Archive for January, 2012
Friday night in the Rose City, two longtime Western Conference rivals will battle. One is looking to continue its upward trajectory into the elite of the Western Conference, while the other is trying to quell the tide of a bear market on its prospects. Burgeoning star LaMarcus Aldridge and the Portland Trail Blazers will line […]
January 27th, 2012 | Posted in NBA | No Comments
Rocketman Sports FREE CBB play Tuesday 1-24-12 Baylor @ Oklahoma 8:00 PM EST Play On: Oklahoma +5 1/2 Oklahoma is 9-1 SU at home this year where they are beating opponents by an average of 15.1 points per game this year. Oklahoma is 21-7 ATS overall vs Baylor since 1997. Oklahoma is 26-3 SU overall […]
January 24th, 2012 | Posted in basketball | No Comments
The Los Angeles Clippers have siphoned some celebrity attention off their crosstown rivals for the first time in years, partnering Chris Paul with Blake Griffin. The Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to rise from the depths with a young point guard in Ricky Rubio playing alongside Kevin Love. Are these teams mirror images? The jury […]
January 20th, 2012 | Posted in basketball, NBA | No Comments
Michigan State and Georgia have met just two times all-time, and always on a neutral field. The Outback Bowl hosts a pair of conference runner-ups as Michigan State, of the Big Ten, faces Georgia of the SEC. The Bulldogs won both previous meetings, 24-12 in 2008 and 34-27 back in 1989. Our latest Outback Bowl […]
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in College Football | No Comments
2012 BCS National Championship Preview The BCS Championship game is no stranger to controversy, and this year is no different. LSU certainly deserves to be here. They went undefeated with one of the hardest schedules in the nation, plus won the SEC Championship game. The controversy comes on the other sideline, where Alabama, a team […]
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in College Football | No Comments
2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl Preview The Sugar Bowl is likely to have a sweet matchup. Two of the more decorated programs in history, and a pair of the toughest defensive units in the country in 2011, will face off in New Orleans when Michigan of the Big Ten takes on ACC runner-up Virginia Tech. This […]
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in College Football | No Comments
2012 Fiesta Bowl Matchup With the selection of No. 3 Stanford and No. 4 Oklahoma State two of the most potent offenses in college football to play in this year’s edition of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the expectation is that this will be one of the best bowl games of the season. This game will […]
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in College Football | No Comments
2012 Rose Bowl Matchup This year’s Rose Bowl will feature two very similar programs in recent history. One played in this game a season ago (Wisconsin) while the other played for a national title. Oregon made this bowl two seasons ago but has dominated its conference the past three years. The Rose Bowl Game presented […]
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in College Football | No Comments
2012 Taxslayer Gator Bowl Preview The Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl might as well be called the Urban Meyer Bowl. Is it just a coincidence that just before the Gator Bowl matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten and Florida of the SEC was announced that Ohio State unveiled former Gator head man Urban […]
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in College Football | No Comments
2012 Capital One Bowl Preview This year, the Capital One Bowl will feature two top-20 teams, as Nebraska of the Big Ten takes on South Carolina of the SEC in the Capital One Bowl. These teams have met three other times in their histories, but not since 1987 – a 30-21 Nebraska win. In fact, […]
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in College Football | No Comments