Wes Welker is out for the 2010-2011 season with a torn rotator cuff

My source just informed me through some  real sick insider information that Wes Welker will be out for the 2010-2011 NFL season with a torn rotator cuff. His contact has leaked that Wes has been to Mass General Hospital within the past few weeks and saw the same doctor that treated Laurence Maroney for his torn labrum

Wes will not see the field in the upcoming season, let the Julian Edleman era begin

This is such good insider information that Yahoo sports, Barstoolsports.com, ESPN, John Clayton even Peter King don’t know this yet. Bigrips.wordpress.com might finally get the street cred it deserves.

P.S. I also called the Sports Hub and WEEI to inform them, so when they break the news and do not give me the credit, I’ll start a smear campaign.  Even if it is untrue, what do I have to lose…maybe 7 of my fifteen readers?

Let’s see how long it takes for this to become the headline on ESPN.com

Seth Davis

CEO+ Founder / Email: Bigrips1@gmail.com

Breaking News from Big Rips (we’re back!): Jerod Mayo will be the new New England Patriots Head Coach

Hello, friends. I know it’s been a while since my last breaking news post about the Patriots – almost 14 years! That was when Welker tore his rotator cuff and caused a stir with the Boston media. I’ll never forget when little Mikey Reiss didn’t initially attribute the news to me.

It’s been so long that my old BigRips Twitter handle was removed. But sources come and go, just ask Tom E. Curran.

So here we are, two hours before Bill Belichick’s last game as the Patriots head coach, and I just received inside information that confirms Mayo has the Head Coach position.

My insider has shared that Jerod Mayo’s staff has already renegotiated salaries for the 2024-25 season. What I am hearing is that these renegotiations are predicated on Mayo becoming the New England Patriots head coach and this was a done deal last month. The Monday meeting between Bill and the Krafts is now just a formality.

A quote from my source: “I wouldn’t want to fuck over the staff, but bet on this if you can, its a lock!”

And if I could find a book, I will. Mayo was +200 last November!

Happy New Year!

Don’t Pay the Refs!

Going into the NFL season I had one theory. The scab refs were going to be really awful = lots of points. For example the Refs in the Patriots game have pocketed their whistle on two plays in the end zone when they could have easily flagged the Pats defense for pass interference. I think it has to do with the speed of the game, inexperience and that they don’t want to make the game about them, unlike most refers n pro sports. What does this mean for betting these games? Well, if they are not going to call a lot of penalties and just let players play, I predict there will be tons of totals that go OVER. My 4pm lock

4:25pm Carolina @ Tampa Bay O/U 45 – If Jacksonville and Minnesota can put up 35 pints then the Bucs and Panthers line should 72. They combine for 131 points in the two games they played. Bet the OVER of 45.

Good luck,

-Seth

BigRips is back; We’re talking Steroids & the Athletes who lied about taking them

Hello friends. So it’s be some time since we have last spoke. I was going to wait until Football season to relaunch BigRips, but I couldn’t help to stay away with all this steroid news the last few weeks.

First, Melky Cabrera, MVP and batting champ contender, in a contract year was on the verge of solidifying an 80 million dollar pay day. Well just so happens Melky has been on the sauce this year, he even took it a step further and made a fake web-site to cover his tracks. No beuno Melky. With your history of hanging with porn stars, you should have used the Ryan Braun herpes excuse. Next Barolo Colon aka Fatolo Colon whose career was over 6 years ago was busted for juicing. Not the poster child for the steroid community. Have you seen his gut lately ? Finally, Lance Armstrong, Mr. Livestrong, 7 time Tour De France winner, was stripped of his 7 championships after he dropped his fight against the drug charges. Armstrong said in his statement “Today I turn the page. I will no longer address this issue, regardless of the circumstances.” Apparently he took PR advice from Mark McGwire who infamously said “I’m not here to talk about the past” in front of congress.

Today I am here to talk about the past, here are the top ten steroids stories involving athletes who used performance enhancing drugs and their tall tales.

#10 Alex Rodriguez, MLB – ARod went on 60 Minutes and told Katie Couric in ’07 that he never used steroids, HGH or other performance enhancing drugs. He also told Katie that he was “never tempted” to take them because he felt he worked hard enough to compete without them. When he finally fessed up, his excuse “I was under an enormous amount of pressure”. ARod is on the DL and hasn’t hit more then 35 HRs since 2008

#9 Bret Boone, MLB – “Shh, don’t tell anybody” is what Bret told Jose Canseco when he started using. Canseco said it was obvious to everyone in baseball because of his cartoon character shape. Bret Boone averaged 14 HRs for 9 seasons suddenly found his stroke at 32 and doubled what he averaged for power numbers (37 HRs and 141 RBIs). He retired on ’06 citing a lack of passion for the game, a year after MLB put in place new testing policy.

#8 Alex Sanchez, MLB – An obscure player during the mid 2000s, Alex, was the first player busted under the MLB ‘s new testing policy. Never a power guy (career high 2 HRs) but he did steal a lot bases when he was on PEDs. Sanchez was suspended in ’05 said this “I take some kind of stuff I buy over the counter. multi-vitamin…muscle relaxers…Stuff to give me energy.” Who doesn’t pop a few over the counter muscles relaxers to get past that 2:30 feeling. Alex Sanchez now plays somewhere in Mexico.

#7 Marion Jones, Olympian – Jones who took enough juice to grow a pair of testicles, took those balls with her to a press conference, after she was investigated by BALCO. She said “I’ll answer questions in front of US Senate…I’ve accomplished what I’ve accomplished by my God given abilities” She later had to admit to using steroids when her attorney told her that she’d get 5-10 for perjury. After confessing Jones did 6 months in jail.

#6 Floyd Landis, Cyclist – Remember Sleepy Floyd Landis who toured America denying doping allegations after he won the Tour De France. He once said the higher than normal testosterone levels in his urine were from “…drinking a lot of Whisky…” I’m going to use that excuse the next time I fail a drug test at work. Landis is training to get into NASCAR.

