Chasing Lines: A Quick Look at The Conference Championship Game Lines

The Conference Championship games are just around the corner so why not take a quick look at all the lines in the sports betting world.

New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts

Money Line: Jets +290, Colts -360
The money line is probably something you want to avoid for this game unless you have superb confidence in the Jets winning. A pay out of nearly 3 to 1 for a jets victory could be enticing but the Colts Payout makes it completely not worth it. You're better off either not betting or laying the points...

Spread: Jets +7 1/2
But are you confident that the Colts are going to win by more than a touchdown? The Jets have lost by more than 7 just twice this season and have won 7 of their last 8 games. When the Jets were in Indy they were still well in the game when Peyton left. If you're going Colts you have to go the spread -7 1/2 pick but I wouldn't have too much confidence.

Over/Under: 39
This is a tricky number. 20 points a side doesn't seem like much but the Jets did just hold the Chargers, quite possibly a better offense than the Colts to 14 points. You also know that the Jets aren't likely to get into the mid 20s. Regardless this number is too tricky for me to go after.

Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints

Money Line: Vikings +165, Saints -190
Spread: Vikings +3 1/2
I think if you're going Vikings the Money Line is the way to go but if you're going Saints you go -3 1/2. Why? This game should likely turn into a high scoring shootout. And is 3 1/2 really going to make that much of a difference? Probably not. So whichever team you are favoring to win you likely want to go for whichever payout is better. For the Saints you lay the points and with a 190 bet you get paid 380 instead of 290. For the Vikings you take the money line and with a 100 dollar bet you get paid 265 instead of 200.

Over/Under: 53
I think you can take the over in this game with some level of confidence. You know the Saints are going to stop the Vikings and you have to figure the Saints are going to put up at least mid twenties. All you really need is a 27+ points from each team and I this happens relatively easily.

You've only got two weeks of football betting left and then your stuck with basketball or hockey or baseball.

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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Guest Post: Thoughts on Sabathia Signing

I asked Grutt what his thoughts were on the Sabathia signing and I thought his response pretty much nailed it. So here it is. I don’t know. Every year I get a little more disenchanted with baseball. Yea, it’s great we signed the top pitching free agent. But we were supposed to. No team was even in the ballpark of the Yankees offer yet they still needed to jump from the already ridiculous price of $140 million to $160 million to close the deal. Now I hear we are going to sign more pitchers who will also get large contracts and the position player gaps are still glaring. Each new, large contract just adds to the feeling that the Yanks are supposed to win it all. “I think we have a good chance this year.” That is a lost feeling. If they don’t win I’ll wonder why, like there has to be some other reason besides that it’s a sport you can never predict how things will work out and some years just aren’t yours to be won. If they win I will be pleasantly smug. It gets a little more...

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