Hawks plus 5 1/2 at Bucks It takes a lot of zigging and zagging to beat a don’t-make-sense league such as the NBA. We have a perfect example today: Take Atlanta plus the points at Milwaukee. The Hawks have lost five in a row. The Bucks are returning from a 4-2 road trip, marking the […]
Bucks plus 4 1/2 at Trail Blazers The small-market Bucks are below the radar screen having won eight of their last 10 while going 7-3 ATS. One of those defeats came to Golden State this past Saturday when Milwaukee ran out of gas playing for the third time in four days, sixth in nine days […]
Sad to read that 73-year-old Gale Sayers is battling dementia. I was fortunate to have watched Sayers play in the NFL. There’s a saying turned into a cliche that any time a great back touches the ball he’s a threat to go all the way. Sayers, and possibly O.J. Simpson, are the only two NFL […]
Panthers plus $1.45 at Blue Jackets If the Panthers are indeed a playoff team they need to show it here. I respect the Blue Jackets, who already have set a franchise record for wins (44) and points (94) with 14 games still left. But I’m seduced by this high ‘dog price enough to get involved […]
Georgia Tech plus 3 hosting Indiana Back in November, Indiana was thought of as a possible Final Four contender after pulling off upsets of Kansas and North Carolina while Georgia Tech was considered a lower-rung ACC team. Rewind four months later to now. Georgia Tech has far exceeded expectations nearly making the NCAA Tournament. Indiana […]
Never mind the crazy huge free agent signings. The NFL just turned into the NBA with the Texans giving the Browns a second round draft pick in order to take Brock Osweiler and his monster contract off their hands. Don’t think for a second the Browns actually want Osweiler. Even they realize he was the […]