#5 Ken Caminiti, MLB – The ’96 NL MVP once said  “I’ve made a ton of mistakes. I don’t think using steroids is one of them.” Caminiti died in ’04 at 41, of coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart, both common side effects of juicing

#4 Shawne Merriman, NFL – At 21 he was the Defensive Rookie of the year and was suspended at 22 for a positive steroid test. An NFL source said that his positive test was “definitely for steroids … not one of those supplement deals.” Merriman went on to deny that he used Nandrolone (which has to be injected to work) and that it must have been put into the supplements that he was taking. He also went on the choke slam Tila Tequila. Merriman was cut by the Bills this year

#3 Tyler Hamilton, Cyclist – Not a household name, but Tyler Hamilton had one of the better excuses. He caught doping and suspended for two years for blood doping in 2004. His excuse? Hamilton said he had a “vanishing twin” which is a twin that died in utero. This was true, but apparently his twin can vanish and reappear on demand, because he tested negative 2 months before his positive test. Hamilton attempted a comeback in ’08 but was caught for doping and suspended for 8 years.

#2 Rocky, Boxing – I know he’s just a movie character, but I bet if you polled most Americans there would be a large percentage of the population that thinks Rocky Balboa was a real person. Rocky, well Sly Stallone, made millions off his Rocky movies and denies using steroids. He once told Matt Lauer on the Today Show “You have to put in years and years and years of hard labor to stay in shape,” It also doesn’t hurt to pump yourself with 48 vials of HGH, which is what Sly was caught with in ’06.

#1 Tiger Woods, Golf – Tiger has never tested positive but his doctor Dr. Galea has supplied athletes with HGH and was arrested in Toronto for carrying enough HGH to make Barry Bonds blush. He has treated 23 different athletes, 7 are confirmed with HGH. Add in the decline of his skills and his body breaking down (Achilles, hip, knee) before his 35th birthday, it’s just a matter of time before a teary eyed Tiger confuses on 60 minutes. Tiger hasn’t won a major since 2008

Of all these athletes the amount of time spent in jail for using drugs they obtained illegally is 6 months (Marion Jones). The lesson here, cheat to make your millions, then deny when you get accused. Then confess when the real heat comes down on you and you’ll be ok.

-Seth

Duce’s wicked hungover Sat

Holy shit. I woke up this morning and didn’t know where I was. I was wrecked. Burping up Patron. My lovely wife greeted me with coffee and ” you were an idiot”. Apparently, I was trying to ride my buddies dog around his house. I highly question this and am waiting for confirmation. There are a number of my colleagues who woke this morning to work emails from yours truly that sound like they are from a 4th grader. I was even posting on Big Rips. I sent a Facebook message to my 5th grade girlfriend. Oh shit, while writing this I decided I better check my text message outbox. Fuck.  Looks like I was trying to get a 4some for 8am this morning at 1245 last night.  Wow dude, solid performance. I’m celebrating by taking my homies(fired staff) to the best place on earth. Fun World.

Well, anyway. We have been doing well and the last thing I want to do is jinx it. I been looking at shit since about 8am. I had to fire my staff cause they were giving me a large headache, which is the reason for the light card. I will be back for the 330’s.

Iowa -3 over Pitt-6 units ***  Play of the day.Some day Pitt is going to be good with their new run and gun, spread offense. It’s not about to start this week in Iowa. Lets not forget that this Iowa team, really should have won on the road at State. I’m shocked that this line is at 3. Pitt barely beat Maine last weekend at home. What’s even more amazing is that they gave up 29 points to Maine. This defense is a shell of it’s former self. Now, they go on the road into a Big 10 power? People are over valuing Ray Grahm. Yes, he leads the nation in rushing. The only 1-A team they have played is Buffalor for Christs sake. I think Iowa bounces back in a big way and this win this game by 10+. Looking for Sunseri to carve up that D.

Auburn +3.5 over Big Mick’s Clemson-3 units- Sorry Mick, I’m rolling with the Tigers today. The hook is simply too much to pass up. I can see this going either way. I was really impressed with the Auburn O-line against Miss. They averaged over 6 yards per carry. They can pound all day and they will easily be able to run the ball on Clemson. The Tigers gave up over 5 yards per carry too Wofford AND Troy. This is a classic built SEC offense. Once they are able to run, the passing game will open up for Trotter. Too young teams, with young Qb’s. I will glady take the points.

Florida International +6 over Central Florida-3 units** remember our boy TY? Dude is sick. He’s going to smoke Central and be right in the middle of the Heisman race. Been watching this line all week and it’s at 6 and I simply have to lock it in. Probably end up playing the money line as well. Game is at 6pm.

College: 18-8 +33.2 units

NFL: 17 -7  +19.6 Units

Duceman’s Sat “evening” Happy Hour

How sick was that Iowa State game? Our boy Steele came through. He was unreal down the stretch to get us the cover and the out right win. Bringing in 7.1 units.

easy cover on TCU and Bama but I’m completely disgusted with what just happened in the Hawaii game. They score a TD with 2 mins left for the easy back door cover. What happens? Washington blocks the PAT and returns for a TD(2 points). Fucking amazing. Instead of winning my 3 units (2 at 5.5 and 1 at 6) we lose all 3. FUCK YOU HAWAII.  Still having a good day.

Michigan +3.5 over ND- 4 units- You want to give me the fucking hook at home? I will take it. There is no way I’m betting against Denard Robinson at home in the game of his life. I’m seriously thinking about buying to 4. Everyones on the Leprechans. I will post in comments.

BC + 7.5 over Central Florida- 3 units You want to give me the hook, you dickhead? I will take it. BC isn’t as bad as we saw last week. They can easily win this game. Central is looking ahead to FIU and my boy TY.

BYU +7.5 over Texas-2 units You want to give me the hook? I’ll bite. I have already beaten to a dead horse my feelings on the Mormon faith(except Polygamy). BYU is Mormon strong. They are tough and they can pound the ball. Texas isn’t that good and 7.5 is alot.

Duceman’s mid afternoon

Fucking mad house over here. I’m simply disgusted that the Cyclones fumbled deep in Iowa terrritory and then their own territory. Much better team so far.

Adding another 1 unit on Hawaii .

Georgia +3.5 over South Carolina-3 units. Saw the hook and wet my pants. Been hoping for it. Way too many points for this rivalry. South Carolina is damn good, but they are no Boise State.

