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The East Region shapes up as the second toughest region in the tournament, with the #1 seed, Kentucky, sporting the youngest team in the bracket. They've managed to find a way to keep games close that shouldn't be and that will come back to bite them now that they're playing teams outside the SEC (the fifth best conference in the country, according to Ken Pomeory's rankings). Their non-conference strength of schedule is 138th in the country, not the best when compared to the other #1s (Duke is 39th; Kansas is 80th; Syracuse comes up a little short at 197th, but at least they played in a much tougher conference.)  Keep Reading »

I was asked by many if I watched the Pro Bowl last week and most were surprised when they heard the answer was no. A die-hard sports fan like me must've cut a few minutes out of my Sunday to at least catch a few plays, right? No thanks. That's like getting a beej from Rosie O'Donnell in the janitor's closet at Hooter's when Megan Fox is waiting naked in your bed. I'd rather not waste my time going bone to bone when it's obviously not worth it. Now that we've gotten through the dreaded two-week break between actual football games, we can now truly start the hype machine for Sunday's Super Bowl.

The Super Bowl is watched by tens of millions, yet most people are left without a rooting interest in the game. Many people participate in box pools, but those are such horseshit that you're better off not wasting your time. A real football fan turns to prop bets to make the game more compelling and you should too. Anywhere from 30 to 50% of a Vegas casino's handle on the Super Bowl involves prop bets.

Let's take a look at some of the most interesting prop bets out there:

Coin Toss (Heads or Tails, both -101): Both heads and tails are the same value and tails never fails, right? A regular game line is set at a -110 payout so the book can take an even amount on both sides and walk away with the vig. My question is what's the point of the book carrying this if they don't take the full 9% vig? You can save yourself the remaining gig if you have a friend who wants to bet the other side against you. It'll be a nice indicator of how your luck will be for the rest of the game.  Keep Reading »

The most exciting NFL weekend is upon us and we're still two weeks away from the Super Bowl. If you're confused or shocked by my statement about Conference Championship weekend, you obviously haven't been paying attention. Some of the most memorable games in recent memory haven't been the Super Bowl but the Conference Championship games themselves. Sure, last year's Super Bowl came down to the final possession with Santonio Holmes stealing the show, but how bored were you watching Rex Grossman sling it around in the rain against the Colts or seeing the mighty Raiders get washed away by the Buccaneers before halftime? The Super Bowls are usually underwhelming (ESPN ran an article a couple year's ago stating the average Super Bowl grade was a C-plus, although the Sports Guy thinks otherwise about this year's potential matchups) because of two factors: the media spends two weeks running the hype machine and the players get thrown into the uncommon situation of having an extra week off and dealing with added media scrutiny. The reality is Conference Championship weekend is where it's at and the Super Bowl compares somewhere along the line to receiving pictures of Sean Salisbury's penis. Plus you get two games to enjoy instead of just the one.  Keep Reading »

The biggest news in the world of entertainment this week wasn't Simon Cowell quitting "American Idol" or the possibility of a Lindsay Lohan sex tape (though I'm sure that will get everyone's attention once we actually see the footage). The drama regarding NBC moving Jay Leno back to 11:35 -- just seven months after Conan O'Brien took over "The Tonight Show" and five years and seven months after Conan was promised the job -- has hit new levels of shit hitting fan.  Keep Reading »

A new year should never be looked at as a bad thing. It should be seen as an opportunity. You can finally stop whining and crying about the ex-girlfriend who broke your heart because things could be looking up for you this year. You can make like the rest of America and start going to the gym as your New Year's resolution to build a body that The Situation would be proud of. You can start planning a summer share or even jump on board with BroBible on Spring Break if you can't wait till' summer to see broads in bikinis. Hell, even Tiger Woods has four majors he can win to make everyone forget he raw-dogged an Applebees waitress in the janitor's closet during her smoke break. (Although I'm not sure he can recover from a gay sex escapade.) Welcome to 2010.  Keep Reading »

You'll find very few people who like a great pay-per-view boxing fight more than me, so I was incredibly disappointed last night when I heard that the highly anticipated Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight may be off. Neither fighter got injured, the promoters agreed to get along, and distribution of the purse wasn't the issue here. Usually those are the only things that prevent fights from happening. This time it's drug testing. Floyd Mayweather's camp wants Olympic-style drug testing leading up to the fight with blood samples as opposed to the standard urinary samples that would occur regularly. There is some skepticism in the Mayweather camp that Pacquiao was only able to successfully move up in weight because he had been getting steroid shipments from a "Ronnie" located in Seaside Heights, N.J. Pacquiao refused to take blood tests because he's very superstitious and doesn't want to change his pre-fight training with blood testing. In his public statement, Mayweather admits that no one wants to take blood with a needle, but he feels as if the sport deserves the best sportsmanship the fighters can provide.  Keep Reading »

