Doesn’t the “public betting” skew odds on matchups like this dramatically as well, particularly in an event like this where I wouldn’t imagine any oddsmaker is drawing truly global (or any Southeastern Europe) action? For the final I would imagine betting Croatia is better value than France solely due to the…

I totally get what you’re saying, but until there’s a new way to advertise to people that’s more effective than a tv commercial (because online advertising is comparatively cheap but also has a much lower likelihood of generating a sale from a consumer), live events on TV like sports will continue to increase in value…

*Yes, viewers pay for cable, but the over the air networks are in the ad business, not the $1/month per subscriber of cable subscription revenue.

Advertisers pay networks to deliver audiences. Us, in the audience, are not the customer here, the advertisers are, we are the product*, and the TV network is the seller. While traditional TV viewership is declining, there hasn’t been an emergence of a better way to reach large swaths of people (how often do you click…

Actually growing their share of a declining medium will increase ad rates because, well, where else are advertisers getting a regular 10M+ viewers who are sitting through commercials (some may DVR, but the vast majority consume live) or can just scroll past your ad on facebook or google? For example, the Walking Dead…

Anti-muslim attacker Portland, the largest city in Oregon, a state founded as a “Whites-Only Utopia.”

Apparently beating Fraud Germany means no one notices you ending your world cup outscored 6-0 over your final  200+ minutes.

3 goals in their first 156 minutes against the worst performing German team ever and Korea does not outweigh the final 228 minutes of getting outscored 6-0, including getting thrashed by Sweden. They still get credit for topping Germany but onthe whole, a very “meh” performance.

You’re surprised the company started by the actual Nazis doesn’t highlight this?

I’ve been cheering for Belgium.  After all, they host the world’s largest electronic dance festival.

Didt’t we already know Caballero is gentle, man?

I did not expect random University of North Dakota hockey fan guy to know horse history that well.

Releasing it more like a traditional movie release doesn’t mean it won’t be on Netflix in say, 6-12 months. It’s just a different way to reach different people (like people who don’t have Netflix) and he said it was more lucrative (likely at least 30%-40% of box office/VOD rentals). He has Neflix-exclusive specials…

This is truly a next-generation dog whistle.

The big issue with the Spurs though is what the rest of that team would look like. Kawhi’s situation is bizarre and appears tenuous, the rest of the team is old (even Aldridge is 32 and Green is 30. LeBron loves having veterans around (I think largely because all his friends in the league are over 30), without having…

Please, tell more about how horrible these Warriors are and all the inherent advantages LeBron should have against them purely through his being LeBron and having a whole other All-Star.

+91. This comment is a real kick.

Final Destination: 7th Inning Stretch?

She went to the brunch spot best known for it’s drag queen brunches, not sure what reception she was anticipating.

I’m not disagreeing with your right to recline, I’m disagreeing with the principle of making a conscious choice to go out of your way to inconvenience the person behind you because you feel you should have right to more space at the direct expense of someone whose only crime was choosing to sit in the same price tier…