Recent content by benjabill

Goal of oddsmakers in Vegas is to get as close to a 50/50 split on money in between the two teams (since they get that sweet vigorish). If there really was 70% action on the Ravens, you'd see the line move. And even if that was true, it only means that there is group of people that think the...

I think this has everything to do with the host city. Having the game on Sunday means an extra day of revenues vs. having it on saturday.

FWIW, believe in their last 2 games they got 2 very late somewhat lucky defensive TDs. One was a fumble recovery for a TD in one of those time has expired desperation plays where the ball was lateraled 15 times and the second was either a strip or fumble recovery returned for a TD. Without...

Good post and there are some good canidates being thrown out. Unfortunately it seems as if GMs prefer to hire someone with HC experience (even is their career win% as a coach is .500 or lower) over others. It sucks because these ex-HCs that get rehired rarely do better than how they've...

Interesting, but I wanna know what happens in the 4th half.

MFL is good in that its very customizable. Messy though. RTsports has been a host of one of my leagues for 4-5 years now. Draft interface isn't great, but customer services is very good. No major complaints. Fleaflicker is nice. Owner is very responsive and open to suggestions. Hoping...

Fun with excel. A few formulas and a few clicks can make the DTBC spreadsheet more colorful and easier for the eyes to pick up the best combos for each team. 1. In cell AI3 enter the formula "=max(B2:AG2)" 2. Highlight cell AI3 and move your cursor towards the box lower right hand corner of...

I think I would expect to see a drop in yardage but an uptick in rushing TDs. Not that Gore is easy to bring down, but early on last year, teams kept trying to strip/punch the ball instead of trying to tackle him. This lead to a lot of broke tackles and long runs. That being said, Gore had a...