The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) won’t have their full complement of players when they take the field for the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday, but they’re still expected to have enough talent to deal with the No. 7 Baylor Bears (11-2). Georgia heads into the Sugar Bowl with the potential […]
The No. 6 Oregon Ducks (11-2) will take on the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers (10-3) in the Rose Bowl Game on Wednesday in a battle between two powerhouse programs that narrowly missed out on playoff spots. The Ducks and the Badgers provide a traditional Rose Bowl matchup between teams from […]
2019 was a year of loss and sadness in the poker world. Many of our friends and family are no longer with us. However, let us take one final opportunity not to mourn their passing, but to celebrate their lives. Note to Readers: Allow me to share something very personal […]
The new year will get started off right with some nice matchups in the college bowl games of the day, with blue bloods going toe to toe. It really pays to keep close watch on who is playing, and who is sitting out these bowl games, as Georgia’s James Cook […]
As we close out 2019 on Tuesday, the New Year’s Eve college bowl game slate offers viewers and bettors a number of evenly-matched teams. Of the four games on the DraftKings slate, all have over/under totals between 48 and 54, and no team is favored by more than a touchdown. […]
The college football bowl schedule doesn’t really heat up until New Year’s Day, but there are five noteworthy games on New Year’s Eve, including the Alamo and Liberty bowls, to tide fans and bettors over until the big games on Wednesday. Whether anyone will actually watch Tuesday’s games is another […]
The NFL regular season is over, and the first round of playoff matchups are set with the wild-card round taking place on both Saturday and Sunday. The action begins in the AFC on Saturday, as the Houston Texans host the Buffalo Bills, and the New England Patriots take on the […]
The 2020 NASCAR season probably won’t see as many changes as last season, but there should still be some significant issues that will affect the sport. Last year, NASCAR got a new CEO, new president, and new rules package. This year? We’ll have to wait for the drama to unfold. […]
Remember when the NFL season win totals were released last summer? So many teams and wagers looked tempting. A few even looked easy. With the regular season now complete, it’s time to go back and look at which teams were the biggest surprises and disappointments of 2019, and to see […]
The end of the year offers us the ideal time for reflection. CBS News just released its Top Photos of 2019: The Year in Pictures. Of the 53 photos selected, nearly a dozen relate to sports. Accordingly, this seems like the perfect occasion to ponder and marvel at these 11 […]
The 2019 golf season is over, and it is time to think about next year. As always, there will be no shortage of issues that arise during the 2020 season, but here are five things, ranging from the obvious (Tiger) to the obscure (major championship venues) that everyone should keep […]
As college football belches out yet another meaningless bowl spectacle, and the garbage pile bloats from a molehill into a mountain, interest in these games continues to plummet. Television ratings are in a steady decline. Games between mediocre teams take place in half-empty stadiums. Hardly anyone seems to care. Once […]
Pittsburgh is favored over Baltimore? Tennessee is laying nearly a touchdown at Houston? Chicago is favored by a field goal in Minnesota? Week 17 looks to be a crazy slate of NFL games. Here’s a guide to taking advantage of unusual circumstances and avoiding traps. The final week of the […]
Trends can be a helpful starting point when handicapping NFL games. In fact, some trends should carry added weight this time of year, because late-December matchups carry nearly a full season’s worth of data. Here’s a look at some noteworthy trends for NFL Week #17. Let’s take a look at […]
Sunday’s Redskins-Cowboys game in Dallas is expected to be coach Jason Garrett’s last time on the sidelines for owner Jerry Jones. Jones is expected to fire Garrett the following day, on what is called “Black Monday,” when NFL teams release underperforming coaches. I believe Sunday in Arlington, Texas is going […]
Saturday’s Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is a game I’ve been looking forward to since it hit the betting boards. LSU opened as an 11-point favorite against Oklahoma, and I was able to get a bet down on the Tigers immediately. Even now, with the line at 13.5 […]
The NFL’s 2019 regular season is quickly coming to a close, but there’s still plenty of playoff drama to be had for fans and players alike. Ten of the 12 post-season spots are set, but there are still teams who are jockeying for better seeding — or who are still […]
It has been nearly a month since the teams for the College Football Playoff semifinals were announced, and Saturday, the games will finally be played. Top-ranked LSU faces No. 4 Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. No. 2 Ohio State will face No. 3 Clemson in […]
All 20 Premier League teams are in action this weekend, many after just one day off following their midweek Boxing Day clashes on Thursday and Friday. That includes EPL leader Liverpool, which will host Wolves in a Sunday match that the Reds are expected to easily win. Liverpool has all […]
Nevada sportsbooks may not always be the nationwide leaders in sports betting, but they’re not ready to concede their status as one of the industry’s leading players just yet. November saw bookmakers in the Silver State take more bets than ever before, with sportsbooks collecting $614.1 million in handle during […]
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