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The Toronto Raptors 2016-2017 Season Betting Predictions!!!
Beginning the season 2015-2016 as an underdog, although dismissed by many NBA experts, the Toronto Raptors played the best season in the history of the franchise. Led by their excellent head coach Dwane Casey, the Raptors finished the season with an overall record of...
Cubs vs. Dodgers: NLCA Game 6 Preview
Posted on October 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After being shut out in Games 2 and 3 of the NLCS, the Chicago Cubs have responded in a big way, scoring 18 runs on 26 hits over the course of Games 4 and 5 to take a 3-2 series lead against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The...
Danny Salazar Could Return to Cleveland Indians for World Series
Posted on October 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Cleveland Indians flew through the American League playoffs, winning seven of eight games, behind outstanding pitching. Despite missing starters Carlos Carassco and Danny Salazar due to injury, the Indians have shown...
Aaron Rodgers And The Green Bay Packers Aren’t Back—Yet
Posted on October 21, 2016, by Travis Pulver A day after Aaron Rodgers had his first 300+ yard game since last November, many in the wide world of sports are ready to proclaim the Green Bay Packers and their star quarterback are back. It wasn’t so much because they...
Mets To Pick Up 2017 Option On Jose Reyes
Posted on October 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Mets have some important and difficult decisions to make this offseason. Choices may need to be made with regard to players like Yoenis Cespedes, Neil Walker, Jay Bruce, and Lucas Duda. However, the Mets...
Scott Boras Says Harper, Strasburg Will Be Healthy for 2017
Posted on October 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine At the top of the list of questions facing the Washington Nationals this offseason is the health of star outfielder Bryce Harper and star pitcher Stephen Strasburg. However, agent Scott Boras, who represents both players,...
Cubs Re-Take NLCS Lead With Another Commanding Win
Posted on October 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Don't look now, but the Chicago Cubs are just one game away from the World Series. After falling behind the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in the NLCS, the Cubs have stormed back the past two games, winning Games 4 and 5 in...
NCAA Football Week 8: (No.21) Auburn Tigers vs. (No.17) Arkansas Razorbacks
We are ahead of yet another very interesting NCAA football matchup as the Auburn Tigers (4-2, 2-1 SEC) and the Arkansas Razorbacks (5-2, 1-2 SEC) will challenge each other in a face-off that is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22nd, 2016. at 6:00 PM. From this distance, I...
Monday Night Football Preview: Houston Texans At Denver Broncos—Time For Brock Osweiler To Put Up Or Shut Up—Or Die
Posted on October 20, 2016, by Travis Pulver If you just look at the big picture, there is nothing unique or extraordinary about Monday Night Football this week. At this point in the season, a win or a loss does not mean as much to the Houston Texans or Denver...
Cubs vs. Dodgers: NLCS Game 5 Preview
Posted on October 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Well, the NLCS is a brand new series. What was once a 7-game series has now been turned into a best of three between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. After being shutout in back-to-back games, the Cubs finally...
John Gibbons To Return As Blue Jays Manager in 2017
Posted on October 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Despite getting knocked out of the playoffs in the ALCS for the second consecutive year, the Toronto Blue Jays have no intention of firing manager John Gibbons. Soon after losing Game 5 of the ALCS to the Cleveland...
Cleveland Indians Celebrate First World Series Since 1997
Posted on October 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Heading into the postseason, the Cleveland Indians were one of the last teams most expected to represent the American League in the World Series. But as someone famous once said, "That's why they play the games." In just...
No. 17 Arkansas At No. 21 Auburn Preview—Ready For Some Fireworks?
Posted on October 19, 2016, by Travis Pulver A month ago it would have been a piece of cake to pick a winner between the Auburn Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks. Auburn had not looked great to start the season. To be fair, the losses were to a pair of pretty good...
No. 23 Ole Miss At No. 25 LSU Preview—A Must Win For Ed Orgeron?
Posted on October 19, 2016, by Travis Pulver Hopes were high for both Ole Miss and LSU before the 2016 season started. The Rebels had a Heisman contender in quarterback Chad Kelly and enough firepower behind him to make this Ole Miss’s year in the SEC. Many also...
Cubs vs. Dodgers: NLCS Game 4 Preview
Posted on October 19, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine So little has gone according to plan during the MLB playoffs thus far, including the NLCS in which the Los Angeles Dodgers have taken a 2-1 series lead over the heavily favored Chicago Cubs. Chicago's supposedly potent...