Bettors found comfort in victories by the Packers, Patriots, Saints, and Rams in Week 8 of the NFL season. Those teams each moved to 6-2 against the spread, and dealt sportsbooks a minor loss on Sunday. William Hill reported that of the games featuring the Packers, Saints, Patriots, and Rams, […]
The Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Texas upsets Saturday in College Football had three different liabilities for the sportsbooks. None of the three, however, hurt the books. The money and tickets written were solidly on Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Texas. The biggest interest for William Hill was not Oklahoma, but Texas. […]
It seems like no one escapes the Martinsville Mayhem at some point in their career. Drivers almost expect something to happen to them, or someone else, at Martinsville Speedway. Sunday’s First Data 500 should be no exception. Eight drivers will start today in the first contest in the race to […]
It’s hard to fathom that the halfway point of the NFL season has must-win games, but the Chargers-Bears contest Sunday is exactly that. The Atlanta Falcons and Houston Texans also have games that could be crucial to their season. The Chargers-Bears game has two teams that made the playoffs last […]
Bettors who were contemplating making a wager on the Zozo Championship’s co-first-round leader, Tiger Woods, still have a chance. The second round of the PGA Tour event in Tokyo was cancelled on Friday due to heavy rains that made the course unplayable. The plan is to start the second round […]
Points are going to be at a premium in Sunday’s Denver-Indianapolis game, which is why in this week’s One Bet, $100, I’m putting my money on the under in this defensive contest. The over/under is at 43 for the Denver-Indianapolis game, and has only moved a half-point since it opened. […]
Even before the LSU-Auburn game kicks off on Saturday, the teams’ head coaches, LSU’s Ed Orgeron and Auburn’s Gus Malzahn, can claim victory over critics who were calling for their jobs earlier in the season. The question now is, which coach will emerge victorious on Saturday? Both Orgeron and Malzahn […]
Brad Keselowski was easily the biggest loser after Sunday’s NASCAR Race in Kansas, while Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch emerged as winners. Keselowski missed advancing to the Monster Energy Cup Series Playoff Round of 8 by three points What made it even more frustrating for Keselowski was that had Denny […]
Motivation is huge in college football, and the Wisconsin-Ohio State game on Saturday will be a classic battle. That is why with my One Bet, $100 this week, I am taking the Badgers and the 14.5 points. I believe the Wisconsin-Ohio State game will be a classic, low scoring, grind-it-out […]
For the first time since the Washington Redskins let him go, Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins will face his old team. The Vikings host the hapless Redskins on Thursday while trying to win their fourth consecutive game after a 2-2 start. Minnesota is a 16-point favorite. Cousins was drafted by the […]
Alabama fans are about to see how resilient their football team is without its starting quarterback. Tua Tagovailoa is recovering from surgery after suffering a high-ankle sprain last week against Tennessee, and will miss the team’s Saturday home game against Arkansas. The news caused the odds to drop from 35 […]
Anyone who thought the Dallas Cowboys weren’t going to be atop the NFC East near the midpoint in the season should have looked at their performances against their competition in that division. The Cowboys were 6-0 straight up, and against the spread, in their last six divisional games spanning the […]
Tiger Woods and Brooks Koepka are going in different directions when it comes to their left knees. While Woods played on his knee Monday after having surgery two months ago, Koepka aggravated his surgically repaired knee. Woods returned to the course for an exhibition event, the MGM Resorts The Challenge: […]
There wasn’t much upward movement, but Wisconsin, Boise State, and Arizona State took big dives in the AP College Football Top-25 Poll. Wisconsin fell from No. 6 to No. 13. Boise State dropped eight spots to No. 22, and Arizona State tumbled from No. 17 to No. 24. Wisconsin was […]
Bet against New Orleans quarterback Teddy Bridgewater at your own peril. The backup signal caller is now 5-0 against the spread after the Saints defeated Chicago, 36-25. New Orleans was a 4.5-point underdog, but Bridgewater worked his magic, completing 23 of 38 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns. He […]
In what may be one of the most shocking final scores of the year, Wisconsin was painfully upset by unranked Illinois on Saturday. The Badgers were a 30.5-point favorite on the road against a Fighting Illini squad that was 0-3 in the Big Ten conference play this season. Past performance […]
Other than the San Francisco 49ers, the Buffalo Bills have been the surprise of the NFL, and on Sunday are facing the winless Miami Dolphins. With my One Bet, $100, I took the under in a game Buffalo was playing earlier in the year and won. This week, I will […]
Polarizing NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. found a new team for next year. The 32-year-old was dropped by Roush Fenway Racing, but was picked up on Wednesday by JTG Daugherty Racing. Stenhouse had been with Roush Fenway for seven seasons and 251 Monster Energy Series starts, but had just two […]
Florida isn’t a good place to be, if you’re an NFL quarterback for one of the state’s three home teams. Miami, Tampa Bay, and Jacksonville all have issues with their signal callers, and some unpleasant decisions might have to be made soon. Misery in Miami The first team on the […]
Auburn had a bye week to think about its loss to Florida, and should be taking those frustrations out against Arkansas on Saturday. The Tigers are my pick for this week’s One Bet, $100. Last week, I took a lot of points with Texas and was rewarded. Usually, laying a […]
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