 

Duceman’s College Football opener

Wow. Can’t believe we are back for another football season. Been waiting for this day for a long time. Had a pretty good off season. Keegan Bradley came through in a huge way for us at the PGA. 10 dollar bet at 150-1 was the highlight of the summer. The only reason for the bet, was Keegan’s father was a good friend of my dads in HS.  Unfortunately, I told the Mrs while 10 beers deep on Sat and was forced to by a new stove on Monday.

Last year, we had a very successful College Season that was capped with a nice bowl run. We are looking to continue that tonight. Been looking at all of the Thursday night games and there is one that we are locking in. Good luck this season fellas..

Western Kentucky +17.5 over Kentucky-3 units- Kentucky is going to have to rebuild after losing Randall Cobb who accounted for about 50% of their offense.  But the real reason I love the Hilltoppers tonight is Bobby Rainey. Dude is a stud RB, who we will see taken in the draft. They are going to pound him all night. The Toppers are returning 20 starters this year and they got a running QB (kawjuan Jakes).  I will look for them to control the ball and stay within the number. How did my homey Bobby Rainey do against the Cats last year? How about 22 rushes for 184 yards and 2 TD’s. Love the Toppers tonight.

2011 College: 0-0

Good luck.

 

China hates time travel but is ok with giving kids Cancer

So one of the big stories yesterday on the interweb was that China is putting a ban on movies, television and books about time travel because the Government says it lacks “positive thoughts and meaning” and time travel can “casually make up myths…and weird plots.”

Today this video was released showing two kids hacking down a couple a cigs on the T.  In a normal society there are two obvious things wrong with this.  People can still smoke butts on public transportation. And this country allows toddlers to smoke.  I’m thrilled that China is disallowing people to even think about time travel.  If I had to bet, the Chinese would be the favorite to invent time travel.  Now that the Governemnet is discouraging it, I think it gives the US a slight edge – US -150 to China +300.  Once we pop this whole time travel thing I will be on the first Delorean back to 1955 and will pick up my copy of Biff’s Almanac.  I’ll then time travel forward to 2015 and win billions of dollars betting on sports.  I’ll take my winnings and invest heavily in a China based cigarette company and hire closet cigarette smoker Miley Cyrus as my spokesperson.  The youth of China will be riddled with emphysema in no time and the US will get back to world domination.

-SD

Duceman’s VCU/Kansas

On road, here is what we got on this game..

VCU/Kansas under 146.5 – 700 – I think this is too high. I think Kansas is going to crush these guys. VCU beating FSU was ridiciculous. they were crushed on the glass by 17 and the noles had something like 22 more shots. No way, they are going to  beat Kansas and no way they are going to even Sniff 65 points.

Kansas -11 over VCU – 300

already locked in UNC

Seth’s Waste Management Phoenix Open Player picks

The 2010 Phoenix Open officially got me addicted to betting on the PGA tour. Last year I picked Hunter Mahan +6000, who beat out Y.E. Yang and Rickie Fowler on Sunday to win.  It was an intense day, I remember screaming at the TV on every shot and putt as Hunter came back from 4 down.  To remind everyone the Phoenix Open is played at the TPC Scottsdale a Tom Weiskopf’ course.  The Stadium hole is football style stadium with a crowd more into heckling the players, shooting jager bombs and streaking.  It’s always during Super Bowl Weekend and it attracts a party atmosphere and plenty of tail from U of A and ASU.  It’s a solid golf tournament to watch too.

I’ve spent part of the last day or so researching the 2011 Phoenix Open field.  My Guy is offering nearly 50 players it’s almost too much to focus on, I want to bet 10 players.  One guy who I will bet is an absolute shocker.   As loose as the event may seem the course does play pretty tough.  Hole 16 is a  party for the spectators, but it actually doesn’t allow for low scoring.  A guarded hole with a sloped green.  Everyone thinks the players buckle with all the pressure, instead the green requires you to be accurate.  My favorite hole after the 16th is hole 17.  It’s a 332 yard par 4 that you can drive, a lot of players gun for eagle here it gives players hope to make a move late in the round. The conditions are going to be shit the first two days, 30s  and windy, it’s anyones to win. After much deliberation I am gonna roll with these guys.

Geoff Oglivy +2500 – Lot’s of buzz around Oglivy this weekend as he makes his first start.  He had a terrble year last year, but had a 2nd at the Deutsche Bank in the FedEx Cup playoffs.  He’s the lowest odds of any player I’m taking, I’m on a bunch of sleepers this week.

Fredrick Jacobson +5000 – He has played well in the first three events this year, finishing in the top 35 in all four.  Jacobson has a top 10 at the TPC.

Jeff Overton +5500 – I was high on Overton last year during the FedEx cup, but he couldn’t win one.  He made the Ryder Cup so he has plenty new experience from 2010.  What he lacks in accuracy  off the tee he makes up for when he scrambles. Overton is the best on the Tour from 125 yards in which results in the high amount of Eagles (ranked 3rd) this year.  He came in 24th last year and had another six 10 tens and three 2nds.

Y.E. Yang +5500 – The Tiger slayer and former US Open champ was a duck hook in the drink away from beating Mahan last year, finished 3rd.

Andres Romero +8500 – Continuing my selection of wicked long shots.  Romero finished 14th last year at the WM Open and shot in the 60s all four rounds.

Aarron Baddley +10,000 – Yes he’s plus 10 grand and I can’t pass this up.  The promising career for the Aussie-American from Lebanon New Hampshire regressed last year.  He had a horrible 2010.  Baddeley has two career win and one in at the TPC Scottsdale.  Too high of odds to pass on a past winner, if he wins I’ll buy bigrips.com.

Good luck,

-SD

 

 

My thoughts on the Chilean Miners + prop bet (NSFW)

Ok, unless you’ve been suck under a cave you’ve probably heard that there are 33 Chilean Miners stuck under ground since August.  There hasn’t been such a big effort to rescue something from being buried since my friend Hammer was addicted to online black jack and WAR.  The process of sending a rescue capsule is very interesting to me for a couple of reasons.  First, a small tube needs to pull all 33 miners (plus 5 rescuers) up 1/2 from underneath the earth.  Think about how you use to send your money to the teller as MassBank, except the rolled quarters are 150 pound Chileans.  A 1/2 mile is a fucking long way and the loose earth soil is unpredictable.  So I am making a prop bet…

O/U of Chilean Miners that make it our unscathed O/U 27.5 miners – Any takers?

