Archive for January, 2009
NFL Conference Championships Previews
This past weekend only one out of four home teams win their Divisional playoff game. The one team who did was the Pittsburgh Steelers, the two seed in the AFC.
An intriguiging note, the one seed in each conference played a team witha better record than the two seeds in their respective conference did. Moving on [...]
Celtics at Nets Preview
It looks like the Boston Celtics are back on track as they have won their past three by at least six points over Atlantic Division rivals. Prior to Sunday’s win over the Toronto Raptors the Celtics had dropped seven of nine. In that stretch Boston lost four in a row, the longest losing streak since the [...]
Late Run Lifts Wizards past Knicks
The Washington Wizards went on a late 15-0 run to beat the New York Knicks 96-89. The Knicks led by six with 4 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Trading this game on Betfair was quite interesting as odds shifted from the Knicks as a heavy favorite to the Wizards favored to win the [...]
Trail Blazers snap Nets’ streak
The Portland Trail Blazers end the New Jersey Nets’ longest win streak of the year by beating them 105-99. Devin Harris had 23 points for the Nets but it wasn’t enough, ending the win streak at four games. Rookie Jarryd Bayless also had 23 points, a career high, while Brandon Roy had 29 for Portland.
I [...]
Return of the Celtics?
The Boston Celtics look like they are returning to form. Tonight they easily beat the New Jersey Nets 118-86.
Trading on Betfair, here is how I did on the game:
With this game over early I started trading the Washington Wizard, New York Knicks game. The knicks won the high scoring affair 128-126.
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Betfair Canada Blog
Recently I was presented an opportunity to write for another blog which I have decided to accept. The opportunity is with Betfair, the betting exchange whom I do the majority of my trading with. Betfair has started a blog with some success in the UK and are trying to expand their market. With Canada as one [...]
Home Teams Come Through in Overtime
Both the New Jersey Nets and the Boston Celtics claimed overtime wins Monday night. The Celtics, down by nine at halftime, came back to beat the Toronto Raptors 115-109.
Here’s how I finished up trading this game on Betfair
At the same time I was trading another basketball game, the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the New Jersey [...]
Back in the Swing
The PGA is back teeing off with the Mercedes-Benz Championship, taking place at the Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii. Geoff Ogilvy won the event easily.
I do trade golf on Betfair. Here’s how I did yesterday:
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Pittsburgh Steelers advance to AFC Championship Game
A home team finally won a game in the NFL Divisional Playoff games. The Pittsburgh Steelers ended the San Diego Chargers’ season by beating them 35-24.
Again I traded the game onBetfair for a moderate profit.
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Back in the Philadelphia Groove
Another road team wins in the divisional games of the NFL playoffs (Philadelphia Eagles 23, New York Giants 11). What are these teams doing on the bye week? Let’s see if Pittsburgh can change this trend.
Five weeks ago everyone was talking about a possible Giants/Jets Super Bowl. That went down the tank fast.
I traded the [...]