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Big D SUPER Nostalgic

2012-02-03T11:18:33-05:00

Editor's Note--Here it is. Another end to an NFL season. And regardless as to what happens on Sunday, another VERY successful NFL season for Big D and all his merry men, women, and monkeys. Ok. Ok. He went 1-2, 2 weeks ago. But he went back to that magical drawing board. He also got a little nostalgic on me. As Hyman Roth once said, "Many of our friends are gone. Some natural. Some not." Big D felt that this week. He has assured me that despite having a heavy heart, he is very professional, and has done the proper studying. You know what I said to him? "Big D, you don't have to apologize to me.You just do your thing." And that thing, my friends, is picking consistent winners. It's Super Sunday time almosti, Large Richard, go forth and continue to prosper.--R.B.

Well, Richie, this week bought back many memories. My good pals Don Cornelius and Angelo Dundee passing away. 2 big icons of the past. Cultural icons. Ironically, both known to have loved their football as well as being experts in their other fields. Gonna miss em. Now speaking of football, other fields, and experts......

All eyes are focused on the Big Game. Even the bookmakers eyes. Big D made this line a Pick em at the finish of the Giants vs SF game. When it posted New England -3.5, we were a little perplexed. But perplexed didn't mean run to the windows, like many "alleged" wiseguys did, and bet the G-men. We've been to this rodeo before. We did enjoy the total that was posted. 55. You know what it was the last time these 2 squared off in the Super Bowl? 55. You know what the actual final total was? 31. Check.

But whenever Big D gets that feeling that there's something fishy going on with a pointspread in a game of this magnitude, he stays a bit away. But money is money. And you know what else is going on that day? 2 NBA games! Well, we start it off with some rugged defense. How about a nice UNDER in the Memphis vs Boston game AND the UNDER in the Miami vs Toronto matchup. So by football kickoff, you will have some REAL walkin around money already!! Do I need to remind you of Big D's basketball picking prowess on Super Bowl Sundays in the past? No, I do not.

Since we are in the defensive mood and mode, let's just say that total is quite high in el Bowl de Super. And we have been and WILL BE taking the UNDER. Hows that for a defensive day?!? And now for the play that's a real kick in the pants. Look to your left. Who does the person like? Look to your right. Who does the person like? Probably 50-50 if you are standing outside of NY or New England right? Well, now ask them, "Is it going to be a good game?" About 90% of them say some form of the word, "yes", right?

Well that's why we are playing the special prop bet of NY GIANTS -7.5 points and getting 4-1 odds. That's right. The GIANTS are going to win by more than 8! Now for all you sizzle chests who love New England and think Big D is off his rocker (not likely, my friends)? How about NEW ENGLAND -14.5 and getting 5-1 odds? Hmmmmm? Yep NEW ENGLAND in a blowout baby. How you like me now?

Pretty funny no? Think about it. You just cheer for one team to score a lot and one team to score very little. Pass the lobster dip and chips and the finest champagne baby!!

To recap: NBA early Sunday: UNDER Memphis/Boston, UNDER Miami/Toronto. Super Bowl: UNDER 54.5 NY/New England. NY GIANTS -7.5 @ 4-1. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS -14.5 @ 5-1. Yes bet 'em both and you will at LEAST triple your money. Good luck, god bless, go defense, and blowouts.

And I fully expect to you be dancing or talking or singing like this Sunday evening in memory of our cultural icons. Enjoy.

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Big D Says It Ain't Odd When You Win

2012-01-20T09:08:30-05:00

Editor's Note--It is with great pleasure that I invite you all to Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend where an A-list gathering occurs that rivals anything at some silly film festival in Utah can do. I'm talking about Big D, Entertainment folk, Athletes, world famous authors, financiers, and other hoi polloi who will be in attendance.We will be on the craps tables, in the sportsbooks, in the nightclubs, at the restaurants, and maybe even at the heated pools. I know we will all have some money to invest at these events due to Big D smashing another winning weekend in the divisional playoff round last week. Now its the AFC/NFC Championship games and Big D will take no prisoners. See you in Vegas baby, and if not, we will see you in the winner's circle wherever you are--R.B.

