A. Bruce Arians. Arians took over for Chuck Pagano last season and led the Indianapolis Colts to the playoffs. On Sunday, he hammered his old team with his new squad—the Arizona Cardinals. After losing to Arizona 40-11, the Colts have now dropped two of their last three games by a combined 59 points (the other to St. Louis in Week 10). The Cardinals are +3 road underdogs on Sunday against Philadelphia, according to 5Dimes Sportsbook.

B. Brian McCann. The former Atlanta Braves’ catcher signed a five-year, $85 million deal with the New York Yankees last Saturday. In nine seasons in Atlanta, McCann batted .277 with a .473 slugging percentage and a .823 OPS. He hit at least 20 home runs seven times, including in each of the past six seasons. Bovada Sportsbook has the Yankees at +1800 to win the 2014 World Series.

C. Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. What looked like a blowout on paper at the beginning of the season now appears like it could be a thriller…and it’s certainly not because Georgia Tech has overachieved. The 7-4 Yellow Jackets are going up a Georgia squad that has stumbled to the same record in part due to a smorgasbord of injuries. The latest in a long list is a torn ACL to starting quarterback Aaron Murray. The Bulldogs are -3.5 road favorites, per BookMaker.

D. Derrick Rose. You have to start wondering if this dude is cursed. First he tore an ACL during the 2011-12 playoffs, and then he sat out all of last season to ensure a return to 100 percent. During Rose’s 10th game of the 2013-14 campaign, he suffered a torn meniscus last Friday against Portland and is out for the year. The Bulls are +650 at Sportsbook.ag to win the Central Division.

E. Enhancement. No, not the male enhancement that you see in commercials every single second of every break during a golf tournament. Drugs of the performance-enhancing variety had already left Seattle cornerback Brandon Browner suspended for four games last season; now a violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy has Browner facing a one-year ban from the NFL.

F. Prince Fielder. Speaking of playoff disappointments leaving their former teams (McCann went 0-for-13 in Atlanta’s divisional series loss to the Dodgers), Fielder was traded from Detroit to Texas last week. Fielder was a horrendous 9-for-40 with one extra-base hit, no home runs, and no RBI in 11 games against the A’s and Red Sox. The difference is that while the Braves are not thrilled about being unable to bring back McCann, the Tigers are ecstatic about ridding themselves of Fielder and his contract.

G. Georgia Southern. Georgia Southern players don’t care how bad Florida is, they will always be able to say they beat the Gators in the Swamp. But let’s be honest…Florida is beyond abysmal. Will Muschamp’s squad is 4-7 overall and has lost six in a row—three to unranked opponents at home. The Gators’ loss to the Eagles on Saturday assures that they will miss a bowl game for the first time since their 1990 NCAA probation.

H. Charlotte Hornets. The Charlotte Bobcats announced earlier this week that they will go back to the purple and teal of the old Hornets when they change names next season. Michael Jordan can try to recreate the past all he wants, but Alonzo Mourning ain’t walkin’ through that door. Neither is Jamal Mashburn.

I. Iron Bowl. Well, it doesn’t get much bigger than this; at least not when it comes to Iron Bowls. Both Alabama and Auburn are ranked in the Top 4 of the BCS standings and the winner of Saturday’s showdown will represent its half of the conference in the SEC Championship. The Crimson Tide are -11 road favorites, according to BetOnline Sportsbook.

J. Jason Kidd. The Brooklyn Nets’ “over/under” win total at the start of the season was 53. In order to hit that number on the spot, they will have to go 50-19 over their last 69 games. Some simple math will allow you to figure out that Kidd’s highly-touted team is currently 3-10. That leaves Brooklyn tied for third-worst in the entire NBA. Kidd is probably wishing right about now that his DUI suspension lasted a lot longer than two games!
 
K. Kim Bo-kyung. Cardiff City isn’t going anywhere in the Premier League this season, but a tie was virtually a win for the club last Sunday against Manchester United. Man U had a 2-1 lead going into stoppage time before Bo-kyung redirected a free kick into the back of the net. The Red Devils now sit in a tie for sixth place on the table instead of moving up to third place alone, which is what three points would have done for them. Cardiff is 14th in the standings, and it is a +435 underdog at BookMaker this weekend against Arsenal.

L. Lamar Odom. Odom insists that he is still trying to make an NBA return, but a recently-leaked rap video suggests otherwise. To say Odom did not appear sober would be an understatement.

M. Miley Cyrus. First she twerked at the VMAs. Then she smoked a joint at the EMAs. Then she confused everyone at the AMAs. Last Sunday night, Cyrus wore some kind of one-piece outfit while performing “Wrecking Ball” with some kind of crying, singing cat. Are there any other MAs left for her to slaughter? Let’s hope not.

