The Big Lead » Gambling http://thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Sun, 27 May 2012 04:09:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 NFL Over/Under Totals For 2012 Are Out, and Vegas is Counting on Over-Optimism For New England and Green Bayhttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/23/nfl-overunder-totals-for-2012-are-out-and-vegas-is-counting-on-over-optimism-for-new-england-and-green-bay/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/23/nfl-overunder-totals-for-2012-are-out-and-vegas-is-counting-on-over-optimism-for-new-england-and-green-bay/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 16:37:55 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=184521 NFL Over/Under Totals For 2012 Are Out, and Vegas is Counting on Over-Optimism For New England and Green Bay
Only 5 of the last 46 teams to win 13 or more games in a season did so again the next year.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/23/nfl-overunder-totals-for-2012-are-out-and-vegas-is-counting-on-over-optimism-for-new-england-and-green-bay/feed/ 140 Roundup: David Villa Out of Euro 2012, Kings Are Stanley Cup-Bound & Lolo Jones Talks About Being a Virginhttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/23/roundup-david-villa-out-of-euro-2012-kings-are-stanley-cup-bound-lolo-jones-talks-about-being-a-virgin/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/23/roundup-david-villa-out-of-euro-2012-kings-are-stanley-cup-bound-lolo-jones-talks-about-being-a-virgin/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:17 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=184364 Roundup: David Villa Out of Euro 2012, Kings Are Stanley Cup-Bound & Lolo Jones Talks About Being a Virgin
NHL player wearing a cast excels at beer pong. Also, the "Andrew Luck Director of Offense" exists.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/23/roundup-david-villa-out-of-euro-2012-kings-are-stanley-cup-bound-lolo-jones-talks-about-being-a-virgin/feed/ 440 Roundup: Devils Beat Rangers, Warriors Moving to San Francisco & Idiot Puts Kid in Washing Machinehttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/22/roundup-devils-beat-rangers-warriors-moving-to-san-francisco-idiot-puts-kid-in-washing-machine/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/22/roundup-devils-beat-rangers-warriors-moving-to-san-francisco-idiot-puts-kid-in-washing-machine/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 12:11:18 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=183569 Roundup: Devils Beat Rangers, Warriors Moving to San Francisco & Idiot Puts Kid in Washing Machine
Tom Izzo has some thoughts on transfers.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/22/roundup-devils-beat-rangers-warriors-moving-to-san-francisco-idiot-puts-kid-in-washing-machine/feed/ 220 I’ll Have Another’s Kentucky Derby Win Was a “Worst Case Scenario” for Lucky’s Sportsbook in Vegashttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/08/ill-have-anothers-kentucky-derby-win-was-a-worst-case-scenario-for-luckys-sportsbook-in-vegas/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/08/ill-have-anothers-kentucky-derby-win-was-a-worst-case-scenario-for-luckys-sportsbook-in-vegas/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:38:52 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=181239 I’ll Have Another’s Kentucky Derby Win Was a “Worst Case Scenario” for Lucky’s Sportsbook in Vegas
Briefly, in February, a lot of people got 200:1 odds on the Kentucky Derby winner.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/08/ill-have-anothers-kentucky-derby-win-was-a-worst-case-scenario-for-luckys-sportsbook-in-vegas/feed/ 14 Official 2012 Kentucky Derby “Preview”http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/05/official-2012-kentucky-derby-preview/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/05/official-2012-kentucky-derby-preview/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 16:45:58 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=180165 Official 2012 Kentucky Derby “Preview”
20 horses, 1 dream.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/05/official-2012-kentucky-derby-preview/feed/ 5 Roundup: Watch a Woman Drive Through a Florida Grocery Store, there’s an Attractive Female Chess Prodigy & Week 1 NFL Lines Are Outhttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/18/roundup-watch-a-woman-drive-through-a-florida-grocery-store-theres-an-attractive-female-chess-prodigy-week-1-nfl-lines-are-out/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/18/roundup-watch-a-woman-drive-through-a-florida-grocery-store-theres-an-attractive-female-chess-prodigy-week-1-nfl-lines-are-out/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:04:56 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=175809 Roundup: Watch a Woman Drive Through a Florida Grocery Store, there’s an Attractive Female Chess Prodigy & Week 1 NFL Lines Are Out
Everyone loves the Michael Jordan commercial, right?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/18/roundup-watch-a-woman-drive-through-a-florida-grocery-store-theres-an-attractive-female-chess-prodigy-week-1-nfl-lines-are-out/feed/ 283 ESPN Wonders: Is Baseball’s Popularity Waning Due to the Lack of Gambling on Baseball?http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/05/espn-wonders-is-baseballs-popularity-waning-due-to-the-lack-of-gambling-on-baseball/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/05/espn-wonders-is-baseballs-popularity-waning-due-to-the-lack-of-gambling-on-baseball/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:20:14 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=173113 ESPN Wonders: Is Baseball’s Popularity Waning Due to the Lack of Gambling on Baseball?