Richie, its always great to get the whole gang back together, if even for just one weekend. Many get excited when they come to these gatherings and see the people that are in our "crew". Now these are very famous but private people who only come because they know we control the paparazzi and allow them to invade the inner circle for very brief moments. But we all have a blast. We truly hope you can make it out.

As has become a tradition, Big D sometimes says a few nice things about one of the guests attending our gala, just prior to it's start. As many of you know, over the years this has ranged from heads of state, to titans of industry, to A-list entertainers, and athletes. This years focus is on the novel "Odd Jobs" and the author, Ben Lieberman. Ben, a titan of the financial industry, already has movie moguls lining up to buy the rights to the novel to make one of those big time Hollywood productions. The book is called "Odd Jobs" and you can find it on www.oddjobsnovel.com . Its been near the top of the charts for weeks. And when you have cats like best selling, multi million selling author, James Patterson, and business titan, Donald Trump, saying they can't put it down, and how riveting it is, you might want to click that link above baby and buy the book. There's even a character named "Rich Bennett" in it who plays a "favorite goon" of the bad guys. I don't if this has anything to do with the Rich Bennett I know that has known Mr. Lieberman for 20+ years. You'll just have to read it and find out. Congrats Ben. See you in Vegas. And when I say "Odd Jobs" is good, treat it like an NFL selection that I also say is good. Straight gold, pal. Get it?!?! Speaking of selection and gold........

Everyone says BALTIMORE has no offense, they would've lost last week if Houston didn't have injuries, and all that other mutha jazz. Well, the point spread is high and so is the total on this week's game in Foxboro, Mass. Now Big D wants you to look around and ask your neighbors, or your colleagues, or your fellow prisoners, and say, "What do you think of BALTIMORE+7.5 AND the OVER 50.5?" Watch their reactions. Some will say, "Come on guy, did you see the games last week.?" Others will just laugh at you. Some will even say they will take the other side. The important point is that its not popular. How do you think we own our own island over here, pally?!?! Hmmmm? That might not be the popular choice but its the correct one. And let me ask you this my kraut-mick friends, if Tom Brady leads a final 4th qtr comeback, as only Brady can, to win the game 31-28 what will you say then? Impossible? Can't happen? Now you will smile and say, "Hey BALTIMORE "won"!" Run to the windows. Dont walk.

In the 2nd game, this has gotta be the toughest spread call between two teams I have seen in a while. But whats everyone talking about? The weather! Right! Its going to rain in San Francisco. Its raining there now. Its going to rain all weekend and even Monday. Ever play football in the rain? The ball could get a little slippery. Ever play football in the wind? The ball goes all over the place when the kicker, punter, and QUARTERBACKS, try to put it in the air. THAT's a problem. Have they said its going to be windy that day? No they have not. They said it will RAIN. Big difference. Might be some punt return fumbles? Or some defensive touchdowns? Hmmmmmm? Wait until kickoff when that total goes nice and looooooooow and take the OVER, baby. Make everyone think you're crazy!

So, hope to see you in Vegas, as its going to be a pleasant 65 and sunny all weekend. AND it'll be 72 and clear indoors at the sportsbook all weekend long. Where we will just happen to be. Get your "Odd Jobs" novel and get these investments down: BALTIMORE+7.5 @ New England, OVER 50.5 New England/BALTIMORE, and OVER 42 San Francisco/New York Giants. Good luck and god bless.

Big D Says DOGgone It We're Gonna Win!

2012-01-13T10:02:46-05:00

Editor's Note--Looks like some cooooooooold temperatures for the games this NFL weekend. REAL cold. Good luck to those diehard fans who go to the games. Me? I'm going to go down to sunny and warm Florida. Again. As I get older, the cold weather bothers me more. (And if you had asked me even 5 years ago, if I would have EVER uttered that sentence, I wouldve looked at you like you had a hole in your head.) Anywhoooo, I might be doing a little house hunting, as an investor. Wink. Wink. Besides, the amount of cash Big D has gotten me (ahem, not last week or Monday night, ahem), I can afford to sip cocktails whilst poolside, and watch the NFL games, while people freeze. This is how I DO IT. Now Big D, show us how YOU DO IT--R.B.

