Against All Odds (and Balky Computer), Here We Go

January 10, 2014 @ admin → No Comments

Because of computer difficulties (well, that sounds a lot better than my inability to figure out what the problem is and actually being able to fix it), today’s effort might be lacking in creative input (yes, more than usual — a concept some folks might find difficult to fathom).

Leanna Decker in a New York Knicks outfit works. Even if this is an NFL-themed post today.You can check her out at rsvltsmagazine.com.

Thankfully, the fine folks at Bovada, (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV) have provided some odds regarding the NFL. Purely for entertainment purposes (although the ethics department around here likes to think if someone out there makes a wager based on these odds and wins a ton of money after reading the numbers here, that person — or persons — would make some sort of contribution to the fiscal development fund at ElliottHarris.com (OK, I realize the odds of that happening are almost as bad as the odds of the Chicago Bears winning Super Bowl XLVIII, but we do like to maintain a certain sense of optimism around here).

If things go according to plan (and occasionally they do around here), there will be more odds in Saturday’s edition of whatever this is:

Odds to win the 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII

Seattle Seahawks 5/2
Denver Broncos 13/5
San Francisco 49ers 5/1
New England Patriots 8/1
Carolina Panthers 11/1
New Orleans Saints 12/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
Indianapolis Colts 16/1

Odds to win the 2014 AFC Conference

Denver Broncos 5/7
New England Patriots 3/1
Indianapolis Colts 7/1
San Diego Chargers 7/1

Odds to win the 2014 NFC Conference

Seattle Seahawks 10/11
San Francisco 49ers 11/4
Carolina Panthers 9/2
New Orleans Saints 7/1

More Leanna Decker from her photo shoot for RSVLTSmagazine.com.

Exact Super Bowl Matchup

Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers 8/1
Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints 12/1
Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers 11/2
Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks 9/4
Indianapolis Colts vs. Carolina Panthers 33/1
Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints 40/1
Indianapolis Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers 22/1
Indianapolis Colts vs. Seattle Seahawks 18/1
New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers 18/1
New England Patriots vs. New Orleans Saints 20/1
New England Patriots vs. San Francisco 49ers 12/1
New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks 7/1
San Diego Chargers vs. Carolina Panthers 33/1
San Diego Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints 40/1
San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers 20/1
San Diego Chargers vs. Seattle Seahawks 18/1

SPECIAL – Will Marvin Lewis be the Head Coach of the Bengals for Game 1 of the 2014 Regular Season?

Yes -200 (1/2)
No +150 (3/2)

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Thank you to Danni Allen for being a great guest on “Sports & Torts” and for showing Elliott Harris around your studio.

The first new “Sports & Torts” show for 2014 is in the books. Or the archives. Or the storage vault. Or wherever the fine folks at Talkzone.com put the program podcasts after they originally air. OK, so they end up in cyberspace. Which coincidentally is probably where you are reading this. So there is an excellent chance you could access the highly acclaimed interview show co-hosted by David Spada and Elliott Harris on Thursdays at noon Central time on the aforementioned Talkzone.com (editor’s note: “Sports & Torts” is highly acclaimed in the Spada and Harris households and — based on unsubstantiated but highly credible reports — elsewhere.

The guests on the January 9 show (there was no January 2 edition because of the New Year’s celebration, etc.) were former football standout, coach and athletic director Bump Elliott and “The Biggest Loser” Season 14 winner Danni Allen, who recently opened one2one — a yoga and fitness studio — in Evanston, Ill.

Both were great guests. For those who missed the initial offering and/or those who would like to partake of an encore, you may link to the podcast by clicking here.

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