Month: October 2006
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NBA Preview
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer I included the playoff seeding next to each postseason bound team, but remember the NBA switched to a new playoff format; the first four seeds in each conference will continue to be given to the three division winners and the team with the next best regular season record.…
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Bets of the Week
By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer After a great start, I’ve struggled a bit picking winners the last couple of weeks. This week I hope to rebound by teasing Seattle (-8 at home against the Raiders) and Jacksonville (-9.5 at home against the Titans) 7 points. In moneyline bets I like the Colts (+137 at…
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Monday Morning Quarterback
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Like all rookie QBs, Matt Leinart was bound to struggle at some point. Still, I expected bigger numbers against matchups such as Green Bay. He’s a QB2 at best. After a performance that saw him get 4.5 YPA Sunday, that Chicago game feels like it was months ago.…
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Game Capsules
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Editor’s Note: The following is written for RotoWire’s weekly “game capsules;” I cover the NFC home games. Arizona (+3.5) at Green Bay, Sunday 1 p.m. Comments: While the Packers are winless at home, the Cardinals are still looking for their first road victory, so something’s got to give…
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Basketball Sleepers and Busts
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer There are many definitions for the term sleeper, but in this case it means players who will outperform where they are typically being drafted in fantasy leagues. The busts, on the other hand, are going earlier than their performance will justify. In other words, target the sleepers and…
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Week 8 Lineup Rankings
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Byes: Buffalo, Detroit, Miami, Washington Quarterbacks 1. Donovan McNabb 2. Peyton Manning 3. Carson Palmer 4. Michael Vick 5. Marc Bulger 6. Rex Grossman 7. Eli Manning 8. Tom Brady 9. Brett Favre 10. Matt Leinart 11. Jake Delhomme 12. Philip Rivers 13. David Carr 14. Ben Roethlisberger…
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Thoughts Around the NFL
By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer Game-winning field goals aside, yesterday was easily the craziest day in the NFL. Seven of the twelve games were upsets, five teams that were 5+ point underdogs pulled off shockers, and the Raiders did the unthinkable and won. Of note. . . Wali Lundy is back! With Gary Kubiak’s…
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World Series Preview
St. Louis vs. Detroit After an unprecedented run at predicting playoff outcomes, it all comes to a merciful end after one more series. While the Cardinals’ win wasn’t surprising, given the state of the Mets’ pitching staff, the Tigers’ sweep over the A’s certainly was. I’ve underrated this Detroit team all season long, never truly…
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Game Capsules
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Editor’s Note: The following is written for RotoWire’s weekly “game capsules;” I cover the NFC home games. Pittsburgh (-2.5) at Atlanta, Sunday 1 p.m. Comments: Ben Roethlisberger got back on track in a big way last week, finishing with a remarkable 153.8 QB rating and getting 12.5 YPA.…
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The Wizard of Odds
By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer This week I’m going with the Colts (-9 at home against the Redskins) and the Seahawks (-7 at home against the Vikings) teased 6.5 each. The Colts should roll, and the Seahawks have one of the best homefield advantages in the league. As far as straight bets go, I…
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Week 7 Lineup Rankings
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Byes: Baltimore, Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tennessee Quarterbacks 1. Peyton Manning 2. Carson Palmer 3. Donovan McNabb 4. Matt Hasselbeck 5. Jake Delhomme 6. Eli Manning 7. Brett Favre 8. Tom Brady 9. Matt Leinart 10. Chad Pennington 11. Jon Kitna 12. Drew Bledsoe 13.…
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Fantasy Basketball Draft (Rounds 9-16)
ROUND 9 73. David West 74. Caron Butler – My Pick 75. Ricky Davis 76. Troy Murphy 77. Tyson Chandler 78. Steve Francis 79. Adam Morrison 80. Shane Battier 81. Pau Gasol My Pick: I was all set to take David West and then the owner right before me swoops. I’m fine with Butler, however,…
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Fantasy Basketball Draft (Rounds 1-8)
We recently completed our draft in hoops, and the following are the results. The starting lineup consists of PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, UTIL, UTIL, with six bench spots (16 rounds). We have a 90 game cap per position. Our scoring is a little different than most, as we don’t count FT%…
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Game Capsules
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Editor’s Note: The following is written for RotoWire’s weekly “game capsules;” I cover the NFC home games. Cincinnati (-5.5) at Tampa Bay, Sunday 1 p.m. Comments: Instead of taking yet another step backward, Bruce Gradkowski has the Buccaneers’ offense moving forward. Still, it’s common for rookie QBs to…
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Week 6 Lineup Rankings
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Byes: Cleveland, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Minnesota, New England Quarterbacks 1. Donovan McNabb 2. Marc Bulger 3. Matt Hasselbeck 4. Eli Manning 5. Michael Vick 6. Drew Bledsoe 7. Carson Palmer 8. Rex Grossman 9. Drew Brees 10. Chad Pennington 11. Philip Rivers 12. David Carr 13. Jake…
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ALCS/NLCS Previews
After my impressive Division Series performance, I look to continue my streak with some Championship Series predictions. First, we’ll start with the American League: Detroit vs. Oakland Comments: While I wasn’t surprised to see Oakland advance, I was rather shocked to see Detroit knock off the Yankees – in an impressive fashion I might add.…
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Power Rankings
By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer I know power rankings are incredibly cliché, but I’ve never done them before and figured I would give it a shot. Now I’m never quite sure what ‘power rankings’ actually mean, but my way of looking at it is taking two teams and deciding whom I would favor in…
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Deep Thoughts
Can someone please explain to me why SportsCenter doesn’t show full boxscores?…You know things are getting bad for Daunte Culpepper when Mike Mularkey calls for Ronnie Brown to throw the 2 point conversion pass with the game on the line…The Ravens still suck…When someone starts talking about “Moss,” it’s time to assume they mean Santana…In…
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First Quarter Awards
By Jeff Chudnofsky – Staff Writer Four weeks into the NFL season, we’ve learned (once again) that not everything goes as planned. We’ve seen playoff teams become cellar dwellers and doormats become legitimate forces. We’ve seen Daunte struggle in his new environment while Donovan is back on the scene. We’ve been introduced the rookie of…
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Game Capsules
By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Editor’s Note: I write half the coverage of RotoWire’s weekly “game capsules,” hence only the NFC home games here, and figured I might as well share them with the loyal RotoScoop readers. While extensive, maybe I touched on one of your favorite teams; dissenting opinions welcome… Washington (+4.5)…