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They saw the Knicks score & realized at that time they could have received the 2 seed if they won, so in an attempt to avoid the 76ers in round 1, they opted to lay down. Of course, if the Knicks win now, their plan will have backfired. |
BrittanyWVU | 15 |
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@vinny36 I agree that UConn is the better team & should win, but disagree with one particular sentence you posted. "Purdue cannot shoot threes as well as Alabama, not even close." Actually, Purdue shot over 40% this season from 3, 2nd in the nation.
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LB_Dirtbags | 64 |
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From an objective standpoint, I'd ask why would it ever come close to matching the men in popularity? I know a few women that played basketball in college, one at the D-1 level & two at the D-2 level. None of them even follow women's hoops other than the Caitlyn Clark media blitz & maybe the championship games. The women's product will never rise to the level of men's game athletically, so you'll always be watching an inferior product. I'm not saying women's hoops & sports in general don't have a legitimate place at the table, but I wish people/ESPN would quit trying to shove it down our throats & stop telling us that it's more exciting or as compelling as the men's game. The only thing the women have going for them is that their game is less corrupted than men's hoops or football, but I'm sure that will change in the near future. A handful of star women players will be making millions through NIL even though less than 10% of the population will be able to tell you who the hell they are. |
Bitcoin777 | 16 |
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This post sure didn't age well. |
Brisker23 | 19 |
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Montana hit 73% for the game & 9 of 12 in the final minute. Not exactly poor foul shooting. |
Klaista2k | 10 |
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Detroit 5th in rush yards per game & 5th in YPC. Rams 11th in yards per game & 8th in YPC, so their running games seem fairly healthy. |
LB_Dirtbags | 12 |
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@brn2loslive2win Granted, Hurts is not as dominant as last year, but the Eagles are 7th in points scored this season. They're real problem is that secondary. |
invest4profits | 49 |
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If you don't know the stakes of game as it pertains to playoff seeding, you shouldn't be gambling on the NFL. Why would Miami rest players when it's the difference between the 2 seed & the 6 seed, not to mention the AFC East title? It's the difference between facing the Steelers at home, or going on the road against the Chiefs. |
Nabooru | 13 |
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Exactly ONE playoff win in 6 seasons. Very good, but nowhere close to the greatest. Once his legs start to slow down, he'll merely be slightly above average. |
RXistrash | 203 |
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Must have got 7 last weekend because it's been 3.5-4 since Sunday. |
oldwiseone | 25 |
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I grew up during the French Connection heyday listening to him & Ted Darling. They were both Integral to me developing a life-long love of the sport. |
Crazy_Train | 5 |
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Vietnam has had exactly 1 shot on goal, 1 shot off target & 1 corner kick in 2 games combined. They won't score, much less win. |
Nabooru | 13 |
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Seattle only left 9 men on base, but yeah, they had the bases loaded with no outs in the 8th & proceeded to K, pop out & K. Doesn't anybody just try to make contact anymore? |
GOODCHOICEMAN | 14 |
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Did a little research on how game 3's go after a team gives up a large amount of goals during the first two games. Florida obviously had a slew of defensive letdowns over games 1 & 2 & it also looks like the long layoff had a negative effect on Bobrovsky's stellar play, so I wanted to see what the chances were that they turn things around in game 3. I think it makes sense that a team down 2-0 that gave up 12 goals would give their best effort in an attempt to batten down the hatches so to speak. Since the expansion season of 1967-68 there have been only 4 instances of teams giving up 4+ goals in all of the first three games of a Stanley Cup Finals. 1970 St. Louis Blues (Boston sweep), 1973 Chicago Blackhawks (Montreal won in 6), 1981 Minnesota North Stars (NYI in 5) & the 1997 Philadelphia Flyers (Detroit sweep) are those teams. So, in 55 post-seasons there have only been 4 instances where teams didn't hold up on defense for at least i of the first 3 games of the finals. I'm playing Las Vegas team total Under 3.5 goals (-190). Admittedly, the juice is high, so I have another bet I'm playing I also like that actually plays plus money. In 55 instances there has also only been 4 instances where at least 1 of the first 3 games of the Finals hasn't been a low scoring tight affair (meaning 5 goals total or less scored) Those seasons were 1980 (Philly vs NYI), 1981 (Minn vs NYI), 1997 (Detroit vs Philly) & last year with Tampa & Colorado. I'm also playing the game total at under 5.5 at (+105). Best of luck! |
dg84 | 1 |
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Since you know it's all fixed, that means you must have a good idea why it was fixed, how they did it & how the NBA wants the script to play out in the finals, right? That being the case, tell us who wins & covers in game 4 & how this all plays out. You should be able to make money off this insight you have. |
Brisker23 | 14 |
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Herro shooting for a game 3 return per Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. Not sure how reliable his info usually is though. |
Irisheric777 | 13 |
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Worked out well tonight. I didn't get to watch a lot of the Carolina/Jersey series, but I find it hard to believe their offense has regressed so much. They look like their hope is that the puck will take a bad bounce, or get deflected in front. I haven't seen more than a half dozen nice setup passes, or decent finishing shots from them in the first two games. I know they lost a lot of firepower to injury this year, but they've definitely shown more than this. Bobrovsky is playing very well, but Florida did give up the most goals of any playoff team this year during the regular season. |
dg84 | 11 |
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Obviously there haven't been many instances of teams playing a 4+ OT game in NHL history, 15 to be exact, including Thursday's Carolina/Florida game. It's such a unique experience that I decided to look into what effect, if any, the game had on the winning/losing team's performance in the following game. It such a small sample size, but I still found what I feel could be an interesting angle. In the previous 14 games, the winner of the excessively long game won the next game of the series 6 of 10 times, so not much of an edge there (the other 4 games were series ending games, so there was no next game). However, in 8 of 10 cases, 5 goals or less were scored in the following game, which I think makes sense due to the fact that both teams are likely strong defensively if they were able to go 4+ periods without allowing any goals between them & I also believe the overtime mentality of not making mistakes & being extremely careful with the puck might carry over into the next game. Also, the team that won the 4+ OT game, went on to win the series 8 of 10 times. Personally, I'm betting the under 5.5 fairly heavy. Actually, leaning to playing the under every game of the series, but I definitely like the under tonight. |
dg84 | 11 |
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Pittsburgh has been pretty lucky over the years also, getting to watch Lemieux, Jagr & Crosby. I only wish Gretzky & Lemieux could have met in the Cup finals once. |
Juisby737 | 13 |
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That explains why Japan got in over Hungary, although I still don't understand why they set it up that way, but I still don't see why Japan plays Switzerland in a quarterfinal. I understand it's A4 vs A5, according to the site, but why would it be set up that way? You guarantee that either the 7th or 8th best team makes the semis. Utterly ridiculous.
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bevoaustintx | 27 |
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