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By Robert Ferringo
Today is the final day of the non-waiver MLB trade deadline. And while this
is like a mini-Kwanza for bobbleheads and commentators across the country it
can be a pain in the ass for baseball gamblers. The uncertainty surrounding
certain teams, primarily the “sellers” on the market, and their players can
make for an even more nerve-wracking [...]

By Robert Ferringo
Damn. You have no idea how much I was looking forward to four-interception games in December and cashing on a moneyline dog winner against Brett Favre.
Unfortunately, Brett Favre is going to stay retired. And while the tremendous amount of hype that’s surrounded this somewhat trivial decision has been a source of amusement and [...]

By Robert Ferringo
Apparently I’ve pissed off The Followers of Joseph Smith Jr.
So last week I wrote a couple of articles talking about different aspects of college football. The first was about fringe national title contenders. The second was about the top nonconference games on this year’s schedule. Well, in each I took a shot [...]

By Robert Ferringo
On Friday we published an article I wrote about the Top Revenge Games of the 2009-10 college football season. I thought that the list was pretty solid and encompassed a good cross section of motivations and matchups that would invoke the “R” word in capping. However, there were a few more that I [...]

By Robert Ferringo
I wrote a story for the main site breaking down the best and worst bets to win the BCS Championship Game, and wanted to post the odds I was using when I did it. These are from Vegas Insider:
(And it’s pretty god damn sad when Syracuse, alma mater of Jim Brown, Donovan McNabb [...]

By Robert Ferringo
On the main Doc’s Sports site I wrote an article outlining the top nonconference games of the 2009-10 college football season. Most of those games obviously featured programs from college football’s top tier. But below is a list (in no particular order) of the top seven nonconference games for non-BCS schools:
1. Utah at [...]

By Robert Ferringo
Jason Schmidt is back on the bump today for the Dodgers. It’s been nearly two years since he’s faced Major League hitting (although the Reds barely qualify) and Schmidt has been posted as a -145 favorite over Cincinnati tonight.
If you want to read all of the hacked “it’s been a long, hard road [...]

By Robert Ferringo
Here is a list of 2009 NFL training camp reporting dates from NFL.com:
AFC
Team                      Location     Opening dates
Baltimore Ravens     Westminster, Md.     July 27 (rookies), July 29 (veterans)
Buffalo Bills             Pittsford, N.Y.     July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Cincinnati Bengals  Georgetown, Ky.     July 30 (rookies and veterans)
Cleveland Browns    Berea, Ohio     [...]

Contributed By Vegas Sports Informer
For the past five years on the 4th of July I look forward to one thing and one thing only: The Nathan’s Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest. It rules my day and usually fixes my gambling problem for that day also. This year Joey Chestnut won by eating [...]

By Robert Ferringo
Plenty of pitching changes already on Friday so double-check with your book and make sure that you’re getting the arms on the board. Also, make sure that you’re capping the right starters before you make your plays. If you just like a certain team for whatever reason you might want to think about [...]