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For a bowl game being played Christmas Eve night, matching two teams totaling a dozen defeats, this contest has gotten a fair amount of buzz.
With the Notre Dame Fighting Irish listed as 2 ½-point favorites in Hawaii and playing after a nice vacation, this is an intriguing matchup. It will also either symbolize the dawning of a new era for Charlie Weis and Notre Dame or start the slow dance ritual of Weis being shown the door in about 11 months.
The Missouri Tigers have faced a number of big spreads this season – without much success.
As the #21 Tigers enter Monday’s Valero Alamo Bowl against the #23 Northwestern Wildcats as 12 ½-point favorites, bettors should be reminded that Missouri has covered just three of their last 10 games.
The California Golden Bears were picture-perfect at home this season and Sportsbook.com bettors have taken notice heading into Saturday’s Emerald Bowl.
The matchup between California and the Miami Hurricanes will be played on a neutral field, but it may as well be a home game for the Bears as they simply make the 25-minute trek from campus to AT&T Field on Saturday.
The Florida State Seminoles are playing the Champs Sports Bowl in their home state, but don’t discount the chances of the Wisconsin Badgers.
The Badgers have played in Florida bowl games the last five years against tough SEC teams and while they went just 2-3 straight-up, they were 3-2 against the spread and easily could have gone 5-0 against the spread (ATS) with a couple of breaks in games that were close in the fourth quarter.
That bodes well against Florida State who has similar speed of an SEC team even though they play in the ACC.
The San Diego Chargers are big 8 ½-point favorites hosting the Denver Broncos on Sunday night, with the winner taking the AFC West title.
The Bolts are getting 55% of the early action despite that seemingly large number, as these teams have been heading in opposite directions.
Tonight’s Poinsettia Bowl between the Boise State Broncos and the TCU Horned Frogs is one of the best bowl games.
Sportsbook.com opened this contest as a Pick and those laying down the money have preferred TCU, making them a three-point favorite with a Total of 46. ESPN will have the telecast at 8 pm ET.
The three leading candidates for the NBA Rookie of the Year award are all on display Tuesday night in a mammoth 12-game schedule.
The NBA is off on Wednesday for Christmas Eve but will resume on Thursday with five nationally televised games including the huge one between NBA Finalists, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.
The Green Bay Packers are officially eliminated from the NFL playoffs but the public backing is still firmly behind them.
Aaron Rodgers and company are traveling to their hated rivals, the Chicago Bears (8-6) on Monday Night Football and you can see this NFC North rivalry at 8:30 pm ET on ESPN.
Chicago opened as a 4 ½-point favorite but it is down to four points as 65% of the betting public is backing the Packers.
Sportsbook.com’s Primetime Prop for Sunday night’s game between the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers is just one of many reasons to tune in.
Wager on the “Player to Score 1st TD” prop for the Panthers @ Giants. If your selection scores the game’s first touchdown and proceeds to rush OR receive for at least 100 yards in the game, winning wagers will be doubled up to $100.00 for this specific prop.
The Dallas Cowboys are very much alive in the NFC playoff picture, but they have a big challenge on their hands on Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens.
Dallas is a four-point favorite at Sportsbook.com, but that hasn’t stopped over 70% of bettors from backing the hosts.
Amazingly, it will be the first time the Ravens have ever played in Dallas in a regular season game.
Fresno State’s season ended with a disappointing 7-5 record but the majority of bettors like them as three-point favorites for Saturday’s New Mexico Bowl.
The Fresno State Bulldogs play the Colorado State Rams in the second game of the bowl season, starting at 2:30 pm ET on ESPN.
Fresno opened the preseason as the favorite to win the WAC but the 105th-ranked run defense took care of any hopes the Bulldogs had in a hurry.
The bowl season opens with a rematch between Navy and Wake Forest on Saturday morning.
These two teams met back in September when Navy pulled out a 24-17 upset as 17-point underdogs.
The spread is much closer this time around as the Demon Deacons are listed as three-point favorites.
The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t covered a spread in their last seven outings, but it doesn’t seem to be affecting their game or future odds.
Los Angeles (21-3) has been at least an 11 ½-point favorite for the last seven games, and while they’ve won six of them, they are 0-7 against the spread (ATS).
The Jacksonville Jaguars have fallen to new lows this season but they still want a win badly tonight against the Indianapolis Colts. Sportsbook.com has the Colts as a six-point favorite, with the Total lodged at 44. At last check, 86% of bettors were backing the Colts.
The Carolina Panthers and New York Giants have a huge Sunday night game in the Big Apple with the winner getting home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
The Giants are three-point home favorites but 69% like the Panthers after watching the G-Men lose their last two games to Philadelphia and Dallas.
Tim Tebow and the #2 Florida Gators are holding steady as three-point chalk over the #1 Oklahoma Sooners in the BCS title game on January 8th.
So while Sooners’ quarterback Sam Bradford won the Heisman Trophy last Saturday night, it is Tebow who will have the last laugh if he gets his second national title in the last three years.
