Tag: predictions

  • 2012 NFL Season Week 1 – Cowboys vs Giants Predictions

    Since the beginning of the tradition of having the Super Bowl champion host next season’s opener, the home team is 8-0. That means the New York Giants should feel very comfortable going into their first game of the 2012 season, hosting their bitter NFC East rivals, the Dallas Cowboys.

  • Baltimore Ravens – History Says They’ll Win Super Bowl XLVII

    No, not because Joe Flacco said he thinks of himself as the best quarterback in the NFL. Not because the AFC hasn’t had a champion since the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008. It’s because the Baltimore Ravens are playing the Philadelphia Eagles in the Eagles’ home opener, and for the last three seasons, whoever plays that game against the Eagles wins, and goes on to win the Super Bowl.

  • Premier League – Liverpool vs Arsenal Predictions

    Two matches into the season, Liverpool have yet to win, although last week’s 2-2 draw with the champions left many optimistic about what the club can do this season. Arsenal haven’t won, and haven’t scored, with Arsene Wenger settling for the offensive crew he has at the moment, which might not be enough to meet his own high expectations.

  • Champions League 2012-2013: Group Stage Draw

    As always, the Champions League group stage draw produced a group of death, as Group D will feature Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax, who will be in for a rough couple of months. The European Champions, Chelsea were drawn with Juventus, Shakhtar and Nordsjaelland, while Barcelona and Bayern Munich got rather comfortable teams to deal with.

  • College Football 2012 Season – Week 1 Predictions

    The biggest game of the opening weekend in College Football will be the Michigan Wolverines (#8 preseason) travelling to Cowboys Stadium to face the national champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide, #2 in the nation according to the preseason polls, while the favorites for the national title, the USC Trojans, being the road at home, hosting the Hawai’i Warriors.

  • 7 Most Entertaining NBA Teams to Watch Next Season

    Predicting the NBA champion next season is probably picking between three, maybe four teams – The Miami Heat with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade; The Oklahoma City Thunder, with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; The Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol, and maybe even the San Antonio Spurs deserve a mention. But the most exciting team? Most worthwhile to watch teams? The Denver Nuggets, The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Clippers are also in the mix.

  • US Open 2012 – Roger Federer Above the Rest of the Field

    If there was any doubt as to who was the best man in Tennis after Federer lost in the Olympics final and took the Canadian Masters off, came his fantastic tournament at Cincinnati, including the win over Novak Djokovic in the final (6-0, 7-6), making the number one player on the ATP rankings the number one favorite to win the 2012 US Open.

  • NBA Teams Under the Most Pressure in 2012-2013

    Coaching hot seats and pressure from ownership or the media doesn’t always involve winning an NBA title, although it probably does for the Los Angeles Lakers after their high profile additions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard or the Boston Celtics, with 2012-2013 being the last chance to get something meaningful out of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.

  • English Premier League 2012-2013: Previews & Predictions

    Being a member of the top means that you’re everyone expects you to challenge for the Premier League title and make the Champions League before the season begins. From 2004-2009 Chlesea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal were in that club. Things changed in 2010, and suddenly Manchester City and Tottenham were thrown in the mix. No more top 4. Just title challengers and others happy to finish with a 3-4 spot.

  • Who Will win the Title in England, Italy, Spain and Germany?

    How will the 2012-2013 season end? Trying to do a bit more than guess, we’re assuming that Manchester City repeat in the English Premier League, Juventus repeat in the Italian Serie A, Barcelona go back to their major title winning ways in the La Liga while Bayern Munich get the better of Dortmund after two […]