Second, Big Mick just texted me (after I mentioned that I didn’t give a shit about the miner being rescued) that the Chilean Miners had TV, Movies, Porn and Soccer to watch while being trapped for a 68 day vacation away from their wives.  Got to be honest here, I am having a difficult time finding a soft spot for the Chilean Miners.  They have grown to be International TV stars, kind of like Matthew McConaughey in EdTV.  They’ll never have to buy another beer in a pub for the rest of their lives and they are all getting sympathy pussy, TV and book deals.  I would have volunteered to be trapped in that cave  AND lost a hand in the process to be the 34th miner.

Changing the odds O/U is 25.5 these dudes are too lucky to lose that many in a rescue pod.

Good luck

-SD

Duceman’s Ryder Cup

I love the Ryder Cup. The Cup on our home soil in ’99(Brookline) was one of the best American Sports moments that I can remember.

Fast forward to Wales in 2010. The Europeans never lose on their home turf and they certainly aren’t about to start when the US is throwing out dudes like Jeff Overton. I love Rickie Fowler but the dude isn’t ready and can’t be expected to compete with guys like Graeme Mcdowell and Rory Mcilroy. The Euro’s are absolutely stacked this year. I consider the current line of Europe -160 and absolute gift. I’m hitting the Europeans hard here. It’s not personal, It’s strictly business. You can never let emotion get in the way of handicapping.

Europe -160 over USA- **30 unit play****

ARod needs more steriods

Is this like the most boring/ drawn out milestone achievement ever?  When is my guy gonna start giving odds on this ARod thing to make me even give a shit (this is coming from a lifelong Yankee fan).  I am sure there have been plenty of other milestones for like 3,000 hits, 500 and 600 home runs that have taken longer to reach.  But this Alex Rodriguez thing is dumb.  If you think about it he admited to using steriods from 2001-2003.  If you eliminate his home runs from those 3 seasons, he’d be sitting on #443 . So ESPN is cutting into to show you ARods 444th career round tripper, which will keep him at 35th on the career list, just surpassing Dave Kingman and a few behind Jeff Bagwell (another guy on the sauce)…historic.

-SD

Danny Ainge is drunk

I’m calling bullshit that Mormons don’t drink.  Cause I just read all over the Twitter wire that Jermaine O’Neal is leaning towards Boston.  This means Danny is either wasted from 4th of July weekend or is letting the office chimp run the business while every Free Agent from Dwayne Wade to Boozer, to even fucking Darko ,who I would rather have over Jermaine O’Neal, gets scooped up.

I won’t be terribly surprised when this happens if Perk gets crippled drunk drives to Danny’s house and assaults him, Doc resigns and the Big Three play a year pro-bona for the Heat.

O’Neal’s Stats versus the Celtics in the 1st round this year

2010 Playoffs

Games 5 MIN 23.2 FG 9-44 FG % 20.4% PTS 4.2 REB 5.6 TO 1.4

-SD

Duceman’s World War Sunday..

Nice 30 unit winner on Uruguay yesterday. My main site for the Cup has been Bodog. For some reason their lines are only based on 90 minutes + injury time.  Making the draw back in play in the knockout stage. it’s a bit ihis of course made the US PICK a push. Man, that game was heart breaking to watch. I watched it with a bunch of buddies and it was much more fun and exciting than a Superbowl party(unless the Pats are in it). Just a great all around sporting event. Difficult to watch the loss. the first goal in the first 5 minutes was simply awful and inexcusable. They got heart though, they fought back as usual. Tough loss.

As promised, we are having a damn  good World cup. Been killing it on 30 unit plays and built a nice bank roll.  Denmark loss was a stinger but I accept it and I promise I will take a shit in Copenhagen. Some of these lines are high and a couple of losses in a row could change everything. However, that doesn’t happen to the Duceman. I’m just to smart and too good-looking for these books. Next few days are going to be huge.

World War 3: England Vs Germany: I can’t believe these two are playing each other. The local pubs have been ordered to stay open and to serve beer as long as possible to keep the English fans happy. There is going to be riot police on hand. I can’t wait. This is going to be a really good game. England is a slight favorite, that shocked me. But, I have read everything I can get my hands on this morning about this game. I got two little dudes crawling all over me and I’m watching this stupid little fucking Monkey called Curious George. But, I’m enthralled by this game. These two countries have caused over 5 million deaths to each other in the last 100 years. A knockout game in the world Cup is priceless. Germany is the 2nd youngest team in the tourney(behind Ghana) and they are fast as shit. Klose is back and he will be marked by Garrard. I can’t wait to see that. England is good and experienced, remember they should have beat the US and manhandled Slovenia. Really should have won the group. I expect Rooney to show up today. This is going to be a great game.

England PICK(-135) over Germany– I like the pick line. I’m taking England, I’m taking the experience and they are going to come up big today. Wayne Rooney is going to get a goal. You heard it here first.

England to Win game(-120)** 30 unit play** includes OT and PK’s. England has a bad history of losing to Germany in PK’s. BUT, in 2010 England is the best penalty kicking team in the world.  Big part of my decision to pound the snot out of England today.

Argentina -175/draw over Mexico*** 30 unit play**– Argentina is one of the best teams in the tourney and they will go deep. They are going to stomp on the Mexicans today. Lata Mexico. See ya in Cancun bitches. Make no mistake about it, Im crushing the Argentines today. Messi has proven to be the best player in the world and the best player in this tournament. He’s amazing to watch and he’s going to make the Mexicans looks like they just drank 40 shots of Pepe Lopez. Love this game.

Argentina -1 (+110) over Mexico- Love the goal line too.

On a side note putting a little coin on Wayne Rooney to score first goal at 5-1.

good luck gentlemen.

World Cup record: 14-11-10 ** 30 unit plays**: 11-3-6

Overall Record: 216-161

30 unit play record: 82-47

Duceman’s Breaking news..

