Sunday, February 10, 2008

2/11 West Coast Poll

1. Memphis (23-0)
2. Duke (21-1)
3. Kansas (22-1)
4. N. Carolina (21-2)
5. UCLA (20-2)
6. Georgetown (19-3)
7. Tennessee (20-2)
8. Stanford (20-3)
9. Xavier (19-4)
10. Wisconsin (19-4)
11. Michigan St. (20-3)
12. Drake (20-1)
13. Texas (18-4)
14. Washington St. (18-5)
15. Indiana (19-3)
16. UConn (18-5)
17. Arizona (14-7)
18. Notre Dame (18-4)
19. Marquette (15-6)
20. St. Mary's (19-3)
21. Texas A&M (19-4)
22. Butler (21-2)
23. Louisville (18-6)
24. Pittsburgh (17-5)
25. Gonzaga (18-6)

Friday, February 1, 2008

Super Bowl Prediction (West Coast)

I've officially waited as long as I can to make my Super Bowl prediction. After an overkill of analysis about the big game, it seems that virtually every "professional" opinion has the Giants beating the spread. Yesterday I was at my local sportsbook and I indeed confirmed that approx. 60-65% of the action coming in is on the Giants.

This game should play out nearly nothing like the previous game that was played between the two teams. It should be a track meet from start to finish with the Pats scoring somewhere between 38 and 56 points. The Giants will have some success on offense, but in the end, Eli will make a couple of ill-advised passes and the Giants will not be able to keep up. Because I love going against the grain, I'm taking the Pats -12 at my normal wager of $50. Because I'm a bit of a degenerate, I'll be spending a lot of money on prop. bets such as "Who will win the coin toss?". I've won this wager 4 years straight....I'm going to take the Pats to win the coin toss I think this year. Final Bullpen Catcher NFL prediction

New England 52 NY Giants 24

Good luck!

PS....Naturally my #1 ranked KU team loses it's first game after being atop the inaugural West Coast Poll. Pretty funny that they couldn't handle the pressures of being ranked atop my poll.