This weekend marks an exciting time for us movie fans. James Cameron's "Avatar" hits theaters today with the billing as the most expensive movie ever made. Rumors are flying about how much the movie actually cost to make, but whenever a $500 million number gets thrown around, that's no joke. I'm sure there are those in the BroBible universe thinking they couldn't give two shits about a movie directed by the same assclown that put together "Titanic," but let me remind you he's also responsible for "Terminator" and "Aliens." Cameron is legit and his supposed $500 budget proves that. He's spent 12 years putting "Avatar," so the expectations should be as high as the budget.

"Avatar" has all the elements of movies that typically get panned by critics: it has extensive special effect stylization, a supposedly God-awful script, and it's too long. Yet the reviews coming back are overwhelmingly positive so far. It has won over the artsy critic circles purely based on its special effects and innovating action, which is next to impossible to do. In a way, Avatar is a lot like the New Orleans Saints. You know exactly what you are going to get with the Saints and that might make you a bit jaded. The Saints still manage to impress you with showmanship and style; it seems as if "Avatar" is having the same affect on moviegoers.  Keep Reading »

The prospect of an undefeated season has arisen for two NFL teams after 14 weeks. Both the Colts and Saints sit without a loss, but the paths they take from here will be vastly different. The Saints seem to care about remaining undefeated. They still have something to play for this week (against the Cowboys) and possibly next week as well (against the Buccaneers) if the Vikings can beat Carolina on Sunday night. New Orleans could follow the path of the 2007 Patriots with the added luck that they won't be playing a possible Super Bowl foe at the end of the regular season. Even if they give a 75% effort in Week 17 against the Panthers, their offense should be firing on all cylinders even with an extra week of rest.  Keep Reading »

The holiday season brings many a party. You've got your office holiday party, your friends' holiday parties, and Christmas-themed bar crawls. (Sidenote: We have our 12 Bars of Christmas charity bar crawl in New York City this weekend, which should have about 700 people. I highly suggest you look to participate in your city's 12 Bars of Christmas next year. They exist in most major cities like New York, Boston, Chicago, Tampa, and Seattle to name a few. It's the kind of shit show that your body can only handle once a year. It's a barrel of fun.) I read an article a couple weeks ago saying that people weren't as interested in having office flings as they were in previous years. People must be worried about losing their job in this economy if the situation with a co-worker gets a little sticky. What you should really be worried about is sloppily making out with an ugly co-worker in the back corner or letting loose on the dance floor like you're Elaine Benes. Making a good score can't hurt you too badly, but being the topic of water cooler talk on Monday morning because you disappeared into the janitor's closet with the ugly intern whose propensity for body hair earned her the nicknamed of Mufasa will never go away.

This all leads me to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have now lost to the Raiders and Browns in consecutive weeks. Don't forget they lost to Kansas City recently as well. How can a Super Bowl Champion returning its entire core embarrass itself so much? There must be some serious locker room issues down there. While we wait for Mike Tomlin's group to unleash hell, I'm going get my liver prepared for the sound beating it will encounter in the coming weeks. Apologies in advance for the somewhat abbreviated version of this week's picks.  Keep Reading »

America is a wonderful place. Only in American can you be unproductive in your job and still get promoted. Meanwhile, more productive people sit around in anguish as they get passed up for the opportunity. What does this have to do an NFL picks column? The answer is Joe Burnett.

Most of you probably don't know who Joe is. Joe was a fourth-round selection by the Steelers in this year's draft out of the University of Central Florida. He started the year as a third-string cornerback and didn't see much of the field. Eventually, injuries befell Pittsburgh and Burnett was forced into more action. His time in the spotlight came this past Sunday against the Raiders when he found himself playing in the final minutes, trying to prevent the Raiders from getting a go-ahead score. With about 50 seconds left, the Raiders had 1st and 10 on the Steelers' 40 yard line. Bruce Gradkowski dropped back to pass and made a throw deep to the right side of the field. Unbeknownst to Gradkowski, there stood Burnett with the spotlight shining directly on him as the ball sailed his way. And he shat his pants...  Keep Reading »

After Mark Sanchez injured his left knee last week, the Jets brought in Joe Girardi to teach him how to slide on Tuesday. Then the young lad goes out and dives head first for a first down last night and injures his right knee. The Jets must not have shaded that part red in his playbook. Maybe if Rex Ryan holds his hand while he's in the huddle, he'll get the point. First the hot dog, then coming to the podium with prepared cue cards, and now this. It's been an interesting rookie season for the Trojan man. I brought in Danny Sheridan to help me make this week's picks. If they go downhill, the blame is on him.

