Competitions are the key of making any game attractive. It is the rivals that make the game more gorgeous. In the football arena also, there are many rivals that has stolen the show when they play with each other in the ground and make people crazy and become most talked about. There have been many great rivalries in the past that no longer exist such as Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, CELTIC and RANGERS, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Borg and McEnroe, but the rivalries listed below are even more heated and take place every year. These teams are providing a good platform for the NFL Football Picks for the sports handicappers.
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
This is the greatest rivalry in MLB record and sports record, end of conversation. If you look at a competition as give and take, wins and losses, then this competition is not a rivalry at all. The Yankees have been the hammer and Red Sox have been the nail. They redefined the rivalry definition. These two teams play with each other more the once and on the ground they generate enormous amount among their supporters and compel them to cross the limit and become arrogant. From the time Babe Ruth was sold to the Yankees in 1920 for $125,000 was the start of everlasting heartbreak for Red Sox fans. Since 1920 the Yankees have won 26 World Series compared to 1 for the Red Sox. This two team has substantial contribution towards the NFL Odds.
Michigan vs. Ohio State
This is all about the college football tradition. The first game held in 1897 between this two giant rival. From them there has been a heated competition between two. The first 14 years weren’t dominated by Michigan with 12 wins and two ties. The rivalry took a new sense when Bo Schembechler, former protégé of Ohio State coach Woody Hayes, faced off against each other for the first time in 1969. Schembechler and the Wolverines defeated the unbeaten, and number one ranked college football team 24-12. The battle lasted 10 long years for these coaches with the protégé winning five, losing four with one tie for Michigan.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
This is one the arch-rival in the history of football. The Lakers – Celtics rivalry is between two of the most storied professional basketball franchises in NBA history. These two team played in 1960’s for the first time when the Celtics defeated the Lakers six times in eight years for the NBA title. The rivalry took on a new dimension in the 80s such as Bird vs. Magic, East vs. West Coast and white (Celtics) vs. black (Lakers).
Redskins vs. Cowboys
The strong devotion of these teams’ fans helped this rivalry hit a peak in the ‘70s and early ‘80s. Cowboys fans hated George Allen, Joe Theisman and Washington, DC. Although the rivalry initiated in 1960 when the Cowboys connected the league as an expansion team, it has developed to become one of the fiercest in NFL history. The two teams have combined for 31 NFC East Division championships and eight Super Bowls. Although both teams have lost championship form of the
