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So what sites do people here use? I have a local that I use but would prefer getting into a large site with more options. Unfortunately i can't register at bovada because NY state is so awesome

I'm personally a big fan of facial hair. Thanks, Sonix

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 12:45 PM) I get the weather issues but have always thought there's a surprisingly simple solution - everyone in the northeast starts the season with a 6 game road trip unless they have a dome. Gets a little cold in the November part too...but that's as much for TV scheduling as anything and I don't want to lose games because TV needs an offday. Exactly. Nice weather teams get to know they'll always host true Opening Day and bad weather teams get to know their first home stand has a better chance of not being terrible weather (attendance). Pretty much a win, win throughout the league I would think

I don't really see the point of shortening the season by one week. I can't see how that would make any sort of difference

I like Juventus a lot today. They are so good at home and BVB has struggled this year. The over 2.5 looks nice as well. Can't get a good read on City/Barca so I'm probably going to completely lay off that game. Only thing I'd consider if Over 2.75 goals since it's reasonably priced

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 08:34 AM) Do you think John Danks sucked last year? Noesi's White Sox ERA was 0.05 lower, and his FIP was higher. The emergence of Hector Noesi is very overblown. 4.39 vs 4.74 is not a difference of .05. He also had a better WHIP, ERA+, BB/9, K/9, H/9, K/BB ratio Making up one stat and cherry picking another does not make a good comp

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 20, 2015 -> 10:30 AM) It would probably be 50%, lol, although odds say getting four in a row would be 6.25% At any rate, I guess you missed the humor. It's not. It's roughly 47%.

Europa League matches I like today: Ajax +110 - Legia just restarted their season so I'm going with the better team at home against a side that may be rusty Club Brugge +114 - I admittedyly don't follow the Belgian league, but they appear to be in good form and they are away to Aab who play in the Danish league that hasn't started play yet this season so this is a pure fade against a side that shouldn't be in form yet Roma -1 -105 - They are the second best team in Italy. They are at home. They should beat a non-PSV Dutch side every time if they are taking this competition seriously. Inter Milan PK -137 - The ML is tempting but this is safer since they are on the road. They can't be trusted to take this that seriously but they are far superior in class to a down Celtic side. Dnipro/Olympiakos U2 EV - Dnipro's season hasn't restarted yet so I think this is going to be a bore fest PSV/Zenit O2.5 - Both teams can score and both teams make mistakes defensively. Looking forward to this from a pure fun aspect as this should be lively Tottenham/Fiorentina O2.5 -125 - Another one where both teams can score and Tottenham has a tendency to make mistakes. Could see 4 or 5 goals even in either of these I'm only throwing a small amount on these, mostly just to have some fun this afternoon. If you want to be selective, I like the PSV/Zenit over and Ajax match the most. Roma -1 a close 3rd

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Feb 19, 2015 -> 08:37 AM) Need some magic today fellas! Give me some bets! I'll take a look at the Europa League fixtures later this morning

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Feb 18, 2015 -> 03:02 PM) In Brazil, matches were played at 1pm/4pm/7pm local time. If they use the same schedule in Qatar, with the time difference, the last WC match of the day will be ending at 1pm ET, so no overlap with the NFL on Sundays and only one hour with CFB on Saturdays. Could make for some epic weekends, with soccer matches running from 5am-1pm and football games running from 1pm-midnight. I didn't look into the timing at all, but yeah those could be some great Sundays. QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 18, 2015 -> 03:16 PM) Are they actually going to play the 2022 WC during the fall instead of the summer? I mean, it makes sense, but it'll really screw with club play. Every single sign points to yes, and it should be official next week. QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 18, 2015 -> 03:21 PM) I can't believe PSG actually played better than Chelsea yesterday in the CL. It was in Paris, but PSG had more possession and way more shots. If it wasn't for Courtois saving Chelsea's ass time and time again, they could have easily lost 3-1. Bayern also struggled to score against Donetsk in Ukraine. Alonso's gonna be suspended for the second leg of the round of 16. Chelsea looked awful. They scored their goal and were content to go home with an away goal in their pocket. I was surprised too, but PSG looked the much better side. Bayern should be fine, but that was a surprising result as well. The little of the match I saw they didn't seem like they were really that worried about scoring

Looks like the Qatar World Cup will officially be in November-December. Supposedly only one season for European leagues will be disrupted. I really hope American sponsors back out of this. I can't imagine them wanting to have to compete with the NFL here.

