Not exact matches
One thing to know: As it stands, it looks as if the Bills will miss the
postseason by one
game, and there's a chance that the spot that would have been theirs will go to the Chargers, making head coach Sean McDermott's decision to sit Tyrod Taylor
for Nathan Peterman when the
teams met midseason all the more painful
for the snake - bitten franchise.
Each
team has about 25
games remaining, and at the top of each conference, these
games will decide crucial battles
for playoff seeding and homecourt advantage through the
postseason.
The Cowboys» resurgence in 2016 did wonders
for the NFL's television ratings and the
team's
postseason game against the Packers was no different.
But with LaMarcus hopefully in full form by the
postseason (and being simply better than any pundit gives him credit
for), some of our shots actually falling from outside, we could well take a
game or two from either of those
teams.
The road
team has covered the spread in all four
games this series, and that's par
for the course this
postseason.
Somewhat concerning
for a
team whose past
postseason runs were all rooted in a strong ground
game.
With this loss, the Chiefs become the sixth
team in NFL history to hold an opponent to just field goals
for an entire
postseason game but still suffer a defeat.
The Boston Celtics will face the Orlando Magic once again on Wednesday night and, while the consequences aren't exactly enormous
for the loser since both
teams» spots in the playoffs are pretty well solidified, the
game should still be worth watching with an eye on the NBA
postseason.
Carrasco gets out of it with — you guessed it — a strikeout, and now it's Tanaka's turn in this weird AL
postseason game where neither
team is scoring runs
for some reason.
In 1921 he also took on the
game's greatest star, Babe Ruth,
for violating an arcane rule forbidding members of a World Series
team from
postseason barnstorming.
Dating back to 2012, Verlander has pitched 24 consecutive scoreless innings in
games with his
team facing elimination, tied
for the longest such streak in
postseason history per Elias.
I definitely realized it in the regular season, but watching the Astros
for four
games straight in the
postseason drove the feeling home — this is a
team that is so fun and joyful to watch that it makes me wish I could watch all sports this way.
«Obviously, it has no implications on
postseason play (
for us), so that's something that we are still frustrated about, but you want to take out your frustration on other
teams and win
games.
For those who are unfamiliar, the Zig - Zag theory is very basic — during the
postseason simply bet on whichever
team lost the previous
game.
Phoenix has had the good fortune of playing some
teams that have struggled mightily on the power play in the Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks, so their high number of shorthanded minutes (90:25
for the entire
postseason) had not nipped them too badly until
Game 2.
We then took it a step further and found that road playoff
teams coming off a 1, 2, or 3 -
game losing streak have gone 97 - 104 since the 2007
postseason, good
for +26.45 units won and an ROI of +13.2 %.
The moment of truth is here
for many
teams hoping to sneak into the
postseason, but not all of them will be able to hold on with less than a week of
games left.
This little break of one day could also help the wild card
team with the best record reshuffle their rotation around a bit in order to set themselves up well
for the three -
game Wild Card Series, while the other two
teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of
postseason chaos.
Thames exploded
for a
postseason - high 31 points against a De La Salle defense that was holding opposing
teams to 38 points per
game.
The New Orleans and New Mexico end up with rematches here as well, but each has the chance to pick a nearby
team, and
for bowls on the edge of the
postseason, that's about the best those
games can hope
for.
The NCAA's approval of two more college bowl
games for next season ensures that 50 of the 114 major college football
teams will receive a
postseason berth and further turns the bowl season into dot.com season.
Sportsbooks often have significant liability on these large moneyline underdogs — especially in
postseason games as bettors look
for big one - time payouts on Cinderella
teams.
Many of the players that have been with the
team for a while have had to play close to 100 extra
games this decade due to their long
postseason runs.
Unfortunately
for Team Tucci, they dropped both
games and as a result will roll into the
postseason as the # 3 seed.
Given his mammoth role in the
Team Purimetla offense and team's ongoing postseason quest, his usage level should remain at astronomical levels for what's left of their postseason ga
Team Purimetla offense and
team's ongoing postseason quest, his usage level should remain at astronomical levels for what's left of their postseason ga
team's ongoing
postseason quest, his usage level should remain at astronomical levels
for what's left of their
postseason games.
This
game isn't meaningless
for either
team though, as a win would go a long way to helping them stay in the playoff hunt while a loss could end
postseason hopes altogether.
Christian Brothers enters the
postseason on a four -
game winning streak, and coach Brian Chavez looks to see his
team continue its winning ways well into March
for yet another year.
But before Gartner and the Cougars can even
game plan
for a possible rematch with the Rams, they'll need to get past Archbishop Mitty - San Jose, a
team who is no stranger to the
postseason spotlight, recently winning state titles in 2007 and 2008.
The 2015 NBA Draft Lottery, which is used to determine the draft order
for teams who did not make the
postseason, will take place this evening before the start of
Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
For BC this will be their third
game in 3 days, something that should help Clemson, but in
postseason play all it takes is one
team getting hot.
Using Bet Labs, I've identified a winning betting system
for postseason games that feature inexperienced playoff
teams.
It's unclear whether Wednesday would have gone differently had the Terps been preparing
for a bowl
game; Durkin is adamant that missing the
postseason didn't do his
team any favors.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's 2013 lease with Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner, approved unanimously by the county legislature, stipulates that an American Hockey League
team would play «substantially all of their regular and
postseason home
games at the Coliseum
for a period of at least 15 years.»