Richie, I'm not sure if your cold references were a subtle hint to my recent selections, but I can understand if they are. You bet against me this time at your own risk though. We didn't do a lot of sleeping around these parts, the last week. Dwelling on our losers. Sure, we hit "Big D's Wild Card Weekend Lock of the Year", but not the other 3 choices. A lot of folks talk about taking the rested "better" teams, on what they call this the "Divisional Playoff Weekend". Let's see what we have to say about that.

Boy those Saints have run over teams a lot this year, eh? Well, at home they have. In a dome. On turf. Guess what? They play AT SAN FRANCISCO. Where it might be a bit chilly. And windy. And it will definitely be on grass. Love how people talk of New Orleans' dominance at home this year. You know who went 7-0-1 versus the spread at home this year? 49ERS pal. Wanna know what the line is @@@@@@@ SF on Saturday? SF+3.5. PLUS. 3.5. You even win if theres a field goal game. We'll take that thanks.

42+mm people watched DENVER, our Wild Card Lock of the Year, win outright versus Pittsburgh. Wanna know how many people are going to watch on Saturday evening? (Prime Time on the east coast. A cold and dreary north and middle east coast night, FYI.) Some say 50mm. Even 60mm. That's a lot of eyeballs. Are they watching because Tom Brady might be running for his life when these cats Miller and Dumervil blitz him continuously because they got "nothin to lose"? Probably not watching for that reason, no. But that might be what exactly happens. I'm not going to stand here and tell you that DENVER is going to win this game. But Big D does remember some funny things go on during night playoff games in New England (remember the "Tuck Rule" game with the Rayduuuuuuuuhs back in the day?). New England is 5-16 when laying 10 or more last 21 times. Oh, the line? DENVER+13.5. That's more than 10, pal. Too many, pal. Take. And there's probably the 2nd time you've read some analysis on a DENVER game and we haven't mentioned their QB. First time being last week's Big D column.

Finally, if you read the NY papers, and I do, you would think the GIANTS were going to the Super Bowl after winning 1 playoff game. That's not how it works in the real world. However, the G-MEN are a confident bunch. They are healthier than they have been all year. But so are the Packers. But I will tell you this my friends. One team beat Green Bay this year. Kansas City. A shocker. You know who was coaching Kansas City when they did this? Why it was Romeo Crennel. You know where Crennel coached and got his first shot in the NFL? With the NY GIANTS. Hello. You dont think some phone calls are being made from the 212 and the 201 to the 816? (Area codes, people. Area Codes. Try and keep up) For some "inside" tips?!? G-MEN also VERY handy as a playoff dog. Covered last 5 times that way. Oh and the line? NY+7.5. Would you be surprised if the GIANTS lost an incredibly close nail biting game? Or won one? No you would not. Take pal.

So on an historically favorite favoring weekend, we have taken NO favorites. We HAVE taken one home team, that is inexplicably a home underdog, but we are crazy like a fox. JOHN FOX is the name of the BRONCOS coach, too. How fitting. SF+3.5 vs New Orleans, DENVER+13.5 @ New England, and NY GIANTS+7.5 @ Green Bay.

Richie, have a good time in Florida. The rest of you? Try and stay warm. Start by running to the investing window and putting these 3 down. Good luck and god bless.

Big D: "Roll Tide! Roll Honey Badger!" Wait. What?

2012-01-09T12:48:14-05:00

Editor's Note--Well, 1-2 this weekend in the NFL. A sad outcome based on the previous 10 game record (9-0-1) for Large Richard, aka Big D. However, that 1 winner was Big D's "Wild Card Weekend Lock of the Year". Will people now stop talking so much about TEBOW? Maybe not. His team, The Denver "Donkeys", have opened up as a 13.5 point underdog to the Patriots this Saturday. But that's for later in the week. Tonight is College Football's National Championship Game. And there's a team in this game, Alabama. Did you that when Big D decides to put a wager in an Alabama game, he hits about 90% of the time? Well now you do. G'head Big D. Go!--R.B.

This is going to be short and sweet. The Houston and NY Giant teams beat our picks by way of some nice momentum changing events. Which get magnified in the playoffs. No excuses though. Our winner, DENVER, was magnificient. Tonight? College football one more time this season.

