Four Downs: College Football Preview and Picks

Aug 30, 2012 3 Comments

Quick Hits #9 South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt -7, 45 O/U The Gamecocks absolutely embarrassed the Commodores last season, limiting them to just 77 yards of total offense in route to their 21-3 victory.  Vandy was downright abysmal on 3rd Down, converting on just 1 of 14 attempts.  Connor Shaw picked up the offense toward the [...]

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Auto Club 400 at Fontana: Three Stooges, or Forty-Three?

Mar 25, 2012 1 Comment

Just three words can describe last week’s Food City 500: It’s Bristol, Baby!!   After an early wreck that took out race favorites Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, and five-time Bristol champ Kyle Busch, it was anyone’s race.  So when the checkered flag waved after a relatively caution-free race (very uncharacteristic of Bristol), Brad Keselowski hit the [...]

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2012 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Preview

Mar 13, 2012 8 Comments

Our 2012 NCAA Tournament previews continues with the Midwest Region.  Click here if you missed the East Region preview or click here for the West Region Preview. #1 North Carolina Tar Heels (29-5, 14-2 ACC) vs. #16 Lamar Cardinals (23-11, 11-5 Southland) (N/A) How They Punched Their Ticket: UNC: 1st Place ACC- At Large Bid [...]

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2012 NCAA Tournament: East Region Preview

Mar 12, 2012 15 Comments

#1 Syracuse Orange (31-2, 17-1 Big East) vs. #16 UNC-Asheville Bulldogs (24-9, 16-2 Big South) (+17) How They Punched Their Ticket: Syracuse: 1st Place Big East- At Large Bid UNC Ashville: Won the Big South Tournament: Automatic Bid ATS (Against the Spread) Syracuse- 15-17 UNC Asheville: 7-1 Orange Outlook: Jim Boeheim continues to put himself [...]

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Kobalt Tools 400: Betting on Speed in Vegas

Mar 11, 2012 5 Comments

One heck of a race last week in Phoenix, with Denny Hamlin outlasting Kevin Harvick and Greg Biffle to win the Subway Fresh Fit 500.  While it rarely is planned to be (except at tracks like Pocono), last week turned into a fuel mileage race, when the caution flag that was expected to allow drivers [...]

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Subway Fresh Fit 500: Repeaters, Tweeters, and Cheaters

Mar 04, 2012 7 Comments

What a wild week.  After the first rain-delayed Daytona 500 in NASCAR Sprint Cup (NSC) history, fans and those expecting to see “House” on Monday night got a rare treat of “Monday Night NASCAR.”  Even some were joking about FOX getting Hank Williams Jr to do the opening theme (considering his new-found availability after last year’s firing from ESPN’s [...]

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2012 Daytona 500: The Great American Race, or Wreckfest?!?!

Feb 26, 2012 10 Comments

We finally made it.  After last season’s unprecedented finish with Tony Stewart edging out Carl Edwards to win his third NASCAR Sprint Cup (NSC) Championship, it’s been far from a boring “off-season.”  And after my own brief off-season, I’m back for my second year here at Sports-Glutton.com to provide news, picks, and commentary on the [...]

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