American football: NFL, NCAAF, CFL and Arena Football
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for boys and girls around the world. With the NFL playoffs right around the corner, the intensity will be ramped up again with just two weeks to go in the NFL regular season. By this point, we have identified a number of quality NFL betting trends that […] More
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is coming and my college football teaser picks are cashing. I had two easy winners last week as Fresno State and Appalachian State both covered the original spread even though I needed both teams to just win outright. Appalachian State ran over Middle Tennessee State on […] More
My powers to lose money with a college football parlay continue to be strong after I posted my sixth consecutive losing parlay last week. All it takes is one win to get back a significant chunk of the cash that I have lost though. One of the bets I put in had no problem […] More
The bowls are here. The final portion of the 2018 college football season is underway, and the flood of postseason games is about to reach high volume. Here are the top 5 betting trends for NCAA football this weekend: Louisiana Tech is 4-1 ATS as a dog this year and 10-5 ATS in their last […] More
The NFL regular season wraps up on December 30th but there will be plenty of jockeying for playoff position before then. Let’s take a look at the early look-ahead lines for Week 17 before the Week 16 games get underway: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Look-ahead Line: Giants -3 The Cowboys are hoping to […] More
Your humble narrator took a beating last week, barley hitting .500 straight up. With two weeks of the regular season to go, it’s time to step up my game. Here are your Friday Afternoon Quarterback picks for Week 16 of the NFL season. Saturday Washington Redskins at Tennessee Titans (-10, O/U: 37.5) A Mike Vrabel-coached […] More
We’re certainly eating crow after last week’s FCS Semifinals picks lost in a big way. South Dakota State was run over by Easton Stick and North Dakota State, while Eastern Washington manhandled Maine. That brings our playoff record to 13-8 and our overall record to 35-15-1. It’s been a banger of a season, and now […] More
With just two weeks to go, we’re jostling the NFL Against the Spread Power Rankings more than ever. Does this list reflect who would win in a head-to-head match up or who I think will win the Super Bowl? Nope. It’s basically just a report card for what’s gone on the previous week with the […] More
The Browns are mathematically still alive in the playoff hunt! While that has to be good news for the Cleveland faithful who get to say that sentence so late in the season, it’s safe to say they don’t need to keep that weekend open. But for those of you who still want to enjoy a […] More
Miami certainly looked like a team of destiny after their miracle win over the Patriots. Then the Vikings smacked them around and reminded us just how bad they’re capable of looking. That said, the Dolphins do still have a slim chance of making the playoffs if things break their way. Will Miami Dolphins qualify for […] More
A few weeks ago, all hope seemed lost for the Philadelphia Eagles. The memes were everywhere, headstones marking the end of an Eagles dynasty that had just begun. But then, something miraculous happened — Nick Foles strode onto the field and saved Philadelphia’s season. Last week, Foles led the Eagles over the slumping Los Angeles […] More
With a 41-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins last Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings put their playoff hopes back on track. It wasn’t just that victory that has the Vikings thinking postseason, but every team they needed to lose to keep the inside track did just that. Still, with two weeks to go in the 2018 […] More
