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Picking the Winning NCAA Bracket: Top 5 Tips |
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Craig Trapp Mar 15, 2010 |
March Madness every year starts with every person filling out NCAA tournament brackets and trying to win the office pool. This year how about you win the office pool with tips from Craig Trapp on handicapping the big dance. Craig's handicapping tips for March Madness will help you fill out your NCAA bracket and give you tips to win your NCAA bracket.
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Game 3 Magic Win- what does it mean for the Series?? |
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Craig Trapp Jun 10, 2009 |
A very nice performance by the Orlando Magic in game 3 has this series at 2-1. Now as a sports handicapper we need to analyze what does it mean for the upcoming games?? Can the Orlando Magic shoot over 60% for three more games?
Oddsmakers have reduced the line for game 4 to Orlando -2.5, that is a 1.5 point drop from game 3. The best sports handicappers predict gameplan changes before the ...
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NBA Championship Orlando and Los Angeles Betting Trends |
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Craig Trapp May 31, 2009 |
The NBA brass wanted the dream matchup Kobe vs Lebron but Orlando would have no part of it upsetting Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Championship. The Lakers will have the home court advantage but Orlando has overcame the advantage in the last two series. In the regular season Orlando swept the LA Lakers and also covered the spread in both games. Series prices have LA as a favorite at -260 and ...
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Lamar Odom Key to LA Lakers Championship?? |
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Craig Trapp May 28, 2009 |
The real Lamar Odom showed up in game 5 of the Western Conference Championship after being a no show in the first four games of this series. In the first four games of the series the Lakers looked like a one man show with only Kobe Bryant showing up with consistent performances. Fortunately for the Lakers in Game 5 Lamar Odom showed up with his best performance of the playoffs scoring 19 points an ...
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Orlando Magic can they finish off Cleveland Cavaliers |
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Craig Trapp May 27, 2009 |
Pretty unbelievable that less than two weeks ago Cleveland was odds on favorite to win the Eastern Conference Championship. Since then they have been dominated in every aspect and now are down 3-1 to the Orlando Magic. Craig had given a free sports pick in game one that Orlando might not lose against the spread in this series and so far his prediction has come true. Only one miracle shot in game t ...
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Indianapolis 500 Breakdown and Winning Predictions |
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Craig Trapp May 23, 2009 |
Handicapping the Indy 500 can be very difficult and the odds of this years race is very interesting. When wagering in auto racing most of the betting public has shifted in recent years to Nascar. But once a year all the bettors come back to bet the biggest race in the Indy car series, the Indianapolis 500. This year will be the 93rd annual race and all the big names are locked and loaded for the b ...
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Craig's TOP 5 MLB Power Rankings (5/21/9) |
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Craig Trapp May 21, 2009 |
This is Craig's third edition of his power rankings, its been over two weeks since Craig's last power rankings. As a sports handicapper you are always looking for value and a handicapping tool that will help in picking consistent winners for profit. Since the last power rankings we have not see many changes with 4 of the same 5 top teams. Several of the teams have switched positions but with almos ...
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Craig's NBA Western Conference Championship Breakdown and Prediction |
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Craig Trapp May 19, 2009 |
NBA Western Conference Championship crown will be given to one of the top two teams from the regular season. These two teams look to be headed in different directions entering this series. Denver has been dominant and since the playoffs started really have not had one disappointing performance. On the other hand the Lakers come off a very disappointing series that saw there defensive effort come a ...
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Craig's Preakness Picks: Winning Exacta Play |
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Craig Trapp May 14, 2009 |
The 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse should be one for the ages. With no filly winning this race in over 20 years and zero even running in almost 10 years it would be huge story for Rachel Alexander to run away with easy win. Craig is not going to over analyze this race Rachel Alexander is a super horse and will win easily. Instead lets try to find some value underneath ...
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Preakness Stakes: Can anyone come close to Rachel Alexander |
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Craig Trapp May 13, 2009 |
The 134th running of the Preakness Derby will feature filly Rachel Alexander as odds on favorite (6/5). This super filly is coming off the most impressive Kentucky Oaks win ever, winning by over 20 lengths. Rachel Alexander has ran lights out all year posting triple digits byers three straight races. Her competition in the Preakness Derby have all but thrown in the towel as most trainers think tha ...
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Surprise MLB Pitching Staffs Key Early Season Betting Profits |
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Craig Trapp May 10, 2009 |
Every level of baseball has the same keys to consistent winners: Pitching and Defense. So far the 2009 MLB season several surprise teams have been producing consistent winners and dominant pitching performances. Most people believed the big market teams would dominate with very solid pitching staffs. But so far this season the big market teams have struggled. Lets look at the top 5 pitching staff ...
