DADDY FAT SACKS-5/31

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS +141 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

OAKLAND A'S +140 VS TEXAS RANGERS

SLAPSHOT BOB-5/30

Ole Robert has emerged from his bunker somewhere along the east coast and has pegged the Pittsburgh Penguins as an upset winner tonight at Detroit in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

COACH K-5/30

We nailed our 5* BOMB last night and picked up a solid 6.26 units overall. We've managed to still turn a profit this week even with a few losing days in there and I plan on adding on to our units this evening!! I have 2 small plays this morning in MLB and will be back with my updated card later for the afternoon/evening MLB games and a possible 4* BOMB in the NBA. Good Luck!

MLB
1* Jays -108
0.5* Marlins -120

Good start for this morning. Here is the final card for this evening.

MLB
2* Mariners -108, Reds +113, Royals +100
1* Rangers RL +120

NBA
3* Cavs/Magic under 193

NHL
2* Red Wings -150

#8-SHONN GREENE

Coming into the 2008 football season, the Iowa Hawkeyes had many question marks including who would carry the load at running back. The time the season had ended, Iowa fans had just witnessed the greatest single season by a running back in Iowa football history.

Shonn Greene arrived on campus in 2006 and recieved minimal playing time as a freshman and sophmore. As everyone has heard by now, Greene was forced to take 2007 off to get his grades up. Often times when a player leaves the program for a year they never come back. It is a true credit to Greene's decication that not only did he make it back, he made it back with a chip on his shoulder.

Greene's 2008 season was history. He rushed for over 100 yards in all 13 games, won the Doak Walker award given to the best running back, was a first team all american and set Iowa rushing marks with 1850 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Green's storybook year concluded when he was the first pick of the third round by the New York Jets. Greene's 2008 season at Iowa helped set the program back on the right track while he carved his way into Iowa Hawkeye history.

COACH K-5/29

Well we ended up with a split last night and dropped about a unit. That's 3 losing days out of 4 and all I can say is wow....We've had the right side in a majority of our losers over the past week so I'm not going to get too frustrated. Let's see if we can't turn this baby around with a good 8-10 unit night with a little help from our 5* BOMB!! Good Luck!

MLB
2* Twins +130, Giants -120, Tigers/O's over 10.5 (-110 ), A's -107 (game 1), Mariners RL -130, Rays/Twins under 9 (-110 )
1* Mariners +160

NBA
5* Lakers/Nuggets over 209

DADDY FAT SACKS-5/29

1-0 yesterday +1 unit

7-4 overall, +2.38 units

Just two plays today:

Chicago Cubs -102

L.A. Angels -169

STANLEY CUP FINALS PREVIEW

By Mr. Thursday Night

For the second consecutive season the NHL finals is the Gary Bettman special aka the Pittsburgh Penguins versus the Detroit Red Wings.

Pittsburgh and Detroit both cruised through the conference finals after having difficult, 7 game series in the semis. The Red Wings are currently a bit banged up but who isn't this time of year.

I would expect this series to be very entertaining and high scoring. Pittsburgh will have a difficult time slowing down the fast Detroit forwards while Chris Osgood will be average at best against Crosby, Malkin and the rest of the red hot Pens.

Last season when these teams met, the Wings took home the cup in 6 games. An interesting storyline in this series features Detroit's Marian Hossa who left the Pens after last season because he wanted a better chance at a title. He finds himself back in the finals this time against his former mates. This Penguins team is better than last years and I fully expect the Pens to pull the upset and defeat the Wings in an epic 7 game series.

COACH K-5/28

Well we got ourselves back on track yesterday and look to continue our winning this evening with a few select plays. Good Luck!

MLB
3* Cubs -125, DBags -120

NBA
2* Magic +5 (1st half), Magic +7.5

DADDY FAT SACKS-5/28

4-3 yesterday +0.17 units, 6-4 overall +1.38 units

Only one game today

Baltimore Orioles -111

FIELD TURF AT KINNICK

Here is the latest photo of Kinnick and its' new field turf. I think it looks sharp and really like the painted endzones.

COACH K-FINAL CARD FOR 5/27

We had ourselves a nice little +140 doggy winner with the O's this afternoon and a 2* winner with our A's/M's under. Let's see if we can add to our total and come out ahead this evening to break our little slump. Here is tonight's final card. Good Luck!

