Sports Odds

Like I didn't see this coming! Well, didn't know it would be to the Memphis Grizzles or that it would be old Los Angeles Clippers fan favorite Quentin Richardson, but you had to think with the frontcourt as crowded as it was with the addition of NBA Draft number one pick Blake Griffin that a move had to be made eventually.

I didn't think the Clippers would trade Randolph as he is arguably the most talented big man on their squad, but once I thought about it, seems like the logical decision as he seems to be nothing but trouble no matter where he ends up.

Although the Clippers will almost certainly miss certain parts of Randolph's game, the addition of Richardson back in LA has a few benifits. One, he is a fan favorite and everyone loved him in LA before he left. Two, he brings another outside shooting threat which will come in handy with the frontcourt demanding double teams.

All and all, the Clippers have made two great deals in a row which could be a sign of things to come, but then again, if any team can drop the ball it is the Clipps.

Whenever the NBA Draft Lottery goes down the number one pick is usually already a foregone conclusion no matter which team ultimately gets the their pick of the best available talent from the college game or overseas.

This upcoming NBA Draft is no different as the unanimous pick to go number one is Oklahoma's superstar power forward Blake Griffin and the team with the number one pick is the infamously underachieving Los Angeles Clippers who just went through a sort of rebuilding process last season with the addition of NBA stars like Baron Davis, Marcus Camby, Zach Randoplh and up and coming new comer Eric Gordon.

Despite having an extremely talented starting five the Clippers did what they do best and fell flat on their face. With a stacked frontcourt including about four bigmen that could start for any team in the league, Blake Griffin would still be the obvious choice for a Clippers team that wants to get younger.

Ricky Rubio, the Spanish point guard phenom, is an outside choice for Clippers, but Griffin will almost certainly be headed to LA. Hopefully, for the sake the struggling Los Angeles franchise, the Clippers get it right this time.

It is a bold prediction as any of the four teams left in the Big Dance right now could very easily win it all, but I believe that the UConn Huskies are the best of the bunch.

Their defense is top notch with Hasheem Thabeet in the paint, their guard play is unmatched with AJ Price running the point and they have arguably the best coach of the four teams left in Jim Calhoun.

The only team I really see standing in their way is the North Carolina Tar Heels, but they match up man for man with North Carolina better than any team in the country.

It will definitely be an interesting weekend with the games in the Detroit, but I really don't see any team stopping Jim Calhoun's boys from winning the National title this time around.

Out of all the number seeds in the NCAA tournament, three of which are from the Big East conference, the UConn Huskies have the easiest road to the Final Four.

In the Midwest, Louisville has plenty of roadblocks ahead of them with teams like Arizona, Wake Forest, Kansas and Michigan State in their way.

In the East Pittsburgh doesn't have it any easier as they have Florida State, UCLA, Villanova, Texas and Duke standing in their way.

In the South North Carolina has their work cut out for them as well with Arizona State, Syracuse, Clemson and Oklahoma looking to take down the number team in the country.

UConn on the other hand in the West will only have Washington, Memphis and Marquette to contend with. Missouri might also be trouble, but I don't think they will get far enough to face the Huskies.

It is by far the most competitive conference in college basketball right now, but I really don't see any team in the Big East tourney taking down the Pittsburgh Panthers.

There are only two teams in the Big East tourney that have a chance of taking down the Panthers and that is UConn and Louisville. After the Huskies lost their second straight  to Pitt I think it pretty much to the wind out of Jim Calhoun's sails.

The only chance I see of an upset here is Louisville's defense being just too much for DeJuan Blair and company. Otherwise, Pitt takes this tournament. There could easily be an upset with all the talent in this conference, but I think Pitt is just too good right now.

Smith from Pittsburg joins Packers.   WHAT DO YA THINK??   Just doing free agency is a good thing, something the Packers always put on the back burner, always went with the draft.   This should help, but could put Collins or Bigby in trbl.  We will have to see in pre-season.  Someone will have to go, even though the Pack will get him cheap. Didn't play much this past season.  This is one we will have to wait and see on.

Drexel picked by -7 .   This team is getting better as season goes on,  however Towsen can put up some pts.  It will take Drexel to control the ball and keep turnovers low to win by this spread.   I look for them to make the 3pt shots and that should take them to the win..  It will be close, but I\'m with Drexel -7

This should be a prediction you can take to the bank.  I see Ohio St winning big in this game. The spread is only -2.5 against  Illinois.   The first half of this game will stay close, but looking for Ohio St to pull away down the stretch.  This will be a good game to watch,  just hope they have refs who will let them play.  Sometimes these games are ruined by the whistle.   Take it to the bank  Ohio St  -2.5

I'm picking Kent St in this one.  Much better offensive team.  I really don't think Morehead will beable to compete.  They really should beat them by more than 10.  We will have to see.  Kent St seems to get better as the year goes on.  Give it up for Kent St -10

 I pick the Celtics in this game even though they are two very good teams.   I just think that the Celtics have a well balanced team in all areas and should come out on top.   This should be a very good game.  Take Celtics -2.  Good Luck