Each week Doc's Sports will take a look at the sports betting world in an A-Z format.

A - The Answer. Allen Iverson certainly seems to be enjoying the thin mountain air. It took him about half a game to fit in with Denver, and now A.I. is playing as well as he has in a long while, and his presence is boosting totals, making the under a profitable play until people figure it out. The Nuggets have gone under three times in a row.

B - Boise State. Best story of the year in college football. How do you not love a team that goes for two points in overtime? Utah's win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl two years ago was nice, but this win takes the mid-majors up to an entirely new level.

C - Colt Brennan. Did you see Hawaii's QB in the Hawaii Bowl? 559 yards and five touchdowns! Sure he plays in a system that lends itself to lots of passing, but you still have to have some serious talent to put up the numbers this guy does regardless of the system. He could be a menace on Sundays.

D - Doomed. The Dallas Cowboys suddenly look so bad that it seems impossible that they could do any damage in the playoffs. Of course, they're in the NFC, and the same could be said about the Bears, Seahawks and Giants. And the Saints and Eagles aren't a whole lot better, either. Maybe Dallas doesn't look so bad after all.

E - Eight hundred. Larry Johnson is in amazing running form, and his Chiefs booked a trip to Indy to start the playoffs. Eight hundred yards seems like a decent estimate of how far he'll run against the Colts' non-existent run D. Even at that number I'd be tempted to take the over.

F - Fire Lloyd Carr. As a Michigan fan, I've had more than enough of seeing my team fail to get up for big games. My list of coaches they could hire in his place is about 300 long. Heck, they could go to the zoo and hire a chimp. He couldn't do any worse than Carr did in the Rose Bowl. He'd be a better interview, too.

G - Green, Dennis. The coach was the latest to fail to win football games in the Arizona desert. I pity the next sucker who has a big enough ego to think that he can win with the Cardinals when no one else has been able to. They should rename the team the Arizona Career Suicides. Catchy, isn't it?

H - Hussein, Saddam. No matter how much you struggled to find winners in the bowls this past weekend (and I sure did), just think of this - Saddam had a much worse weekend than you did.

I - It's on. Soldier's Dancer, the favorite, won the Tropical Park Derby at Calder Race Course in Florida, the first three-year-old race of the year. So what? Some horse called Barbaro won that race last year. The road to the Triple Crown is officially on. The Kentucky Derby is just four glorious months away.

J - Jermareo Davidson. The last time we checked in on Alabama's center he was playing very well despite having been in a car accident before the season that killed his girlfriend. Now he is playing even better, complete with a potent skyhook, after his brother was shot to death. This guy is the toughest man in sports.

K - Knight, Bob. 880 career wins. That deserves a mention, doesn't it?

L - Leave. I have a note for a few people - Brett Favre, Bill Cowher, Nick Saban - you need to go away. Quickly and quietly. We appreciate all that you've done -- and your legacy is secure -- but if you hang around too long and stretch out your decision about your future I'm going to puke. We know what you are going to do, so just do it.

M - Matt Millen. It seems polite that we mention him here because the GM of the Lions can't possibly have too much of a future in football. I'll miss him when he's gone - what will I write about when I need an easy punch line.

N - Not so fast. It seems like a foregone conclusion that Ohio State will win the Big Ten hoops crown thanks to Greg Oden et al, but the way that Wisconsin is playing it might not be as easy as it seems. They're 14-1 and they have covered their last three. Wisconsin has very good, very anonymous teams in two sports.

O - Old ball. The NBA has gone back to the leather balls this week after the failed composite experiment. Will it make any difference to your handicapping? Probably, only because you won't be distracted by all the whining from overpaid babies about the cuts they got on their precious fingers from the new ball.

P - Patrick O'Bryant. Golden State's string-bean rookie center from Bradley has been sent down to the NBDL for development. Hard to believe that a guy who is seven feet tall, weighs about 17 pounds and has the physique of a Bic pen is struggling to establish himself in the NBA.

Q - Quinn Gray. The Jacksonville Jaguars' third string QB got some serious playing time after riding the bench for three years. He was impressive - confident in the pocket, and a beast with the ball, rushing for two touchdowns. Makes you wonder how many decent players are buried on the end of the bench around the league.

R - Richardson, Jason. The Golden State Warriors could be in for long couple of months without one of their best players. It's a shame, too, because they've been a good team ATS so far. The best part of this story - he broke his hand when a teammate kicked it during a game. You don't see that every day in basketball.

S - Second half. Note to Missouri, Minnesota and Virginia Tech - football games have two halves. Nobody really cares who is winning at halftime, so you might want to keep playing after the halftime show leaves the field.

T - Tiger Woods. News is out that a Tiger cub is on the way. Every player in the PGA is hoping that the impending arrival will somehow keep him out of all four majors. That's the only way they stand a chance.

U - Underdogs. The dogs covered in five of six New Year's Day bowls. Apparently, doing any handicapping was a waste of time. You just had to pick the team that shouldn't win and bet that they would. Come to think of it, that would have worked in the NFL this year, too.

V - Value? Barry Zito signed with the Giants for the richest contract ever for a pitcher. Will it help them win? They were bad last year, they lost Jason Schmidt, and the best player they added is probably Dave Roberts. Plus, they still have to deal with Barry. In other words, don't mortgage your house to buy Giants futures just yet.

W - White, Pat. Interesting comparison shown during the Gator Bowl - White's numbers as a sophomore compare favorably to Vince Young's at the same stage of his career. West Virginia's QB could be something special. Especially if he can learn how to pass effectively.

X - Xavier. Big win to end the year for the mascot of this column. The Musketeers trailed Illinois at the half, but rode a strong second half to a six-point win. Another cover for our consistent heroes - 5-2 ATS in their last seven.

Y - Yikes. The NBA Atlantic is terrifying. 13-18 is good for first place and a spot in the playoffs if they were to begin today. Only the Raptors are profitable ATS. That's pathetic. Awful. It's like the NFC West or something.

Z - Zabransky, Jared. Boise State's QB had a good but not great year, but his poise late in the Oklahoma game had to open the eyes of some scouts. He's already a huge improvement over anyone who has taken a snap in Oakland since Rich Gannon retired to become a mediocre TV commentator.