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Craig's MLB Power Rankings 5/6/9 |
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Craig Trapp May 6, 2009 |
Wow how time has flown by, its been two weeks since Craig released his MLB top 5 power rankings. Craig's uses his Power Rankings as one of many tools to help establish weak lines and also to pick winners. Not much has changed in his top 5 with only one new team but several have moved within the top 5. Craig's last list was in order of rankings: LA Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Florid ...
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Craig's Trifecta Box Play: Kentucky Derby 2009 |
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Craig Trapp May 1, 2009 |
Every year the first Saturday in May all the sports world sits on the edge of their seat waiting to see who will wear the bed of roses. With a rough economy this years Kentucky Derby has not been hyped as most of the recent races. But Craig is very excited as he thinks he has nailed the top three finishers in this years Kentucky Derby. The 2009 Derby trifecta play for Craig is below for all of you ...
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Worlds Series 2009 Underdog Predictions |
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Craig Trapp Apr 29, 2009 |
Baseball season is now three weeks old and several longshot underdogs have put themselves in the talk for world series champions. Sports Handicapper Craig Trapp today is going to give you his three longshots that can win the 2009 World Series. Last year we had both of the World Series teams come from no where and end up in the promise land. Lets try and find this years diamond in the rough and se ...
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Craig's MLB Power Rankings Top 5 |
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Craig Trapp Apr 23, 2009 |
They say you can't win or lose the World Series in the first few weeks of the season, but it must feel good to be hot right out of the box. All of these top 5 teams have just been playing great baseball. Hot offense, good pitching, and great defense are common thread from these teams. A few surprises in early season results have definitely provided an opportunity for sharp sports handicappers to p ...
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Craig's Top 10 Offensive Lineman for NFL Draft 2009 |
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Craig Trapp Apr 23, 2009 |
The draft is only a few days away and Sports Handicapper Craig Trapp has been busy with Mock NFL Drafts and position breakdowns. Yesterday we looked at the very deep Wide Receiver Position in this years draft. The next deepest position in this years draft is definitely Offensive Tackles. But instead of just looking at the Tackles we are going to break down the top 10 overall offensive lineman. Thi ...
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Craig's Top 10 Wide Receivers in 2009 NFL Draft |
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Craig Trapp Apr 22, 2009 |
Craig's NFL Mock Draft 2009 is finally done and now we are starting to look at some of the deeper positions in this years draft. Today Craig is going to break down the deepest position in the draft: Wide Receivers. In fact many experts have as many as 7 players being taken in the first round. Craig has only 5 receivers going in first round but 4 more going in 2nd round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Today ...
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Craig's NFL Mock Draft 2009 Picks 21-32 |
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Craig Trapp Apr 20, 2009 |
Hope everybody is as excited for the 2009 NFL Draft as we are. This is part three in Craig's preview and predictions for this years draft. We are the point in the NFL draft preview where we come to the playoff teams from 2008. These teams are trying to either improve or maintain there 2008 season success. Lets take a look at picks 21-32!
21. Philadelphia Eagles
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Craig's 2009 NFL Mock Draft Picks #11-20 |
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Craig Trapp Apr 16, 2009 |
This is part II of Craig’s 2009 NFL mock draft preview and prediction. We will take a look at the middle of the 1st round and breakdown each teams needs and also predict who they will pick. Make sure you check back next week as Craig will pick rest of the 1st round picks 21-32.
11. Buffalo Bills
• Needs: Bills need to address three issues this draft TE, OL, and DE. Have seen a ...
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NBA Western Conference Championship Odds Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Apr 15, 2009 |
NBA Western Conference Championship Odds Breakdown: Finally the NBA Playoffs are upon us. Not a minute too soon Craig Trapp has heated up with his NBA Plays going 10-2 last 10 days!! Today Craig will break down the future odds for the Western Conference Championship. Some great value to be had if you can get past the huge favorite: Los Angeles Lakers. Below are the odds of all the Western Conferen ...
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Craig's 2009 Mock NFL Draft Picks #1-10 |
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Craig Trapp Apr 12, 2009 |
Today Craig will give you his mock 2009 NFL draft picks one thru ten. With only a few weeks left before draft day Craig will break down the first round into three parts. Today we will tackle 1-10!! Make sure you check back over the next week as we break down rest of the 2009 NFL Mock Draft!!
1. Detroit Lions
• Needs: QB- Team has restructured Daunte Culpepper’s contract but stil ...
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NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Winner Odds Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Apr 8, 2009 |
With just a few games in the regular season in the NBA its about time to start examining the playoff picture. The Eastern Conference has a solid three teams that all can win the Eastern Conference crown. Lets look at all three of these Eastern Conference favorites and break down their odds to win the East.
