http://newtonslocker.com Sports from a Mathematical Point of View Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:13:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en UFC 82 features a lot of familiar names, Diego Sanchez, Josh Koscheck, Chris Leban, Luke Cummo. Not to mention some elite fighters such as Andre Arlovski and John Fitch. We didn’t even talk about the feature matchups yet. What that means fellow ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/02/25/ufc-82-preview/ Sorry it took so long, busy week. Highlights I picked the Giants to win outright I said they would pound the football I said it would be a lower scoring game than the experts thought I said Plaxico would catch one in the endzone I said the Giants were the team of destiny I said ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/02/13/super-bowl-wrapup/ The legendary, undefeated, about to make history New England Patriots. How can you go against them? Nobody has been able to beat them so far, not even their Super Bowl opponent, the New York Giants. No one can stop their juggernaut offense. The name Tom Brady is ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/02/03/super-bowl-xlii-preview/ That’s the first step in analyzing the Super Bowl is in realizing that it is much more than just a football game. It’s a national event. Sure, the die hard football fans like you and me will all be watching, but then again we will probably also ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/01/26/the-super-bowl-not-just-any-old-football-game/ Average again. I was 1 – 1 straight up and 1-1 versus the spread.HighlightsI had the AFC game almost exactly correct. San Diego hung around and made it a game but at no point did anyone really believe that the Bolts could actually win. http://newtonslocker.com/2008/01/23/championship-round-wrapup/ The Giants are looking more and more like a team of destiny. They are simply defying all odds, here’s a small list: Win after a loss to New England Defeat the #1 seed in the NFC 9 road wins in a row Eli Manning putting together 3 Peyton-like performances in a row In addition ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/01/17/green-bay-vs-ny-giants/ New England may have just won the Super Bowl last week. I really thought the only team that could have beaten them and would have beaten them was the Indianapolis Colts. But unfortunately, they took the 4th quarter off and I don’t get to see my marquis ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/01/17/new-england-vs-san-diego/ UFC 80 promises, like all other UFC events, to be action packed but there are 3 bouts in particular that I am looking forward to… Kendall Grove vs Jorge Rivera Kendall Grove is coming off his first loss since his rise to fame and its very important that he comes away ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/01/16/ufc-80-preview/ Pew!!!! I stunk up the joint, scientifically speaking that is. I was 2 – 2 straight up and 1 –3 versus the spread Highlights Well, I had Green Bay right I knew New England would win, but you didn’t have to be Nostradamus to see that Lowlights New England let Jacksonville hang ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/01/15/divisional-round-wrap-up/ Unlike the NFC, the AFC 1 seeds odds of making the championship game are not as much of a lock. Its more like 60%. But we are talking about the New England Patriots here, so take the odds and throw them right out the window. This is a ... http://newtonslocker.com/2008/01/10/new-england-vs-jacksonville/