American football: NFL, NCAAF, CFL and Arena Football
Before the season started, the general consensus was that the James Madison Dukes were the team with the best chance to knock off the North Dakota State Bison. North Dakota State has won six of the last seven FCS national championships, with James Madison breaking that streak in 2016. The Dukes went into the Fargodome […] More
Week 12 tore through the NFL over the weekend, and did a number on half the league’s playoff chances. Some teams, like the Seattle Seahawks, were brought back from the dead, while other, like the Cincinnati Bengals, watched their season get completely flushed away. The Indianapolis Colts continued their meteoric rise through the ranks after […] More
The Buffalo Bills have now won two straight games to improve to 4-7 and get themselves back in the playoff race. In most seasons, they would have probably have been eliminated by now, but the fact that the No. 6 seed in the AFC is 6-5 means that the Bills are just two wins off […] More
It’s championship weekend in college football. We’ll set the stage for you with this week’s NCAA Power Rankings. NCAA Power Rankings Alabama (12-0, 8-4 ATS, last week: 1) Auburn threw a couple of haymakers early, but Alabama withstood the pressure and then landed about six in a row, sending the Tigers (+24) home with a 52-21 […] More
With only six weeks left on the schedule, the countdown is on as teams fight for playoff positions. The good news for sports betting fans is that we now have a pretty good idea of what to expect from both the contenders and the pretenders the rest of the way, which presents an excellent opportunity […] More
The NFL calendar has flipped to December, which means more games are framed less in terms of playoff positioning and more in terms of outright playoff survival. Teams will be desperate, but desperation isn’t the only thing a team can count on – it has to be able to perform well, no matter how urgent […] More
One of the biggest mistakes that sports bettors can make from week to week is overreacting to what just happened. The sportsbooks do an excellent job of making sure that they consider the outlook of the betting public before releasing their lines. However, if you are keen enough and you pay attention to the numbers […] More
It was a big weekend for the teams at the top of the college football landscape. Alabama pulled away from Auburn in the Iron Bowl. Clemson defeated in-state foe South Carolina. And Notre Dame survived a scare against rival USC. With the College Football Playoff looming, those three unbeaten teams are currently the cream of […] More
With a victory that all but wrapped up the Packers’ season and head coach Mike McCarthy’s tenure in Green Bay, the Minnesota Vikings put their playoff hopes back on track and the odds have reflected that change. The Vikings 24-17 victory over the Packers has moved their Super Bowl odds from +2500 to +2000 overnight. […] More
Lamar Jackson’s first start at quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens came with a couple of broken records, but more importantly, a victory. The Ravens knocked off the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-21, to stay alive in the AFC Wild Card race and Jackson’s performance, running a pure read-option attack, was a big part of it. Baltimore finished […] More
There’s plenty to be Thankful for coming into your Turkey Day, but why not add one more thing to the list before you hit all the Black Friday sales — the Gronkcast with Chris and Glenn Gronkowski? Every week Chris and Glenn deliver their one-of-a kind analysis, hand pick games for your betting and Capper’s […] More
With the calendar turning to Week 12 of the NFL season, we have reached the point when there are rarely any more surprises. After all, we have 11 full weeks of information at our disposal to help make our NFL picks. Thanksgiving Thursday means that the schedule is even more spread out this week with […] More