Cleveland Cavaliers (-200): The best record in the league currently and the b ...
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Michigan State Spartans Final Four Preview |
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Craig Trapp Apr 2, 2009 |
After a slow start to the season Michigan State has come on and might be the hottest team in the Final Four. That being said experts are still not giving the Spartans much respect as they are the longest shot on the board at 5-1. The good news for Michigan State fans is this teams loves the underdog roll and flourishes when everyone tells them they can't win.
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UCONN Huskies Final Four Preview |
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Craig Trapp Apr 1, 2009 |
Not many people had UCONN winning it all after they lost key guard Jerome Dyson. Don't look now they have not only recovered from his injury but are playing there best basketball of the season. Coach Calhoun is one of the best coaches at taking adversity and turning it into motivation. If one thing you can say about the UCONN program is they are fighters and they don't go down easy. Lets give a qu ...
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Villanova Wildcats Final Four Preview |
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Craig Trapp Mar 31, 2009 |
Villanvoa has had everyone tell them all year what they could not do but they have proven time after time they are worthy of this Final Four berth. The lesser known of the two Big East Final Four attendee's, Villanova coached by Jay Wright will be ready for UNC come Saturday! You can bet that everybody will be rooting for the underdog Wildcats and it might feel like a home game by the end of the n ...
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North Carolina Tar Heels: Final Four Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Mar 30, 2009 |
North Carolina Tar Heels have all the pressure on them as the odds on favorite to win it all. This is the third year in a row that they have been the favorite for almost the entire season. Last year this UNC team fell short of winning the Championship losing to the eventual champion in the semifinal game. Coach Roy Williams and this experienced team have had a one track mind all year all focusing ...
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South Region: Sweet 16 Breakdown and Future Odds |
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Craig Trapp Mar 26, 2009 |
The South Region in the NCAA Tournament has been very form full thus far with all four of the top seeds thru to the sweet 16. This region also finds the overall tournament favorite in North Carolina Tar Heels. Hope all of you has checked out Craig's breakdown of the East bracket. Today Craig will give you his breakdown of the bracket and his underdog value play.
North Carolina (-175):
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East Region Breakdown: Final Four Future Odds |
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Craig Trapp Mar 23, 2009 |
After the first weekend of NCAA Tournament Games we all were left wishing for the big upset and the east bracket was one of two brackets where all four of the top seeds have survived. No upsets teams does not mean average storylines. The sweet 16 games feature Pittsburgh verse there one time point guard Sean Miller now coaching Xavier. Also Duke and Villanova might be the best game of the sweet 16 ...
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ACC Odds Breakdown and Predictions for NCAA Tournament |
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Craig Trapp Mar 18, 2009 |
The second best conference all this season in the college basketball has been the ACC. With three teams reaching #1 ranking during the year many think this conference will bring the NCAA Championship team back to the ACC. With seven teams receiving bids to enter the NCAA tournament they tie for the most teams in the tournament with both Big East and Big Ten. North Carolina was the preseason favori ...
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NCAA Tournament BIG EAST Teams Can Anyone Beat Them?? |
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Craig Trapp Mar 16, 2009 |
Well another regular season in college basketball is thru and we are knee deep in March Madness NCAA Tournament style. This time of year is so exciting for everybody no matter how much you like college basketball. How many people fill out March Madness Brackets and put a few dollars in a company pool in hopes to winning much more.
As a handicapper it is our job to try and find ways to make ...
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NCAA Selection Sunday Preview |
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Craig Trapp Mar 14, 2009 |
So many things have changed with the conference tournaments and many upsets have definitely created some questions for the selection committee. Which teams deserve the No. 1 seed bid or which bubble teams are heading to the NIT, everything has been shaken up with the Conference Championships thus far. Craig tries to predict what all this action will do to the NCAA tournament.
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Craig's Top 5 Power Rankings College Basketball |
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Craig Trapp Mar 11, 2009 |
Well its been over two weeks since Craig has released his Power Rankings for College Basketball. The Madness has officially begun and the upsets are only just starting. Not a ton of change at the top of Craig's Power Rankings but the top 5 has had a few changes. Lets take a look at one of Craig's best sports handicapping tools.
1. Pittsburgh: Best team from the best conference makes it hard ...
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Craig's 3 Betting Tips for Confrence Tournaments |
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Craig Trapp Mar 8, 2009 |
The Madness has already began with many conference tournaments underway and rest to start in the next few days. As much as we love to watch these exciting tournaments we really love to add to it by adding to your bank role before the big dance starts. Now the question is how do we do this?? Professional Handicapper Craig Trapp has his top 3 tips to winning bets in the conference tournament.
