The lost world of amateur sports

How long has it been since you had an easy knowledge of the players on your favorite college team's roster? Has that roster changed so much from year to year that you just can't keep up? For that matter, are there now turnstiles on your locker room doors? Does your quarterback show up in a … Continue reading The lost world of amateur sports

Plugging holes in the Beaver dam

         Oregon State women's basketball Indeed, we've come to expect weird things and contradictions in today's strange world, but who among us predicted that a Scott Rueck-coached Oregon State basketball team would be in 11th place in PAC-12 standings? That is where his Beavers are today with only four games left in the regular … Continue reading Plugging holes in the Beaver dam

Where have all the flowers gone?

A look at Oregon women's basketball and the players now departed. _______________________________________ Some called them the Fab Five. Others named them the top recruiting class in 2020 women's college basketball. Fans felt certain the new players would continue Oregon's run to the national championship. All of Oregon's top five recruits were five star players and … Continue reading Where have all the flowers gone?

Who will win the 2022 college football championship

  Savvy vs bookmakers           Predicting BOWL winners Savvy 32 - 9 Bookies 27-14         Predicting point spreads Savvy 10 games better         Predicting total points Savvy one game worse         Savvy Index   2022       top 25 week 18 … Continue reading Who will win the 2022 college football championship

Reflections and projections from the PAC-12 bowl season

With the bowl schedule complete for PAC-12 teams, we can take a look at how the Conference did in comparison to others and perhaps set our sights on what to expect in 2023. Before we do that, we need to remember that last year's bowl season was awful for the PAC-12. The self-proclaimed Conference of … Continue reading Reflections and projections from the PAC-12 bowl season

Top 25 college football rankings for week 18

    Savvy vs bookmakers         Predicting BOWL winners         Savvy 32 - 9     Bookies 27-14         Predicting point spreads         Savvy 10 games better         Predicting total points         Savvy one game worse       … Continue reading Top 25 college football rankings for week 18

Bowl predictions 2022

  Savvy Index   2022       prediction week 16 bowls     Savvy vs betting lines . . . . . . . . spreads +11 games       total points +29 gms            predicting winners + 3%     12/06/22     season 621 - 206 wins losses game rating notes 14 Oregon 9 3 … Continue reading Bowl predictions 2022

Prediction for Army-Navy game this week

  Savvy Index   2022       prediction week 16 bowls     Savvy vs betting lines  . . . . . . . . . spreads +11 games          total points +29 gms predicting winners + 3%     12/07/22     season 621 - 206 wins losses game rating notes 14 Oregon 9 … Continue reading Prediction for Army-Navy game this week

Top 25 after conference championship week

    Savvy Index   2022     rankings week 15 12/04/22   Savvy vs betting lines spreads +11         total points +29     predicting winners + 3%     ranking points rank season 621 - 206 wins losses 583 1 Michigan 13 0 581 2 Georgia 13 0 564 3 Ohio … Continue reading Top 25 after conference championship week

Predictions for all FBS games in week 14

I have all of this week's predictions below, but first I want to comment on performance by the Savvy Index now that the 12-game regular season schedule is finished. I will keep track of post-regular season results separately. The Index beat betting lines throughout the season when it came to choosing winners and determining the … Continue reading Predictions for all FBS games in week 14