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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Crystal Palace vs Brighton: Matchday 17 Odds Marked by Punters Passing on Eagles
WagerBop scored on our longest-odds prediction of the Premier League season last weekend when United upset City at 9-to-1 payoff. I can’t claim “square” gamblers (those who never question the handicapper’s picks) have been raking-in rubles with our moneyline bets from week to week this season, however. Nailing the surprise Manchester United win helped rescue the blog’s … [Read more...] about Crystal Palace vs Brighton: Matchday 17 Odds Marked by Punters Passing on Eagles
Army vs Navy: Betting Odds and Prediction on the Fight in Philadelphia
When President Trump told viewers of the 2017 Army-Navy Game that the American classic was “not the best football, but still very, very good,” he was right for the wrong reasons. Trump, a former USFL proprietor, was remarking that college players don’t always run as fast or jump as high as pro players do. That’s true of course, but not what has threatened to make Army vs Navy … [Read more...] about Army vs Navy: Betting Odds and Prediction on the Fight in Philadelphia
Premier League Betting Lines: Aston Villa vs Leicester and 9 Other Matchday 16 Picks
Forget all that jazz about the Premier League calendar setting-up well for handicaps and blog posts as of a week ago. This is the time of year when the EPL schedule begins losing the plot. Playing catch-up after a few scattered breaks for international football, the Premiership will now undertake a flurry of 3 Matchdays within less than a 10-day span. Manchester United, for … [Read more...] about Premier League Betting Lines: Aston Villa vs Leicester and 9 Other Matchday 16 Picks
FBS Championship Weekend: Odds and Best Betting Lines on 10 Conference Title Games
The inimitable Kreighton Rahn has agreed to take over WagerBop’s NFL-prediction duties for 2 weeks so that yours-truly can focus on climactic college games like Power-5 and Group-of-5 conference championships, and of course Army vs Navy on December 14th. But as streamlined as my efforts may be, somehow I can’t look at the FBS betting board for this weekend and make perfect … [Read more...] about FBS Championship Weekend: Odds and Best Betting Lines on 10 Conference Title Games
NFL Odds and Betting: Seahawks, Patriots Make Prime-Time Gamblers Wary in Week 13
Are the outcomes of prime-time NFL games making bettors just a little shy about gambling on the favorite? It's not necessarily a logical trend, which is to say there's no significant trend of shocking upsets taking place on Sunday Night Football or Monday Night Football. The Rams and the Chiefs posted solid wins over the Bears and Chargers respectively in Week 11, and Week … [Read more...] about NFL Odds and Betting: Seahawks, Patriots Make Prime-Time Gamblers Wary in Week 13
Rivalry Weekend Odds: Iron Bowl, Apple Cup, and More Predictions on CFB Week 14
Covering prep football on Fridays is, as Sappho might have put it, a supreme experience on the black Earth. But even if I wasn’t addicted to the aura of pigskin in its purest form, I would still be well-advised to follow Friday night lights (the actual games, not the show with the immortal teenagers) to learn and improve my FBS and NFL handicapping. For instance, is it … [Read more...] about Rivalry Weekend Odds: Iron Bowl, Apple Cup, and More Predictions on CFB Week 14
Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo Jedi Mind-Tricked SMU and Checkmated Sonny Dykes in Annapolis
Bobby Fischer's greatest moment as a chess genius might have been Game 3 of the 1972 FIDE World Championship, when he made a positional move discouraged by wood-pushers and Grandmasters alike but which seemed elegantly wise when considered with common sense. Fischer's opponent was baffled into making 2nd-best moves in reply, and the American snapped a losing streak against the … [Read more...] about Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo Jedi Mind-Tricked SMU and Checkmated Sonny Dykes in Annapolis
NFL Gambling in Week 12: Bears, Rams ATS and Other Bets Against the Public
Some years ago NBC ran a memorable sports-comedy sketch in which toxic-masculine male announcers assigned to the NCAAW genre read impeccably from cue-cards designed to make them sound like world-renowned experts on women's basketball, then laugh off-camera and off-mic about the slim chance that they'd ever even watch a women's game. There are still conflicting interpretations … [Read more...] about NFL Gambling in Week 12: Bears, Rams ATS and Other Bets Against the Public