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by jim on October 16, 2008
There were a lot of injuries in the NFL the week before last and their effect has been felt by the teams and those who bet on them.
It would seem that waiting until the last possible moment before ...
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by jim on October 15, 2008
Another weekend and another number 1 team gets knocked off. I said last week that I had a bad feeling about the Oklahoma - Texas game; but I took it anyway.
About the only thing that's predictab...
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by jim on October 12, 2008
Starting today Justin Timberlake and several other high profile celebrities are participating in the "Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, a charity golf tournament.
The eve...
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by jim on October 9, 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 8, 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 it,...
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by jim on October 2, 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 "no...
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by jim on October 1, 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 nu...
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by jim on September 25, 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 though...
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by jim on September 24, 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 tho...
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by jim on September 22, 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 busine...
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by jim on September 18, 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 Denv...
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by jim on September 17, 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 s...
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by jim on September 15, 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 gr...
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by jim on September 11, 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 York ...
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by jim on September 10, 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 p...
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by jim on September 3, 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 2, 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 anoth...
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by jim on August 26, 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 o...
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by jim on August 10, 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 i...
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by jim on June 9, 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 bett...
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by jim on May 5, 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 4, 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.
T...
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by jim on March 5, 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, ha...
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by jim on February 21, 2008
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 1, 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 traf...
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by jim on January 30, 2008
This is it boys and girls, the big game, the super bowl!
This time, not only will the NFL champion be crowned but, perhaps, we'll have a new record set, if the New England Patriots emerge victor...
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by jim on January 26, 2008
This is the dreaded no football weekend, and unfortunately it only gets worse after the Super Bowl, because that's it until the new season.
Oh well, I went 1-1 on the NFL Championship Games, for...
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by jim on January 16, 2008
OK, we're up to the NFL Conference Championships; a pair of games that are usually well worth watching.
I guess the big surprise has to be the New York Giants for whom the third time apparently ...
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by jim on January 10, 2008
The first round of the NFL Playoffs is under our belts and I went 2-1-1.
That's not bad, considering I was dumb enough to think that Washington could win on the road and overcome 4 points, which...
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by jim on January 9, 2008
The college football National Champion is LSU; after soundly defeating Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game.
So, with the final game included, I end the bowl season 16-15-1, a winning season, by...
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