It’s a great time to bet on the Razorbacks
The glory days may be coming back to the Hogs. After a run to the Elite Eight in 2021, the Arkansas Razorbacks are rounding into form at just the right time and NCAA basketball bettors are taking note. Despite being one of the underdogs to win the 2022 NCAA Tournament with odds at +6500, Arkansan’s […]
Melia bests Greenberg in compelling cup final duel
Bailey Greenberg and Claire Melia delivered a battle for the ages in the National Basketball Arena but it was Glanmire’s Melia who had the final say to claim the Irish cup crown Speed kills, Glanmire showed that from the off, but Claire Melia could slow the game down to her liking as the Ireland international […]
Neptune surge past NUIG Maree into cup final
Neptune got the job done in front of their own fans as they cruised past a brave NUIG Maree side that simply lacked the firepower to compete in the end. Emmet Ryan reports from Neptune Stadium There was plenty of space for both sides to operate early in this one as Cian Heaphy set the […]
Warriors survive 40 minutes of fury to reach Irish cup final
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A gym for a stage And highlight reel displays to behold the swelling scene On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object: can this colum hold The many dunks of Gilmore? or may we cram Within this medium […]
Mercy grit it out to see off Wildcats
It was old school, it was gritty, and it was a street fight. WIT Wildcats and DCU Mercy brought a fight to Neptune Stadium early on a Saturday afternoon. Emmet Ryan watched Mercy ensure they’d be going back to Dublin with a cup final to look forward to The first quarter felt like being sucked […]
Ireland impress in qualifier win over Cyprus
Ireland’s first step in the long, long, road to FIBA EuroBasket 2025 ended in success with an impressive victory away to Cyprus. Emmet Ryan watched the game from a Starbucks rather than Nicosia but still got his report in shortly after the buzzer Whatever fear that Ireland would be walking into hostile territory was dispelled […]
Raptors betting just got a lot more interesting
There has never been a bad time to take an interest in the Toronto Raptors, even at their lowest they were intriguing, but a change in Canada has made them far more fascinating. With single-game sports betting now legal in Ontario, Canada, fans and those with any interest in the Toronto Raptors now have more […]
Tough lessons well learned by Ireland on Euros return
The opening quarter removed any doubt about the result but Ireland’s first appearance in a EuroBasket qualifier since 2009 was a valuable learning experience that offered real promise for the future after a rotten start. Emmet Ryan reports from Amsterdam. It’s a step up. Everyone knew it was going to be but you don’t know […]
Kyrie’s absence has a huge impact on NBA betting
The route to back to back NBA Championships looks an awful lot easier for the Milwaukee Bucks following the news that Kyrie Irving won’t be playing for the Brooklyn Nets for the foreseeable future It’s a unique issue but one that had only one answer that was ever going to make sense. If Kyrie Irving […]
Fearless Predictions – Euroleague 2021/22 season
An old tradition of BiE is resurrected as our editor, Emmet Ryan, sticks his reputation on the line and waits for it to get battered It has been a few seasons since our long established trend of doing fearless predictions ahead of the Euroleague season (or major international tournaments for that matter) but it’s a […]
Open season in more ways than one
Fans are back and rosters look different, Euroleague’s return to normality might well be the most open season in years Before we get carried away, yes, I fully expect CSKA Moscow to be in Berlin come the end of the season. That has little to do with their roster, which is quite fun and we’ll […]
FCS Rankings – Sam Houston and James Madison are Leading the Preseason Poll
FCS football is back after a 2020-2021 spring season that was spectacular. But that is not all – the first 25 divisions were ranked, and Sam Houston is on top of them, with 1228 points in total. Here are the first five ones, so you know who to keep an eye on if you wish […]