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David Payne writes for Ben Burns.
ESPN analysts Jay Bilas and Bob Knight were singing the praises of Washington’s Jon Brockman Saturday on “College Gameday.”
Anyone who had the Huskies Thursday against USC probably isn’t as impressed with Brockman.
An All-Pac-10 candidate, Brockman went 0-for-8 against the Trojans, including a bloopers moment that Washington backers weren’t laughing about.
Certainly you can read a plethora of articles on the advantages or disavantages of betting road teams with NBA picks. In fact, manay an “expert” handicapper has claimed large winning percentages in focusing just on road teams. Just like anything else in the handicapping world, there are some exagerated claims with trends and angles of any types.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 12-4 record and were the last of the 12 teams in this year’s postseason-field to actually take the playing field. By the time the Steelers were set to host the San Diego Chargers on January 11 at 4:45 ET, here’s the highlights of what had already transpired in this year’s NFL postseason.
The Super Bowl favorite is the Pittsburgh Steelers which have been made a -7 point favorite by the odds makers. Pittsburgh has been playing so good lately and coming off a very good win against Baltimore Ravens. This playoffs they are 2-0 against the spread! Also make sure to check out Craig’s earlier article breaking down all the Super Bowl Trends the last 5 years.
David Payne writes for Ben Burns
These three teams have been steady producers for bettors this season. But will it last down the stretch?
James Madison (12-7 / 9-4): Underrated
The Dukes should have plenty of value the rest of the season, especially if the public looks only at the score of Saturday’s 71-57 loss to Colonial favorite George Mason.
Last week we covered the top 5 over all rated college basketball teams and today we will look at the top 5 coaches in college basketball. As a handicapper Craig looks at it a little differently than just your average fan. Most fans of a school just look at the wins and losses but Craig instead looks at it as does this coach have his players performing above or below there potential.
The Super Bowl is the most wagered on sporting event in the country by a landslide. Sportsbooks not only offer selections on the side and total, but also on a wide variety of player, team, and event props. There are a number of ways to approach wagering in this game than just on one side and/or one total. With the side and total already being released, as well as some prop bets, it is critical to know how to start attacking these selections.
ACC CBB betting action continues on Wednesday night, and Bookmaker Sportsbook customers will get another chance to sink their teeth into a fantastic showdown when the Florida State Seminoles (15-3, 8-4 ATS) head down to Coral Gables to do battle with the Miami Hurricanes (13-4, 6-5 ATS).
It appears the Northwestern Wildcats actually won’t be Big Ten doormats for one season (thank you, Indiana). Behind Craig Moore’s 22 points, NU beat No. 18 Minnesota, 74-65, on Sunday. That’s a significant win for the program in that it was the Wildcats’ first victory over a ranked team since Feb. 8, 2006. And they had dropped 27 of 28 Big Ten games (going 1-17 last season), including their first four this season.
With only one NFL game left it is time to turn my attention to NCAA basketball. It is hard to believe that the NCAA tournament selection show is only 55 days away. I’m going to look at five teams that present a lot of value with 8 weeks remaining in the season. To make the list I will only consider teams who odds makers have listed at 10-1 or higher so as of 1/19/09 that rules out the following teams UNC, UConn, Louisville, Duke and Pitt.
MREAST takes a look at the Top 5 Mid Majors that could spring some March Madness surprises.
Don’t look now but the Big Dance is just 2 months away. It is getting to be the time we start looking at the teams with the impossible dream, that can spring the upset come tourney time, and take down the big name programs.
The NFL season has whittled the field down to four NFL Picks teams, two of which will earn the honor of participating in this years Super Bowl. Teams play all season attempting to end up with a record that would earn them the right to play at home during the “second season” of NFL Picks. You hear all the time of teams boasting that the road to the Super Bowl goes through them.
The Boston Celtics and New Jersey Nets collide for the second time this week on Saturday, while also highlighting the NBA betting schedule is a pair of East meets West matchups.
The Celtics and Nets met up in Boston on Wednesday night when the Celtics rolled to a 118-86 win. Boston was a 9.5-point favorite on the NBA odds and covered the spread for only the second time in their last seven games.
The NFL betting season is down to its final three games, meaning handicappers are tuned in and oddsmakers are setting their sharpest lines of the year.
In the AFC Championship, the Pittsburgh Steelers are now 6-point home favorites against the Baltimore Ravens, who have seen the bulk of the action all week. The Ravens have something to prove against the Steelers, who got the best of both matchups this season – albeit by a slim margin in both wins.
Defense should be the name of the game in the Steel City, especially with a birth in Super Bowl XLVIII on the line, and NFL bettors will have all of the football betting lines available to them from Bookmaker Sportsbook when the Baltimore Ravens (13-5, 14-4 ATS) do battle with the Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4, 10-7 ATS) at Heinz Field in the AFC Championship Game.
The first ticket to Super Bowl XLIII will be punched on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix, Arizona, allowing Bookmaker Sportsbook members a chance to sink their teeth into a fantastic showdown when the Philadelphia Eagles (11-6-1, 12-6 ATS) head to the desert to do battle with the Arizona Cardinals (11-7, 11-7 ATS) in the NFC Championship game.