9-6 was the last score these two teams played to. Missed FGs on the Bama side too. Its the #1 versus #2 defenses. The total is 40.5. Sure does make you think about the under, right? Well how about this. The last 5 bowl games for Alabama? OVER. Why? Because that coach has about 45 days to prepare. You dont think there will be some "trickeration" on the 'Bama offensive side that could be worth a score or two? How about this kid for lsu, "the honey badger" #7? He runs back punts, he picks off passes, and causes fumbles.

This all adds up to a situation that many people are NOT expecting. You dont think there could be some turnovers caused by these awesome defenses? Both teams have scored plenty in games other than the one they played against each other. 40.5 points does NOT look too daunting, like J.S. Ragman (technical term meaning regular person, that I cleaned up) might say. Big D ain't no regular person. OVER.

Stay tuned later in the week for NFL divisional action. Tonight, we cheer for points! Alabama/Lsu OVER 40.5.

Big D Says Your Bookie NEEEEDS To Quit. NEEEDS.

2012-01-06T08:41:13-05:00

Editor's Note--As I sat on a picture perfect day in North Miami, on the 45 yard line behind the J-E-T-S bench, on New Year's Day, I cursed them more than once for 1) looking like crap (I'm a follower of the Jets), and more importantly, 2) for not LOSING with grace and getting a late TD, to "push" in the wagering world, while losing by a "mere" 2 points. Little did I know, this would be the only mere blemish for the rest of the day, for the man known as Big D. Yessir. 4-0-1 for the baddest handicapper on the planet!! Now, oh master, all the teams NEEEEED the game this weekend, but I am not even going to ask if you have further tricks up your sleeve. All I know is that I have the best kind of money--in my wallet that I cannot close--HOUSE money. Courtesy of my bookmaker via Large Richard. The sagest of the sage, the coolest of the cool, the baddest of the bad, go forth. As I order another bottle of bubbly. At 8 a.m. Goooooooooooo!--R.B.

Well, Richie, funny you should mention those J-E-T-S. I've been thinking about how they've wrecked our perfect week. Cause you see we DO dwell on the losers and forget the winners around these parts. We ain't been doin a lot of dwellin lately, have we? Um, no we have not. Wild card weekend begins.......Here goes...........

What do we always say about CINCINNATI? It's best to take the underdog in their games. Of course, except if they NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED the game, as CINCY did last week, and when they lost, they became another of the MANY Big D winners of the week. This time they have a team, Houston, that is making its first playoff appearance. Sure its at Houston but CINCY might just be able to hang with their fancy defense and Houston's QB "sitch". CINCY snuck into the playoffs with a 9-7 record, but quick, if they didn't play powerful (back then) Pittsburgh and Baltimore 4 times, you know what their record would be? 9-3. Um, Houston ain't no Pitt or Balt, pal. TAKE.

Lotta talk about the G-men, now that they have made it to the playoffs, they are going to ramble into the Super Bowl. Oh yeah? Well, riddle me this batboys and batgirls, How many home playoff games have the "illustrious duo" of Tommy Coughlin and Eli Manning won in their Giant careers? Nada. Zilch. ZERO. Not sure why, but it always seems Eli plays better on the road. Sure the G-men looked good in their conquests of J-E-T-S and "America's Team" (ha!) Dallas. But those teams are what we refer to as "NON-playoff teams". ATLANTA is a playoff team. People talk of their QB getting nervous in the big games. I wonder if the ATLANTA defense gets nervous. Because when it's a little rainy and 42 degrees and windy, the Giants will need BIG games out of Bradshaw and Jacobs. You puttin your cash on that? Big D ain't pal. TAKE!