My current car is coming up on 200K miles so I'm going to be looking to get a new one after the winter is over. I'm kind of interested in going up to a slightly larger car, like a crossover or smaller SUV. Does anyone have experience and/or opinions on ones they've owned in that category?

NBC sports had one of those "trades that make too much sense" articles up and on it they listed the Bears and Chiefs swapping Tamba Hali and Brandon Marshall. As a Chiefs fan, even though Hali has been great and still has a few years left, I would love that trade. KC has depth at the rush LB position and obviously had issues at WR this past season. Curious what Bears fans would think about that.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 18, 2015 -> 09:38 AM) Amazon prime. So the one service I don't have. Figures

So the Browns are supposedly releasing a new logo and jersey next week. The logo will NOT be going on the helmet, but will be used to represent the team instead of the plain brown helmet going forward. Unfortunately, reports suggest that Brownie the elf will have nothing to do with this new logo. And in other news, the Colts are probably going to try and void Trent Richardson's contract because he forgot to call the team while he was in the hospital dealing with potentially life threatening complications to his girlfriend and unborn child.

Does anyone know how to watch seasons 1 and 2 of 'The Americans'? I tried finding it yesterday when I was home sick and it was unavailable On Demand, on Netflix or on Hulu Plus.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 18, 2015 -> 08:09 AM) I think saying Micah has limited upside is pretty foolish. He's got 80 speed and shown enough plate discipline to suggest he can be an impact leadoff hitter. Defensively, he's got the tools to be above average. Obviously he needs to put it all together, but if he does the ceiling is pretty high. Unfortunately, people evaluating him rely too heavily on his AAA stats, which are likely deflated due to him adjusting to the level while having hamstring injuries. I agree. Johnson could end up being a slightly faster, slightly less power version of Ray Durham if he maximized his potential IMO.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Feb 18, 2015 -> 08:17 AM) Why is it terrible? Buehrle also got "stuck" with 56. Shrug. Yeah he's going to go down as the best player ever to wear that number, so there's that for him to look forward to

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2015 -> 01:44 PM) Also IMO it's kinda hard to make that argument for Walker too...he was a sandwich pick, not a first rounder. A guy with decent speed who is raw but mgith have a shot isn't a bad gamble in the sandwich round. It was still OUR first pick though, it would have been nice to see a different approach to it. I can't remember, but wasn't Walker considered a reach? Like a 3rd roundish guy at the time? I will say though, in regards to the "toolsy OF" approach, it is kind of amazing that we've so far had next to zero luck with drafting them. Mitchell, Walker, Thompson, Hawkins so far, Danks to a lesser extent. You'd think that one of them would have put things together. That's the crapshoot of the draft though

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 16, 2015 -> 10:39 AM) That wasn't really the problem though. The problem was that Kenny Williams wanted high-upside athletes and Jerry Reinsdorf didn't want to spend any money on the draft. So what they did was start drafting high-upside athletes that were cheap. Because of this philosophy, they ended up with the Jared Mitchell's and Keenyn Walker's of the world. I blame JR far more than I do KW in this instance. The way the White Sox handled the draft under the old rules was disgusting. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2015 -> 01:01 PM) BTW, Jared Mitchell might well have been used as an example for how successful that method was if he didn't destroy a leg. Yeah, you could make that argument for Walker but there was nothing wrong with picking Mitchell where we got him. People are just made because "OMG we passed over Mike Trout for him!!!"

IS in Libya just released another video, this one showing the decapitation of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians. But remember, these guys are the same as us.

QUOTE (juddling @ Feb 14, 2015 -> 04:53 PM) Watched the first two episodes of Allegiance on NBC. Pretty much the Americans set in today's world. Not too bad so far.....always up for hot Russian chicks on tv...... I stumbled into it last week and loved the first two episodes. Good story idea, hopefully it keeps it up.

We always go out the night before Valentine's Day. It's easier to get seats and less of a hassle.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Feb 14, 2015 -> 05:52 AM) I missed this one but betting on hockey is dangerous for your health. The worst is betting on baseball. I'm done with that after last year

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 13, 2015 -> 12:37 PM) As with always....exactly the type of person who should have more guns. As with always...exactly the type of person who proves why so many people decide to own their own guns.