The Preseason NIT concludes at Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a Top-25 clash between No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 10 Purdue on the college basketball betting schedule.
The Boilermakers’ road to the final went through Eastern Michigan, Loyola Chicago, and Boston College. Purdue rolled over the Eagles 87-58 as a 22-point favorite on the college basketball odds in the opening round, as Robbie Hummel poured in a team-high 18 points.
The Golden State Warriors (5-10 SU, 7-8 ATS) will try to avoid losing their fifth straight game on Friday night when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (12-3 SU, 11-4 ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is scheduled to take place at 7:30 PM ET at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
The Miami Heat (7-8 SU, 6-8-1 ATS) faces off against a familiar foe when they travel to the Valley of the Sun on Friday night, as Eric Spoelstra’s team faces off against the Phoenix Suns (11-5 SU, 8-8 ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is scheduled to tip off at 8 PM ET at the US Airways Center in Phoenix.
The Detroit Pistons (9-5 SU, 7-7 ATS, 7-7 O/U) have just find out firsthand, the drama that Allen Iverson brings to a team!
While still searching for their new identity after going 5-5 in ten games since acquiring the mercurial shooting guard, the Pistons held a light practice on Thanksgiving Day only to see Iverson blow off the team function without ever notifying anyone.
With the Thanksgiving Day appetizer out of the way those doing any NFL sports betting can get to the real main course with a dozen games on the league’s schedule for Sunday.
And highlighting that slate is a potential AFC barnburner between the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets at Giants Stadium (4:15pm ET). Brett Favre and the Jets served notice that they are for real this season last week when they knocked off the previously-unbeaten Tennessee Titans by a final score of 34-13. Favre went 25-of-32 for 224 yards passing in that contest, with two TDs and one INT. Thomas Jones rushed for 96 yards.
After taking to the ice on Monday and Wednesday the NHL sports betting schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Montreal Canadiens this weekend as they suit up on back-to-back nights against Washington on Friday and Buffalo on Saturday.
The Atlanta Hawks (9-5 SU, 6-8 ATS, 7-6-1 O/U) have won two of their last three games in the BetUS Sportsbook following their recent four-game losing streak. The Toronto Raptors (7-7 SU, 6-8 ATS, 9-5 O/U) beat the Charlotte Bobcats 93-86 on Wednesday, but have dropped two of three overall.
The Boston Celtics (14-2 SU, 8-8 ATS, 7-9 O/U) have won six straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook, including Wednesday’s thrilling 119-111 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Philadelphia 76ers (7-8 SU, 6-9 ATS, 4-10-1 O/U) are still struggling with inconsistency in their search for their new identity.
It used to be that sports betting fans would have to wait until after the Thanksgiving Holiday for NCAAB betting to really kick into gear.
Not so any more. The college basketball season appears to start earlier and earlier which means that online sportsbook betting fans need to start earlier in their college basketball betting handicapping.
With 12 games on the schedule, the Statfox Forecaster was put to work for a special Black Friday edition of college football.
Forget hitting the malls and hit Sportsbook.com for a complete list of odds on the Live Odds page and catch action on the tube all day long.
Here’s a quick look at a few of the games on tap for Friday.
The Pac 10 Championship is up for grabs and so are spots in the ACC and Conference USA title games.
We had the Statfox Forecaster predict the outcomes for three key games on Saturday.
Here’s a look at the three games, along with some key betting tips to consider.
The New York Giants (10-1 SU, 9-2 ATS, 7-3-1- O/U) won their sixth consecutive game on Sunday, beating the Arizona Cardinals 37-29 as a 3-point road favorite in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Washington Redskins (7-4 SU, 5-5-1 ATS, 2-8-1 O/U) snapped a two-game losing streak on Sunday, beating Seattle 20-17 as a 3-points road favorite.
A famous American folk singer once said, “you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone.”
Nothing could be truer when it comes to college football betting, so make sure to soak it all in during the final full slate of games this weekend. Even by its own high standards, rarely have there been so many pivotal matchups on the board on Thanksgiving weekend that also featured so much value at the betting window (for the latest lines, go to sports.bodog.com).
While it’s important to get a handle on every factor affecting your bet, there’s no angle square NFL bettors overvalue more than weather. This is especially true when the season starts getting long in the tooth as snow, freezing rain, and high winds start changing the way the game is played on the field.
Week 13 opens with a special trifecta of Turkey Day games on Thursday, starting with what will surely be a barnburner between Tennessee and Detroit (+11, 44.5). Take the opportunity to sit down at the table and eat while that gongshow transpires at Ford Field.
The Oklahoma Sooners travel to arch rival Oklahoma State to take on the Cowboys. The Sooners were brilliant last weekend throttling the at that time number 2 BCS ranked Texas Tech Raiders. How did the Sooners do it? By playing up to their defensive capabilities. Sports betting fans will note that Oklahoma isn’t your typical garden variety college football team.
