Posted Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:04 AM
With the NFL season here, the new Power Rankings are out. Here is a quick look at the preseason top ten:
New Orleans Saints - New Orleans deserves to be at the top although winning consecutive Super Bowls is becoming increasingly difficult in this league. The Saints are still the team to beat.
Dallas Cowboys - The Cowboys come into the season with high expectations once again but they have yet to love up to those in the past. Is this the year Romo finally breaks out?
Indianapolis Colts - Indianapolis lost a tough one to New Orleans and very uncharacteristically with a Peyton Manning mistake. He isn’t getting younger but is still one of the best in the game.
New England Patriots - New England has a lot of questions surrounding the defense and the running game. Tom Brady looks as motivated as ever to get back to the top.
Minnesota Vikings - Minnesota can make a big move up if it can extract some revenge on... [More]
Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 09:45 AM
It is hard to believe but the college football season is upon us! While it signals a near end to summer, it also signals the start of the best time of year in sports in my opinion. Some will argue March Madness and futball people will argue the World Cup but football is where it is.
Handicapping the early part of college football can be a challenge as there is not a whole lot to go by. Unlike the NFL, past history (even back to last season) needs to be looked at cautiously because of the turnover that college programs go through.
How do we tackle these early season games? There are a number of factors we need to take into account and use to our advantage.
Experience
This is one of the bigger aspects of early betting. As mentioned, turnover is big in this game so teams coming back with a lot of returning players usually have a big edge against teams with little experience returning. This is especially important across the offensive and defensive lines.
Depth
Fall cam... [More]