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Mid Major Team Predictions: NCAA Tournament |
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Craig Trapp Mar 6, 2009 |
Last in a series of article by sports handicapper Craig Trapp where he gave you his predictions broke down by all the major conferences. Today he will look at the mid major at large selections candidates and predict seeding's and also how they might do in the NCAA Tournament. As always many mid major teams find themselves on the bubble and will find themselves fighting for a spot against the BCS c ...
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BIG TEN Conference: NCAA Tournament Predictions and Previews |
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Craig Trapp Mar 5, 2009 |
Not a banner year for the BIG TEN Conference and with less than two weeks left several teams have work left to do. Can't remember a year when the Big Ten had so few Nationally ranked teams. Also most years this conference has a minimum of seven locks to get in to March Madness but this year there are only three teams that are an absolute lock. Lets look at Craig's predictions for the Big Ten and l ...
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SEC: NCAA Tournament Predictions and Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Mar 4, 2009 |
Even though this conference is the weakest in recent memory they could change many peoples minds with a couple large upsets come the NCAA Tournament. Currently there is only one team that is a lock for the NCAA Tournament. SEC will get 4 teams in the big dance but there is 4 teams on the bubble fighting for three bids. Craig will predict which Bubble Teams get in and what they will do once they ge ...
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PAC 10: NCAA Tournament Previews and Predictions |
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Craig Trapp Mar 3, 2009 |
Right now the PAC 10 has a solid 5 teams in the big dance and no bubble teams. Any other team that wants to make the big dance from the PAC 10 will have to win the PAC 10 tournament. The bottom teams in this conference have been competitive but not good enough to get on the bubble. Lets take a preview of the PAC 10 teams and predict what will happen once March Madness begins.
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Big East Bubble Breakdown and NCAA Selection Predictions |
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Craig Trapp Mar 1, 2009 |
The Big East has been given the best conference tag by almost every expert in college basketball. Today Craig handicaps the Bubble teams from the Big East. Most experts see eight safe teams for the NCAA tournament: UCONN, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Marquette, Louisville, West Virginia, Syracuse. On the bubble is not a great place to be as a coach but all of these teams have 2 games plus the BIG EAST c ...
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NCAA Tournament Seed Records and Trends |
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Craig Trapp Mar 1, 2009 |
NCAA Tournament is always exciting and we all know why we call it March Madness. Everybody is always looking for the next Davidson or Kent State that can upset and make it deep into the tournament. Winning your bracket though is not about picking the big upsets instead its about picking the most winners overall. Predicting a bunch of upsets although fun does not usually lead to winning your pool. ...
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March Madness Predictions: ACC Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Feb 27, 2009 |
The ACC has had a ton of upsets this year and there are two schools of thought about the strength of the ACC this year. Either you think this conference is so good that anyone can win on any given day or its a conference that is overrated and not near as strong as the rankings. Lets predict who is in the big dance as of right now and predict how they will perform.
North Carolina has b ...
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Craig's March Madness Bubble Watch |
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Craig Trapp Feb 25, 2009 |
There is nothing worse for a College Basketball coach than missing out on March Madness. Several big name programs have found themselves on the bubble of being home come March Madness. With less than 4 games left for much teams they still have opportunities to get themselves in. A late season winning streak could help any of the teams on the bubble prove there worth to the selection committee.
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Projecting the NCAA Tournament: Big 12 Teams |
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Craig Trapp Feb 23, 2009 |
Projecting the NCAA Tournament is not easy and is ever changing right up to selection Sunday. The BIG 12 has had a very disappointing year after having a very good year last year. Currently Craig has only four teams that are a lock for the NCAA tournament. There are four other BIG 12 teams that are on the NCAA bubble and need a string of wins to find themselves in the dance.
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Wake Forest @ Duke: Fighting for Seeding?? |
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Craig Trapp Feb 22, 2009 |
Sunday night, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 20-4 visit Cameron Indoor Stadium to play the return trip of the conference home-and-home match up. The last time these teams met, the Demon Deacons gave the then No. 1 ranked Blue Devils 21-5, their first conference loss on a James Johnson basket with .8 seconds remaining.
This rematch will be a heated battle between great guards on both teams. Th ...
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Bracketbuster Game of Weekend: Bulter @ Davidson |
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Craig Trapp Feb 20, 2009 |
Bracketbuster game of the weekend is still Butler @ Davidson: When the BracketBusters pairings came out on Feb. 2, Butler and Davidson were a combined 36-4 and easy choices for the top slot in the weekend's made-for-TV matchups. Since then, the two powerful mid-major programs have a combined 7-5 record, and Davidson's Player of the Year candidate Stephen Curry sprained his ankle.