Finally, quickly now, quickly.....there have been 5 instances where an NFL team has made the playoffs with an 8-8 record or worse (last year's 7-9 Seattle team. Memba them?). Guess what those 5 teams are against the spread? 5-0. Guess how many games they have won outright? 4 of 5. Now quick again, what do the numbers 13, 3, 13 represent? Those are the points scored by the Pittsburgh team their last 3 on the road. Those were against Cleveland (stinky team), San Fran (playoff team), and KC (non-playoff team). Um DENVER, is coached by a man named FOX. Do you know what FOX's background is? DEFENSE. You heard of a cat named ELVIS DUMERVIL? I think you will by 7pm eastern time Sunday night. He will be in the Pittsburgh offensive backfield a lot. Problem for Pittsburgh is, he plays DEFENSE for DENVER. Oh the line you ask? The line?!?! Pittsburgh -9.5. AT DENVER pal. AT DENVER. Mile High Stadium. With a wobbly QB, no starting RB, and a safety named Clark who has the most tackles on the team, unable to play. Would Big D question your sanity if you took close to 4-1 odds for DENVER to win outright? No he would not. For our purposes, we'll play it safe and just name it "Big D's Wild Card Weekend Lock of the Year". TAKE pal. TAKE. DENVER plus the points pal. And Big D is willing to wager that was the ONLY analysis you have read about this game all week that didn't mention the DENVER QB, right? Big D is smarter than the average honey badger, baby.

So we hope you had a snappy New Year celebration. We know we did. With money comin out of everywhere. We keep the money train rollin down the tracks this weekend with CINCY+3 @ Houston, ATLANTA+3 @ New York Giants, and our lock of the weekend DENVER+9.5 vs Pittsburgh. Good luck and god bless.

What Does Big D NEED? Not A Lot

2011-12-31T07:54:51-05:00

Editor's Note--Well a little late this week on the Big D releases this week, but it was difficult to find him. I mean after all, the week he had last week is another one of those legendary weeks. Oh sure he went 2-1 with the NEED games he posted. But 1) Philly was the lone loss, and by the time the game started it wasn't even a NEED game, and 2) didjas take his advice that went "if the Chargers, Seahawks, and Bears all NEED their games when they play, bet against them". Um, didjas do that? Cause that's a snappy 5-1 from where I sit. Big D is awash with champagne and now that it's New Year's Eve? Fughedaboutit. We barely got any words out of him this week, but we kinda knew what he was going to say in the NFL.

On behalf of all of us here at www.monkeybusinessblog.com, we wish you and yours a VERY Happy, Healthy, and Fortunate New Year. Now I'd like to pad my wallet (that I can't close) with MORE money, Large Richard. So what say you?--R.B.

Well Richie, I'm slurring my speech, burp. My eyes are bloodshot. And you are right, I don't NEED a lot. But that doesn't mean I won't take more. One game in the NFC has 2 teams that NEED the game, so they cancel out. 5 teams in the lovely AFC NEED the game, yes? We'll go against all 5 for a WHOPPER of a New Year's gift.

So it's all quite simple: MIAMI-2 vs jets, HOUSTON+3 vs Tennessee, BALTIMORE -2.5 @ Cincy, SAN DIEGO+3 @ Oakland, KC+3.5 @ Denver.

Good luck, god bless, Happy New Year, and all that jazz. Pass the lobster and the champagne.

Big D NEEDS The Lobster. NEEDS

2011-12-23T09:28:41-05:00

Editor's Note--Well a 1-2 Sunday last week. With the Jets and Broncos not playing very well at all. Luckily, neither did the Giants. Big D often talks about these being his 2 favorite NFL regular season weeks. I'm sure you long time followers know why. But for those who are new, been living in a cave for 20+ years, or just forgot because of massive intake of egg nog, I present Le Grande Dique. Take 'er away Large Richard. Take 'er awaaaaaaaaay!!--R.B.

"This is one of the games that we NEED to win, so I think that probably drives us a little more."--LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles

Richie, we LOVE these last 2 weeks of the regular season. LOVE. The fans all get excited because they feel like their teams will play extra hard if they NEED the games, in order to advance to the playoffs. We also know this: The BOOKMAKER knows which team NEEDS the game too, and adjusts the line accordingly. We feast on this. FEAST. How? By going AGAINST the teams that NEED the games, of course!

The chiefs of Kansas City looked awesome last week with a new coach, new attitude, and new just about everything, and ruined Green Bay's perfect season. Strong stuff. And don't look now, but the chiefs are still alive for the playoffs!! But they NEED the game on Sunday. And before you say, so does the other team in this game, the RAYYYYYYYYYY-DUUUUUUUHS, you must understand, that if OAKLAND loses, they are NOT necessarily out of the playoff race. If the chiefs lose, they're definitely done. Oh? Mr. Bookmaker has made Kansas City 2 point favorites. We'll take the dog. RAYYYDDDDUHS.

