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by jim on October 10, 2008
I somewhat redeemed myself last weekend with a 5-1-2 showing, and now my season to date is 18-18-02, so it's time to start over again. The better teams are starting to flex their muscles and the...
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by jim on October 09, 2008
OK, that's 2 weeks in a row of good picks, and last weekend's 6 and 2 showing takes me up to 24-14-01 season record. Since last week, when Oklahoma took over the top spot, and held on to...
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by jim on October 03, 2008
1 and 7 again, if I were a betting man I'd be very upset with that performance two weeks in a row. That's how it goes with football sometimes, all or nothing, and I'm stuck in a...
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by jim on October 02, 2008
5-2-1 last weekend and I'm feeling pretty good about that and my 18-12-01 overall record. This season is starting to look like, "2007 The Rerun", with seemingly no one wanting to be...
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by jim on September 26, 2008
I thought last week was marginal with a 5-3 record; but that seems brilliant versus this past weekend's 1 and 7 performance. Even I'm not that bad; something was wrong, who would have thought...
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by jim on September 25, 2008
Another 4 and 4 weekend! Not great, but when the pickings are slim a tie at least preserves your bankroll for the next weekend. There are some interesting and unusual match ups this weekend, and...
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by jim on September 23, 2008
Eight months after it opened, the "40/40 Club", located in The Las Vegas Palazzo Casino, has closed its doors. The rented space for the venture, which was part of rapper Jay-Z's...
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by jim on September 19, 2008
OK, 5 and 3 last weekend, so the winning streak continued. It's still way too early in the season to tell who's really good but it does look as though the NFC East is strong again. The Denver...
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by jim on September 18, 2008
I went 4 and 4 last weekend. I'm not proud of this effort but it beats the week before. The game that really stunned me was the 59-0 destruction of UCLA by BYU, It seems that every season UCLA......
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by jim on September 16, 2008
Las Vegas still holds the title for hosting the best in prize fights, and this December, favorite son Oscar De La Hoya will once again strap on the gloves. Oscar De La Hoya has fought most of the...
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by jim on September 12, 2008
Well the pros certainly treated me better than did the college teams last weekend; I went 6 - 0. Could have been a fluke but we'll try to keep this going and turn it into a trend. The New......
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by jim on September 11, 2008
After a good start I really slipped up on week two's picks with an abysmal 1-5 result. The point spreads killed me on most of the losses and it really is astounding as to just how accurate the...
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by jim on September 04, 2008
OK, week 1 of the college football season is in the books, and although there weren't any huge upsets there were some mild ones of note. As I suspected, UCLA is a better team than many thought,...
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by jim on September 03, 2008
It's the Holy Season again, that is, the NFL season for those of you without religion. Tomorrow signals the start of the NFL season but it really gets under way this Sunday. Will there be another...
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by jim on August 27, 2008
Early season sports picks are always tough because there are no recent past performances upon which to make comparisons. But tradition, in the sense that some teams are always good, and the number of...
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by jim on August 11, 2008
My favorite time of year is just about here as the college football season is set to open on August 23. The major colleges start play on August 28 and if this season is at all like last year's......
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by jim on June 10, 2008
Most Las Vegas gamblers play the slot machines, or Poker, or the other table games; but for the sports fan who is also a gambler Las Vegas is a paradise. As the only State with legalized sports...
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by jim on May 06, 2008
Despite the fact that most fans of college football have been clamoring for years for a playoff system to determine the National Champion it is not to be. Well, I had high hopes for a playoff system...
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by jim on May 05, 2008
Nevada is the only State in the Union where gambling on professional sports is legal; but this posting will prove interesting to those who like to follow the betting lines and make imaginary bets....
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by jim on March 06, 2008
Another coup for the budding Las Vegas sports scene has occurred with the probable hosting of an ncaa Basketball Conference Tournament. Las Vegas city officials, from Mayor Oscar Goodman on down,...
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Here's something different for Las Vegas; a parade of NASCAR racecar haulers will take place next Thursday, February 28. Las Vegas is a NASCAR town after all, and before the big rigs reach their...
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by jim on February 02, 2008
There's always a good reason to visit Las Vegas, and I don't mean the gambling, which goes on 24/7/365. At this time of year strolling The Las Vegas Strip is especially nice because the...
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