(Top Image courtesy of ESPN) OH YEAH BUDDY! NCAA football rivalry week has arrived. Just like last year we will look at some classic matchups, but this time different ones. And let me tell you they are all special to someone, especially with so much riding on the result. Defeats are sooo’ bitter, but victories are such a juicy […]
NCAA Football Picks
(top image courtesy of deathvalleyvoice.com) There are indeed some very enticing matchups this weekend. I will give a brief cover and predictions on a few of those. Utah Utes visit the Washington Huskies and the Huskies are favored by 1.5 points. These both feature some explosive offenses. Utah averages 33.8 a game while Washington kicks in 27 per contest. Now […]
NFL Thursday Night Pick
The Cincinnati Bengals are taking on the Cleveland Browns tonight in the NFL’s Thursday evening matchup and according to the latest line the Bengals are an 11.5 point favorite according to the sportsbooks covered by OddsShark.com. I know Cincinnati is HOT right now like never ever before (first time in franchise history to be 7-0) and I […]
MLB Pennant Report
Welcome to the WILDCARD EDITION, of the MLB pennant report. The regular season has wrapped with some exciting division chases, such as the Texas Rangers coming out of nowhere to claim the American League Western Division title from the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In the National League, the Washington Nationals, at one time […]
NCAA Football Betting Picks
My two picks of the week will be based off of picks I called before the season began. I looked pretty good a couple weeks ago when LSU beat Auburn as I predicted, but I also looked pretty bad because of the 45-21 beating that the LSU Tigers gave the Auburn Tigers, led by the […]
NFL Sports Betting Predictions: Week 3
Week 3 NFL Sport Betting Predictions Making NFL betting predictions is starting to become more clear as the season goes on. We don’t have to rely on the useless pre-season to see how teams are playing together or what effect off-season moves have. Who would have thought that DeMarco Murray would have 3 more rush […]
Joel’s Rant: Daily Fantasy Football Sites
Let me preface this rant with the fact that I love to bet, wager, gamble or whatever you want to call it. I have never gone over the top in my gambling and wagered more than I could afford to lose, but there is a reason I moved to Las Vegas for several years in […]
Predicting NCAA Football’s Top 4
Oh dear football, it is so good to see you again in all of your glorious forms: Canadian, American high school, pro, and especially, NCAA football. On Thursday, September 3rd and Saturday September 5th, fans will be in stadiums around the country dancing and cheering on their squads to a win or at least a valiant effort. Above image is courtesy […]
NFL Predicting the AFC North
Top photo courtesy of (Charles LeClaire-USA Today) In the NFL, the more things change, the more they stay the same, especially in this bone bruising division where it usually comes down to the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers slugging it out. I mean in the last 20 years how many dudes have the Cleveland Browns had under center? Since […]
MLB Chicago Cubs are ROARING
While I have marveled at additions by the, MLB’s, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets, I must credit the Chicago Cubs organization for the “less is more” approach, by their top executive, Theo Epstein. In other words they didn’t give up future talent to grab a veteran and take on salary. The Cubs have stuck with the calm […]
Poor Officiating Sports Rankings Part 2
Above Image (courtesy of www.amishbabymachine.com) As I mentioned back in April, at OTBR we are going to chart through the year the performance of major sports in the world (mostly North American) to see who will win the 2015 brass whistle for poor officiating. After all, sometimes the REFS -DO MAKE YOUR TEAM LOSE. If you are not […]
Horse Racing needs a Triple Crown winner!
Top image is courtesy of (AP Photo/Morry Gash). The sport of horse racing could truly use a super-star equine and another super jockey. To give you a picture of just how long that has been, Jimmy Cater was the President of the United States, The Who and the Rolling Stones were still cranking out new hits, Jaws […]
Quick Sports Thoughts 4-30-15
Top Image courtesy of (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)(Credit: Matt Slocum). Wow is it going to be a terrific weekend for sports overall. The NFL draft is in process as I write this and will go on throughout the weekend . NHL and NBA playoffs are hitting the second round which means they will be more competitive and it’s time to tune […]
MAYWEATHER VERSUS PACQUIAO: THE MOST OVERDUE TITLE FIGHT PART 1
The top image is (courtesy of Boxingvideo.org) Okay, we have been waiting for this match up for six years now. The heavyweight division gets most of the glory, but seriously, the smaller weight divisions come to bang most of the time. Pound for pound Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have been considered the very two […]