If the rise of football in recent years has partially been driven by gambling ... ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/05/espn-wonders-is-baseballs-popularity-waning-due-to-the-lack-of-gambling-on-baseball/feed/ 39 Denver’s Super Bowl Odds Went from 75:1 to 10:1 by Adding Peyton Manninghttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/20/denvers-super-bowl-odds-went-from-751-to-101-by-adding-peyton-manning/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/20/denvers-super-bowl-odds-went-from-751-to-101-by-adding-peyton-manning/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:00:52 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=168897 Denver’s Super Bowl Odds Went from 75:1 to 10:1 by Adding Peyton Manning
Those odds are better than the Lions, Bears, Texans, Steelers, Ravens, Eagles and Giants.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/20/denvers-super-bowl-odds-went-from-751-to-101-by-adding-peyton-manning/feed/ 107 Auburn Guard Varez Ward is Subject of a Point Shaving Probehttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/08/auburn-guard-varez-ward-is-subject-of-a-point-shaving-probe/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/08/auburn-guard-varez-ward-is-subject-of-a-point-shaving-probe/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:30:17 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=165714 Auburn Guard Varez Ward is Subject of a Point Shaving Probe
The Auburn guard has not played since February 21st.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/08/auburn-guard-varez-ward-is-subject-of-a-point-shaving-probe/feed/ 25 Where Will Peyton Manning Play? Arizona is the Vegas Favoritehttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/07/where-will-peyton-manning-play-arizona-is-the-vegas-favorite/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/07/where-will-peyton-manning-play-arizona-is-the-vegas-favorite/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:15:12 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=165303 Where Will Peyton Manning Play? Arizona is the Vegas Favorite
Arizona leads the odds, but no one has more than a 20% chance of landing Peyton as Manning season begins.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/07/where-will-peyton-manning-play-arizona-is-the-vegas-favorite/feed/ 172 Rumor Has it Floyd Mayweather Bet – and Lost – Nearly a Million Dollars On Dukehttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/03/rumor-has-it-floyd-mayweather-bet-and-lost-nearly-a-million-dollars-on-duke/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/03/rumor-has-it-floyd-mayweather-bet-and-lost-nearly-a-million-dollars-on-duke/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:09:54 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=164584 Rumor Has it Floyd Mayweather Bet – and Lost – Nearly a Million Dollars On Duke
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will soon be betting cigarettes on prison riots.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/03/rumor-has-it-floyd-mayweather-bet-and-lost-nearly-a-million-dollars-on-duke/feed/ 5 Roundup: Tiki Barber’s Getting Married Again, Teacher Ditches His Family For High School Student & a Video of February Failhttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/roundup-tiki-barbers-getting-married-again-teacher-ditches-his-family-for-high-school-student-a-video-of-february-fail/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/roundup-tiki-barbers-getting-married-again-teacher-ditches-his-family-for-high-school-student-a-video-of-february-fail/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:17:29 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=163815 Roundup: Tiki Barber’s Getting Married Again, Teacher Ditches His Family For High School Student & a Video of February Fail
There are two Andrew Brietbart links you should check out. Also, there's a video of a cop getting shot in the leg during a traffic stop. I'm as puzzled as you are as to why Yadier Molina got $75 million.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/02/roundup-tiki-barbers-getting-married-again-teacher-ditches-his-family-for-high-school-student-a-video-of-february-fail/feed/ 399 Super Bowl Roundup: Eli Manning Was Awesome, Tom Brady Was Really Depressed & How About Clint Eastwood’s Commercial?http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/06/super-bowl-roundup-eli-manning-was-awesome-tom-brady-was-really-depressed-how-about-clint-eastwoods-commercial/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/06/super-bowl-roundup-eli-manning-was-awesome-tom-brady-was-really-depressed-how-about-clint-eastwoods-commercial/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:09:42 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=157653 Super Bowl Roundup: Eli Manning Was Awesome, Tom Brady Was Really Depressed & How About Clint Eastwood’s Commercial?
