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Everyone knows Rob Gronkowski for his exploits with the New England Patriots, his Super Bowl rings and his all-around Gronk persona. But few know that the Patriots tight end was once a prolific basketball player who tore down backboards with dunks, set records for technical fouls and nearly played alongside Jarryd Bayless, Jordan Hill and […] More
It’s time once again to rank all 32 NFL teams, but not just in terms of wins and losses, we factor in their performance against the spread as well. Here are your Against the Spread Power Rankings for Week 11 of the NFL season. 1. New Orleans Saints (8-1, ATS: 7-2): No Dez Bryant, no problem. […] More
Mexico City was supposed to host what many consider the NFL’s best matchup of the year to date. However, poor field conditions on the Mexico NFL field at Estadio Azteca has forced the league to find a new home for the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams. Players complained, owners were […] More
A smart bettor knows to monitor line movements as the week goes along. Often when the bet is made is nearly as important as whom the bet is on. Here are Week 11’s biggest spread moves and the likely reasons for said moves. Kansas City Chiefs (+3.5) at Los Angeles Rams Opening: Kansas City Chiefs […] More
I’m just not cut out for betting college football parlays. After cashing in on my first bet of the season, I have hit just one of my last nine college football parlays and lost anyone following me a decent chunk of change. While most of my college football betting has been successful this season, winning […] More
Two schools that like to run the football, No. 17 Huskies (-33) are preparing to meet the Oregon State Beavers in Washington. This conference matchup will get going at 4:30 p.m. ET and Pac-12 Networks is scheduled to broadcast the action. When these two teams met last year, Washington knocked off Oregon State by five […] More
Two teams that prefer to run the football, Head Coach Lance Leipold and the Buffalo Bulls (+2) are gearing up to take on the Ohio Bobcats (-2) at Peden Stadium. ESPN2 is scheduled to broadcast the action and this important conference matchup gets underway at 7:00 p.m. ET. These teams faced off a year ago […] More
Crunch time has hit the college football season, but it might not feel like that this coming Saturday. The national schedule is noticeably bereft of big games, with Notre Dame vs. Syracuse (at Yankee Stadium) and Cincinnati at UCF really the only matchups that move the needle. Even gamblers will have to take it somewhat […] More
Week 10 belonged to the underdogs. Anybody that took the points on a parlay would have cashed in, not to mention those that hedged their bets even more by purchasing points with a teaser bet. Looking forward to Week 11, we took a look at which teams are in the best position to cover the […] More
The NFL season heads into late November and teams are realizing what targets they will need to hit in order to either make the playoffs or at least stay alive with a chance to play for something meaningful in the final weeks of the season. There is plenty on the line this week, so let’s […] More
After a wild Week 10 in which the underdogs put on a show — with five underdogs winning outright — the focus now shifts to Week 11 as we attempt to stay ahead of the curve by identifying key trends that could show up again in this week’s games. NFL betting enthusiasts are always looking […] More
It’s another week where the Worst Bad Beat selection was made for me as it was the only one that happened during Sunday’s NFL action. That’s not to say there weren’t some bad beatings this week. There were some downright curb stomps as the the Pittsburgh Steelers opened the weekend with a 52-21 drubbing of […] More
