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Sports Betting - Articles Archive - May 2006
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2005 International Picks and Odds: PGA Golf Tour |
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The ‘1-iron’ should be noted: that is the reason he’s writing the articles and you absorb them. At the Buick Open it’s worth noting his top six:
1. Second Place is Tiger Woods
2. First Place is Vijay Singh
3. Tied for forty fifty place is Billy Mayfair
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The NFL teams that have improved |
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The usual season of NFL does not start for another five months and each team will seem rather different at that kicking off time as numerous free agents are around to be signed and drafting fresh players. Nevertheless, this does not mean that speculating should cease. The primary main round...
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Odds and Picks at the 2005 PGA Championship: PGA Tour Golf |
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In Springfield, New Jersey, at Baltursol Golf Club, the year’s final major takes off. Although ‘1-iron’ has had a great time this year with the first three majors, 2005 predicts a very interesting finale. This year’s edition of the PGA shows a red hot competing field when ninety seven of...
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2005 Reno Tahoe Open Odds and Picks: PGA Tour Golf |
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Oh yes it’s Reno. On its return, the PGA Tour comes back to its least paraded and least traditional event this week at Montreux Country Club for the Reno Tahoe Open. Vaughn Taylor, in the previous year held on to the four-man playoff to triumph in his first victory...
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A Preview of Saturday New England at Denver Divisional Playoffs |
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This Saturday, when Jack Plummer, Denver quarterback, is lining up under center, the temperature will drop to below freezing point and 77,000 intoxicated animals will be screeching his name out. The New England defense will be stared down its barrel full of intentions to cause damage, and in the middle...
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Super Bowl Blog: The Ferringo NFL Report |
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I have made a decision to maintain a running commentary for Super Bowl XL for my last Ferringo Report of the season ending 2005 to 2006. I must give you a warning now, by the end of the game I was really in pieces, therefore I can’t say all...
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Completely Avoid a Number of Horse Betting Angles |
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It’s great fun watching two television betting shows on my satellite network as I get to know which horse betting angles should not be pursued.
I’m frequently provided with assorted betting systems when listeners send me emails reflecting their ideas. It was one afternoon, I remember, when co-hosts explained to...
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Playing at Nine Sportsbook: The Prop Shop: NBA Props |
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I love late October it's one of the year's most thrilling periods. In my capacity as a sports producer and writer, I have the opportunity to pursue various events almost nightly. It's mid season now for NFL and college football, baseball has just finished – well done Chicago – and...
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Odds and Picks: Buick Open: PGA Tour Golf |
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‘Vodka Tonic Vaughn Taylor’: Let’s say it together
Something unusual occurred last weekend as ‘1-iron’ reclined in the barcalounger. Suddenly the world’s premier golf analyst displayed a curiosity in knowing whether Vaughn Taylor could keep his six shot lead taking him into the last round of the Reno-Tahoe Classic rather...
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How to find the Right Horse? |
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I'm always on the lookout for long odds on a race, the main reason being that I like to win and I love the rush of blood as I watch my horse flash past the finishing post.
So I read everything there is to read by the amateurs and...
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Most Memorable Daytona 500 Moments |
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Question: What is more American than a beach party for more than a quarter of a million guests, most of whom are drunk on cheap beer, hyped up on sheer energy and all of them heartily cheering a few dozen glorified velocity-wielding junkies attempting to cheat death while glaring it...
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Pennsylvania 500 Odds and Picks |
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There was great deal of excitement at the start of the New England 300. Brian Vickers, the pole sitter, had lost his lead by the end of the first lap. The second starter, Kasey Kahne, held the lead for a short time and then lost it. Within the first 50...
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While races at Daytona always live up to their reputation of excitement and thrill, their post race statistics tend to leave the impression that the races are actually quite boring.
Obviously, it wasn’t boring for Tony Stewart, however, who dominated the race leading 151 of the 160 laps while taking...
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NASCAR - New England 300 Preview and USG Sheetrock 400 Review |
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The New England track is very similar to the track at Chicagoland. In fact, the two tracks are often compared to each other because it is very hard to pass on both tracks and because they are both relatively new.
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NBA Rookies that Will Make an Impact |
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The NBA season is just around the corner, which means it’s time to make some predictions about exactly which rookies will have an impact on the Association right from the start. Last year’s picks, Emeka Okafor, Dwight Howard, Josh Smith, Josh Childress and Luol Deng, made for an easy selection and...