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Craig's Top 5 NBA Power Rankings |
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Craig Trapp Feb 19, 2009 |
Love this time of year basically half way thru the NBA season and Craig is releasing his top 5 power rankings. Craig uses his power ranking to help him handicap and pick games daily. Below is Craig's up to date top 5 power rankings in the NBA. One of Craig's key handicapping tools the Power Rankings are ever changing. Lets take a look at Craig's NBA power rankings.
1. LA Lakers- Even ...
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Does Notre Dame bubble burst at West Virginia?? |
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Craig Trapp Feb 18, 2009 |
Two Big East teams that are headed in different directions. Notre Dame is hanging on by a thread to there bubble hopes for the season with two recent wins one against a very good Louisville team. Still Notre Dame has an uphill battle to impress the selection committee. Notre Dame had a 7 game losing streak before upsetting Louisville two games. West Virginia has been very good against non ranked t ...
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Michigan State @ Purdue: Big Ten Game Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Feb 17, 2009 |
The big ten title could all but be salted away if Michigan State pulls off another road win. Purdue is trying to spoil the parade and show why they were the preseason favorite to win the BIG TEN. Both teams are coming into this game with a key player questionable for the big game. Michigan State are the odds makers road underdog with a spread of +3.
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Big East Game of the Year: Pittsburgh @ UCONN Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Feb 16, 2009 |
So much is up for grabs in this huge big east match up. On the line in this game is: possibly a #1 seed for March, Big East Championship, and possibly a #1 national ranking. Three weeks in a row now UCONN has found themselves as the #1 team in the country and now they face there highest rank team all year. Pittsburgh has only lost two games all year both on the road against U of L and Villanova. M ...
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Craig's Daytona 500 Free Winner and Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Feb 15, 2009 |
Very exciting speed week in Daytona thus far. The lack of off season testing has left many teams and drivers very unsure about the big race. Craig already has looked at several of the longshot drivers that have great value to win the Daytona 500. Today Craig will give you his winning team and driver and give you a breakdown of how he sees the race.
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Craig's Power Rankings: Top 5 College Basketball Teams |
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Craig Trapp Feb 14, 2009 |
Handicapping tools are so important to all handicappers. Everybody has there favorite tool that helps indicate winners. Craig's top tool is his POWER RANKINGS he is always updating his Rankings for all sports and this tool helps him pick winners against the spread. Craig's rankings help him point out weak lines and get extra value when picking winners. This weeks power rankings have changed a lot ...
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Top 5 NCAA Basketball Bubble Teams |
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Craig Trapp Feb 10, 2009 |
Craig has 5 teams that he is keeping his eye on because all of these teams have work left to do if they want to find themselves in the NCAA tournament. Tough to project exactly where teams stand for the NCAA men's basketball tournament because most teams still have 6-8 games remaining. But we do know the teams that are in danger of being left out if they don't improve there resume.
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Backyard Brawl II: WVU @ Pittsburgh Game Preview |
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Craig Trapp Feb 9, 2009 |
Another big game for these two rivals with postseason ramifications on the line. Earlier this season Pittsburgh went to WVU and beat them by 12 at home. Style of play for these two teams is very similar. Both teams play physical defense and dominate the boards. Oddsmakers have made Pittsburgh a -7.5 at home and set the total at 136 points.
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Rivalry Week: Craig's Can't Miss Contests |
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Craig Trapp Feb 9, 2009 |
ESPN has done an unbelievable job of creating rival week this year. Every day this week we will have a hated rivals game and will see some great match ups. Rivalry games are always tough to predict the winner and even harder to pick against the spread. Craig has been busy breaking down all of these games below. Check out Craig's can't miss schedule!
MONDAY: WVU @ Pittsburgh (7pm est)-
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Craig's NBA Sunday Free Pick Lakers @ Cavaliers |
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Craig Trapp Feb 8, 2009 |
NBA game of the day which is on ABC at 3:00 PM EST. Lakers come off a defeat of Boston in OT and now face the team with the best record in the East. Cleveland is undefeated at home and are now looking for revenge of there earlier loss at LA. The previous match up was a Laker blowout win 105-88 with Kobe guarding Lebron and shutting him down in this previous matchup! Today's rematch has the oddmak ...
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Craig's Preview and winner Syracuse at Villanova |
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Craig Trapp Feb 6, 2009 |
Last two days Craig's free plays have also won straight up with the Lakers and Pacers winning m/l for Craig. Today lets look at a huge Big East showdown with the Orange traveling to Philadelphia to take on a very hot Villanova team. These teams both look like for sure tournament teams and now are working on there seeding and also positioning themselves for the conference tournament seedings. Oddsm ...