MLB
3* Twins -130
2* A's/M's under 7.5, Braves -115, Padres/DBacks over 9 (-120)
1* Orioles +140, Royals -101, Indians -107, Rangers +109

NBA
3* Lakers -0.5/over 203.5 (5.5pt teaser)

#9-JARED DEVRIES

#9 on our top Hawkeyes since 1990 is another Aplington native, Jared Devries.

DeVries was an All-American at Aplington-Parkersburg High School as a defensive end and fullback, racking up over 4,000 yards rushing during his prep career.

Jared was in Iowa City from 1995 to 1998. During his time in Iowa City, DeVries enjoyed a decorated career which included Sun Bowl MVP his freshman year, 3 All-Big Ten first team selections and second team All-American honor his junior year. All told, DeVries ravaged the Big Ten to the tune of 43 sacks and 79 tackles for loss, both Iowa records.

Drafted in the 3rd round by the Detroit Lions, DeVries has had his best pro seasons the past two years. In 2007 he racked up 6.5 sacks and had 3 fumble recoveries. Last year DeVries started all 10 games he played in.

COACH K-5/27

Well we got beat on our 4* bomb with the NBA game easily eclipsing the total last night. They played 3 quarters averaging 46pts/quarter which was what I expected and would have lead us to an under finish, but it was the last 2 minutes of the 2nd quarter that did us in. Both teams combined for 16 points in the last 2 minutes giving them a 62 pt quarter. I'm off a 2 day losing streak and looking to bounce back today. We'll go with a couple of early MLB games that I think at worst split and break even, but I fully intend on taking home both plays for a 2-0 start to our day. I'll be back later with my full card. Check the comments section for any updates and Good Luck!!

1* Royals -101, Orioles +140

DADDY FAT SACKS-5/27

2-1 last night, +1.21 units on the night

L.A. Lakers -6

Detroit Red Wings -240

Milwaukee Brewers -130

Washington Nationals +240

San Diego Padres -153

Toronto Blue Jays -153

L.A. Angels -184

COACH K-5/26

A quick shout out to Donny Athlete Kingah...Happy Birthday!!

Bombs are getting dropped tonight fellas! Lets cash em!

MLB
3* Jays -115, As -135
2* Rockies-DBags parlay +167, WSox-Angels over 9 (-115)
2* RSox -105 , Cards-Brewers over 8.5 (+100)
1* Reds +110, Phils-Marlins under 10 (-110)

NBA
4* Magic-Cavs under 189
2* Magic +2

CHICAGO CREEPSHOW-5/26

The Creepshow shows his face after a disappointing three weeks and offers up these baseball locks for Tuesday the 26th of May. This handicapper has shown recently that MLB is his strongest play.

Mets moneyline

AZ moneyline

Royals over 7

Angels over 8.5

BoSox under 9

Tampa Bay

WELCOME DADDY FAT SACKS!!

The HC&P staff is proud to announce the addition of a new handicapper, Daddy Fat Sacks! DFS comes to us highly recommended by Coach K. Here are his first 3 winners!

Milwaukee Brewers +100

Cleveland Indians +115

Baltimore Orioles +106

#10-AARON KAMPMAN

By Mr. Thursday Night-

In the next two weeks we will be counting down the greatest 10 Iowa Hawkeyes football players since 1990. This list was generated using many factors including on the field performance, importance to the program, state of orgin, etc.

#10 on the list is Aplington, Iowa's own, Aaron Kampman. Kampman was heavily recruited out of high school and came to Iowa City as a linebacker before converting to defensive end after his sophmore year.

In 2001, Kampman was named First Team All Big 10 and had perhaps his best performance during his last regular season game, a 42-24 win over Minnesota. Kampman's 15 tackles and 3 sacks secured Iowa's first winning season and bowl bid since 1997. Kampman finished his career 7th on Iowa's all-time tackles list with 342.

Despite being a 5th round draft pick by Green Bay, Kampman has had a highly successful pro career which has included multiple pro bowl births.

Kampman was a Hawkeye during some lean years (1998-2001) but is one of a few select Hawks responsible for turning the program around after the departure of Hayden Fry.

COACH K + NBA=

COACH K-5/25

Wanted to get out my play on the early game. More to come...
2* Astros -114

Fellas, here is the final card for this evening. I'm going against my Nuggets again here this evening but the good thing is we can still win the game and get a Lakers cover. I suggest waiting as close to tip as possible on the side play. I'm almost certain the number will reach 5 by then so you don't have to buy the 1/2 point. Good Luck!!