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Hockey Betting affected by NHL Rule Changes |
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Assuming they could get regular bets the majority of gamblers would place bets on a cockroach race, however this does not hold for placing bets on the National Hockey League which appeals to only a small amount of gambling money. Nevertheless, important changes in the rules have caused important...
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National Hockey League Report |
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It’s about three-fourths through the season and the Carolina Hurricanes are firmly at the top of the Eastern Conference with 82 points and a 39-14-4 record. The new shootout format has worked especially well, as they have a 6-1 record in overtime this year. While the Hurricanes are definitely dominating the...
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New York Rangers Heading for their First Playoffs Since 1997 |
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The 80th Anniversary season of the New York Rangers may turn out to be especially exciting this year with the NHL team heading off towards its first playoff berth since 1997 and within grasp of the best record in the NHL.
After seven consecutive years of never making it to the...
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2006 AFC Championship Game Preview |
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Sunday is the AFC Championship. This will decide the conference rep in Super Bowl XL. The final outcome is wide open, but one thing is for sure we are in for some real no holds barred football.
Sunday at 3pm EST it will be the Broncos hosting the Steelers. They have...
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2006 Daytona 500 Odds and Advice |
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The signature event of any of the Glamour sports is a major event. It does not seem logical for a major sport to hold its signature event at the beginning of the season. Can you imagine the NCAA Tournament being in November or the World series being in April?...
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2006 MLB Predictions and Futures Odds |
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The season of the WORLD SERIES is about to start. Now is the time for us to take a hard look and examine some of the potential plays for 2006 and make some predictions. There must be lurking in there a good wager to make. Take the example of the White Sox...
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2006 NBA MVP Award Essentially A Three-Man Race |
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Before entering into a discussion on the merits of teams and players in terms of the Most Valuable Player award, the ground rules for selection should be defined. If a team has fared badly but despite the poor performance of the team there is a player who has excelled in...
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2006 NFL Mock Draft No. 1 |
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The following is the first of several 2006 NFL mock drafts from Jordan Adams, who will be handicapping on Doc's Sports site this coming NFL season.
1. Houston Texans - Reggie Bush, Running Back, USC
An offensive player,and probably the most aggressive and enterprising in the league. The Texans had a...
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2006 NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF RACE OUTLOOK |
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The 2006 NHL Eastern conference play off race outlook is somewhat unpredictable. Philadelphia and Ottawa , who are tipped to be the front runners, have not disappointed. But a team such as Torronto has not come up to expectations. The eye-openers, who were not expected to be successful, are Buffalo,...
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2006 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAY-OFF RACE OUTLOOK |
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April 17ty marks the end of the regular NHL season. This means that the play-off spots are hotting up. As usual in the Western Conference play-offs, the competition is extremely keen. Three teams have already booked their places in the play-offs. They are Dallas, Detroit, and outsider Nashville, thus 5 position are...
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ALL THE BIGGEST BASEBALL COLLAPSES |
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This time of the year, football betting is the rage. It is given some competition by baseball, due mainly to pennant competitions and the Chicago White Sox going AWOL.
Baseball betting in September is usually listless, but this year a few playoff places have still to be settled.
Jimmy Mason, a spokesman...
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ALL TIME BEST SPORTS PERFORMANCES |
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When we consider Kobe’s 81 points in one game, there are not sufficient complimentary words to praise his performance. This is what stuff dreams are made of.
History has revealed some remarkable sports achievements, and the following are the 11 most outstanding sport accomplishments. This makes legends out of mere...
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BEST AND WORST NBA TEAMS AGAINST THE SPREAD |
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When it comes to betting in the NBA, who does the covering and who does not. It is not necessary to have anything to do with the club’s records, or the composition of the squads. Some teams get more action than others, and other teams, the betting public ignore, and they...
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2006 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC (WBC) ODDS |
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The obvious favourite for this first ever world baseball classic, is the team from “the good old U.S.A.”
From March 3rd to March 20th, the very first world baseball championships will begin at four venues around the world. Whoever is victorious at the W.B.C. at what is ostensibly baseball’s world championship...
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A National Treasure - the Daytona 500 Speedway |
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One of the most impressive and overpowering structures I have ever seen is the Daytona International Speedway. For first-time visitors, the scene is quite overwhelming. I will never forget my first trip to Daytona Beach, Florida, as a college student on vacation. Stumbling across the Daytona Speedway was quite a...
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All You Need To Know For the Daytona 500 |
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The 47th running of the Daytona 500 took place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19. You probably missed it. But to make sure that you know as much about Daytona when you do get there, we’ve listed a whole bunch of facts about “The Great American Race” that...
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