Following today's UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the most prominent European football/soccer competition is ready to kick off. And so is betting on the same. In this article, we will review all the groups and present them to you. Manchester City is the top contender for winning the trophy, and … Read More... about UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Completed
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New Year’s Six: CFP Semifinal Picks ATS, Georgia vs Michigan Total, and New Year’s Prop Bets
I was explaining to a friend yesterday that it isn't enough to compare sports reporting to news reporting. Sports blogging is news blogging as a rule, confined to extremely "light" reportage about 90% of the time. We consume ourselves with goals, touchdowns, back-line tactics, and birdies, trivia which will be rendered ephemeral within eras and even decades, except for the … [Read more...] about New Year’s Six: CFP Semifinal Picks ATS, Georgia vs Michigan Total, and New Year’s Prop Bets
Week 16 Odds and Best Bets: Chiefs vs Steelers O/U Line and MNF Upset Pick
We should have seen it coming, but the AFC is catching up to the NFC in late 2021. Big duh, eh? Who could have thought a pro pigskin league would be just about as strong in one batch of 16 teams as in the other? But all sarcasm aside, more empirical evidence than a single September-October stretch of games has been behind NFL pundits touting the NFC. In a league in which … [Read more...] about Week 16 Odds and Best Bets: Chiefs vs Steelers O/U Line and MNF Upset Pick
EPL Boxing Day Predictions: Spurs vs Palace Underdog Odds and O/U Goals Pick
Nothing's more dangerous than when a gambler's frame of mind is opposite the athletes she's betting on. For instance, an MLB speculator might be sick of watching National League teams ground-out for an entire weekend, but that doesn't mean the next Over/Under outcome won't be forged by ballclubs ready to lay the lumber. Likewise, a punter might view a rainy, cold venue at … [Read more...] about EPL Boxing Day Predictions: Spurs vs Palace Underdog Odds and O/U Goals Pick
Birmingham Bowl Odds: Auburn vs Houston Moneyline and Other Yuletide FBS Picks
I'm the first handicapper to look on the bright side when rosters get ravaged. So long as there's no tragedy involved - NFL Draft opt-outs and light "omicron" cases of COVID-19 are decidedly not tragedies - the specter of surprise roster-omissions can work in a gambler's favor. Betting odds can't shift or adapt quickly enough to stay accurate throughout a wild week of … [Read more...] about Birmingham Bowl Odds: Auburn vs Houston Moneyline and Other Yuletide FBS Picks
2022 World Junior Championship: Gold Medal Odds, Team Previews, and Predictions
Fans of international pond shinny have gone from giddy to glum in a short few weeks. The NHL's green light of NHLPA involvement in the Winter Olympics gives the IOC's flagging Men's Ice Hockey brand a potentially huge boost, and yet Beijing's bad PR and worse timing could lead to bizarre roster scenarios for national teams. Strangely enough for an all-too-familiar situation, … [Read more...] about 2022 World Junior Championship: Gold Medal Odds, Team Previews, and Predictions
Armed Forces Bowl: Missouri vs Army Odds, Lines, and Predictions, Plus 5 Holiday Bowl Bets
Through some self-destructive impulse, sports prediction sites always like to tout "Old Marty Moonshine" as the top winning-picks talisman on staff. Believe it or not, it helps to pick winners when you're not 90 years old and jaded of all inspiration. Having suffered a bad streak of losing picks on Championship Weekend, this CFB handicapper would be expected to employ … [Read more...] about Armed Forces Bowl: Missouri vs Army Odds, Lines, and Predictions, Plus 5 Holiday Bowl Bets
NFL Odds and Best Bets: Cardinals at Lions O/U Total Pick and Rams vs Seahawks ATS
It's strange to see NFL bookmakers doing well at setting a certain category of betting lines, while making mistakes in another "category" of lines in the same actual market. For instance, point spreads on Week 15's most well-matched NFL games appear to be handicapped with accuracy by Las Vegas. Tennessee-Pittsburgh is an extremely hard-to-predict match of physical football … [Read more...] about NFL Odds and Best Bets: Cardinals at Lions O/U Total Pick and Rams vs Seahawks ATS
2021 Army vs Navy Odds, Spread, and Picks: Will the Game’s Crazy O/U Streak Continue?
Rivalry scrums often have a delayed effect on college football teams, such as Michigan State collapsing with fatigue after beating Michigan this year, while Jim Harbaugh's playoff-bound Wolverines managed to recover and climb back into the driver's seat in the Big Ten. As for the outcome of a rivalry game itself, fans understand that kids are going to play harder than usual, … [Read more...] about 2021 Army vs Navy Odds, Spread, and Picks: Will the Game’s Crazy O/U Streak Continue?