Great win on Mexico.

The US tomorrow is a 30 unit play. I hammered the pick line at -200. get it in early as the line will steadily go up. Lock it in boys.

US PICK (-200)over Slovenia ** 30 unit play**/Draw.  as I said last week, the US is under rated. They can hang with anyone in the world. They have to win this game tomorrow and they will come out gunning. The US will win this game. Remember to bet the draw gentelemen.  will stop saying it.

US over Slovenia-(EVEN) **30 unit play**– also burying them to win Straight up at even.

Germany -167 over Serbia/Draw- Love the Germans. Right now, the Germans and Argentina are looking like the best teams in the field. I like the Germans tomorrow. No way they will lose.

England(-500) over Algeria/draw– too big a line for 30 units but I’m still betting on England. They should mop the floor with the Algerians tomorrow.

Adding

Rondo over 14.5 points..

C’s have to pull this out tonight. Nice 4 putt for Dustin Johnson. Dumb ass.

Duceman Historic Thursday..

Dudes,

Been on the road. little late on pick. Sorry.

What a monster win on Uruguay. One of the biggest bets of the year and it  was an easy winner. Love Uruguay, I have vowed to pay them back. I will be visiting their country and I will get shit faced in Montevideo. 3.5M people live in the country. Thats about the population of NH,ME and VT. I loved that they made the South Africans look like a bunch of butt fucks. God, it was a great day.

Mexico PICK(+160)/** 3o unit play** I love this line. Mexico is under rated and French has sucked some serious dick in International Competition in the last few years. They just aren’t that good any more. Mexico is going to either win or draw this game. I will gladly take the inflated PICK line at +160. Hitting it good. I’ll throw a little on a draw but I love the PICK line.

US OPEN:

Tiger Woods: 7-1 – I love this value. You won’t see Tiger Woods with this low of a line in a major for the next 5 years. I’m biting. I’m foaming at the mouth. He knows Pebble. He loves Pebble. He’s fucking Tiger Woods. He’s won a US Open by 15 strokes. Yeah, I’m hammering Tiger.

Dustin Johnson- 33-1 I loved him, even before Seth’s excellent piece. That was just the nail in the coffin.

Lee Westwood: 10-1– He’s in every tournament he plays in. He’s due. He will be there on Sunday.

Ricky Barnes: 100-1 – dude is under rated. He’s playing well and he did damn well last year. I’ll bite.

Tom Watson: 200-1– This guy is fucking awesome. Should have won the British and was in contention at Augusta. He OWNS Pebble.

Ian Poulter: 66-1– I love Poulter. He’s been playing like shit, but he’ a top 10 player.

Charlie Schwartzel: 100-1 I love this kid.

NBA FINALS GAME 7

Baby over 7.5 points(-130) *** 30 unit play**– Is this line fucked up? I just maxed it out on Bodog. Baby is going to go fucking crazy tonight. Love this line, love this prop.

Celtics +7– It’s going to be a damn good game.

World Cup record: 7-3-4 ** 30 unit plays**: 3-0-2

Overall Record: 211-156

30 unit play record: 74-43

NCAA Tourney record: 19-11

College football bowl record: 17-10

Duceman’s World Cup day 4 picks

Dudes,

Getting a couple early picks in:

Netherlands -1 (-120) over Denmark

Netherlands -220 over Denmark ** 30 unit play** – i think the Netherlands are one of the best teams in the world. They will be a factor late in the tourney

Draw +320- I made it clear in post 1 that all draws must be bet on.  But I got an email from a retarded friend of mine not understanding it. So, I will keep saying it. ALL DRAWS are at least a push. You have to bet the draw. no way around it.

Cameroon over Japan/Draw- African soccer power.

Italy over Paraguay/Draw

World Cup record: 4-1-2 ** 30 unit plays**: 1-0-1

Overall Record: 207-152

30 unit play record: 70-41

NCAA Tourney record: 19-11

College football bowl record: 17-10

Duceman’s BREAKING NEWS

The Germany line is crumbling faster than the Wehrmacht at Stalingrad. All the money going on the Socceroos +1. Probably because of their improbable ’06 run. I had a vision of thousands of drunk Australians stumbling around Sydney betting all their money on the home squad. Well, that works for me Mates.

Any how, this is shaping up to be a good day. it should be noted, I’m adding some picks.

Germany -1(even)- large wager

Germany -200 ** 30 unit play***

I’m also upping my draw bet accordingly. I’m calling for a 2-0 Germany win.

I would also add another rare baseball 30 unit play. I don’t too much baseball, occasionally I see a line that makes me just about shit my pants. Here it is..

KC -105(Grienke) over Cinci(Sam Leclure)** 30 unit play**– I know Grienke has sucked this year but getting him at 105 against a recently called up starter for the Reds? I will take my chances with Grienke.

The Return of Duceman

Hello Big Rippers. That’s right, the Duceman is checking in. I have been thoroughly enjoying my off-season. I have spent my off-season, spending my winnings on lavish things. Everyone in the family got a new Crib and Bark Mulch.

This summer we are blessed by one of the best sporting events in the history of the world.  It’s a beautiful thing and it’s a month-long. I’m here to report that Duceman is here to report that he has committed to full tourney coverage. Just like the NCAA’s, I’m guaranteeing a winning World Cup. The cost of this package is free to all Big Rippers. Stay tuned for more.

Duceman’s records:

30 unit play record: 68-40

Overall betting Record: 201-149

NCAA Tourney 30 unit play record: 19-11

College football bowl record: 19-12

Doc, Great Coach, Not a Business Man

Look, I sorta like the story of Doc taking money from each player in the begining of the season and stuffing it in the lakers locker room ceiling. Then t them they could only get it back if they made the finals, but come on a hondo only means something to Scal. For every other player that’s comparative to me handing Doc a quarter. Not much insentive to get it back. They should have cut under the Staples Center court and dropped a couple mill like the drug dealer in Training Day. Doc may be a great Coach, but he’s no business man as he could have got a way better return if he had Vegas sportbook hold that for him.

