Wednesday, September 30, 2009

NHL Points Over/Unders

I'm not going to go out and try to predict each team's record like I do with the other sports. Instead, I'll take the point over/unders from Bodog.com and give you my predictions on each team. We'll see how well I do on the 30 teams. I predict I can get 21 or more right? Can I do it? We'll see.....

Anaheim- UNDER 96.5
Atlanta- UNDER 80.5
Boston- OVER 101.5
Buffalo- UNDER 91.5
Calgary- OVER 96.5
Carolina- UNDER 94.5
Chicago- UNDER 105.5
Colorado- OVER 72.5
Columbus- OVER 86.5
Dallas- OVER 89.5
Detroit- OVER 106.5
Edmonton- UNDER 89.5
Florida- UNDER 87.5
Los Angeles- OVER 86.5
Minnesota- UNDER 88.5
Nashville- UNDER 84.5
New Jersey- UNDER 96.5
NY Islanders- UNDER 70.5
NY Rangers- OVER 91.5
Ottawa- UNDER 83.5
Philadelphia- UNDER 102.5
Phoenix- OVER 72.5
Pittsburgh- OVER 102.5
San Jose- UNDER 107.5
St. Louis- OVER 91.5
Tampa Bay- UNDER 85.5
Toronto- UNDER 85.5
Vancouver- OVER 96.5
Washington- UNDER 104.5
Montreal- OVER 93.5

So I ended up with 13 Over's and 17 Under's. We shall see if I can get the magic 21 right that I believe I can. Here are some other predictions:

Art Ross Trophy (Most Points) - Sidney Crosby, Pit (5/1 odds)
Vezina Trophy (Best Goaltender) - Nickolas Backstrom, Min (15/2 odds)
James Norris Trophy (Best Defenseman) - Dion Phanuef, Cal (6/1 odds)

Thursday, September 10, 2009

2009 NFL Predictions!

Here are my NFL Predicted Standings and Playoffs:

AFC East
*New England (13-3)
Miami (9-7)
NY Jets (8-8)
Buffalo (4-12)

AFC North
*Pittsburgh (12-4)
*Baltimore (10-6)
Cleveland (5-11)
Cincinnati (4-12)

AFC South
*Indianapolis (11-5)
*Tennessee (9-7)
Houston (7-9)
Jacksonville (4-12)

AFC West
*San Diego (12-4)
Denver (7-9)
Oakland (4-12)
Kansas City (3-13)

NFC East
*NY Giants (11-5)
*Philadelphia (11-5)
Washington (9-7)
Dallas (7-9)

NFC North
*Green Bay (11-5)
*Chicago (11-5)
Minnesota (8-8)
Detroit (3-13)

NFC South
*Carolina (10-6)
New Orleans (10-6)
Atlanta (7-9)
Tampa Bay (3-13)

NFC West
*Arizona (9-7)
Seattle (8-8)
San Francisco (5-11)
St. Louis (2-14)

Wild Card Playoffs:
(#3) Colts 17, (#6) Titans 10
(#5) Ravens 23, (#4) Chargers 10
(#4) Cardinals 24, (#5) Bears 20
(#3) Panthers 27, (#6) Eagles 17

Divisional Playoffs:
(#2) Steelers 20, (#3) Colts 7
(#5) Ravens 23, (#1) Patriots 13
(#1) Giants 34, (#4) Cardinals 17
(#2) Packers 16, (#3) Panthers 13 (OT)

Conference Championships:
(#5) Ravens 14, (#2) Steelers 13
(#2) Packers 20, (#1) Giants 14

Super Bowl 44:
Ravens 27, Packers 14

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

2009 College Football Bowl and Poll Predictions

Final Top 10 Predictions (Last poll before bowl games)
1) Florida (13-0)
2) Oklahoma State (12-1)
3) USC (11-1)
4) Ohio State (11-1)
5) Oklahoma (11-1)
6) TCU (12-0)
7) Georgia Tech (12-1)
8) Notre Dame (11-1)
9) Penn State (11-1)
10) Tennessee (11-1)

Other Notable Teams: West Virginia (10-2), Oregon State (10-2), Oregon (10-2), Wisconsin (11-1), Boise State (12-1)

BCS Bowl Predictions
BCS National Title Game: Florida 41, Oklahoma State 28
Rose Bowl: USC 28, Ohio State 21
Sugar Bowl: Tennessee 23, West Virginia 16
Fiesta Bowl: TCU 23, Notre Dame 17
Orange Bowl: Oklahoma 40, Georgia Tech 14