N. Steve Nash. Rumors are swirling that Nash is considering midseason retirement from basketball as he deals with nerve pain in his back, but he is refuting any such notion. The 39-year-old point guard has played in just six games this season—none since Nov. 10. The Lakers are +2.5 underdogs at Brooklyn on Wednesday, per Sportsbook.ag.

O. Overtime. Nobody—not even Bob Kraft, Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady—could have seen an extra frame on the horizon when the Patriots trailed the Broncos 24-0 on Sunday night. But New England stormed back, even forcing Denver to score a last-minute touchdown just to get into OT. After all that, the Pats finally won 34-31 following a punt that hit an unsuspecting Tony Carter and was recovered by the home team on the Broncos’ 13-yard line. New England is +700 at Bovada Sportsbook to win the Super Bowl.

P. Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao took care of someone named Brandon Rios by unanimous decision over the weekend. Pacman was coming off consecutive defeats, and he had not fought in more than a year. Unless this ultimately leads to a bout against Floyd Mayweather, who cares? And it won’t, so…who cares?

Q. Jonathan Quick. Jonathan’s return from a groin injury won’t be a Quick one. The L.A. Kings’ goalie has not played since Nov. 12, and he was placed on injured reserve by the team on Monday. He will be out at least another month. The Kings are 5-2 so far in Quick’s absence without a single regulation loss. They are +1600 at Carbon Sports to win the Stanley Cup.

R. Philip Rivers. Who are you and what have you done with Philip Rivers? The former turnover machine has played six straight games without throwing more interceptions than touchdowns, and only once this season have his picks outnumbered his scores. Last Sunday, Rivers led San Diego to a last-minute road upset of Kansas City by throwing for 392 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. He tossed the game-winner to Seyi Ajirotutu with 24 seconds remaining, just 58 seconds after the Chiefs had taken the lead. The Chargers are +3300 to win the AFC Championship, according to Bovada Sportsbook.

S. Charlie Sheen. A man linked to a burglary case possibly involving a Sheen sex tape went missing for three days before being arrested on Monday. The theft took place at the home of Nicholas Cage’s ex-girlfriend. The man is also suspected of stealing nude photos of Cage. You can’t make this stuff up, folks.

T. Tie. The Vikings and Packers played their way to the NFL’s first tie in more than a year and just the second tie since November of 2008. By the way, how freaking terrible is Green Bay without Aaron Rodgers? Of course, their next two games are against Detroit (on Thanksgiving) and Atlanta, so it may be able to win without him. Maybe.

U. UNC. How do you lose to Belmont at home and then beat Louisville at a neutral site? The Tar Heels managed to do it, going down at the Dean Dome on Nov. 17 before upsetting the defending NCAA champs exactly one week later. GT Bets has North Carolina at +2500 to win the National Championship.

V. Lindsey Vonn. Vonn’s bid to make headlines for something other than being Tiger Woods’ girlfried—er, make that her bid to be ready for the Winter Olympics—took a hit earlier this month with a crash in training. Already recovering from a torn ACL, Vonn sustained another knee injury and will sit out next week’s World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado. She still vows that she will be good to go for Sochi.

W. Workhorse. Knowshon Moreno is turning into one for the Denver Broncos, and that’s putting it mildly. Moreno rushed 37 times for 224 yards and one touchdown in the overtime loss at New England. One game earlier, he carried 27 times for 79 yards in a win over the Chiefs. Moreno is questionable for this week’s rematch against Kansas City with a minor bone bruise on his right ankle. The Broncos are -4 road favorites at WagerWeb.

X. Xavier University. The Big East still exists, apparently, and Xavier may be the cream of the crop this season. The Musketeers are 5-0 with four victories of at least 23 points and a four-point win over Tennessee. A Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament first-round test against Iowa on Thanksgiving will tell us more.

Y. Yaya Toure. Manchester City humiliated Tottenham Hotspur during Premier League action last Sunday. Yaya, who had one assist and was hit with his team’s only yellow card during the match, said afterward that he thinks City can break Chelsea’s scoring record of 103 goals during the 2009-10 campaign. City has 34 through 12 games this season, 10 more than any other team and on pace to set a new mark. Sportsbook.ag has Man City as a +175 favorite to win the Premier League title.

Z. Z-Bo. Zach Randolph has picked up the pace of late for the Memphis Grizzlies. He has six double-doubles in his last seven outings, and he has scored more than 20 points in four of his last 16. Randolph will have to keep it up because fellow big man Marc Gasol is out at least one month due to a knee injury.

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