CFB Week 7 Reaction: Gambling Picks, Bowers Injury, Oregon/UW, Michigan is Still Michigan, OSU-Penn State PREDICTION

Several undefeated teams went down: Oregon, Louisville and USC. The following undefeated teams remain: Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State, Washington, Oklahoma, Penn State, North Carolina, Air Force, Liberty and James Madison. That’s 11 teams, and the number will be down to at least 10 after Saturday as Ohio State and Penn State square off… Read More CFB Week 7 Reaction: Gambling Picks, Bowers Injury, Oregon/UW, Michigan is Still Michigan, OSU-Penn State PREDICTION

October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 AustinLeave a comment

Is the #NFLRigged?

On Sunday night, after the conclusion of the AFC Championship game, “#NFLRigged” was trending on Twitter. Tens of thousands of tweets were sent out decrying the perceived rigging of the game between the Chiefs and Bengals. I’ll admit, there were some questionable calls in that game. I’m not going to list them all here because… Read More Is the #NFLRigged?

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 AustinLeave a comment

Why is LSU Only -3.5 Over Arkansas?

This is the strangest betting line I’ve seen for this week of college football, maybe all season: LSU, who just beat Alabama, is only a 3.5 point favorite over Arkansas, who just lost to Liberty. Liberty! The game is at Arkansas, so that explains some of it, but this is overall very disrespectful to LSU,… Read More Why is LSU Only -3.5 Over Arkansas?

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 AustinLeave a comment

CFB Game Predictions: Tennessee vs. Kentucky, Ohio State vs. Penn State — Upsets Possible? PLUS: Power Ratings and Betting Picks

I’m going to dig into the two biggest matchups of the weekend here and provide a final score prediction for each of them. We’ll start with Kentucky at Tennessee. (19) Kentucky at (3) Tennessee (UT -11.5, o/u 61.0) Reasons Kentucky could pull off the upset: Reasons Tennessee will avoid the upset: So that’s my case… Read More CFB Game Predictions: Tennessee vs. Kentucky, Ohio State vs. Penn State — Upsets Possible? PLUS: Power Ratings and Betting Picks

October 28, 2022October 29, 2022 Austin1 Comment

CFB Week 8 Power Ratings & Betting Lines

Last week was tough on the gambling picks. After going 13-8-1 in week 6, I was just 7-13 in week 7, bringing my overall record to 20-21-1. Not great: However, it was a crazy week in college football overall with all the underdogs: Just upset city. But no excuses. Gotta be better this week. Here… Read More CFB Week 8 Power Ratings & Betting Lines

October 18, 2022October 22, 2022 AustinLeave a comment

Vegas Now Expects 49ers to Take Justin Fields at #3

This is on FanDuel Sportsbook as of April 18 at about 9pm: Now Fields is not an overwhelming favorite. Vegas still thinks there’s a good shot the 49ers take Mac Jones; they have him listed at +125, which is close to even money. For some perspective, FanDuel has Trevor Lawrence listed at -20,000 to go… Read More Vegas Now Expects 49ers to Take Justin Fields at #3

April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 AustinLeave a comment

Where is the Break-Even Point in Sports Betting?

Now that sports gambling has been legalized in several states in the US, people are flocking to apps like Draft Kings and Fan Duel sportsbooks. Sports betting is exploding in the US more than ever before, as it is now accessible to anyone with a smartphone. Stocks like DKNG, PENN and the sports betting catch-all… Read More Where is the Break-Even Point in Sports Betting?

December 19, 2020 AustinLeave a comment

NFL Week 15 Matchups: Statistical Advantages & Betting Lines

Now that I’ve created a statistical ranking system, I want to use it to analyze weekly matchups and see if it’s able to be predictive. My numbers are not meant to translate into points. So “advantage” +/- does not translate into what the line should be. It’s a measure of how far above or below… Read More NFL Week 15 Matchups: Statistical Advantages & Betting Lines

December 16, 2020December 19, 2020 AustinLeave a comment

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