Locks of The Week:

Tennessee (+6.5) over INDIANAPOLIS
It's rather amazing how far things have come in the last five weeks. The Titans were 0-6. Vince Young was inserted as the starting quarterback. Even Jeff Fisher was rumored to get fired. Fast forward to the present and I'm picking a team which has won its last five games with the AFC Player of the Month, Chris Johnson, against an undefeated team I've been riding to cover victories all season. No homo. The fact that the Colts were able to breakaway in the fourth quarter from a mediocre Texans team last week might have some people leaning in their direction, but not me. I'm on board with VY for the time being. Now show me what you're gonna do TEN! Don't let me down.  Keep Reading »

After sweeping the games on Thanksgiving last week, I slipped into a tryptophan-induced coma feeling good about life. Unfortunately when I came back to life late Sunday, the rest of my picks were faring as well as Tiger Woods' marriage. The only things more disappointing than my picks from last week are the quality of women that Tiger is associating with and his ability to cover his tracks. Why is Tiger settling for some trashy leftover from "Tool Academy" when he should be crushing the best looking broads in the world? He's Tiger fucking Woods! I think going to Stanford and playing golf his whole life turned him into the same dork who Bill Simmons didn't feel like watching at the poker table in Vegas.

A friend of mine made a great comparison of Tiger to Michael Jordan, another best of his generation athlete who banged out plenty of chicks while married. "Jordan banged piles of women, but nothing like this would ever happen to him. The women who Jordan slew respected him and would never come out one by one handing out info to whoever asks. No one respects Tiger -- not his sluts, not his wife, and not the media. He's a dork and he's getting treated like a dork. Hail Jordan."  Keep Reading »

Over the first month of the season it was basically acknowledge that Vegas bookmakers were going heavy on the booze to drink away the pain. Joe Q. Public was winning money hand over fist with Week 7 being the worst weekend bookmakers have seen in twenty years. Then something funny happened. Slowly but surely, Vegas has fought back and taken back some of the money it flushed down the toilet in previous weeks. Over the last 30 days, underdogs are 58% against the spread (ATS), away teams are 62% ATS, and away dogs are 66% ATS. All three scenarios are ways in which Vegas keeps building those large casinos. Admittedly my picks haven't been as strong as they were early in the season, but I'm still keeping my head well above water. Being that it is the week of Thanksgiving, I'd like to give thanks to still being alive in a survivor pool, to staying near the top of my pickem pool, and to finding some winnings locks for a change last week. Hopefully this momentum can continue going forward.  Keep Reading »

I tried to come up with a catchy opening to the Friday NFL picks column this week, but I think I blew my load in yesterday's Thursday preview. In reality, the opening doesn't matter if you're not delivering winners, so I'm taking a business-like approach this week. Mike Singletary wants winners and so do I. Let's cut the shit and get right to the picks.

Locks of the Week:

Indianapolis (-1) over BALTIMORE
This line shockingly started at +1. The Ravens are getting more respect than they deserve. They're 5-4 for a reason and as Bill Parcells always says, "You are what your record says you are." Their four losses this year have been against better teams, showing they haven't always been able to raise their level against better competition. Thanks to a cheap shot from Brady Quinn, they're now missing Terrell Suggs for the next 4 to 5 weeks. Baltimore's passing offense hasn't exactly inspired confidence in recent weeks, leading me to believe they won't be able to take advantage of a beat-up Colts secondary. All the spread is asking the Colts to do is win the game, a feat I don't think they'll have a problem achieving.  Keep Reading »

The bye weeks are over in the NFL and it's nice to get back to a full slate of football. It'll also be nice to get away from the Patriots/Colts post-game conversation since Belichick's decision to go for it on 4th and 2 on his own 28 has been discussed ad nauseum. While it was interesting for the 24 hours after the game, the media typically didn't let the conversation die. It seemed as if Belichick's decision to go for it was gaining steam because everyone was falling on the side of he's a genius and he had his best players on the field. I'm sure that was really good for team morale. The defense must be happy the coach has their back. I thought it was a bad decision at the time and my stance hasn't changed. Belichick is a cocky and arrogant shitbag, so I'm glad it didn't work out for him. If Jim Zorn or Norv Turner makes this coaching move, we're not even having this conversation. Belichick's legacy shouldn't shield him from taking the blame for this stupidity.  Keep Reading »