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Apr 29th, 2013
The NFL's worst nightmare. The return of Matt Le Tissier. And will the Boston-New York rivalry ever be the same? Today on the blog Paolo Bandini returns once again with 10 articles he read in April that you should read too.
American Football's Worst Nightmare
There are many things I love about American football. I love its complexity, the way it marries together brute force with intricate strategy. I love its team ethos, and the fact that even the most talented player cannot succeed unless h...
Apr 19th, 2013
Will the Oklahoma City Thunder return to the NBA Finals looking to go one step further in 2013? Or will San Antonio once again represent the Western Conference? With the NBA playoff schedule now set, today on the blog Adam Digby shares his thoughts on the opening round of Western Conference matchups.
Thanks to the complete dominance of Miami, the NBA’s Eastern Conference is simple to forecast, and it would take a spectacular implosion from the reigning Champions for anyone else to take ...
Apr 18th, 2013
Who can stop the Miami Heat from winning back to back NBA Championships? Will the NY Knicks be the team to upset the reigning NBA Champions or will the challenge come from elesewhere? With the NBA playoff schedule now set, today on the blog Adam Digby shares his thoughts on the opening round of Eastern Conference matchups.
In other sports, a team can get on a hot streak or, as the NFL has shown time and time again, one single play can decide a game. The NBA however, is a very different animal...
Apr 10th, 2013
Who will win the 2013 US Masters? Will Tiger Woods claim US Masters glory once again? Where is the value at the Augusta National Golf Club in 2013? Today on the blog Barry Snidetats returns to share his insight on the 2013 US Masters tournament.
Celebrations to mark this year’s Easter festival have passed around the globe but an even greater resurrection story is unfolding in a small corner of the American deep-south.
Our protagonist – a man of miracles, surety of purpose and no ...
Apr 4th, 2013
John Wall's return has seen the Washington Wizards turn what appeared to be another disappointing season into one filled with optimism for the future. Today on the blog Adam Digby takes a look at how the Wizards' point guard has turned his club's fortunes around.
Having ended the previous game as a spectator, John Wall exploded for a career high 47 points as Washington recorded a comfortable win over the highly fancied Memphis Grizzlies. “I made my first couple of shots and I knew I was...
Mar 29th, 2013
The story of Anthony Robles. How sacking your manager doesn't necessarily improve performance. Rob Beal and the Qatari Dream League hoax. And the worst beat you could ever suffer as a punter. Today on the blog Paolo Bandini brings us 10 things he read this month, that you should too.
The One-Legged Wrestler Who Conquered His Sport, Then Left It Behind
The last wrestling event I watched was headlined by Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter. It featured clotheslines, leg drops and the defending champ...
Mar 24th, 2013
Is betting bad for sport? Does the shadow of match fixing harm the perception of sporting leagues? Today on the blog Andrew takes a look at the current debate over the legalisation of sports betting in New Jersey and whether or not it will in fact harm the reputation of North American sports leagues.
Despite the muttered protests of curmudgeons ('purists'?), betting has quickly become a natural part of the sporting landscape. It is difficult now to listen to, read about, watch on television o...
Mar 16th, 2013
Who will win March Madness in 2013? How have higher seeds performed against lower seeds since the expansion to 64 teams in 1985? Today on the blog Cassini delivers a historical analysis of tournament seedings for the NCAA men's basketball championship beginning next week.
With 349 schools (universities) competing in NCAA Division 1 basketball, it’s hardly surprising that any ranking of the teams is approximate at best.
Most teams play their conference rivals once or twice, and a few ga...
Feb 28th, 2013
Catania continue their impressive form. Siena make possibly the smartest transfer move of January. And John Carew gets invited for a trial with Inter? Today on the blog Paolo Bandini shares with us five stories that caught his eye this month.
Catania continue to rise
This Sunday will witness a rematch of one of Italian football’s iconic fixtures. On 4 June 1961, Scudetto-chasing Inter were beaten 2-0 by a Catania side locked into mid-table with nothing left to play for. The result hand...
Feb 14th, 2013
Which players were snubbed when the selection for this year's NBA All Star game was announced? Today on the blog Adam Digby breaks down the numbers and tells us who should and who shouldn't be appearing in Houston this weekend.
The NBA All-Star game takes place in Houston, Texas on February 17, and when the teams were announced in late January, the annual debate over who should and should not be included began almost immediately. It is a conversation that has happened every year, perhaps peak...
Feb 10th, 2013
Who was Archie Karas? How do Champions League match impact club form? What on Earth are the 5 Degrees of losing a bet? Today on the blog Andrew lists some of the articles he's enjoyed writing most over the last couple of years and some you might have missed that might help you improve your betting returns.
I'm currently on a “post-NFL” “mid-European football” “pre-NBA playoff” break right now. As you read this I'm likely sunning myself on one of our many gl...
Jan 30th, 2013
Who will win Super Bowl 47? Will the San Francisco 49ers cover the 3.5 point betting line or will the Baltimore Ravens cause the upset? Today on the blog Mark Taylor applies his NFL predictive model and delivers his verdict.
The beauty of the NFL is that it combines the twists and turns of a league based season with all the sudden death excitement of a knock-out cup competition. The regular season, despite its faults of a truncated, unbalanced schedule, allows enough games for most of the cre...
Jan 22nd, 2013
What were the betting lines in Super Bowl history? Which Super Bowl favourites covered the line and which didn't? With both the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens advancing to Super Bowl 47, today on the blog we take a look back with our history of Super Bowl betting infographic.
In just under two week's time, the San Francisco 49ers will face the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl 47. The 49ers currently stand as 4 point favourites with the underdog Ravens looking to cause yet another upse...
Jan 20th, 2013
How can we use passing and rushing statistics to determine NFL game probabilities? How can we apply logistic regression to do so? Today on the blog Mark Taylor takes us through the process.
In this post here I introduced a simple set of metrics which can be used to estimate the talent levels, both on offense and defense for American Football teams. After a few games, sides will have experienced differing levels of opposition and their raw game statistics may either be inflated because they h...
Jan 16th, 2013
After they held the Atlanta Hawks to an NBA record low 20 first half points earlier this week, Adam Digby takes a look at the Chicago Bulls defence and how it is helping the team win despite the absence of one truly standout player.
It’s the 1991 NBA Finals and, early in the first quarter of Game Two, Michael Jordan picks up what would already be his second foul of the game. Desperate not to resort to sitting the great one, Phil Jackson instead decided to switch Scottie Pippen onto Mag...
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