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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Monday Premier League Odds: Total-Goals Betting on Tottenham vs Man City
2018 has marked my first real effort at handicapping the FIFA World Cup and the English Premier League. I’ve won money for gamblers, but have also made some really embarrassing mistakes. Once, during a World Cup preview, I accidentally called Portugal the “Red Fury” while referencing Ronaldo, thereby lining-up the great attacker up front for the Spanish. Oh, how Spain wishes … [Read more...] about Monday Premier League Odds: Total-Goals Betting on Tottenham vs Man City
Florida vs Georgia: Betting on a Huge SEC Showdown in Week 9
There’s been some line movement in recent NCAA and NFL gridiron betting odds that defies conventional wisdom. It’s almost as if bettors in different markets come from different sub-sets of the American football fan base, and consequently do not see eye to eye. For instance, a few favorites in big games have been taking heavy action on the spread, driving the number wider. … [Read more...] about Florida vs Georgia: Betting on a Huge SEC Showdown in Week 9
Notre Dame Favored by Bundle vs Rival Navy in San Diego
Rivalries make for thorny betting, with the factor of emotional effort on the gridiron tested against pure physics and pure skill. I once had a student-athlete from my alma mater (destined for a quick exit from the squad) tell me he did not care much for football and was not planning to give 100% in every game. Raw stuff, eh? That is not an interview answer you get every … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Favored by Bundle vs Rival Navy in San Diego
Handicapping NFL Week 7: Cincinnati Faces Patrick Mahomes in KC
Was last week’s Tom Brady vs Patrick Mahomes showdown a pair of quarterbacks duking it out on the gridiron, or was it Yoda vs Obi Wan Kenobi? Fans often-times treat the quarterback position like the American Presidency or the Popehood. Coaches are even swept into “believing in” a particular QB for no rational reason, instead of evaluating the quarterbacks like any … [Read more...] about Handicapping NFL Week 7: Cincinnati Faces Patrick Mahomes in KC
Jacksonville vs Houston: Jags’ Home-Field Advantage Undervalued in Vegas
When you handicap football as much as I do, you are apt to get a feel for the subtext of ordinary headlines. It is almost like when Sigmund Freud said “nothing is insignificant.” Every headline and basic lead tells the reader something, even when put in the most boring and cliché way. For example: “Hornets Still Optimistic About Final Weeks of Season” = Hornets are not in … [Read more...] about Jacksonville vs Houston: Jags’ Home-Field Advantage Undervalued in Vegas
Chelsea vs United: Unbeaten Blues Favored vs Chaotic Red Devils
Call it Manchester Not-Very-United. The rumors (“rumours” as they’re called in England) are coming fast and furious now, and the tabloids are in overdrive. While a winning streak earlier in the season might have aided to soothe player-coach relations at Manchester United, a shaky victory over the Magpies of Newcastle has had next to no impact. It seems every day another … [Read more...] about Chelsea vs United: Unbeaten Blues Favored vs Chaotic Red Devils
Friday Night FBS: Betting on the Mountain West in Prime Time
Imagine you time-traveled from mid-August to mid-October, and learned that the Colorado State Rams were a 3-to-4-score underdog at Boise State. That’s normal, right? Except that the Broncos are only 4-2, lost unexpectedly to a gutted San Diego State team, were blown away by Oklahoma State...and yet somehow retain an overwhelming advantage against CSU. At least according … [Read more...] about Friday Night FBS: Betting on the Mountain West in Prime Time
Georgia at LSU: Picking an SEC Slug-Fest on the Spread
Before the 2018-19 season started, I wrote that Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is loaded at QB, and his only real problem is figuring out who will run the rock. “Smart is hoping that freshman RB Zamir White, the top-ranked rusher in the 2018 recruiting class, will continue to amaze after racking up Hershel Walker-type numbers in high school,” read my – ahem – indubitably … [Read more...] about Georgia at LSU: Picking an SEC Slug-Fest on the Spread