OTM Daily Action 2/6/2014

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY!

This could be really good or really bad for me.

Since I will now be consistently blogging, I at least want to keep some consistent content on here.

How could I do that? By picking some betting lines.

In the maiden voyage of the OTM Daily Action, I decided to roll NHL.

With the NHL, the point spread never changes, you either pick +1.5 or -1.5. However, there is a money line (ML) if you want to pick an outright winner. To me, this is usually your best bet.

Here's my picks for tonight's NHL matchups:

Nashville (+ 143 ML) over Minnesota

Boston (+ 134 ML) over St. Louis

New York Islanders (-168 ML) over Calgary

New York Rangers (-1.5 +230) vs. Edmonton

Colorado (+129 ML) over Philadelphia

Winnipeg (+129 ML) over Washington

Montreal (-121 ML) over Vancouver

Ottawa (-1.5 +144) over Buffalo

Tampa Bay (-154 ML) over Toronto

Detroit (-115 ML) over Florida

Columbus (+153 ML) over Los Angeles

If we're honest with ourselves, Richard Sherman is right

After the fake Penguin suits, top hats, and monocles came out in force after Richard Sherman did his best Booker T impersonation in the on-field postgame interview of the NFC Championship, Richard Sherman gets the best of his detractors again.

In a Seattle Seahawks media session, he basically called out the people who called him a thug.

Was his actions classless? You can say so. However:

1) If you expect choir boys in the NFL, you will be constantly disappointed.

2) I'm not going to stand on a holier than thou pedestal when I'm pretty sure the folks who threw the thug label on Sherman would probably not want a camera following them every second of the day.

Could he have handled it better? Yes. But I'm not going to scold a guy who was still on an adrenaline high.

Richard Sherman in today's media session said "Thug was now the accepted way to call someone the N-word".

I hate to say it, but if we are really honest with ourselves, you cant dismiss this statement.

Aaron Hernandez and Rae Carruth are  thugs, they are murderers. Richard Sherman screamed and called out a player (and there was no need for a bleep or parental advisory disclaimer). There's a difference.

I've witnessed this from someone saying "They don't watch the NBA because of all them thugs". The NBA crime rate is actually pretty low, so draw your own conclusion on that use of the "thug" term.

Some will look at a black male and use the term thug, to hide that bad word they can't really say so they don't look racist.

Is it an epidemic? Of course not. But if someone tells you that there is no instance of that ever happening, they're lying.

I'm sure that Sherman's statements make some of you mad. The fact I see (even a little bit) of validity to it probably will make you mad too.

You gave Richard Sherman the spotlight with your fake outrage over an emotional (and obviously an opportunity to air dirty laundry) moment, and he threw it back in your face with this.

And I hate to say it, you cant dismiss his statements as false.

Richie Incognito is not a bully....He's a Grade-A Douchebag

At first when I heard about this story last week, I was thinking that this story of "bullying" in the NFL would be another ridiculous story to outrage the masses in regards to a crusade against "bullying".

Because of that, I will not call Richie Incognito a bully. He's a Grade-A douchebag who needed to be dealt with.

The fear now will be that the NFL will crack down on "hazing" and no one will longer be able to do the traditional and comical forms of hazing. (Like shaving heads and ridiculous outfits)

Johnathan Martin left the team citing emotional issues.

Do I think Incognito got what he deserved? Yes, but he also deserved a country boy ass whooping along with it.

Martin and Incognito's careers in the NFL I believe are over.

Incognito because of selfishness and destructive behavior cited in text messages with racial slurs and threats, along with the video posted by TMZ showing him loud and out of control in a Ft Lauderdale pool hall.

Martin because if he couldn't pop that guy in the mouth to deal with it, then he lacks the mental toughness to survive the NFL.

Because lineman have to be tough mentally and physically. Martin proved he is none of those to be able to lock horns with the Clay Matthew's, Ndaumakong Suh's, and Mario Williams's.

It's an unfortunate incident, Incognito got what he deserves, but Martin did more damage in my opinion to his stock and reputation to his peers.