On the Felt

Daily Broke: Diamondbacks at Rockies OVER 10 1/2 (-120)

Mama always said to respect your elders, and for the most part, I do. But sometimes it’s difficult to do so—like, say, when a 49-year-old pitcher has given up 15 runs and 28 hits (including four home runs) in his last 15 innings. Read more »

Daily Broke: Spurs (-11½) vs. Clippers

How about Monday’s call on the Lakers? Hey, look on the bright side: On the scoreboard, they got destroyed by 29 points. On our ticket, they lost by only 21½ points. Read more »

Daily Broke: Lakers (+7 1/2) vs. Thunder

Rest vs. rust? The debate as it pertains to betting the NBA playoffs has been raging as long as there’s been a guy on a street corner willing to take someone’s action. Read more »

SLS Wants to Lead Way on North Strip

In Green Felt Journal on May 10, I shared some insights from Rob Oseland, president and chief operating officer of the not-yet-under construction SLS Las Vegas, about the former Sahara hotel-casino’s prospects. Here is some additional material from our interview to shed more light on the plan for SLS. Read more »

Grizzlies (-1 1/2) vs. Clippers

You knew it was only a matter of time before the Curse of the Clippers resurfaced. Read more »

Springtime Blues for Gaming

On May 10, the Gaming Control Board released the Nevada gaming numbers for March. They contained a bit of a surprise. Read more »

Daily Broke: Hawks (+6½) vs. Celtics

Even though Atlanta trails this best-of-seven series, 3-2, its only “no-show” came in Game 4, a 101-79 debacle in Boston. Read more »

Daily Broke: Twins (+120) vs. Angels

On the list of things I’m not fond of doing, putting money on Carl Pavano ranks somewhere between getting a root canal and getting a lap dance from Rosie O’Donnell. Read more »

Daily Broke: Yankees (-115) vs. Rays

Yes, the Rays (19-10) have a 3½-game lead on the Yankees (15-13) in the AL East. However, 13 of Tampa’s 19 wins have come at home (the Rays are just 6-7 on the road). Read more »

Daily Broke: Spurs (-8) at Jazz

Over the weekend, we saw the second-seeded Thunder go into Dallas and send the defending NBA champs into summer vacation with a pair of road wins that secured a 4-0 series sweep. Tonight, the top-seeded Spurs will plagiarize that script when they sweep away the Jazz in Salt Lake City. Read more »

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