3* Rockies -135
2* Astros -114, Orioles -105, DBacks -130, Rays -110, Braves -132, Pirates +130, Nationals +140, Yanks/Rangers over 11.5 (-115)
1* Brewers -115, Tigers -133, WSox +138, A's -140, Braves/Giants over 8 (+102)

NBA
2* Lakers +5 (buy half), Lakers/Nuggets under 209

COACH K-5/22

MLB
2* Rays -106, Twins -135, Dodgers -123, Padres -140, Rangers/Astros over 10.5 (-120)
1* WSox -127, Tigers/Jays parlay +177, Phils +148, Dodgers/Angels under 8 (-120)

NBA
3* Cavs -9

COACH K RETURNS WITH A BANG!!

It's always nice to come back after some time off and drop a 5* BOMB and watch it easily sail over through 3.5 innings of play. Let's just hope we stay hot tonight and really take it to the books.
Living here in Denver and loving the way the Nuggets have been playing lately really hurts me to step out against them tonight, but I just feel we are getting some good value with the way things have panned out recently. Denver has had an easy road playing a mediocre Hornets team and a banged up Mavs team. LA hasn't looked dominant like the regular season. This is a darn good Nuggets team, but they don't play the same on the road and with Smith and Martin banged up and the fact that Denver outplayed LA for 3.5 quarters and still lost, I think we'll see the Lakers go up 2-0 this evening and win this one by 9+. I'd love to see a Nuggets win, but I just don't see it happening tonight. Good Luck!

MLB
5* WSox/Twins over 9 (-120)
3* Astros -147
2* Tigers -140, Nationals -120, Cubs +123, Braves -127, RSox/Jays over 10 (-125)

NBA
3* Lakers -5.5
2* Lakers/Nuggets over 211

COACH K-5/21

Wow, it's been awhile boys but I just got some great info on a game that you will all need to pound right away before the line moves. Word is the sharps will be unloading on this play and it was one I had on my radar to begin with so we'll go ahead and jump on it early! Also have a couple other games for ya and most likely will have more to come along with an NBA play. Good Luck!

5* WSox/Twins over 9 (-120)
2* Tigers -140

NHL CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW

We are down to the final 4 in the NHL playoffs and all 4 remaining teams look to be relatively healthy for this time of year.

In the East, the Pittsburgh Penguins lock up with the upstart Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes have won two dramatic game 7's to advance to the Eastern Finals and appear to have some of that magic which landed them a Stanley Cup a few years ago. Pittsburgh defeated Washington and Philadelphia, both in 6 games and appear to be getting strong as the playoffs go on. Both squads feature strong young goaltenders and capable, mobile defense units. Ultimately I think this series comes down to star power and the Pens Malkin and Crosby will be too much for Eric Staal. Pens in 6.

The Western Finals matches up two of the original 6, long time rivals Detroit and Chicago. The Hawks dispatched of Calgary and Vancouver, both in 6 games while the Wings swept Columbus and narrowly escaped Anahiem, winning in 7 games. Most experts would not have expected this deep playoff run from the Hawks, at least not this season. For a young team, they have handled the pressure extremely well. The Red Wings have tons of playoff experience on their roster and have a cup hungry Marian Hossa. I have gone against the Hawks in the first two rounds and they have proven me wrong. I am going for the hat trick here by picking the Wings in 6 which will give us a Pittsburgh/Detroit Stanley Cup Finals rematch.

CHICAGO CREEPSHOW BASEBALL LOCKS

The creepshow has graced us with his presence today and offered up these stone cold MLB locks free of charge. The creepshow has an unmatched record when it comes to handicapping the big leagues. Last year he hit an unconfirmed 69% winners. When Chicago Creepshow talks, people listen.

Pirates
Braves
Phillies
Cubs
Blue Jay's Over 8.5
Oakland over 9.5
Tampa Bay

CAPS SEASON ENDS

It was a fun ride while it lasted but the Caps were eliminated last night by a hungrier bunch of Pittsburgh Penguins. The bright spot in the loss is the fact that the Caps will be a playoff team the next 10 years and with a few minor tweeks, should be a cup contender next season.

