Is It Time To Bet on the Manning Bowl?

I was perusing BetUS Sportsbook to see if I could find any interesting bets for the football season and I came across the Manning Bowl. The odds for an all Manning Superbowl this year is +900.

So is +900 a good bet? Currently the Colts are +400 to reach the Superbowl which puts them as the third favorite in the AFC behind the Steelers and the Titans. This means that in all likelihood they will have to win three straight road games. Whom would they likely face off against? First you have either the AFC East champ or Denver Broncos. The Colts have eaten the Broncos alive historically so that would be a safe bet. The Jets can't cover the pass so again a safe bet. The Dolphins, Chad vs. Peyton worked out in the Jets favor years ago but I think Peyton is over his postseason malaise now. And the Pats well it's Cassel not Brady. The next round will be a lot trickier. One or the other the Colts will have to go on the road to Pitt or Tennessee and deal with a team that can consistently run the ball down their throat and then in all likelihood they will have to beat the other squad the very next week. The Colts road is a difficult one.

What about the G-Men? The GMen are currently at +120 and the leading favorite to reach the Superbowl in the NFC and all of the NFL. They're currently locked into the bye and likely homefield throughout. That would force them to win only two home games, but is that a good thing? Eli has historically never thrown a tight spiral and the wind as seen last week can play massive tricks on his passes, but will an excellent performance on his end truly be needed? Just look at their possible opponents. The Vikings have no passing attack. The Cardinals have already experienced one Giant beatdown. The Cowboys are crumbling emotionally. The Eagles are coming back but might not get in. The Bears have Kyle Orton. The GMen beat the Bucs last postseason with ease. Jake Delhomme throws countless horrible interceptions. There's a reason why the Giants are the odds on favorite to represent the NFC.

So would you lay down 100 to take home a grand on the Manning Bowl? Do you think the Giants will repeat as NFC champs while Peyton battles on the road for three straight weeks?

Numbers On Steroids: Bret Boone

Numbers on Steroids is a look at baseball players during the 90s to see if anything screams out at you. Mr. Boone was once the best power hitting second baseman in the league. How questionable was his success? Averages Say: Why the extra plateu in his mid 30s? At Bats Per Home Run Says: Lowest at Bats Per Home Runs at 37? Hmm.... Explaining It Away Yeak, this one is tough. Umm, late bloomer? He showed potential power early in his career and he just liked playing in Seattle a lot more than everywhere else? And umm, his career was kind of like a running backs in that it just all of a sudden fell off the map? Any of these convincing you? The Verdict Guy never hits more than 24 home runs in a season and then in his age 32 season he hits 37? And in SafeCo a pitchers park to boot? And he follows that up with 24, 35, 24 homer years still at SafeCo? And then he completely falls off the map in 2005 never to be heard from again? We've got a Screamer... Man Get Big Muscles In 30s. Hm...

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Numbers On Steroids: Mickey Mantle

Numbers on Steroids is a look at baseball players during the 90s to see if anything screams out at you. This week it's throwing a curve ball and looking at All Time Great Yankees. Players that we know did not take steroids to see if this gives a defense to any of the players 'convicted' by Numbers on Steroids. Time to look at my dad's favorite athlete of all time, Mickey Mantle. Averages Say: What's with the mysterious dip at 27 and then the uptick? At Bats Per Home Run Says: That's a mighty jump from 22 to 24 Explaining As If It Was the 90s If you take a look at the numbers there are two time frames which in the 1990s would be questioned. First would be the incredible leap he took from his first year in the big leagues to his first MVP season in 1956. His batting average jumped 50 points. His slugging percentage jumped 90 points and he hit 15 more homers than his previous high. This wouldn't merrit a conviction nowadays though because the young age he...

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