R.I.P Lima Time

This just in, Joe Lima, 37 died of a massive heart attack last night at his Los Angeles home. Lima was a flamboyant pitcher known for wearing flip-flops around the dugout during off days, getting sued for giving a chick herpes in 2004, coining the phrase ‘Lima Time’ and for his excessive celebration after striking out an opposing batter.

R.I.P. Joe Lima and Lima Time, I am fairly certain you cost me money at least six times throughout your career.

-SD

Roy HallaDay

Tough no decision last week for Roy in Colorado which led to an extra innings loss for the degenerates. He was pitching out of jams all game and gave up the lead in the 7th. One of those games I wish I had the first five innings. Today Roy is back at home where he is undefeated with 1.13 era. Halladay faces Zack Duke and the Pirates who he is 1-0 with a .60 era in 15 innings. Jimmy rollins is returning for the Phills and these stats and a healthy lineup are noticed by Vegas. -360 is the largest line I can recall this year. I’m going with a small play on the money line for some free money and a larger play on the run line -155 for a better payout.

Alex Rodriguez ruins everything

An incredible back and forth game tonight in the feeble Red Sox – Yankees rivalry.  The games ends at the usual four hour mark with Marcus Thames sitting on a Jonathan Papelbon fastball and hitting a walk off home run. The whole thing is ruined when ARod doesn’t celebrate with the team and acts like a complete weirdo because he knows the camera will be on home plate.  I can’t stand this guy.  If I was Brian Cashman I would trade ARod to the Rockies for Jason Giambi straight up and eat ARods $30 mil a year salary.

oh, and somehow Javier Vazquez got the win by throwing 4 pitches, amazing

-SD

R.I.P Javier Vazquez (Blows) Day

Javier Vazquez has been demoted to the New York Yankees bullpen, too bad I loved winning money when this guy pitched every 5 days.  Javier Vazquez (blows) day was short lived, but it was inevitable for a pitcher who started out 1-4 with an 8.10 ERA and who has always sucked in the American League.

R.I.P Javier Vazquez (blows) day we’ll miss you, but I have feeling you’ll be back soon

-SD

Preakness Part 2 w/ Picks

7.  Lookin At Lucky (3-1) The big dick Champion 2 year old will try again to prove his juvenile campaign was legit. His whole 3 year old campaign has been one big troubled trip. Stumbled, bumped, wide, steadied……..How much punishment can one horse take? I do believe Lookin At Lucky is an extremely talented horse but he’s had a rough 2010 and I’m gonna lean elsewhere in this spot. I’ve bet againt him as the favorite on 3 different occasions and beat him all 3 times. Nothing changes tomorrow.

8. Super Saver (5-2) KD 136 winner looks to pick up where he left off. Will be a different race with the lack of speed but his one certainly has the talent to adapt. You have to love Calvin Borel in this spot along with Todd Pletcher calling the shots but I absolutely do see a number of red flags when studying Super Saver. Will be running for the 4th time in 9 weeks including  a 2 week turnaround after the Derby. This one might be due for some regression. Throw in an unsexy ML and Im gonna try to beat his ass.

9. Caracortado (10-1) Name is Spanish for Scarface. Kinda turns me on. This one started out 5 for 5 before faltering in the San Felipe and Santa Anita. Throw out that troubled trip in the Santa Anita as he was steadied at the 5/16’s pole. Training very well and fresh after missing out on KD 136. The pace may be perfect for Caracortado. Big red flag having connections foreign to the Triple Crown experience but certainly able to run a big race. Possible.

10. Paddy O’Prado (9-2) Derby show horse with Kent Desourmeaux aboard caught at the wire by Ice Box. Talented enough to adapt to the elements as witnessed by his effort in the Derby. Kinda leaning against the horses who are coming back after Churchill. So much to ask for. I like Paddy but again will try to beat him.

11. First Dude (20-1) If you knew nothing about horses you would probably bet this one because he has the word Dude in his name. Save yourself the trouble. Big step up for this one coming off 3 straight races in which he lost ground on the backstretch. Will most likely look to stalk and pounce but asking too much in this field.

12. Dublin (10-1) Garrett Gomez takes over after butchering Looking At Lucky’s chances in the Santa Anita and Kentucky Derby. 7th in the Derby and again asking alot to come back in 2 weeks to win this race from the far outside. I think Dublin will be a factor in this race but don’t see him being the first to the wire.

Picks: After checking in on all the so called experts selections,  it looks like the 2 favorites will finish 1-2. I’m gonna agree to disagree and put a big X through all of the Derby starters including Super Saver and Lookin At Lucky. If they prevail then this will prove to be an extremely weak field. KD 136 was a debacle. Running back in 2 weeks against 19 other horses on a muddy track should drain your ass. I’m willing to look to the newcomers to prove me right.

My pick to win: Schoolyard Dreams

Top 4: Schoolyard Dreams, Lookin At Lucky, Caracortado, Super Saver.

Best of luck to all and always remember to leave your change at the window.

Preakness Stakes Part 1

12 horse race at Pimlico featuring Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver. Lookin At Lucky (6th in the Derby) also returns along with Paddy O’Prado (3rd), Dublin (7th) and Jackson Bend (12th). Will set up to be a completely different race than KD 136 with the absence of speed. I’ve had success at Pimlico in the past and expect big things come Saturday evening. Herrrre we go:

1. Aikenite (20-1) Solid effort last time out in the Derby Trial finishing behind Hurriance Ike for the place.  However Eightyfiveinafifty set quick fractions that day allowing for Aikenite’s impressive run down the backstretch. I do not see the Preakness setting up as quick which doesn’t bode well for this horse. Career best Beyer that day in the slop. Pimlico looks to be dry. Throw in a 1-8 lifetime record and I’m gonna pass.

2. Schoolyard Dreams (15-1) Throw out his whiff last time out in the Wood in which Eskendereya made every horse in that field look like a bitch and this one seems to always fire. Impressive in the Tampa Bay Derby in which he outdueled Super Saver finishing a nose behind Odysseus. Training very well with 2 most recent workouts resulting in bullets. My only concern is the distance. I’ve watched his last 3 races and he’s lost ground on the backstretch in all 3. However, I think he made his move too early in 2 of those last 3 and simply tired out. I like the jockey switch to Coa. (Jockey/Trainer winning at a 27% clip) Price should be sexy. Using.

