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Podium finishes only (possible) for the large majority of us but with 5 points (in total) up for grabs for the SB, 3 are still in the running to win the post season tipping comp. Points for the correct choice in the SB is worth 3 points with a bonus of 2 points if your choice to win does win and your nominated score for your winner is within 3 points of the actual winner's score. The losing score is irrelevant. Anyway, I'm wondering how much of the folding stuff Gorg might have won if he'd plonked $20 on his first choice and then let it ride? Actually, if the average price was 1.80 it amounts to around about $4k ? But we've seen 5 underdog winners in these playoffs so the average price was more like 2.10 the collect amounts to $16k. Hope you got on Gorg! ha ha Leaderboard - Post-Season Tipping Comp 12 - Gorgoroth 8 - Go the Biff 7 - DeeSpencer 6 - Clintosaurus, Dappa Dan 5 - Dee Zephyr, Macca 4 - JV7 3 - DemonDave 1 - titan_uranus 0 - TWSNBN

Here are a few interesting articles re the Autumn features in Melbourne including an article about the nominees for the Australia Stakes which is to be run this upcoming Friday night ... Five Group I winners in 2019 Australia Stakes Perth filly missing from 2019 Australian Guineas nominations Melbourne Cup winners entered for 2019 Australian Cup Golden Slipper winner nominated for 2019 Newmarket Handicap Kris Lees pair set to clash in Lightning Stakes

New England just way too good with far too many weapons. Brady and his offense just continue to get it done - as well as their offensive line which was supreme again. KC had their chances but came up short - with only 41 yards of rushing vs NE 524 yards of total offense. The Belichich coaching stamp was obvious again. There were numerous penalties but the offside call against Dee Ford was just unforgivable ... he was a metre offside - what the hell was Ford thinking? Holding, pass interference and other penalties are going to happen but lining up a metre offside at the line of scrimmage? What made it worse was the Brady throw was intercepted on that play which meant the game was probably going to be over (in KC's favour)

Correct call by the refs there ... the ball didn't touch Edelman. A game of millimetres And just like that the ball tips Edelman's fingers on the next play for an interception. Yin and Yang. Edit (I): So many close calls ... catch to Hogan call was the right call. The roughing the passer call to Brady was rubbish but the rules now state that even incidental contact to the head area is now going to get called. The KC defender's elbow just brushed Brady's helmet. Edit (II): Score Pats 24 KC 21 with 0:03.32 left for Mahomes to weave his magic

I cashed out @Dee Zephyr and then reloaded with KC (1-13) & 2 NBA games.

KC really needed that end zone interception ... their offense has been virtually non existent.

Paging @DeeSpencer @titan_uranus @WERRIDEE @layzie @Dr. Gonzo Each winner is worth 2 points and podium places and indeed the overall win are up for grabs. I'll be watching the games 'live' as tomorrow falls into that category of 'Must-Watch-Live' sport. I've tipped the Saints but would love to see a Rams/KC Super Bowl. The Pats have had their fair-share of success and the Saints are fairly recent winners of the SB. So 2 new teams in the SB has high appeal. Leaderboard - Post-Season Tipping Comp 8 - Gorgoroth 6 - Go the Biff 5 - DeeSpencer, Macca 4 - JV7, Dappa Dan 3 - DemonDave, Dee Zephyr 2 - Clintosaurus 1 - titan_uranus 0 - TWSNBN

Been looking for a tipster out of NSW racing to go with Gator in Victoria & JJ out of SA and after a fair bit of research I reckon Tony Brassel is the one. His tips can be found here(Sky Racing) (on the morning of the race meetings) What I normally do is pick the eyes out of the tips from Gator, JJ & now Tony Brassel looking for the best odds ... not really interested in anything too short for a straight-out bet. More so exacta's/trifecta's with the help of their tips. Gator's tips & JJ's tips can be found on Racing.com on Saturday mornings as well. Wednesday evening's for Gator's tips for the advanced knowledge. Nathan Exelby has a bit of a reputation (QLD racing) so I might start looking at his tips to see if he is any good. And then of course there is the Flemington Forecaster himself - @Dee Zephyr ... DZ is trumping all of them at the moment with 5 from 5 from his last 5! I'm just wondering when the Caulfield Correspondent ( @Wadda We Sing ) is going to grace us with his presence again (?) Our strike is improving but we need all the help that we can get!