Explanation of BCS Bowl Predictions
Florida and Oklahoma State finish #1 and #2, clinching National Title Game berths. USC and Ohio State win their respective conferences, clinching Rose Bowl berths. I have USC winning the rematch of an earlier season game in which I have them giving Ohio State their only defeat of the season. TCU receives an Automatic bid due to finishing in the top 6 in the final BCS standings. Notre Dame receives an Automatic bid due to finishing with 9 wins and/or finishing in the top 8 of the final BCS standings (either would put them in a BCS game). West Virginia and Georgia Tech win the Big East & ACC, respectively. Tennessee and Oklahoma receive the other two bids as the Sugar will have the first pick of automatics after losing Florida to the title game, choosing Tennessee over Notre Dame. The Fiesta will then choose Notre Dame with the 2nd pick after losing Oklahoma State to the National Title Game. After that, the Orange will have the next 2 and will take their teams, leaving West Virginia as the final pick for the Sugar.

2009 WAC and Independent Predictions

WAC Predictions

Boise State 8-0 12-1
Hawaii 6-2 9-4
Fresno State 6-2 7-5
La. Tech 5-3 6-6
San Jose State 5-3 6-6
Nevada 3-5 5-7
New Mex. St. 2-6 4-8
Idaho 1-7 1-11
Utah State 0-8 1-12

Independent Predictions

Notre Dame 11-1 (only loss vs USC)
Navy 9-4
Army 2-10

2009 Sun Belt Predictions

Sun Belt Predictions

Troy 8-0 8-4
Florida Atlantic 7-1 9-3
Middle Tennessee 6-2 6-6
La. Lafayette 4-4 5-7
North Texas 3-5 3-9
Western Kentucky 3-5 4-8
FIU 2-6 2-10
Arkansas St. 2-6 3-9
La. Monroe 1-7 2-10

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

2009 SEC Predictions

SEC Predictions

SEC East
Florida 8-0 12-0
Tennessee 7-1 11-1
Georgia 4-4 6-6
South Carolina 2-6 5-7
Kentucky 2-6 6-6
Vanderbilt 0-8 2-10

SEC West
Mississippi 7-1 11-1
LSU 6-2 10-2
Auburn 4-4 8-4
Alabama 4-4 7-5
Arkansas 3-5 7-5
Miss. St. 1-7 4-8

Conference Title Game: Florida 28, Mississippi 18

2009 Pac-10 Predictions

PAC-10 Predictions

USC 8-1 11-1
Oregon St. 7-2 10-2
Oregon 7-2 10-2
UCLA 7-2 9-3
California 6-3 9-3
Arizona 4-5 7-5
Arizona St. 3-6 5-7
Wash. St. 1-8 2-10
Stanford 1-8 2-10
Washington 1-8 2-10

2009 Mountain West Predictions

Mountain West Predictions

TCU 8-0 12-0
BYU 7-1 9-3
Utah 6-2 9-3
Air Force 5-3 7-5
Col. St. 4-4 6-6
SDSU 2-6 4-8
New Mexico 2-6 3-9
Wyoming 2-6 3-9
UNLV 0-8 1-7

2009 MAC Predictions

MAC Predictions

Eastern Division
Miami (OH) 6-2 6-6
Buffalo 6-2 9-3
Bowling Green 5-3 7-5
Akron 4-4 5-7
Kent State 3-5 4-8
Ohio 1-7 2-10
Temple 1-7 3-9

Western Division
Central Michigan 7-1 8-4
Western Michigan 6-2 7-5
Northern Illinois 5-3 7-5
Ball State 5-3 8-4
Toledo 3-5 4-8
Eastern Michigan 0-8 1-11

Conference Title Game: Central Michigan 41, Miami (OH) 17

2009 Conference USA Predictions

Conference USA Predictions

East Division
East Carolina 7-1 8-4
Central Florida 5-3 6-6
So. Miss. 3-5 4-8
Marshall 3-5 4-8
UAB 3-5 4-8
Memphis 1-7 4-8

West Division
Rice 7-1 8-4
Tulsa 6-2 8-4
Houston 6-2 7-5
UTEP 5-3 6-6
SMU 2-6 3-9
Tulane 0-8 2-10

Conference Title Game: East Carolina 31, Rice 21