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Entries in sports (122)

Sunday
Apr072019

2019 NFL Win Totals - Over and Under

Courtesy of SportsBetting.ag (www.sportsbetting.ag, @sportsbettingAG).
 
New England Patriots
Over 11
Under 11
 
New Orleans Saints
Over 10.5
Under 10.5
 
Kansas City Chiefs
Over 10.5
Under 10.5
 
Los Angeles Rams
Over 10.5
Under 10.5
 
Chicago Bears
Over 9.5
Under 9.5
 
Green Bay Packers
Over 9.5
Under 9.5
 
Philadelphia Eagles
Over 9.5
Under 9.5
 
Los Angeles Chargers
Over 9.5
Under 9.5
 
Indianapolis Colts
Over 9.5
Under 9.5
 
Minnesota Vikings
Over 9
Under 9
 
Atlanta Falcons
Over 9
Under 9
 
Cleveland Browns
Over 9
Under 9
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Over 8.5
Under 8.5
 
Houston Texans
Over 8.5
Under 8.5
 
Seattle Seahawks
Over 8.5
Under 8.5
 
Tennessee Titans
Over 8.5
Under 8.5
 
Dallas Cowboys
Over 8.5
Under 8.5
 
San Francisco 49ers
Over 8
Under 8
 
Baltimore Ravens
Over 8
Under 8
 
Carolina Panthers
Over 8
Under 8
 
Jacksonville Jaguars
Over 8
Under 8
 
Denver Broncos
Over 7
Under 7
 
Detroit Lions
Over 7
Under 7
 
New York Jets
Over 7
Under 7
 
Oakland Raiders
Over 6.5
Under 6.5
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Over 6.5
Under 6.5
 
Buffalo Bills
Over 6.5
Under 6.5
 
Washington Redskins
Over 6
Under 6
 
Cincinnati Bengals
Over 6
Under 6
 
New York Giants
Over 6
Under 6
 
Arizona Cardinals
Over 5.5
Under 5.5
 
Miami Dolphins
Over 5
Under 5
 
 
Notable changes from last year to this year are:
 
Bears from 5.5 to 9.5
Browns from 5 to 9
Raiders from 9 to 6.5
Chiefs from 8.5 to 10.5
Steelers from 10.5 to 8.5
Colts from 7.5 to 9.5
Dolphins from 7 to 5
Rams from 9 to 10.5
Vikings from 10 to 9
Saints from 9.5 to 10.5
Bucs from 7.5 to 6.5
Giants from 7 to 6
 
Page with real-time odds that will update through Week 1: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/nfl-team-wins

Tuesday
Jan222019

Unconscious: Klay Thompson Hits First 10 Three-point Shots

Want to see a basketball player that can't miss...

Klay Thompson!

Tuesday
Oct302018

Klay Thompson Sets Record with 14 Threes in a Game

And ended up with 52 pts.

Bests his teammate's record by one.

Monday
Oct152018

Four Secrets Your Sales Team Can Learn from the Competitive Sports Arena

Some popular products seem to sell themselves, but the reality is the success began with a process.
 
The same is true in the business of professional sports, a $60 billion-a-year industry where some franchises grow into monster brands.
 
Sales managers in many industries sometimes use sports themes in their coaching -– competitiveness, dedication, strategy execution, etc. And as someone who has trained the sales teams of major sports brands, Lance Tyson sees what often separates the winners from the losers.
 
“The problem with selling today is there’s no home-field advantage,” says Tyson (www.tysongroup.com), President and CEO of Tyson Group, a sales training, coaching and consulting company and author of Selling is an Away Game: Close Business and Compete in a Complex World.  
 
 “The selling game takes place in the buyer’s mind. As the salesperson, you have to determine how much the potential buyer knows or doesn’t know. And even with all the technology, it’s never been more competitive; there are more salespeople interacting directly with customers than ever before.”
 
Tyson offers four concepts to consider when coaching your sales team on today’s more complex playing field:
 
Screw the better mousetrap. “You don’t necessarily have to build a better mousetrap; you have to do a better job selling your mousetrap,” Tyson says. “You have to understand there are a lot of new variables in selling. Social media and online information have changed the game, but despite all the new technology, the bedrock of sales remains the same: people selling to people.”

Attitude adjustment. Tyson points out that grit is a key component of both championship sports teams and successful sales teams. One notable difference is the relative importance of skill set in each profession. “Skill set does not equate to success in sales,” Tyson says. “Hard work isn’t a skill; it’s a choice. It’s starting early, staying late, being resilient after rejection. It’s forming the habit of doing things that failures don’t like to do.”  
Level the playing field. Tyson compares the sales process to choosing which game to play in a casino; your odds of closing improve if you keep your sales process simple and tailor the approach to the buyer’s mindset. Otherwise, the salesperson can be as distracted as if in a casino. “In sales, we don’t have to be gamblers, but we do have to be odds players,” Tyson says. “So you want to play craps rather than the slots.”

Find common ground. Establishing credibility with a prospect requires engaging them in a conversation. “The first seven seconds are the most critical to get their attention,” Tyson says. “If you survive, you have the next 60 seconds to win their interest. To do this you need to see the sale from the buyer’s perspective.”
 
“There’s plenty of room for a salesperson’s creativity and a customer’s need for tailored solutions,” Tyson says. “At the same time, you can use that process repeatedly to provide solutions and compete in a complex world.”

Monday
Oct082018

Saturday Night is Alright for Fighting

Brawl erupts at UFC match after Khabib takes out McGregor.

From Saturday Night.