MR. THURSDAY NIGHT-5/12

Not a great night yesterday but tonight is shaping up to be a May day to remember. We'll have plenty of action tonight to kill the time until tomorrow when the battle for western civilization takes place as the Pens and Caps square off for game 7 in DC. Enjoy your Tuesday.

NBA

ORLANDO MAGIC PLUS 3 AT BOSTON CELTICS

HOUSTON ROCKETS PLUS 12.5 AT LOS ANGELES LAKERS

NHL

MONEYLINE PARLAY-BOSTON BRUINS AND DETROIT REDWINGS

HERE WE GO AGAIN!! GAME 7 PART 2!!

In what has already been a Stanley Cup Playoff for the ages, Monday night saw two incredible hockey games. The Caps forced a game 7 with a stunning OT win in Pittsburgh while the Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 14 years with a wild 7-5 victory over Vancouver.

MR. THURSDAY NIGHT-5/11

I've got some special early week picks for all of you Lester Diamonds out there. I am not going to bet against my Washington Capitals but if I were an impartial outsider I'd be putting some matchsticks down on the Penguins closing the deal tonight. We'll dabble into the MLB and NBA this evening as well. It's a relavitely light sports schedule tonight so the numbers will likely be spot on. Enjoy the show, these winners will allow you to actually get your mother a gift for mothers day next year, degens.

NBA
ATLANTA HAWKS PLUS 10.5 VS CLEVELAND CAVS
DALLAS MAVS MINUS 2 VS DENVER NUGGETS

NHL
VANCOUVER CANUCKS MONEYLINE (PLUS 140) VS CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

MLB
TWO TEAM PARLAY-NEW YORK METS AND ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

COACH K-5/9-NBA PLAYOFFS

2*ATLANTA HAWKS PLUS 9 VS CLEVELAND CAVS
ATLANTA HAWKS/CLEVELAND CAVS UNDER 181

COACH K-5/8

MLB
3* WSox -120
2* Astros 1st 5 (-110), Cards +100, Rays/RSox over 5.5 1st 5 (-115), Mets TT over 5 (-120)
1* Jays/WSox parlay +250, Royals -108, Padres/Stros over 8.5 (-120), Rangers/WSox over 10.5, RSox -101

NBA
3* Magic -4.5, Magic/Celtics under 189
2* Rockets +2, Rockets/Lakers under 194

5/8-NHL Preview

Tonight the Eastern Conference takes center stage as the dualing game 4s have Boston and Pittsburgh looking to even their series at 2.

Washington at Pittsburgh-The Penguins looked like a new team in game 3 and E. Malkin finally woke up from a 6 game slumber. Despite dominating the majority of the action, the Pens needed OT to finally get their first win of the series. The Penguins are still in a near must win situation and I expect to see the same desperate team we saw in game 3 which will lead to a 4-1 Penguins win and the series being tied at 2 games apiece.

Boston at Carolina-The top seed in the East is on the ropes after losing 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday. Cam Ward continues to be stellar in goal for the Canes while Eric Staal provided most of the offense. If the Bruins are to tie the series tonight, they will need Tim Thomas to play up the Vezina nomination he recently recieved. Expect another tight game this evening with the Bruins adding an empty net goal late by Marc Savard to seal a 3-1 victory.

COACH K-4/7

2*-Over Mariners/Royals; Under Rangers/A's; A's.

MANNY BEING MANNY

Today we have received word that one of the largest douche bags in professional sports history has tested positive for some sort of pefromance enhancing drug. I must say, this is some of the best news I have received since Danny Tartabull signed with the Yankees back in the early 90s. Dating back to his days in Boston, Manny has exhibited traits that would make one think his drug of choice was marijuana rather than steroids. Whether it be cutting off a relay throw from Johnny Damon or accusing Roger Clemens of throwing at him on a pitch that was called a strike, Manny being Manny has always been a douche bag being a douche bag. Enjoy your 50 day vacation Manny. Use this time off to get a haircut and some self respect.

COACH K-5/6

2*-ROCKIES, RAYS, BRAVES/MARLINS UNDER 9.5
2*-ORLANDO MAGIC

COACH K-5/5

2*ROCKIES AND BRAVES
3*ATLANTA HAWKS

GAME 2

COACH K-5/4

Coach K is on the Rockets tonight........

HOUSTON ROCKETS +9.5 VS LA LAKERS

THE SAVE