Six weeks into the season and nearly a month before the College Football Playoff Selection Committee meets for the first time, there are odds out on who will be in the final four. There might be a surprise or two for those following the AP Top-25 rankings. The CFP Selection […]
The AFC South division of the NFL isn’t the worst division in football, but its not a real threat either. Despite two teams making the playoffs each of the last two seasons, the stigma remains. The Texans, Colts, Titans, and Jaguars aren’t considered to be Super Bowl contenders. Through the […]
With conference favorite #3 Ohio State off this week, it’s time to see if Penn State is really going to challenge for the Big Ten East title. Penn State (5-0) travels to Iowa (4-1) this Saturday. The Hawkeyes are coming off a disappointing performance at Michigan, losing a snore-fest, 10-3. […]
We’re just over a year away from the US presidential election and nothing is clear yet about who will win, or even, who will be nominated. A wide range of gambling sites are putting out all kinds of prop bets on the election. Some are very intriguing to savvy gamblers […]
The Big Ten Conference is shaping up as having just one important question to answer. Can anyone beat Ohio State? Michigan always has a shot on the last Saturday of the regular season. Iowa is ready to make a statement that they are the team to beat in the West, […]
The polls have former V.P. Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a near dead heat for the Democratic Party nomination, but bettors have Warren far in front of Biden and the other 17 Democratic candidates. Is this important? Maybe not, but following the betting money is often a more […]
Fox-owned television stations in 17 markets have gone dark on the Dish Network because of a failure to renegotiate and extend a contract. Blacked out channels include sports outlets such as the Big Ten Network, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, and Fox Soccer Plus. The loss of access will reach over […]
Undefeated Oklahoma at #6, and undefeated Clemson at #1, are the only two teams with clear paths to the College Football Playoffs. All they have to do is win out. While that may seem obvious, seven other top-10 teams are also undefeated, but not all of them can run the […]
Odds on President Donald Trump facing impeachment have been hovering in the mid to high-teens for months. Yesterday, they jumped to 42%. These are the odds on the House of Representatives voting to level charges that could lead to an impeachment trial in the US Senate. The past few days […]
A fast start means a lot this year in the trek toward the NFL playoffs. After three weeks, there are seven undefeated teams (eight, if you count the 2-0-1 Detroit Lions) with wildly different odds to make the postseason. Three, or maybe, four of these teams seem like near locks […]
The Michigan faithful are screaming NO NEVER!, but the odds are out on who might replace Jim Harbaugh in Ann Arbor. High on the list is long-time Ohio State coach and arch-nemesis, Urban Meyer. Michigan hasn’t fired head coach Jim Harbaugh. The football winds aren’t actually even blowing in that […]
The preseason hype has been trashed. The non-conference games are mostly over. Once again, Ohio State is the team to beat in the Big Ten. The only murmurs of disagreement are coming out of Madison, Wisconsin but the Badgers and the Buckeyes don’t face each other until Halloween week. The […]
The National Hockey League has become a revolving door for head coaches. This year, seven teams are in training camp with a new head coach. Three of the new guys are replacing coaches who were new to the position just last year. Last year, the season began with 11 new […]
For the first time since 2016, the Democratic party has become the political betting favorite to win the US Presidential election in 2020. Odds have been narrowing slowly for the past 12 months, ever since the Democratic primary season kicked off in earnest. Democrats pulled even about two weeks ago. […]
For a matchup between two top-10 teams, the odds on Georgia vs. Notre Dame are really long. Georgia opened as a 10.5 point favorite, but the line has moved to 14. What do the oddsmakers see that would make a #7 Notre Dame squad a two touchdown underdog to the […]
It’s not impossible for some NFL teams to start the season 0-2, and still have a realistic shot at a playoff birth. But, which two-loss teams have shown their true natures early, and are on their way to a high draft pick? And, which teams have still have a shot […]
Two ranked teams meet to decide who really has a chance at the Big Ten title. Michigan takes a #11 ranking into Camp Randall stadium against #13 Wisconsin. The betting odds have shifted more than 9 points and even switched the favorite since the opening line was posted. Both Wisconsin […]
Released 9/3/2019: Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football by John U. Bacon. William Morrow, HarperCollins Books, N.Y., N.Y. If you’re a Michigan football fan, this book is a must read. If you’re a college football fan, but not dipped in maize and blue, […]
There’s never a sure thing, bettors know all too well. But what kind of odds do the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots have after only one game? They are the favorite to win their division, their conference and yes, the Super Bowl. But are the 2019 Patriots really […]
What are the odds that a Division One team will finish the regular season undefeated? For most teams, the answer is slim to none. But for a few teams, like Clemson and Alabama, they can see a path. Two weeks in, there are only 14 teams with at least a […]
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