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            Let me preface this article by saying that I am (and have been) a Miami Heat fan since the early days.  Early days isn’t defined as the week before LeBron was signed in 2010, when Dan Lebatard and his father were making me more excited than when the Dolphins negotiating with Dante Culpepper (over Drew Brees).  I’ve been a fan since the Tim Hardaway days.  I am a REALIST when it comes to the Heat.  I knew off the bat they weren’t going to run the table the first year.  Take the media out of the picture, and they Continue reading NBA SEASON PREVIEW→

After 9 weeks of the NFL season in the books, playoff pictures are starting to take shape.  NFC is looking more and more like it has the Super Bowl Champion.  The Texans and the Bears square off this week in what could very possibly be a Super Bowl preview.  I’ll get right into the picks this week…. Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings (+2) This is a clear cut case of two teams in opposite directions.  The Lions have won 3 of their last 4 with the only loss 13-6 against the Chicago Bears.  The Vikings have lost 3 of their Continue reading NFL WEEK 10 PREVIEW→

Te’o is a possible Heisman candidate Now I already know anything on the Irish will be a hot topic for debate.  But the past 20 years really have been about the rise and fall of the Notre Dame football program.  If Notre Dame goes undefeated and misses out on a national championship shot this year, they will another undefeated team added to the staggering number of 13 teams that have fallen victim to the BCS system. The rise I am referring to isn’t during the tenure of Lou Holtz.  Lou took the Irish to the 100 win mark over the Continue reading The RISE and fall of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish→

Has there ever been a more hyped NBA season than this one?  Between LeBron finally getting the monkey off his back, the Nets moving to Brooklyn, the Lakers re-loading, the James Harden trade (why OKC, why?), and the overall talent level, the NBA is once again in a golden age with a ton of young players.  For our regular season preview, we’ll be predicting the final regular season standings.  Leaning on the gambling readers of the blog, we’ll pick the over/under win totals for each of the top 8 seeds.  (All over/under win totals are taken from the Las Vegas Continue reading NBA Win Total Previews→

1-1-1 yesterday in our picks.  Can’t complain.  Love this week for football, fantasy and picks.  Gonna jump into fantasy and finish with picks. NFL Football Week 6 Fantasy Tips: QBs Start ‘Em: Christian Ponder, Min – Ponder has quietly put up some decent stats all year.  The Redskins are 31st in the league in Passing Yards Per Game against.  They are giving up over 325 yards per game.  This defense has given up at least 22 points in every game this season.  Bye weeks for Drew Brees and Cam Newton allow for some teams to be able to start Ponder.  Continue reading Week 6 NFL Preview→