The Giants won the Super Bowl. Also: a smattering of college hoops (Duke lost) and the NBA (Boston won again).]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/06/super-bowl-roundup-eli-manning-was-awesome-tom-brady-was-really-depressed-how-about-clint-eastwoods-commercial/feed/ 291 Some Guy Won $51,000 On The Giants Super Bowl Safetyhttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/05/some-guy-won-51000-on-the-giants-super-bowl-safety/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/05/some-guy-won-51000-on-the-giants-super-bowl-safety/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:16:32 +0000 Stephen Douglas (CRM!) http://thebiglead.com/?p=158020 Some Guy Won $51,000 On The Giants Super Bowl Safety
I bet a dollar on the first score being an extra point. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/05/some-guy-won-51000-on-the-giants-super-bowl-safety/feed/ 6 Roundup: Andrew Bogut’s Hurt (Again), Boxing Announcer Gaffe & ESPN Ombudsman on Tim Tebow Coveragehttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/27/roundup-andrew-boguts-hurt-again-boxing-announcer-gaffe-espn-ombudsman-on-tim-tebow-coverage/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/27/roundup-andrew-boguts-hurt-again-boxing-announcer-gaffe-espn-ombudsman-on-tim-tebow-coverage/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:05:36 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=154931 Roundup: Andrew Bogut’s Hurt (Again), Boxing Announcer Gaffe & ESPN Ombudsman on Tim Tebow Coverage
Nice win for the Badgers, nice signing for the Nationals, a college football arrest, a tennis player's encounter with police and lastly, Ricky Rubio.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/27/roundup-andrew-boguts-hurt-again-boxing-announcer-gaffe-espn-ombudsman-on-tim-tebow-coverage/feed/ 260 Vegas Bookmakers Could Lose Big if Giants Complete Improbable Run After 7-7 Recordhttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/25/vegas-bookmakers-could-lose-big-if-giants-complete-improbable-run-after-7-7-record/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/25/vegas-bookmakers-could-lose-big-if-giants-complete-improbable-run-after-7-7-record/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:32:19 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=154866 Vegas Bookmakers Could Lose Big if Giants Complete Improbable Run After 7-7 Record
The Giants have come back from a 7-7 record to reach the Super Bowl, and in the process had some long odds on winning it all.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/25/vegas-bookmakers-could-lose-big-if-giants-complete-improbable-run-after-7-7-record/feed/ 9 Roundup: Tampa Bay Targets Mike Sherman, Demi Moore Goes to Rehab & Reporter Goes on Obscenity-Laced Tiradehttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/25/roundup-tampa-bay-targets-mike-sherman-demi-moore-goes-to-rehab-reporter-goes-on-obscenity-laced-tirade/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/25/roundup-tampa-bay-targets-mike-sherman-demi-moore-goes-to-rehab-reporter-goes-on-obscenity-laced-tirade/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:16 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=154375 Roundup: Tampa Bay Targets Mike Sherman, Demi Moore Goes to Rehab & Reporter Goes on Obscenity-Laced Tirade
Luol Deng's potentially-significant injury, why the Pac-12 is still a 1-bid league, and Miranda Kerr as Wonder Woman.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/25/roundup-tampa-bay-targets-mike-sherman-demi-moore-goes-to-rehab-reporter-goes-on-obscenity-laced-tirade/feed/ 293 Brent Musburger Loves Talking About Point Spreads and Thinks Sports Betting Should Be Legalized and Taxedhttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/06/brent-musburger-loves-talking-about-point-spreads-and-thinks-sports-betting-should-be-legalized-and-taxed/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/06/brent-musburger-loves-talking-about-point-spreads-and-thinks-sports-betting-should-be-legalized-and-taxed/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:41:13 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=149784 Brent Musburger Loves Talking About Point Spreads and Thinks Sports Betting Should Be Legalized and Taxed
Among football announcers, college or pro, Brent Musburger has to rank as one of the best.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/06/brent-musburger-loves-talking-about-point-spreads-and-thinks-sports-betting-should-be-legalized-and-taxed/feed/ 63 Floyd Mayweather Bet $150,000 on the Pizza Bowl, and Won.http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/04/floyd-mayweather-bet-150000-on-the-pizza-bowl-and-won/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/04/floyd-mayweather-bet-150000-on-the-pizza-bowl-and-won/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:01:23 +0000 Ty Duffy http://thebiglead.com/?p=149293 Floyd Mayweather Bet $150,000 on the Pizza Bowl, and Won.
Floyd Mayweather is willing to take bold risks, unless said risks involve stepping into a boxing ring with Manny Pacquiao.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/01/04/floyd-mayweather-bet-150000-on-the-pizza-bowl-and-won/feed/ 14 The NFL Over/Under Picks: A Mid-Season Assessment of Hits and Misseshttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/16/the-nfl-overunder-picks-a-mid-season-assessment-of-hits-and-misses/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/16/the-nfl-overunder-picks-a-mid-season-assessment-of-hits-and-misses/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:10:04 +0000 Jason Lisk http://thebiglead.com/?p=138119 The NFL Over/Under Picks: A Mid-Season Assessment of Hits and Misses
I know we like to point out our successes, but I thought it would be fun to look back, warts and all, about what I thought in August versus how things have played out so far. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/16/the-nfl-overunder-picks-a-mid-season-assessment-of-hits-and-misses/feed/ 28