We wind up comparing a lot of sports-variants (and minor-league outcomes of the same genre) to major sports without thinking of whether the mold fits together on the betting board. Often, 2 leagues that look and sound much alike, for instance MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball, present very disparate … Read More... about NHL Playoff Odds and Series Prices: Florida vs Tampa Bay Game 1 Line and Best Wednesday Picks
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USFL Week 5 Preview and Odds: Generals vs Breakers Moneyline Pick and Best Sunday Point Spread
The USFL can count itself fortunate not to be folding midway through the season. That may sound like a cruel joke at the United States Football League's expense, but the positive step is no laughing matter for league bosses who've watched other minor-league American football brands start up and then give-up within weeks. NFL Europe and other NFL-affiliated efforts have had … [Read more...] about USFL Week 5 Preview and Odds: Generals vs Breakers Moneyline Pick and Best Sunday Point Spread
USFL Week 3: A Trio of Over/Under Picks and Best Odds on Philadelphia Stars vs New Jersey Generals
The refashioned USFL's pair of top preseason picks, the Michigan Panthers and Tampa Bay Bandits, have belly-flopped after losing 3 out of 4 games in embarrassing style. The Panthers may be the saddest tale of disappointment. Blessed with #1 overall USFL draft pick QB Shea Patterson, and coached by former St. Louis Rams skipper Jeff Fisher, the Panthers were touted as … [Read more...] about USFL Week 3: A Trio of Over/Under Picks and Best Odds on Philadelphia Stars vs New Jersey Generals
Week 8 College Football Picks: Purdue vs Wisconsin Odds and Saturday O/U Lines
In the words of Colin Montgomerie after Team England bogeyed the 18th hole to lose a match, "well, that changes all that, then." Forget that tripe about Alabama getting a "mulligan" at #5 just so Cincinnati could be left dangling at #4, waiting to be nixed from the 2021-22 College Football Playoff as soon as the SEC Championship Game and Big Ten Championship scrums took … [Read more...] about Week 8 College Football Picks: Purdue vs Wisconsin Odds and Saturday O/U Lines
College Football Betting: Air Force at Boise State Spread and 4 Saturday Picks
We usually don't use weekly intros to soapbox, but rather to introduce overall betting angles to think about when preparing a round of picks. This time, though, the 2 genres are kind of connected. Alabama should absolutely not be a 5th-ranked team after losing to an unranked school with a .500 record like Texas A&M. It's not so much about "SEC bias" or even Power-5 bias, … [Read more...] about College Football Betting: Air Force at Boise State Spread and 4 Saturday Picks
Week 6 FBS Odds and Picks: Navy a Strong ATS Wager at Home
Leagues designed to promote absolute parity can make the fog of shallow hype even harder to squint through. How many times has an NFL player gone on a talk show, and when asked if his team can potentially win the Super Bowl, he says, "Hey man, sky's the limit. Lotta talent on this team." That's probably my favorite political-sports tripe of all, "Lotta talent on this team." … [Read more...] about Week 6 FBS Odds and Picks: Navy a Strong ATS Wager at Home
Week 5 CFB Odds and Predictions: Boise State vs Nevada Point Spread Pick
Those who follow WagerBop's W/L records know that our Daily Double prediction outcomes are far more curious than our results with any other sport or league. We do pretty well on big soccer matches and flop often on also-ran derbies - it's much the same with UFC (especially yours-truly's prizefighting picks, which only seem to pay off if the event's PPV buy-rate matches a … [Read more...] about Week 5 CFB Odds and Predictions: Boise State vs Nevada Point Spread Pick
Week 4 FBS Odds and Picks: Mizzou’s Moneyline and Saturday’s Other Best Bets
As we've noted repeatedly headed into the 2021 conference slate, heretofore-unheralded (geez, that sounds like a 2020s luxury car slogan, but it fits today's topic with Undeniable Precision and Precise Undeniability) FBS programs are making hay against the nation's Top 25, and the phenomenon of name-brand teams flopping as massive favorites against mid-ranked Division 1 … [Read more...] about Week 4 FBS Odds and Picks: Mizzou’s Moneyline and Saturday’s Other Best Bets
Week 3 NCAA Football: Odds, Lines, and LSU vs CMU O/U Pick
Having blogged about High School pigskin for nearly the last 10 years in a row, I've been witness to the "NCAA-ification" of the prep ranks. That's not necessarily a reference to the scourge of hand-picked teams and so-called Friday night "football" broadcasts that turn into scouting orgies for SEC aficionados, or even the "Bishop Sycamore" syndrome of independent barnstorming … [Read more...] about Week 3 NCAA Football: Odds, Lines, and LSU vs CMU O/U Pick