Jamie is just a terrific horsewoman as well as an excellent jockey Wadda ... she doesn't have an overly aggressive style which is what some punters are looking for but just rides her mounts the way they're meant to be ridden. Jamie has made the right move coming to the big smoke and out of her comfort zone in Adelaide. Belwazi came in from 40-1 to 15's to win the Kensington Stakes so a number of punters were on to it. Kudos.

Interesting story on Andy Reid How Andy Reid grew the NFL's most prolific coaching tree

How must Neymar be feeling after only scoring a brace overnight against Guingamp? 2 of his teammates scored hat tricks (Mbappe & Cavani) in a 9 - 0 win over their opponents.

Why change? You"re due up for lots of wins with the bloke according to the law of averages ? Home town decisions are nearly always going to happen and because of that, that information has to be factored in. Solution - make sure you're never on the road during the playoffs. Or, just be better than the other mob. That has been my view for decades now. Oddly enough, New Orleans gave away 11 penalties against Philadelphia (4 penalties) last week so the stats don't always pan out the way people think they're going to pan out. That discrepancy in penalties should have been a story but such is the nature of the 'blame-game', the lopsided penalty stat in that game was largely forgotten. If you're good enough, you'll win. If not, the other mob will win. There are no excuses. None.

Best Bet Strike Rate 75: 29 - 12 - 11 Australian Group & Listed Races Next weekend we get to see the 2yo's in the Blue Diamond Preview's as well as a few Listed Stakes races from Caulfield & Randwick - a precursor to the Autumn per se. And in less than a month we'll see the great mare Winx running around in the Apollo Stakes.

Gives us 21-1 (boosted) ... not too bad for a 3pick. Fingers crossed for the collect!

Weekend Specials (both Monday morning) Italy (Serie A) 6.30am $2.80 Napoli Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score vs Lazio NFL 10.40am $2.50 Kansas City (1-13) vs New England

Couple of very good Group 1 races at Sha Tin tomorrow. 'Beauty Generation' should win the mile race but 'Conti' is a real up and coming lightly raced 5yo and it could run BG close. Moreira on board Conti (11-2) but Zac Purton is on Beauty Generation (1-8) In the Sprint race Mr Stunning will take a power of beating but DB Pin, Beat the Clock, Fifty Fifty & Little Giant are all racing well and Mr Stunning might have to go around all of them to win (if it settles back) Sha Tin - The Stewards Cup 1600m ($1.8Million Aud) Sha Tin - The Centenary Sprint Cup 1200m ($1.8Million Aud)

Is that 4 winners in a row or 5 DZ? Racing.com just called and you're needed as a replacement for Gator!

You've reached the last 4 out of 32 Gorg and SB's are hard to win ... so whatever happens from here, you've contended well and can contend well in the future. My view on team sport is that you have a good list that is constantly being improved on, never bottom out and make sure you're in some sort of contention in any given year ... and if you get enough goes at it you'll eventually win big. The obvious key is to have X amount of good players in various positions. And that's what the Rams have got. Rest on your laurels and you'll go backwards at a rate of knots.

Asian Cup Bracket & Round of 16 Fixtures & Dates Add 7 hours for AEDT

Brad Davidson tipped me into Nahuel in the closing credits on Sky's 'Form Line' show last night ... got on at $11 and it won whilst starting at 5-2. My rather small wager was part of a much bigger plunge! Davo is a more than decent tipster of NSW racing too - always looking for the value runner.

Best Bet Rosehill Race 8 No.9 Creedence $3.40 (Win)

Yes GtB ... I have picked KC but if I wouldn't be betting against the Pats. So heart rules the head on that pick. I like Andy Reid too and would like to see him win a SB. The Rams for Gorg as well but I picked the Saints only because they're at home and that is a big advantage for New Orleans.

Rams 27 @ Saints 30 Pats 22 @ KC 35

Body blow for Spurs with this news Harry Kane: Tottenham striker out until March with ankle injury As for the Socceroos, here are last night's highlights from the Syria game.

Best Bet Strike Rate 75: 28 - 12 - 10 Australian Group & Listed Races No videos from the Magic Millions available but here's the Group 1 3YO Levin Classic from Saturday (NZ) ... the winner is worth following up on as it will be racing in Oz soon enough.