The "poor man's" Tim Tebow? This kid from Fordham, in the "boogie down" (Bronx, NY), Skelton for the Cards of Arizona. They were washed up for dead. He comes in at QB due to an injury for Kolb, and goes 4-1. Cards are now 7-7 and alive for the playoffs. They NEED the game on Saturday. And again, before you get all wide eyed, the BENGALS are not necessarily OUT of the playoffs, if they lose. They would like to win the game. But they don't NEED the game. The Cards NEED the game. We'll lay the 4 with CINCY.

Finally, the Eagles are ravaging teams lately. They are finally living up to their expectations. It might be a little too late though. They NEED to win this game. They NEED to win the next game. They then NEED help from other teams. That's a lot of NEEEEEEEED. Again, DALLAS would like to win this game (and could clinch the division, if the Giants have lost by the time DALLAS/Philly starts at 4:15pm), but is NOT eliminated if they do. Philly is. DALLAS -2 vs the "NEEDY" Philly, is our play.

And if you wanted to sprinkle a little more cheer around, you might look to go against San Diego, Seattle, and Chicago, if they still NEED the games when they play this weekend.

So: OAKLAND+2 @ Kansas City, CINCY-4 vs Arizona, and DALLAS-2 vs Philly.

To all of us here, to all of you there, a VERY, MERRY Christmas. And what would a Big D holiday greeting be without the greatest Hawaiian Christmas song of all time? Nothing. Here goes. Good luck and god bless.

Don't Fool Yourself. Go With Big D!!

2011-12-16T10:45:18-05:00

Editor's Note--Ho hum. Another week. Another lavish winning performance. Sure it looked dim on last Thursday night when QBs were getting smacked around and we had the over. But, on Sunday our OVERs went wwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaay OVER. Or should I say, Big D's OVERs? Speaking of, the sage savage of the trickiness, Large Richard, himself is here to lay us down 3 more tracks, ahem selections. But speaking of tracks, I layed one down at the bottom of this post which should get you charged up for the weekend. Enjoy. And, oh, take it away Big D!!--R.B.

Richie, we don't sleep until we're perfect, and even THEN we don't sleep much. 2-1 puts cash in the wallet for sure. 3-0 puts MORE cash in the wallet. We like MORE cash. You too? Splendid.

The NY Giants had a nice comeback last week in Big D (Dallas). That Eli Manning sure looks like a cool customer in the 4th qtr these days. Well you know what? He's gonna need some magicianry THIS week, because the 'SKINS of WASHINGTON have been playing some decent football lately. They were "jobbed" by the refs last week and couldve beaten the "mighty" Patriots. This week they get 7 at archrival New York. Wouldnt WASHINGTON love to play spoiler? Yes they would. Too many pal. Take.

Big D is enamored and LOVES this whole "debate" about TIM TEBOW. You wanna know who the coach is? A Mr. FOX. You wanna know what Mr. FOX's specialty is? DEFENSE. You wanna know how DENVER'S defense is playing throughout this "Tebowmania"? Very well. You wanna know how many points DENVER is getting at home versus the now in-fighting Patriots? 6.5. You don't think this game will be going down to the wire again to the thrill of the NFL and CBS and advertisers everywhere? Um, yes it will. TAKE!

Finally, GANG GREEN also known as the J-E-T-S has kind of been playing "playoff type" games the last few weeks. Now they have actually played themselves into the playoffs, IF the season ended last Sunday. The season didnt end last Sunday. Speaking of season's ending, Philthydelphia's "dream team" turned nightmare, quite a few weeks ago. They did show up the last week though. You know who else showed up last week, the J-E-T-S. Some say, "not sure what to make of this line, with Philly being favored by 3 and all". Big D, Large Richard, the handicapper to the powerful, and any other name you'd like to call him, knows what to think of it. NEW YAWWWWWWWWWK+3, baby.

To recap: WASHINGTON+7 @ nyg, DENVER+6.5 vs New England, and NY JETS+3 @ Philly. Don't fool yourself, play with Big D. Enjoy the games and the music below.