October Baseball is The Greatest Game on Earth
If there’s one key point to take into the MLB playoffs, it’s this: the teams’ records don’t matter. The Cubs aren’t 95-68; they’re 0-0, a team with an average offense, thin bullpen, and a manager who has become Mike Matheny North. The Indians aren’t 91-71 in the weakest division in baseball history; they’re the team…
NBA Postseason Tips
NBA Playoff Opening Round Betting Strategies By Marc Lawrence With help from our trusted, well-oiled database, let’s examine four key, time-tested, and proven theories that have lined our pockets during the opening round of playoffs since 1991. Here’s what the machine has to say as we head into the 2018 postseason. No. 8 Seeds Are…
Two For The Price Of One
There is no doubt that the final NFL Sunday is indeed Super but NFL Conference Championship Sunday gives football fans two marquee games all in one afternoon. ATN friend, Joe Fortenbaugh provides this week’s preview. Whether you believe in this sort of thing or not, the fact remains that home teams are a highly lucrative…
NFL Divisional Round: The Elite 8
One constant in handicapping the playoffs is to bet the quarterbacks. As the NFL Divisional playoffs get set to start, the question right now is whether the betting public has taken that to an extreme. Each of the four matchups for Saturday and Sunday feature lopsided examples of success and experience at quarterback against passers…
Postseason Baseball Has Arrived Again
We’re down to ten teams with a chance to win the World Series, as the MLB playoffs kick off tonight with the American League Wild Card Game. The Twins will visit the Yankees in the Bronx, then on Wednesday, the Diamondbacks host the Rockies. Two Division Series, Astros/Red Sox and Nationals/Cubs, are set, with the wild-card winners advancing…
Playoff Atmosphere in Boston
Round Two of The Playoffs begin this week in New England. A phrase we very well may be able to repeat in January as The Patriots look to repeat as SuperBowl Champions in the NFL. But for now, it remains golf and The FedEx Cup Playoffs, taking place at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. And…
FedEx Delivers The Playoffs
The FedEx Cup Playoffs tee off this week and will write the final chapter of the 2017 season. We begin with The Northern Trust in New York and finish a month from now at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia for The Tour Championship. The Final Four. Yes, The FedEx Playoffs have arrived and…
The Final Cut
With last week’s PGA Championship being “Glory’s Last Shot,” The Wyndham Championship too is a last chance effort as golfers have only this week left to qualify for The FedEx Cup Playoffs and earn a shot at the $10-Million Dollar first prize. We remain in the state of North Carolina this week on The PGA…
The Race for The Stanley Cup Begins
The playoffs begin on Wednesday and the stage is set. The pairings have been determined and from where I’m sitting there are a couple of easy first round matches. There are many who are saying it is the year of the Capitals with the roster they have and the deadline deal to acquire Kevin Shattenkirk.…
NFL Conference Championships Preview by Jason Cole
“It’s A Quarterback League” If you pick NFL playoff games based on quarterbacks alone, the first two rounds of the postseason have been pretty easy. Now, it gets hard. As Pittsburgh gets ready to visit New England in the AFC Championship Game and Green Bay travels to Atlanta for the NFC title game, the…
2016 Baseball Postseason Preview
Essential Numbers — 2016 MLB Playoffs We will take a look at some of the important numbers needed to analyze the MLB playoffs at a high level. Keep in mind, that we will be providing game numbers and analysis for select plays each day throughout the post-season. We will first take a look at the…