3. Pleasant Prince (20-1) My choice in the Derby Trial. Improved position but never a factor. Looks like he hit his peak 3 back finishing behind Ice Box in the Florida Derby. I question his recent form and I hold grudges. Nope.

4. Northern Giant (30-1) Some nice efforts in the Risen Star and Lane’s End but both races were trouble free with less than intimidating fields. Blown away by the likes of Super Saver, Dublin, and Line of David last time out in the Arkansas Derby. Can’t see this long shot shocking the world. Nah.

5. Yawanna Twist (30-1) I’ve followed this one for a little while now. I like him alot but am scared by the distance. 2nd best in the Gotham and Illinois behind Awesome Act and American Lion respectively. Some nice Beyers in his resume but pedigree favors shorter distances. Lightly raced but versatile and trained by Rick Dutrow who has a Preakness win under his belt. I already have 50 on him to win at 30-1. I would feel so much better about him if Awesome Act and American Lion fared better in the Derby. My longshot.

6. Jackson Bend (12-1) Every so called expert says the same thing about Jackson Bend. He tries hard and always fires. Yada yada yada. What have you done for me lately? 2 places behind Eskendereya a football field back in both and a debacle in the Derby finishing 19 back after a tough trip. 5 career wins. 0 career graded stakes wins. Siding with others.

I have chores to do (GTL minus the T) and don’t want to rush through this to get it done. I’ll have Part 2 completed later on this afternoon.

Big Rips solution to fix the Gulf Oil Spill.

Big Rips is dedicated to helping people make crucial life decisions that are usually focused around sports and betting on sports. But we also care about life events and usually have 2 to 3 great non-sport related ideas each year.  I am sure all of our readers are aware of the Gulf of Mexico Oil spill which is a result of a BP drilling rig exploding on April 20th. It’s completely devastating, several lives have been lost and it’s a huge setback for US offshore drilling progress. Also, the fish and marine life, which is so vital to the Gulf coast communities economy, is starting to be effected.  Of course the City of New Orleans is in the middle again,their seafood supply which comes form the Gulf, is now tainted, creating a domino effect in the marine trade and local restaurants and businesses.  200,000 gallons of oil are leaking into the Gulf each day.  The big issue is that BP and Coast Guard engineers cannot contain the oil leak 5,000 feet below sea level. The first solution was to lower a 4 story ‘dome’ that would siphon the oil through a new piping system, that didn’t work because ice-crystals formed on the base of the dome.  Stunningly new ideas are being suggested such as, injecting the leaking area(s) with trash, shredded tires and even stuffing it with golf balls.

I feel like we have a full proof solution that would stop the oil from leaking immediately.  I was reading a blog from our friends at What Would Tyler Durden Do, which was highlighting how much a royal bitch Gabourey Sidibe has become. I guess the larger than life star from the movie Precious has let the stardom from her shitty movie and oscar nomination go straight to her head.  Blog sites such as the Huffington Post and Media Bistro first reported this citing separate examples.  I do not think George Lucas is planning to film a new Star Wars movie or a remake of the Blob is in the works.  So since the only roles Sidibe could play are Jaba the Hut and the Blob, it’s safe to say her career is done.  I recommend lowering her 5,000 feet into the Gulf and stuffing that hole in the ocean floor with her fat ass.  This would work, I am sure.  I’d recommend BP doing this now just in case there are plans for Shrek to become a broadway musical.

-SD

Happy Roy Halladay **POSTPONED**

It’s that time of the week again as the World Series bound Phillies head to to Colorado with their ace on the mound. This line is a steal at -185. No need to worry about altitude bothering Doc as he is a Denver naitive and will looking to show off in front of his home town. Sure Giambi has solid numbers againts Roy, but Giambino can’t possibly have his head in the game with Seth constantly wooing him to his birthday party. Dollar play on Doc

Also note it’s seths Happy Vazquez (blows) day. I have not even looked at this over, but I like it up to twelve. Vazquez and Porcello are not good pitchers against two solid offenses.

I’m also making a dollar play on Cliff Lee -165. He is pitching well and is due for a win. Baltimore is that team who will give it to him.

Big RIPS supports WBZ

I’m no beauty myself, but if your making a career of showing your face on TV… What’s worse. The neck or teeth?
I did like the commentary with the clevland news reporter, but hope the clevland guy isn’t right about clevland winning in 6 as I jumped on the c’s adjusted money line prior to tonights game. C’s plus 600.
Rondo is the shit…

Run Line 3 Team Teasers

Woke up this morning with an eggplant pizza in the fridge? I don’t even like egg plants, (the fruit/veg or the people) I am told I was to drunk to speak at cafe pompie late night and just pointed to a pizza. Sounds about right… Seth was right on about the c’s last night. They blow on Friday nights and I still took them. Should have offset when he reminded me. And pissed I missed the suns big rip.
Lot of action today. Let’s talk about baseball 3 team run lines. I used to hate run lines. Hoping for a walk of two run homer by the home team blows, although it is one of the biggest highs for a degenerate when it hits. Well I don’t have to worry about that today as my 2 of my 3 teamer are on the road. More about 3 team run line parlays… Bigrips.wordpress soon to be bigrips.com reader and comentator sloppy who is one of my dudes from college and who I got an account is destroying our book this week. Kids up close to 5k this week last I checked. He has been killing these 3 team run line MLB parlays. I don’t know if he came up with this gambling strategy or if he ripped it off his co-worker with a funny last name that sounds like jack bower, but regardless these kids are up thousands this week and I want in. My guy actually called me yesterday because he saw they were butt plugging him. I tried one of these 3 teams out last Sunday while on a bachelor party in Baltimore and hit a dollar parlay to win over 7 bills (I bet against becket and the sox; bet with your wallet not as a fan). Sloppy hit two that day too which led to great comeback weeks to win a bunch of loot. By the way if you go to Baltimore make sure to see Penny Lane at Hustler Club. That bitch is a ten, a fucking ten. And if you need VIP passes I brought 50 of them home, so hit me up.
Anyways today’s 3 team run line parlay is:
Marlins -1.5 runs. Johnson is solid and I will bet against anyone named Chico any day regardless if it’s a sport or him getting a 9-5 job.
Mets -1.5 runs. Santana is not the same Santana on the twins, but he is still good and the mets are healthier and playing well. 8 straight wins at home.
St Lou -1.5. Pitt had a nice couple wins before st Lou came to town, but don’t forget they are the team who lost 20-0 against the brews. Garcia is pitching well and st lous offense is too much for Pitt.
This dollar parlay pays out 740.
Im off to peel eggplants off a perfectly good pizza.

