Ballinpicks 2008 Football Packages

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• Rim Shots - January 7
  RIM SHOTS – January 7 ”Class” is in session Now that football is largely behind us our focus shifts to the NBA and NCAA Hardwoods, and we will take time out here a few times each week to delve into some of the key areas in finding pointspre... more »
• NFL Divisional Round – Rematch Rewind (Saturday)
  After seeing all four road teams favored last week, we’re now back to “normal” in the NFL playoffs with all of the hosts laying 3-points or more. We don’t see it very often, however all of the games to be played in this weekend’s Divisional round ar... more »
• COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 POWER POLL 1-5-09
  1. PITTSBURGH Just got by Rutgers, but Blair & Co. put on a rebounding clinic @ Georgetown in a 70-54 win. 2. DUKE Duke held visiting VaTech to only 13-second half points on Sunday night; Kyle Singler is the early front runner for ACC ... more »
• NFL PLAYOFFS - REST OR RUST?
  NFL PLAYOFF REST – OR RUST? By Marc Lawrence It seems like only yesterday when NFL playoff teams took the field with a week of rest against advancing Wild Card Round winners and proceeded directly to winners circle. But such is not the case toda... more »
• This Week in Betting, A-Z
  by T.O. Whenham A - Andy Murray. With the Australian Open just around the corner, the tennis season is slowly and quietly off to a start. It's way too early to know how the year is going to turn out, but early indications are that Andy Murra... more »
• Weekly NHL Report
  by T.O. Whenham Scary Injuries in Montreal Montreal won't win their division because they are stuck in a group with Boston, but they sit third in the conference and look to be a solid playoff team. This week made it clear, though, that th... more »
• NFL Playoffs Opening Line Report
  By Stephen Nover January 5, 2009 LAS VEGAS – The days of home underdogs in the NFL playoffs are over. All four home clubs this weekend are favored. The biggest is Carolina -10 hosting Arizona. The smallest is Tennessee laying three to Bal... more »
• Wild Card Weekend: 4 Key Players, 4 Key Plays
  After capping off my eleventh consecutive winning week in the NFL, I thought it would be a good time for a little Monday morning quarterbacking. Let’s take a look back at this weekend’s Wild Card games, highlighting the four key players and the four... more »
• NBA Notes: Cavs and Celtics
  NBA News and Notes: Eastern Conference juggernauts coming down to earth. No team in the league has a better record against the spread than the Cleveland Cavaliers , a legitimate pointspread juggernaut for the first two months of the season. ... more »
• College Football: BCS – C = BS
  You can go on the internet and find countless articles on how the BCS has ruined college football or how it is the greatest thing that college football has ever seen. Adding another one to mix might be worthless but I feel I need to add my two cents ... more »