Searching For Winners

Today is the stepladder for the 2021 PBA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. I am going to go match by match and give my predictions for each match and why I pick who I pick. Match #1 #5 François Lavoie versus #4 Sean Rash Lavoie barely made it to the show. today He had to win a roll-off against Tom Smallwood to grab the last spot. Lavoie may have average less and lost more games during match play than Rash but I am going with Lavoie since he made the show last week and may be more ready for the lights to this early season than Rash. Also, Rash who finished 5th in this tournament last year being defeated by "The Shark" Kris Prather.  Match #2 #5 François Lavoie versus #3  Jesper Svensson Jesper missed making the show last week due to some bad luck in his region for the last tournament. He left some bad leaves against eventual winner Dick Allen who lost in the Championship round last week to Troup. Jesper averaged about four pins higher than Lavoie in match play and I think Jesp...

 Today's Parlay (All Moneyline) NOVA MEMPHIS W. KENTUCKY HOUSTON COPPIN STATE IOWA ODDS: +491

TODAY'S PARLAY (ALL MONEYLINE) MICHIGAN BALL STATE CLEMSON VA TECH OREGON EASTERN ILLINOIS ORAL ROBERTS STEPHEN F AUSTIN TEXAS SOUTHERN FLORIDA A&M EASTERN KENTUCKY MURRAY STATE ODDS: +490

The 2021 season is fast approaching and this season looks to be anticipating some monster teams. Some offseason moves and rising stars will make this upcoming season, legendary. Let me know who your top contenders are in the comment section below. Here we go... 5. NEW YORK YANKEES This may be too low for some and too high for others. There are a lot of question marks with this team. Can Judge and Stanton stay healthy? What Gerrit Cole are they getting this season? Is the rotation as a whole going to stay healthy? If they do, are they even good enough to win it all? All of these questions need to be answered before they can go any higher on my board. The team as a whole, when completely healthy, is a top 5 team in MLB as of right now. The offense can go with the best of them. The pitching could be good enough depending on the offensive production. The Yankees will be dangerous but it depends on many factors, especially health. 4. CHICAGO WHITE SOX There are probably two camps on this te...

TODAY'S PARLAY (ALL MONEYLINE) SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY CLEMSON DAYTON GEORGE MASON LONGWOOD NORTH CAROLINA SETON HALL LOYOLA MD MISSISSIPPI STATE DUQUESNE MEMPHIS FLORIDA STATE ODDS: +2414

 TODAY'S PARLAY LIBERTY -7.5 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M -9.5 BAYLOR -13.5 OKLAHOMA ML  BOWLING GREEN ML ILLINOIS ML BUFFALO ML ODDS: +379

YESTERDAY'S PARLAY RECAP DRAKE W UNLV W LIU SHAKRS W IOWA W LOYOLA MD L XAVIER W BALL STATE PPD NAVY W PRAIRIE VIEW A&M +7.5 (ALTERNATE SPREAD) W 7-1 ODDS: +350 (Overall 5-11, -46, streak: L4 ) TODAY'S PARLAY MOREHEAD STATE  DRAKE SAM HOUSTON STATE ALABAMA A&M +6.5 AIR FORCE +7.5 GARDNER WEBB +4.5 ODDS: +209

 Today is the finale for the PBA Players Championship Finals. Each region has its winner being represented today. The Central region is being represented by Tom Smallwood who defeated Zach Weidman 246 to 226 in the final match. The West region is being represented by Anthony Simonsen who defeated Kris Koeltzow 279 to 205 in the final match. The Southwest region is being represented by Francois Lavoie who defeated Keven Williams  in a rolloff after a 232 to 232 tie in the final match. The East region is being represented by Kyle Troup who defeated Michael Davidson 259 to 216 in the final match. The South region is being represented by Dick Allen who defeated Jesper Svensson 277 to 255 in the final match. Dick Allen is the only one who had to win more than one match to make it to the finale today. He averaged 271 while running the ladder. Tom Smallwood took out the Cinderella Story of Zach Weidman who was averaging 268 for his previous three matched before comi...

Yesterday's Parlay (ALL MONEYLINE) Kent State W Portland State W Pacific W Purdue W Oklahoma W Nicholls State W Eastern Kentucky L LIU W Alabama W Colgate W San Diego State W 10-1 ODDS: +403 LOSER (Overall 5-10, +64, streak: L3) TODAY'S PARLAY  DRAKE UNLV LIU SHAKRS IOWA LOYOLA MD XAVIER BALL STATE NAVY PRAIRIE VIEW A&M +7.5 (ALTERNATE SPREAD) ODDS: +350

Yesterday's Parlay (ALL MONEYLINE) Wright State L Saint Louis L Winthrop W Akron W UC Riverside W Grand Canyon W 4-2 ODDS: +385 (Overall 5-9  +164,  streak:  L2 ) TODAY'S PARLAY (ALL MONEYLINE) Kent State Portland State Pacific Purdue Oklahoma Nicholls State Eastern Kentucky LIU Alabama Colgate San Diego State ODDS: +403

