlando Magic on Monday night as they play Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals (8:35 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Celtics have dominated the Magic in the first three games of the series and with a win on Monday; the Celtics will head to the NBA Finals…

by Jim Feist April and May means that many novice sports bettors may look at the matchups and lean toward ace pitchers and lay the big price. But let me say four words to you: Do not do it. Baseball is unique from football and basketball in that there is no point spread. Instead you…

The College Football campaign is just around the corner! It’s always a good bet to get an early jump on examining offseason changes. Here’s what to look for in the Mountain West for the 2010 Football season. T.C.U. Horned Frogs Undervalued again! TCU went 11-1 SU, 9-3 ATS five years ago, a sizzling 11-2 SU,…

The Boston Celtics will try to put a stranglehold on the NBA betting Eastern Conference Finals when they host the Orlando Magic in Game 3 on Saturday (8:35 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Celtics won the first two games in Orlando and now they return home where they could win the NBA playoffs betting series if…