Duceman’s Thoughts on Market collapse..

Dudes,

I’m sorry but I have had a shit load of coffee and I have some things to add. I’m adding a 30 unit play:

Lucas Glover(3-ball +135) over Robert Allenby **30 unit play. Also please note Hawks are +3.

Also,  has anyone been following what happened to the Market on Saturday? The SEC just cancelled 12,466 trades that were made when stocks got all fucked up. Sam Adams for instance opened the day at 63 bucks a share and for a couple of minutes was trading for .01. Same thing happened with Proctor and Gamble. Everyone is pointing the finger at each other. NASDAQ(all electronic) is getting hammered. President of the NYSE is saying it was NASDAQ’s fault etc.

Anyway, It’s an interesting story and personally I think it was the first Major Cyber Terrorist Attack. I have read both Richard Clarke’s books and he has warned that something like this from terrorists was only a matter of time. It hasn’t even been mentioned by the mainstream media. Well, they can’t fool Duce. There is no doubt about it. Some hacker figured out how to bring down the mostly computerized stock market. The stocks that were hit the most were pure symbols of Americana(Sam Adams, Proctor and Gamble, ETC). I’m telling you. Big Rips has now officially broke this story. Even though I have no factual evidence to back this up. I’m right. I’m always right. Just ask my wife.

You heard from Duce first. The media is always 24-48 hours behind me.

Carry on.

Dwyer Stakes

Nice race this afternoon at Belmont. Could see a couple of these contenders in a few weeks in the Belmont Stakes. Herrrrrre we go:

Carnivore (10-1) 4 in the money finishes in 5 career races with his only off the board effort coming  against Eskendereya in the Wood. Training well with Bullets in 5 of his last 6. Worth a look to complete some exotics.

Drosselmeyer (2-1) Impressive horse. Could’ve competed in the Derby but lacked the funds to get in. Lots to like here with the exception of the 2-1 ML. Distance is right and Im a big Kent Desormeaux guy. I hate backing favorites but tough to lay off this one.

Turf Melody (12-1) Ran well in the Gotham 2 back earning a 91 Beyer but 0-4 in 4 graded stakes tries will point me elsewhere. Will need a career best effort.

Soaring Empire (5-1) Throw out his whiff in the Florida Derby last time out as he was bumped at the start and never really recovered. Lightly raced but pedigree suggests the distance to be correct. Will contend.

Remand (3-1) 2nd start off a layoff which may suggest a big effort. Past performances are all over the place. Sprint to a route. Poly to dirt. Blinkers on, blinkers off. Gotta trust the connections.

Codoy (15-1) Making his debut on the dirt. Alot to ask for in this field. Finished well in the Blue Grass which turned out to be a solid race that included the likes of Paddy O’Prado and Stately Victor. Career best came on the turf. Don’t like this spot.

Fly Down (7-2) Zito horse has a win at the distance and a show on the track. No match last time out in the Louisiana Derby. Training well with a nice pedigree. Include.

Picks: I love beating favorites. It kinda turns me on. But I can recognize a solid favorite when I see one and in this case I will put my LeBron winnings on Drosselmeyer. Would love to get 2-1 but doubt that line will stick.

Drosselmeyer 50 to win. Also key Drosselmeyer with Carnivore, Soaring Empire, Remand, and Fly Down for 10 and as always leave your change at the window.

Duceman’s Rainy Saturday

Dudes, I’m back. I know you have missed me. The last time you saw me, I was delivering another 30 unit winner. I will do that today. I’m little hung over after going to the Sox game last night. First thing I do when I’m hung over is check the lines. I like whats going on today boys. It’s a good day. Fuck the rain man.

I really wish you could gamble on Xbox live. I could make a killing. Taking lines on Call of Duty games would be great. Especially in Capture the Flag. It’s the only think I think about as I’m flying around with my Tactical Knife like Rambo. Getting noob tubed by bitches.  Anyway, I digress. Here’s what we got today…

Tigers(Verlander) -157 over Indians(Masterson)(30 unit Play)- I like Masterson just as much as the next dude but I watched him get spanked in a couple starts this year. I love the Tigers, Maglio,Miggy,Jackson and my boy Brandon Inge ? Way to much for the tribe.

Devil Rays(Wade Davis) -150 over Oakland(Sheets)- 30 unit play – Ben Sheets sucks some serious cock. He got my fantasy team -24 points last week. He’s the ultimate pussy. The Rays are going to mop the floor with him and then shit on his chin. Easy play.

Hawks +2.5 over Magic- I like the Hawks at home tonight. They are going to win this game out right. They are going to come back in this series and make it interesting. You heard it from Duce first.

The Players Championship:

To Win:

My Boy Lee and his largest breasted spouse. Love Lee in the Players..

Westwood 3-2– Big Wager on Lee.  He’s damn good.

Franisco Molinari- 9-1– Keep an eye on this kid. He can flat-out play.

Lucas Glover-12-1 I would love to drink beers with Lucas. The guy has won a major in the past and he fired a 65 yesterday. He must be bet on.

Record: 199-148

30 unit play record: 66-40

NCAA Tourney 30 unit play record: 19-11

College football bowl record: 17-10

Big Rips is not particpating in the 2010 Census

Someone working for the Department of Commerce left this 2010 Census notice on my door today with a phone number to call ‘Jean.’ Look I’m a patriot and usually all about this shit, but Seth likes to live off the grid. I have no kids, a wife or own a home. I am practically a ghost. I like the idea that if i ever get crushed by My Guy then I can vanish like Ed Norton in the 25th Hour. Sorry to Jean, the City Of Boston, and Chamber of Commerce, but Big Rips is not participating in the 2010 census. So some poor math class won’t get textbooks because of me, o well

-SD

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