Yesterday's Parlay (ALL MONEYLINE) Ohio State W   Belmont  W BYU  W Murray State  L Gonzaga  W Eastern Kentucky  W San Diego State  W 6-1 ODDS: +213 Loser (Overall 5-8,  +264,  streak: L1 ) Today's Parlay (ALL MONEYLINE) Wright State Saint Louis Winthrop Akron UC Riverside Grand Canyon ODDS: +385

It is that time of the year, where spring is around the corner and baseball players are getting ready for some preseason baseball. Last year, we all saw the L.A. Dodgers finally take home the trophy that they had been furiously chasing for the past five seasons. Today, I am just showing you how I think the standings will look when the regular season is over.  AL EAST New York Toronto Tampa Bay  Baltimore Boston AL CENTRAL Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Detroit Kansas City AL WEST Los Angeles Oakland Houston Seattle Texas NL EAST Atlanta Philadelphia New York Miami Washington NL CENTRAL St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati Pittsburgh NL WEST San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona Colorado Top 5 World Series Contenders article will be out Saturday.

RECAP OF YESTERDAY'S PARLAY Furman ML W 78-64 Kansas ML W 59-41 USC ML W 89-71 Loyola Chicago ML W 54-52 Drake ALTERNATE SPREAD +4.5 W 77-69 Tennessee ML W 93-73 Missouri State ALTERNATE SPREAD +4.5 W 68-53 ODDS: +139 Winner (Overall 5-7,  +364,  streak:  W2 ) Today's Parlay (ALL MONEYLINE) Ohio State Belmont BYU Murray State Gonzaga Eastern Kentucky San Diego State ODDS: +213

RECAP OF YESTERDAY'S PARLAY Akron ML W 81-76 Oklahoma State ML  W 75-58 Kent State ML W 76-69 Toledo ML  W 87-75 Illinois ML  W 73-66 Saint Louis ML  W 78-57 Loyola Marymount +5.5  W 76-73 ODDS: +134  Winner (Overall 4-7, +225, streak: W1 ) Today's Parlay Furman ML Kansas ML USC ML Loyola Chicago ML Drake ALTERNATE SPREAD +4.5 Tennessee ML Missouri State ALTERNATE SPREAD +4.5 ODDS: +139

 Russell Wilson is a superstar and even though his season went from fire to ice means nothing about who he is now and for the next five plus years. The Seattle Seahawks seem to be trying to waste his "golden years" away with a poor offensive line and scheme year after year for the past four seasons. Yes, he has been sacked a lot and yes some of it is due to him holding onto the ball for too long and running backwards. However, the offensive line has never been good, say a top 10 line, ever for Wilson. I would prefer for him to leave the Seahawks but wish he could bring DK and TL with him but that is never going to happen. So where should he go? INDIANAPOLIS COLTS The Colts now have Wentz as their starting quarterback but maybe Wilson can still end up with the Colts. The Colts have many positive things for Russell Wilson wanting to go there. The most important one is that they have one of the better lines in the league. They finished tied for second in sacks given up last seas...

Today's Parlay  Akron ML Oklahoma State ML Kent State ML Toledo ML Illinois ML Saint Louis ML Loyola Marymount +5.5 ODDS: +134 (Overall 3-7, +91, streak: L3)

 Today's Parlay  Stephen F. Austin Moneyline Murray State Moneyline Washington State Moneyline Virginia +9 (alternate spread) ODDS: +101 (Overall 3-6, +191, streak: L2)

Recap of Yesterday's Parlay Idaho State W Kent State W Vermont W Belmont W North Texas W Sam Houston State W Liberty W USC W Colorado L UC Riverside L 8-2 ODDS: +585 Loser (Overall 3-5, +291, streak: L1) Today's Parlay (All Moneyline) Vermont Michigan Charleston Notre Dame Colgate ODDS: +333

 Recap of Yesterday's Parlay Marshall  W Wright State W Bellarmine W North Texas W Illinois W Akron W ODDS: +190 Winner (Overall 3-4, +391, streak: W1) Today's Parlay (All Moneyline) Idaho State Kent State Vermont Belmont North Texas Sam Houston State Liberty USC Colorado UC Riverside ODDS: +585

 Recap of Yesterday's Parlay High Point W Kansas W Weber State L Belmont W Idaho State W Morehead State W USC W Boise State W Arizona W 8-1 ODDS: +573 Lost (Overall 2-4, +201, streak: L1) Today's Parlay (All MONEYLINE) Marshall Wright State Bellarmine North Texas Illinois Akron ODDS: +190

RECAP: Yesterday's Parlay Drake W Houston W Stephen F. Austin W Abilene Christian W Nicholls State W Saint Louis  W Wisconsin W ODDS: +161 Winner (Overall 2-3 +301, streak: W2) Today's Parlay (ALL MONEYLINE) High Point Kansas Weber State Belmont Idaho State Morehead State USC Boise State Arizona ODDS: +573

