In a fierce NFC South divisional matchup, Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints head to Tampa Bay to battle Tom Brady the Bucs on Sunday Night Football. Saints superstar running back Alvin Kamara goes up against the top run defense in the NFL on SNF, which allows only 70.4 […]
With COVID-19 cases in the US setting a single-day record of 120,000 on Thursday, the Pac-12 continues its struggles with the pandemic as the second matchup of its delayed season kickoff was canceled on Friday. Officials from the University of Utah announced that they found positive cases among an undisclosed […]
The Pac-12 did everything it could to limit the spread of COVID-19 among its student-athletes, but on Thursday evening, it became the latest conference to cancel a matchup. Washington at California is the Pac-12’s first cancellation, and the 42nd college football game delayed or wiped out this season due to […]
We enjoy another big college football DFS slate on Saturday, with 13 games on DraftKings. As players seem to be finally re-learning how to tackle, the over/unders are dropping a bit. In a return to 2019 form, I’ll focus most of this week’s picks on the Big 12. Here are […]
The NFL season hits the midway mark with Week 9 action that includes the Seattle Seahawks (6-1) heading to Orchard Park, New York to take on the Bills Mafia and the Buffalo Bills (6-2). The Baltimore Ravens (5-2) and Indianapolis Colts (5-2) each have five wins, and are each on […]
On Thursday evening, the NFL announced it fined the Raiders $500,000, head coach Jon Gruden an additional $150,000, and took away the team’s 2021 sixth-round draft pick as a result of multiple COVID-19 violations. League and NFLPA officials said the fines and penalties came in the wake of an investigation […]
The Seattle Seahawks (6-1) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2) hold the best records in the NFC heading into Week 9. After a strong first half of the season, both Seattle and Tampa Bay would earn straight A’s heading into the midterms. The addition of Tom Brady in Tampa Bay […]
The University of California’s Saturday night season opener against Washington may be canceled in the wake of a player testing positive for the coronavirus. On Wednesday, Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said the school will have to undergo “significant” contact tracing with players and coaching staff in the wake of […]
After eight weeks of play, we’re approaching the midway point of the 17-week NFL season. We’ve graded all of the teams in the AFC for a midterm report card, and no shocker here, but the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers sit at the head of the class while the winless New York […]
The Week 9 main slate will feature 11 games and the return of Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey from injured reserve. Whether or not he’s worth paying up for this week is debatable, but if you want to spend the cash on him or, say, Vikings running back Dalvin Cook […]
Clemson might be the favorite to win the national championship, but their quarterback Trevor Lawrence is no longer the top pick to win the Heisman Trophy. The junior, who had been the favorite to win college football’s highest honor, has slipped after missing last Saturday’s game due to a COVID-19 […]
Do you believe in a Super Bowl curse? That could explain why the San Francisco 49ers, last year’s runner up in the Super Bowl, continue to struggle with a rash of injuries that decimated their offense. The 49ers lost tight end George Kittle for the rest of the season with […]
The Kansas City Chiefs (7-1) continue to be the consensus favorite to win the 2021 Super Bowl at 7/2 odds, according to a recent update by the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas. However, in the last week or so, several teams moved toward the top of the NFL futures board. […]
Another week, another loss for the New York Jets. The LOL Jets, the only winless team in the NFL, continued their losing ways after a 35-9 drubbing by the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Jets are now 0-8 overall and a league-worst 1-7 against the spread, which is […]
One of the most overrated factors the public uses when determining wagers is the weather, and that was proven again in NFL Week 8 betting. There were five games that saw the over/under drop four or more points after weather reports of heavy wind were forecast. Bettors started to hammer […]
NFL Week 8 saw Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes finding a new way to throw a touchdown pass and Las Vegas Raiders field goal kicker Daniel Carlson finding that the wind was definitely not his friend. There were also a couple of cheap-shot punches thrown by Chicago’s Javon Wims that […]
There were two upsets in College Football Week 9 betting, and one of them was huge for bettors. Michigan, which was ranked No. 13, was a 21.5-point favorite to defeat in-state rival Michigan State at home on Saturday. Gamblers believed Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh would have another meltdown at […]
College football saw more long touchdowns scored in a variety of ways on Saturday. There were the usual long runs from scrimmage, but there were also two long fumble recoveries that were taken to the house, as well as a screen pass that hit pay dirt for Memphis receiver Tahj […]
The battle of the haves vs. the have-nots continues on Monday Night Football for this week’s version of the Gotta Get Unstuck Game of the Week. The New York Giants, the second-worst scoring team in the NFL, will host the Tampa Bays Bucs (5-2) and one of the more potent […]
According to team reports, one Denver Broncos player and one Minnesota Vikings player tested positive for COVID-19 late in the week and are scratched from play on Sunday. Denver guard Graham Glasgow, a priority acquisition for the Broncos in the offseason, tested positive midweek. And Minnesota starting linebacker Todd Davis, […]
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