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Lakers @ Celtics Thursday Breakdown and Free Winner |
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Craig Trapp Feb 5, 2009 |
The last time these two faced off it was on Dec 25th and the Lakers snapped the 19 game winning streak of the Celtics 92-83. The LA Lakers went into that game as a slight home favorite at -2 pulling away late in the fourth quarter. Thursdays game in Boston finds the Celtics favored by -5.5 and many handicapping experts think this line will go up around the -7 point range. Lets breakdown both teams ...
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Underdog Drivers to Win the Daytona 500 |
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Craig Trapp Feb 4, 2009 |
Nascar is back and unlike most sports Nascar starts with there biggest race of the year. Teams spend all off season working on there Daytona car and hoping there name can go in the history books at Daytona. The oddsmakers have made Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr the two favorites at 6-1. But the favorites don't usually fair well at this race so Craig is going to give you the three longshots that ...
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Craig's Final Four Predictions for College Basketball |
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Craig Trapp Feb 3, 2009 |
Craig has had several recent college basketball articles: long shots underdogs, mid major bracket busters and college basketball power rankings. Today he is giving his early prediction of the final four as he sees it. Handicapping this year has been very difficult in college basketball as there have been a ton of change in the top four teams all year. Their has already been five #1 teams and the s ...
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Big Monday College Basketball Breakdown- UCONN vs U of L |
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Craig Trapp Feb 2, 2009 |
Tonight's BIG MONDAY college basketball match up might be the game of the year in the Big East. If Louisville can beat there 2nd #1 team in the country in less than two weeks it will put them at 9-0 in the BIG EAST and in first place. Both teams come into tonight's ESPN game riding winning streaks of 9 straight wins. Odds makers have made Louisville a -3 point favorite over the visiting UCONN team ...
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Final Against the Spread Breakdown of Super Bowl |
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Craig Trapp Feb 1, 2009 |
Hope everybody is looking forward to the game as much as Craig. Craig has broke down both teams individually, last 5 years trend for Super Bowl, and the Wide Receiver's props breakdown. Today we will give you the one key that will be the difference in this game. This key will be the difference in winning or losing your Super Bowl wager against the spread.
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Super Bowl Prop Betting Breakdown- Larry Fitzgerald
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Craig Trapp Jan 30, 2009 |
This is a follow up article to the Props Breakdown of Hines Ward. Lets take a look at Larry Fitzgerald and some of the better props to see if we can help you make money betting props for the Super Bowl. Will Larry continue to have one of the best post season ever or will the Steelers D have an answer for this great wide receiver? Odds makers have created numerous betting opportunities for the fans ...
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March Madness: Mid Major Bracket Busters |
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Craig Trapp Jan 29, 2009 |
Craig has started to shift his focus to basketball now that the Super Bowl is only a few days away. Craig will take a handicappers look at some of the Mid Major Teams that can win a game or two in the NCAA Tournament. No doubt all of Craig's 4 mid major bracket busters will be double digit underdogs against the spread. These bracket busters always occur and its never to early to start looking at t ...
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March Madness Odds: Ohio Teams to Make the Big Dance! |
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Craig Trapp Jan 28, 2009 |
Dayton Flyers and an Early Exit
The Dayton Flyers will probably make the NCAA tournament because their record is 18-2 but if you take a closer looks at the Flyers you will see that they will probably not make it past the 1st weekend maybe not day 1. Dayton should be really worried about there weak schedule as the strength of schedule is 143rd. They were able to defeat Marquette and A ...
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Super Bowl Prop Betting Breakdown- Hines Ward |
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Craig Trapp Jan 27, 2009 |
Odds makers as always have given the average fan and even their wives something to bet on this weekend with hundreds of prop bets available for action. While your wife is trying to determine the song list of the Boss, what commercial will be rated the highest , and the color of Gatorade that will be dumped on the winning coach there is money to be made by investing in the games top wide receivers. ...
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Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl Preview |
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Craig Trapp Jan 25, 2009 |
Before the season you would have been hard pressed to find anyone who would have picked Arizona to even make it to the Super Bowl. But the Cardinals love being the underdog and are 3-0 as underdogs this postseason against the spread and Money Line. This past week we looked at the Pittsburgh Steelers and broke down both there offense and defense today we will do the same for the Arizona Cardinals.
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Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Jan 23, 2009 |
The Super Bowl favorite is the Pittsburgh Steelers which have been made a -7 point favorite by the odds makers. Pittsburgh has been playing so good lately and coming off a very good win against Baltimore Ravens. This playoffs they are 2-0 against the spread! Also make sure to check out Craig's earlier article breaking down all the Super Bowl Trends the last 5 years.
