The One Number That Tells You Everything You Need To Know About How Good Vegas Is At Setting Point Spreads

129-128-5.

This is the record of college football favorites against the spread this season, according to RJ Bell of Pregame.com.

The means that Vegas has essentially set the lines perfectly.

Wow.

Because of the sheer volume of college teams, you still have a better chance at getting value betting on CFB than most other sports.

But that 129-128-5 statistic is just a friendly reminder that Vegas will always get it right in the long run.

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Would You Pay Over $200 For A Pre-Season Game Ticket?

from Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette, When the Canadiens and the Bruins staged a rematch at the Bell Centre Monday night, there were a few family zone tickets in the $20-41 range, but the top price for a platinum seat was $249. Fans in the Club Desjardins section paid $206, but they were also able to stuff themselves with hot dogs and soda.

It should be noted that the fans received a bit of break because the Canadiens are one of the growing number of teams which have adopted a sliding scale of ticket prices and fans are required to pay a premium for certain games. For example, when the Bruins play at the Bell Centre on Feb. 15, the top ticket will cost $406. The whites - think nosebleed territory - start at $120.

And what did the fans get to see for their money? A hybrid Canadiens lineup with more hopefuls than established NHLers.

While the requirement for season ticket holders to buy the exhibition games may seem like gouging to some, the reality is that the market for Canadiens? tickets is a classic example of the law of supply and demand.

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Conference Realignment: The ACC Is In No Rush To Take UConn

Source: http://www.bcinterruption.com/2011/9/27/2451604/ncaa-conference-realignment-acc-expansion-rumors-uconn-to-acc

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College Football Saturday: UConn Confirms They Want to Be a Part of the ACC

First the Big-12 were going to merge with the Big East and form a super-conference once Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State left for the Pac-12. Then they decided not to and each conference was committed to making things work on their own.

Now, UConn wants out and they have the ACC on their mind.

“I think there was expectancy built up initially that this was quickly going to be resolved. That’s clearly not the case. The ACC has the first decision to make and that’s whether they’re going to stay at 14 teams or stay at 16. said Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy. I know that there’s one team, one school that they would like to get into the ACC that would guarantee them going to 16 teams and that’s been speculated to be Notre Dame. I suspect that that’s true. I don’t know how likely that is to happen or not happen. Although, I tend to think it’s not terribly likely.

“Beyond that, then you fall back to the Big East. The Big East then has to rebuild itself to fill the loss of the two teams that left and has to worry about its ability to compete on the major sports of basketball and football in particular, as well as how do we make that work for student athletes.”

I would think that if UConn was so valuable to the ACC, they would have already been invited to join. But could you imagine that basketball conference if they actually did?

Anyway, this just proves that the Big East is not committed to making things work and it's just a matter of time before the conference folds all together.

Every team is out for themselves, all they're waiting for is the opportunity to present itself.

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/866667-college-football-saturday-tracking-the-week-5-general-team-news/entry/134109-college-football-saturday-uconn-confirms-they-want-to-be-a-part-of-the-acc

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Tuesday Morning Fly By: Is It Safe to Say Read and Rinaldo Made the Team Yet?

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Michael Jordan Is Still The Second Highest-Paid Athlete In The World

Michael Jordan is a wealthy man.

He earns more money in endorsement deals now than he did while winning six NBA championships.

Forbes estimates Jordan earned $60 million over the past year through contracts with Nike, Gatorade and others. At the height of his playing days, the Chicago Bull only made $50 million in endorsement deals.

Jordan’s annual earnings place him behind only Tiger Woods as the world’s highest-paid athlete.

“His Airness” hasn’t laced up the Air Jordans in eight years. And that’s if you count his Wizards comeback. So how does he still dominate consumers like they’re Bryon Russell or Craig Ehlo? 

The Jordan Brand, a Nike subsidiary, enjoys annual revenues topping $1 billion. Its U.S. basketball shoe market share is 71%, according to SportsOneSource, and includes endorsers like Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul.

Jordan signed with 2K Sports last year to become the cover athlete of NBA 2K11. It promptly became the No. 1 selling NBA video game of all-time.

He also owns five restaurants, a North Carolina dealership, and a basketball team.

The Charlotte Bobcats majority owner has the most to gain from this business venture. But it won’t be easy turning around a team said to be losing $20 million annually.

Fortunately, the public will adore him even if he never turns Charlotte into a winner.

Jordan’s N-Score of 682, which measures appeal, likability and awareness, rates him nearly 300 points higher than the next athlete. In a Nielsen poll, 93% of those surveyed say they like Jordan. Conversely, 49% of respondents dislike LeBron James.

It’s good to be the real king.

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UPDATE: Colts Owner Denies Saying Peyton Manning Is Done For The Year*

ORIGINAL POST

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said that Peyton Manning will not come back until the 2012 season at a breakfast this morning, according to WISH-TV in Indianapolis.

The announcement is not official, but the TV station says Irsay told donors that Manning wouldn't be able to practice until at least December.

No one really expected Manning to rush back this year, especially considering the dreadful 0-3 start that the team has suffered.

So this just solidifies what we already assumed.

UPDATE

Irsay denies the WISH-TV report.

"I didn't say Peyton out 4season FOR SURE,keeping him on ActiveRoster n taking it month by month/Outside chance of return n December possible" he tweeted.

It's hard to tell what happened considering that we don't have the verbatim quote from Irsay's breakfast. But his "clarification" wasn't overly optimistic about Manning's chances of coming back this season either.

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