Sentences with phrase «of underdogs»

However, as much as we would like to believe the outcomes in Legally Blonde, Braveheart and Rocky, real - world battles are rarely won by the ragtag team of underdogs.

I think I'm going to promote some of the underdogs, because the project space section we have this year is just so cool.

Tube 1995 Tube is a little known game from Bullfrog which, according to Home of the Underdogs (see links) was originally intended to be a test for a new Bullfrog employee.

The story arc here is a bit more of a twist because it makes our heroes more of the underdogs, it's a fight just for survival of a crippled nation in a long war that has brought the fighting right to its back yard.

Combined with repetition and progression, the intense difficulty of masocore games often produces a feeling of profound accomplishment, an underdog's victory in the dorky medium of underdogs themselves, 2d platformer videogames.

Part of the initiative of Underdogs is to host low cost spay and neuter clinics in First Nation Communities.

This group of Underdogs includes the hounds, black dogs, the seniors, the sick and the broken...

She worked with Houston rescues and shelters to rehabilitate abused Pits and Pit Mixes, and learned how sad and unjust the plight of these underdogs had truly become.

As a foster, you are responsible for the daily care of our Underdogs, so we make sure to collect a bit of information on our foster homes.

This is the story of the underdogs and the everyday heroes who spend their time and money rescuing animals.

MacLean's latest novel includes a host of feisty, colorful characters that surround and support the pair of underdogs.

Equestrian books have established themselves as the home of the underdogs (Seabiscuit, anyone?).

Stars: Ed Weeks, Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Olivia Macklin Producers: Lon Zimmet, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Steve Levitan Premise: Set on the Friday night flight from LAX to Vegas and the returning flight on Sunday, it follows a group of underdogs trying to find their place in the world who all share the same goal: to come back a winner in the casino of life.

Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams head up a cast of underdogs in this musical about the founding of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

There are endless uplifting pictures charting the triumph of underdogs in various sports, with football being one of the most crowd - pleasing.

It's also a fantastical imagining of classic movie design in service to his vision of underdogs uniting to defeat a brutal tyrant in a Cold War atmosphere and a labor of love from a filmmaker who embraces the power of fairy tales.

(half way between Rian Johnson's Brick and Veronica Mars) It quickly emerged as one of the underdogs on the schedule to become one of the most buzzed about films at the festival (read some of the review quotes here).

Based on the true story of a 1976 blind wine tasting that shook the world, it brings together a perfect storm of underdogs who, each hoping to prove something to themselves and to... Read More»

McNamara seems in a hurry to jerk some tears for the team's glory and move on to his next batch of underdogs.

Surely the underdog of underdogs, this fellow's up against all odds as he takes on big - name race teams from all over the world in his effort to grab the cup of glory.

As it happens, this recycled reclamation of underdogs saga is neither as bad as it sounds nor quite as good as it could be, although the 9 - year - old bruiser next to me pummeled the armrest, spilled his soda and screamed «awesome» through every one of the fight scenes.

The mighty champion of the WRB (An acronym that's missing a letter any way you read it) Zeus» owner (Olga Fonda) and designer (Karl Yune) amusingly glare down at the trio of underdogs.

So is the fact that Algieri steps into the ring as the biggest of underdogs.

Road teams are often undervalued in the NFL; this is especially true of underdogs.

In a season which has produced many a shock already, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will know the importance of fine - tuning his side ahead of another long and gruelling league campaign, one which has already took its toll on the likes of Chelsea, who were beaten 3 - 0 by Sunderland and then 1 - 0 by Birmingham in successive weekends, and Arsenal, whom have suffered two defeats at the hands of underdogs already this season and as a result have since their title bids waver.

To get started, I used our Bet Labs software to isolate the ATS performance of underdogs playing opponents from the same division.

- The slight wobble at 2 - 0 - Paul's thoughts on the Roma draw and Liverpool's tags of underdogs... All this and more via Tactics Weekly on AI Pro...

The right mentality, the effort from guys like Kolarov, Florenzi, Manolas and Perotti mixed with the status of the underdogs... Strange, but I guess Roma does that to you.

It was a proper triumph of the underdogs.

5Dimes is offering considerably better odds on most of the underdogs compared to Bovada, Sportsbook, and BetOnline.

Many of these underdogs won straight up including the two biggest upsets of the season.

Most of these underdogs have been «bet against the Public» plays, with the big dogs often receiving about 30 % (or lower!)

Lots of underdogs covered, but no huge upsets.

Embracing The Role Of Underdogs, Burlingame Boys Soccer Reached CIF NorCal Semifinals By Attempting To Mirror Mindset...

With totals dropping across baseball, we wanted to focus solely on the performance of underdogs in games with high over / unders since the start of the 2013 season.

Things just got interesting, as both of the underdogs forced a Game 6 scenario on their home courts.

So the Sunday stage belonged exclusively to a pair of underdogs who have minuscule Q ratings but were exceedingly easy to root for: Ted Purdy, who endured an eight - year exile on the Asian and Nationwide tours and finally last year, at age 30, earned a place on the PGA Tour, only to be haunted by a pair of tournaments that he let slip away; and 22 - year - old Sean O'Hair, whose boyish smile and gentle manner belie the brutal treatment he had to endure from a father obsessed with driving his son to success.

Then, as Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden and his team walked off the field, the crowd rose to its feet in appreciation of the underdogs» hard - fought victory.

Another strange difference in NBA playoff betting is the value of underdogs.

In this week's podcast, David and Dan break down NFL Week 7 trends, explain how weather can affect betting totals, look at the value of underdogs in divisional games, break down the Heisman race, offer...

The table below displays how the closing total has affected the performance of underdogs.

Another trend pointing towards value on the Rockies is the historical performance of underdogs in divisional games.

Despite the overall struggles of underdogs, these divisional «dogs have gone 273 - 288 (48.7 %) with +56.35 units won and a 10 % ROI since the start of the 2014 season.

In this week's podcast, David and Dan break down NFL Week 7 trends, explain how weather can affect betting totals, look at the value of underdogs in divisional games, break down the Heisman race, offer their best college football value picks, highlight an awesome MLB playoff betting system and much more!

Finally the boss needs to instill in them a sense of the magic of the cup and get them feeling that Arsenal are sort of the underdogs for the game because of the current situation.

The BCS was so close to having a perfect week filled with exciting bowl games and plenty of underdogs winning when...

Heading into Week 4 we had been noting the success of underdogs ATS, especially big underdogs.

«And if you think about it, the triumph of the underdogs Leicester City has actually proved the Frenchman right, because for years he has been saying that it is not all aboutspending money on big name transfers.

And if you think about it, the triumph of the underdogs Leicester City has actually proved the Frenchman right, because for years he has been saying that it is not all about spending money on big name transfers.

But winning the pool is even more satisfying, and you aren't likely to do it by sending a handful of underdogs into the Elite Eight.