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Las Vegas - College hoops is crazy and that's why we love it. Take a look at St. John's and you'll see the Red Storm losing five in a row, then coming back with wins over Butler and Connecticut. Then you look at Villanova, and the Wildcats have only two wins in the last seven games, and both came against Georgetown. And we're talking about a Hoya team that is on an 0-9 run and sitting at the bottom of the Big East with a 5-14 record.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Lacing up the skates and stepping on to the ice in Philadelphia for a look at the Flyers vs. the Blackhawks. We're only in January and it has been quite a year for Philly. The Flyers suffered through an UGLY 10 game losing streak back in November, then lost nine of the next 13. Not sure what clicked on the West coast swing, but they won four in a row, and eight of the last 10. Chicago has also perked up a bit, winning four of the last five, but all those wins came at home.
Read MoreLas Vegas - A little afternoon trip across the pond for the Manchester United/Crystal Palace game. The visiting Red Devils have been EN FUEGO, with TEN straight wins across all competitions. United was a mess last season, but since Erik ten Hag stepped into the managers role, the Devils have sparkled. They've played 28 games under ten Hag, with 21 wins, 5 draws and only 2 losses. Here's a fun little nugget.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Mike White, the basketball coach, not the guy behind the brilliant TV show, 'White Lotus,' is on a roll. White just took over the hoop program at Georgia and the Bulldogs are off to a 13-4 start. That's really not a shock considering that White has been a winner at every stop. He was 101-40 at Louisiana Tech and 142-88 at Florida. His Dawgs are heating up at the right time, winning six of the last seven straight up and even more impressive, covering seven of the last eight.
Read MoreLas Vegas - How many times do you think the Cowboys heard that they are OH & SEVEN against Tom Brady? How many times do you think it has been posted on the bulletin board? Brady has won 35 postseason games in his career. The same amount as the 'Boys have in their ENTIRE history. Ouch! These two teams hooked up in the season opener, and the Bucs won at Dallas, 19-3. They also went at it in the opener of the 2021 season, and again, the Bucs posted a W, 31-29 at home.
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