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Duke Basketball 2009 Under Rated?? |
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Craig Trapp Jan 23, 2009 |
Handicappers are always looking for those teams that are over or under rated. The last few years Coach K's team were over rated living off an illusion of past great teams. Last year pro handicappers got rich off playing against the spread when Duke was favored. But this years team is if you can believe it Under Rated. Well as under rated as a team can be that potentially will be #1 this week. T ...
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Top 5 NCAA Basketball Coaches |
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Craig Trapp Jan 21, 2009 |
Last week we covered the top 5 over rated college basketball coaches and today we will look at the top 5 coaches in college basketball. As a handicapper Craig looks at it a little differently than just your average fan. Most fans of a school just look at the wins and losses but Craig instead looks at it as does this coach have his players performing above or below there potential. This is a hidde ...
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Super Bowl 2009: Last 5 Years Betting Trends |
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Craig Trapp Jan 19, 2009 |
Another great year for NFL is coming to an end on February 1st. Great games this past weekend with both home teams winning and completing there dreams of making it to the Super Bowl. Both winners this past weekend covered the spread which make them a total of 5-0 against the spread this post season. Winning has come in different styles for these two teams which will really clash in the super bowl ...
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March Madness: 5 Longshots to win NCAA Championship!! |
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Craig Trapp Jan 19, 2009 |
With only one NFL game left it is time to turn my attention to NCAA basketball. It is hard to believe that the NCAA tournament selection show is only 55 days away. I'm going to look at five teams that present a lot of value with 8 weeks remaining in the season. To make the list I will only consider teams who odds makers have listed at 10-1 or higher so as of 1/19/09 that rules out the following ...
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MOST OVERRATED COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES |
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Craig Trapp Jan 17, 2009 |
Using the coaches match up is one of Craig's secret handicapping tools. There are certain coaches that just seem to get there team up to play no matter what the competition or the talent on their team. On the other hand their are others that have a ton of talent and just don't get the results per their talent. Lets take a look at Craig's top 5 overrated coaches in college basketball.
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Philadelphia Eagles: NFC Championship Against the Spread Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Jan 16, 2009 |
The Las Vegas books have made Philadelphia Eagles a four point favorite to beat the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC championship game. They also are 7/4 to win the Superbowl which is 2nd favorite behind the Steelers. Today Craig will break down the Eagles chances of winning and against the spread trends. Lets take a deeper look at recent trends for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Eagles are 5-0 ATS vs. ...
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Super Bowl Odds Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Jan 15, 2009 |
Wow going into the championship game weekend the super bowls odds are a little surprising to me. Right now Pittsburgh is the favorite at 3/2, second is Philly at 7/4, third is Baltimore at 7/2, and last is Arizona at 5-1. Really think that this should be flipped between 1st and 2nd because the Eagles beat up the Steelers earlier this year handing them there worst loss of the season.
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NFL Championship Games: Against The Spread Trends |
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Craig Trapp Jan 13, 2009 |
Hopefully this past weekend all of you followed the divisional match up trends which showed the underdogs the last five years covered 80 percent of the time. Well this year its only 75 percent with the underdogs winning straight up in all three of those games. Now lets look at the recent trends for both of these games to help clue us in on which trend plays we should be looking at this weekend. ...
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NFL DIVISIONAL ROUND TRENDS |
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Craig Trapp Jan 11, 2009 |
If Saturday tells us anything then we can expect the road underdogs to come in and play very well. The last 5 years in the Divisional playoff round the underdogs are 16-4 against the spread. As we saw yesterday not only can these teams just cover they can win. With both Arizona a ten point dog and Baltimore a four point underdog winning outright. This is not new last year Dallas lost to a huge ...
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Notre Dame at Louisville Big Monday Winning Breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Jan 11, 2009 |
Preseason rankings has both of these Big East schools in the top 10. Notre Dame has definitely had a better season thus far but Louisville is still ranked in the top 25 and are very tough on there home court. Odds makers have made Louisville a 7 point favorite in this big east early season match up. Last year Notre Dame went to Freedom Hall and played them very well but losing 90-85. This one ...
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Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants NFL playoff breakdown |
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Craig Trapp Jan 9, 2009 |
Love this weekends inter-conference rematch of two really good season games. They both won games on the other teams home field this season. These teams know each other better than any other playoff game this weekend. Odds makers obviously are calling this the same as they have the Giants as a three point favorite. After last years super bowl run the Giants now see themselves as the hunted not th ...
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Divisional Breakdown: San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Craig Trapp Jan 9, 2009 |
This divisional round match up is actually a rematch from Nov. 16, 2008 at Heinz Field which finished with a Pittsburgh win 11-10. Pittsburgh didn't score a touchdown despite making three trips inside San Diego's 20-yard line. One drive ended when Mewelde Moore was dropped for a 1-yard loss on fourth-and-goal from inside the 1, and Pittsburgh repeatedly hurt itself with 13 penalties. Pittsburgh ...
