There are three sets of statistics from which to choose for the purpose of handicapping a Bowl game being played on a truly neutral field: 1. Neutral field statistics when they are available. 2. Away statistics for both teams 3. Overall statistics including Home, Away, and Neutral field games. Many handicappers make the mistake of assuming that because both teams are playing on the road, that the most accurate... Read more

Last Saturday, a pay-after-you-win internet sports handicapper promoted a "Teaser of the Year." His recommended teaser was a 7-point beauty on Rutgers/Oregon. Both teams were favored by 5.5 points, and were teased to +1 1/2. Rutgers took a bath, making the teaser a hideous loser at odds of 13-10 for most people. As I thought about the selections and the promotion, I couldn't help but wonder what a "Teaser of the Year... Read more

Last night, the total in the Motor City Bowl was set at 70. At the Crowne Club we had our biggest play of the Bowl season so far on the UNDER. Offensively, Florida Atlantic has averaged 25 points per game this season, and Central Michigan has averaged 30. The combined offensive points total 55 -- far under the posted total. Defensively, Florida Atlantic has allowed 29 points per game, and Central Michigan has allowed... Read more

It's a Chistmahanukah freebie from the Crowne Club. They call this game the Hawaii Bowl, and one of the teams is Hawaii, which may, if you are clever, tell you a little something about the home edge in the game. My proprietary information sources tell me that very, very few students will be jumping in their cars and driving from South Bend to the Aloha Stadium (Don't you wish you had great informatioin sources like me... Read more

The early bowls are best known for their "surprise" results. In many cases, however, the often aberrational results of the minor bowls are easily predictable by picking losers instead of winners. Some of you are no doubt saying, "I have no problem picking losers. It's winners that are the problem." The secret to picking the minor bowl winners, however, lies in picking the losers; and there are some secrets to doping out... Read more

That leprachaun laddie, Barry O'Bama, gave his first press conference today, just 3 days after he won the election. That's not bad considering President Wimpy didn't hold his first press conference for 3 YEARS after he was elected, and then it was to tell us all about how he, Georgie Porgie, would single-handedly bring Osama Bin Laden, of the Bush business partner Bin Laden's, to justice. Oh, well. It was an auspicious... Read more

It was a wonderful day for the O'Shea's, O'Lucks and even Bill O'Reillys of the world yesterday, as one of their own, Barry O'Bama beat the Scotsman and was elected President. For those of you who are sad that Sarah the PILF (P for Politician) won't be winking at them from the centerfold of the Congressional Record, take another look at Jill the Trophy Wife -- spouse of Joe the VP. She even has long blonde hair, as opposed... Read more

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." -- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities I t was the best of bets, it was the worst of bets -- Rob Crowne, A Tale of Two Bets The Crowne Club lived through a shizophrenic weekend. After winning in the Breeders' Cup 14 out of 16 years, picking up one of the biggest payouts in Breeders' Cup history two years ago, and winning 71% of their races bet last year, the Wall... Read more

Has anyone noticed that Hochuli rhymes with Donaghy? Based on the performance of Ed Hochuli and his crew in the last two games, it looks to me as if Hochuli could have more in common with Donaghy than just a rhyming name. New Orleans thouroughly dominated Minnesota on Monday Night, but lost anyway. It cost me a Monday pick. To make up for Hochuli's Hell last night, I'm gong to give you tonight's selection right here for... Read more

I was off in London for a few days for a whirlwind tour. I pressed the flesh with endless cockney floozies in the tube, ate fish and chips, bangers and mash, roast beef with Yorkshire Pudding (which is really some sort of bread and not pudding at all), steak and kidney pie, and English breakfast with brown-colored Brown Sauce. London was horribly humid, ridiculously crowded, grimy, gloomy and grey. There was no style... Read more