Sentences with phrase «to be the underdog»

There's an underdog in any culture that would translate.

Teams that won their previous game by 10 or more points and then are underdogs of 7 or more points in the playoffs have gone 15 - 8 ATS.

When is an underdog transformed into an established winner?

I want someone who knows what it's like to be the underdog against corporate or government interests.

Typically the ones with the most resonance are the underdog stories about players who rise from nothing to the top.

I've been a fan my whole life so since the late 80s we've always been the underdogs it seems with tons of potential.

Though the public definitely prefers betting favorites, the exemption is when elite teams are underdogs.

There was no underdog, rise from the trash, buildup either.

Over that stretch, they have only been an underdog 18 times.

«I love underdogs, and rodents are the underdogs of the animal kingdom,» he added.

But why would such a dominant pitcher be an underdog after a career game?

I loved being the underdog and proving people wrong.

The optimal threshold for betting against the public has been underdogs receiving less than 35 % of spread bets, so we wanted to examine three teams who fit these criteria.

Good and bad aspects, we are a solid team if we aim to be one, but how often are we underdogs?

The characters are fairly typical for a movie of this sort, with the main protagonist being the underdog, while he is surrounded by characters meant for comic relief.

Self - published authors have long been the underdogs of the literary world.

Women don't get mind being the underdog either.

At the same time, it's pretty fun being the underdog.

They've been an underdog in over 70 % of games since 2005 and gone just 41 - 59 ATS in those games.

It's one thing performing when being an underdog but another altogether when everybody relies and expects more of you.

If the team is an underdog the week after losing their starter: 15 - 14 ATS.

«I love underdogs, and rodents are the underdogs of the animal kingdom,» he said.

An FA Cup triumph may well save some face for Wenger, but Arsenal are underdogs at odds of 3/1 with most bookmakers.

This will be a big week for teams like Texas A&M, TCU, and Utah who are all underdogs in Week 8.

Lack of faith in Foles is the reason the Eagles will be underdogs again when they host the Vikings.

Let me tone down on the cockiness... This Real Madrid have always been the underdogs for some reason that beats me always.

We would expect that the Warriors will once again be underdogs on April 10th unless the ever - unpredictable Gregg Popovich decides to rest his starters.

IN HER OWN WORDS: «We like being the underdog.

If the team is an underdog with little public support (< 50 % of bets), the ATS record improves to 239-188-12 (56 %) ATS.

Interestingly, the USA was listed ahead of Ghana despite being an underdog in their June 16th matchup which the US won 2 - 1.

It's also interesting to see that Arrieta hasn't been an underdog since July 2, 2015 when the Cubs closed +106 against Jacob deGrom and the Mets.

It looks like Amazon is the underdog now.

Arsenal were underdogs going in.

Ellenbrook's students in Years 3 and 5 went from being underdogs in 2008 to outperform the state on almost every metric of literacy by 2010.

This marks the first time that Alabama has been an underdog since December 9, 2009 against Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators.

As you'll recall, Faso was the underdog going up against former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld that year.

He will also be returning a favor: When Mr. de Blasio was an underdog candidate for mayor in 2013, Mr. Gentile and his club, the Bay Ridge Democrats, endorsed Mr. de Blasio.

Yes, and the concept that Hachette is an underdog just boggles the mind.

«Bitcoin is an underdog people's hero chasing and disrupting the establishment of fiat currency exchange,» Giguere says.

The Preds haven't been underdogs during a series since prior to Game 1 against Chicago in the opening round.

But just six years ago, Merkley was the underdog heading into the final three months of his race against Republican Sen. Gordon Smith.

Newcastle United is the underdog in this match and they know that too.

«Kathy has been claimed to be an underdog many, many times, something I can personally relate to,» Mr. de Blasio said.

That film was an underdog story about a freakish overachiever: Every time Yung got hit in a certain spot in his forehead, he morphed into a lethal kung fu savant.

Language: English Genre: Sport / Drama MPAA rating: PG Director: John G. Avildsen Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Burt Young Plot: A undersized and underfunded heavyweight challenges the long time heavyweight to a fight after being the underdog in many of his fights.

But now the Birds are underdogs once again.