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Five Reasons Oklahoma Sooners Win BCS Title Game |
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Craig Trapp Jan 8, 2009 |
Thursdays meeting at the Orange Bowl for all the marbles will face two high powered offenses and two heisman trophy winners. Yesterday we looked at the top 5 reasons Florida wins and today we will look at Oklahoma. Las Vegas Odds Makers have made Oklahoma a four point underdog in this BCS match up.
1. Sam Bradford: Heisman trophy winner for this year in college football will pose a huge ...
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Five Reasons Florida Gators Win BCS TITLE GAME! |
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Craig Trapp Jan 7, 2009 |
Thursday's national championship game is almost here and the odds makers have made Florida Gators a four point favorite over Oklahoma Sooners. Today Craig is going to list the top 5 reason why Florida wins the championship. Tomorrow we will look at the top 5 reasons why Oklahoma wins.
1. Tim Tebow: The most creative defensive coach in college football is Nick Saban, which faced Tebow in ...
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NCAA BASKETBALL TOP TEN POWER RANKINGS (JAN. 6 2009) |
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Craig Trapp Jan 6, 2009 |
Craig has not released his NCAA power rankings yet this year as he likes to wait until after the bowl season is finished before he changes focus to college basketball. This season has seen the regular suspects near the top of the rankings. There have been some big upsets knocking off some huge favorites. If you are knew to reading Craig's power rankings this is one of Craig's tools he uses in h ...
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FIESTA BOWL BREAKDOWN TEXAS LONGHORNS |
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Craig Trapp Jan 4, 2009 |
Yesterday we looked at the Ohio State and gave you how they change there bad performances from past two years BCS games. Today we will breakdown the Texas team. Well these teams are not strangers as this will be the third time these two have matched up in the last four years. Texas and Vince Young beat OSU at the horseshoe on there way to the national title. A year later OSU went to Texas and ...
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Fiesta Bowl Breakdown Ohio State Buckeyes |
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Craig Trapp Jan 3, 2009 |
Well here we are again and the Ohio State Buckeyes are in another BCS bowl game. Well recent history has not been good for the Buckeyes with them losing the last two BCS National Championship games. Coach Tressell has had many sleepless nights trying to figure out why they have not been able to compete with the big boys in CFB. This year they lost against the top two teams they played (USC a ...
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Cotton Bowl Breakdown - Ole Miss vs Texas Tech |
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Craig Trapp Jan 2, 2009 |
The 2009 Cotton Bowl will be the last for the historic Cotton bowl which after this 73rd annual bowl will move to the new Texas Stadium. After being left out of the bcs picture they have to find new revenue streams thus moving to state of the art facility is mandated. This years game features another classic sec vs big 12 matchup. Texas Tech and Ole Miss are very different in styles and shou ...
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NFL WILDCARD WEEKEND - Four Home Underdogs for the First Time Ever |
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Craig Trapp Jan 2, 2009 |
Well big surprise in all four of the home teams are underdogs. The value in this is that of course home teams in the NFL as dogs cover at a high rate and even better win straight up. This record has held true in previous wild card years, going back to 1995 home dogs are 5-1 ATS and 4-2 straight up! So don't even think about taking all four of this years teams to win with or without the points. ...
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ORANGE BOWL BREAKDOWN - Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech |
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Craig Trapp Dec 31, 2008 |
The 2009 version of the orange bowl will be a very good matchup between an upstart Cincinnati Bearcats from the Big East vs Virginia Tech Hokies from the ACC. These teams both are great stories coming into this game. Cincinnati is playing in its first BCS game with its backup QB from the start of the season. Virginia Tech has bounced back after getting an opening season loss to East Carolina ...
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BIG TEN FOOTBALL WHAT HAS GONE WRONG?? |
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Craig Trapp Dec 29, 2008 |
Well it seems like forever since the Big Ten had OSU and Michigan 1,2 before they played each other in 2006!! Since then both power houses have been embarassed against all power house conferences. Lets look at there stongest teams historically
Ohio State - Well they beat Michigain in 2006 and then get blown out by an underdog Florida team. Then they come back in 2007 and get back to t ...
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BCS Bowl Trends use them to your advantage this year! |
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Craig Trapp Dec 29, 2008 |
Since the BCS system started there has been 42 games! One of those was a pick em game that was won by USC in the Rose bowl in 2007 over Michigain. Of the rest of the 41 games the underdog is 21-20 against the spread! Which is what you would expect, but what you would not expect is that of those underdogs 16 of those covers were actually wins straight up! Even more to this point is that the l ...
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