RECAP: Yesterday's Parlay James Madison W St.Bonaventure W Alabama W Arkansas W Texas W TCU W ODDS: +540 Winner Since the blog started: 1-3 +140 TODAY's Parlay (ALL MONEYLINE) Drake Houston Stephen F. Austin Abilene Christian Nicholls State Saint Louis  Wisconsin ODDS: +161

 Today's parlay all moneyline: James Madison St.Bonaventure Alabama Arkansas Texas TCU ODDS: +540

First we will recap and then go on to see today's parlay and odds. Lafayette  over Loyola MD 12 p.m. L 75-62 Norfolk  State over Coppin State 2 p.m.  W 84-72 Loyola Chicago  over Evansville 2 p.m.  W 69-58 Villanova  over Georgetown 2:30 p.m. W 84-74 Stanford  over California 10 p.m.  W 76-70 ODDS: +261 OVERALL: 4-1, Losing wager Considered  Drake L 74-57 and Missouri State W 72-62 ODDS: +443 Today's Parlay (Moneyline only) Gardner- Webb over USC Upstate 5 p.m. Austin Peay over Tennessee- Martin 7 p.m. Abilene Christian over Texas A&M-CC 8 p.m. Alabama State over Mississippi Valley State 9 p.m. Grambling State over Alcorn State 8:30 p.m. ODDS: +251 Considered: Norfolk State over Coppin State (odds +370)

The BIG GAME is finally here. We have been waiting for two weeks now to see this matchup. It is the GOAT versus THE DETHRONER. Kansas City looked much the best against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game while Tampa Bay had some dominant moments throughout the game. Kansas City had a slow start but midway through the second quarter and onward it was all Chiefs. Tampa Bay had a little back and forth with Green Bay before taking a large lead and then they looked like they wanted to lose the game but the defense made up for Brady to Evans three interceptions. Kansas City defeated Tampa Bay earlier in the season in what was mostly a blow out until a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter made it a little interesting however, the comeback would fall short. The Tampa Bay secondary was awful in that game and Kansas City's defense seemed to have Tampa Bay in check until late. So does this game even matter and the answer is no because Tampa Bay has played much better since then...

First we will recap and then go on to see today's parlay and odds. Oklahoma  over Iowa State ML 12 p.m. W 79-72 Toledo  over Ball State ML 12 p.m. L 67-81 Colgate  over Boston University ML 1 p.m. PPD Belmont  over SIU Edwardsville ML 1:30 p.m. W 94-62 Drake  over Valparaiso ML 2 p.m. W 80-77 Loyola Chicago  over Evansville ML 2 p.m W 68-55. Memphis  over East Carolina ML 2 p.m. W 66-59 Eastern Washington  over Idaho ML 3:05 p.m. W 90-64 Texas Tech  over Kansas State ML 4 p.m. W 73-62 North Carolina A&T  over South Carolina State ML 4 p.m. PPD Abilene Christian  over Lamar ML 5:30 p.m. W 77-62 Pepperdine  over Portland ML 7 p.m. W 91-70 Overall: 9-1 and 2 postponed Today's Parlay (Moneyline only) Lafayette over Loyola MD 12 p.m. Norfolk State over Coppin State 2 p.m. Loyola Chicago over Evansville 2 p.m. Villanova over Georgetown 2:30 p.m. Stanford over California 10 p.m. ODDS: +261 Considered  Drake and Missouri ...

The Meadowlands Racetrack will have two pick fours tonight. The first pick four starts in race 6 and ends in race 9. The second pick four will be races 10 through 13. I will go through each leg with the horses I will use and explain why I am using them. PICK 4 (races 6-9) Cost: $24 (50 cent bet) LEG 1 Headline: Very competitive so pick many 4 Pat Matters 6 Rich and Miserable 7 Buck Dancer 8 Jack Vernon 9 Stormy Kromer 10 JL Cruze The 4 has good speed figures. She is getting post relief from her last race at Yonkers while facing similar. She should compete well in here since she is to the inside of her main contenders. The 6 is facing tougher here today compared to his last race.  He closed well on the half mile track which will translate well to his move back to the Meadowlands. He is making his third start off the bench while showing improvement over his first two starts back which is indicating that he is round into form and should compete in here. Also, he won here on December 4...

Today's parlay will consist of heavy moneyline favorites throughout the day and will return about $140 profit on a $100 bet.  Oklahoma over Iowa State ML 12 p.m. Toledo over Ball State ML 12 p.m. Colgate over Boston University ML 1 p.m. Belmont over SIU Edwardsville ML 1:30 p.m. Drake over Valparaiso ML 2 p.m. Loyola Chicago over Evansville ML 2 p.m. Memphis over East Carolina ML 2 p.m. Eastern Washington over Idaho ML 3:05 p.m. Texas Tech over Kansas State ML 4 p.m. North Carolina A&T over South Carolina State ML 4 p.m. Abilene Christian over Lamar ML 5:30 p.m. Pepperdine over Portland ML 7 p.m. ODDS: +141