NFL: Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers
Nov 30, 2008
Green Bay and Carolina have their sights set on divisional titles, but both figure to be in a dogfight the rest of the way.
The Panthers’ loss last Sunday dropped their record to 8-3 on the season and all of their remaining games are against current playoff contenders.
NFL: New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins
Nov 30, 2008
The weekly chain of huge NFC East showdowns continues with the 10-1 Giants visiting 7-4 Washington.
New York got a step closer to home field advantage in the NFC with its win at Arizona last weekend and maintains a three-game lead in the division standings. Giants’ coach Tom Coughlin’s team is a perfect 3-0 straight up and against the spread (ATS) against East foes in ’08, and 4-1 straight up and ATS on the road as well.
NFL: New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nov 30, 2008
New Orleans and Tampa Bay met in Week 1 with the Saints winning 24-20 at home. That game was all the Bucs needed to jumpstart the season, as they’ve gone 8-2 straight up and 7-3 ATS since
This past Sunday, Tampa was able to shake off a 17-0 deficit in Detroit to win 38-20.
Will desperation lead the Redskins to a much-needed victory and a payday on Sunday?
With 93% of the action on the Giants as 3 ½-point favorites, Sportsbook.com members obviously don’t think it will.
Desperate to keep pace with the Dallas Cowboys and other NFC Wild Card contenders, the Redskins are desperate for a victory over the rival New York Giants at home on Sunday.
If you’re riding the hot hand, you’ve had some big weeks of late.
In his Double Take picks, our own Sportsbook.com writer Mike is an impressive 9-3 against the spread over the last three weeks. That’s improved his season record to a very impressive 27-18-3. Cras has struggled in recent weeks but is still a profitable 24-21-3.
The Florida Gators are playing like the best time in the country and bettors like their chances of blowing out a tough rival on Saturday.
The #4-ranked Gators venture to Tallahassee to play in-state rival, #21 Florida State, as 16 ½-point favorites. Sportsbook.com members are expecting a blowout and 92% are betting that Florida improves its national title hopes.
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.
Bettors want no part of Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb after benching last weekend in Baltimore.
McNabb’s Philadelphia Eagles are giving three-points for Thanksgiving’s home game against the Arizona Cardinals but only 25% of bettors are backing them. The Over/Under is 47 points and a whopping 93% of the public thinks it will be a high-scoring affair going Over.
Bettors are throwing their money behind the Dallas Cowboys are big favorites for their annual Thanksgiving matchup.
The Cowboys are 12 ½-point favorites but that isn’t bothering Sportsbook.com members as 69% of them prefer America’s Team over the Seattle Seahawks on the national holiday. Those members are backed by a trend in which home favorites of six or more points are 11-3 against the spread (ATS) on Thursday.
The numbers are stacked against Detroit Lions backers having a profitable Thanksgiving afternoon.
The 0-11 Lions are just 4-7 against the spread (ATS) this season, they’ve been outscored 121-50 over four straight Thanksgiving losses and home underdogs of 7.5 points or more are just 2-8-1 ATS in recent Turkey Day games.
One of the crown jewels of the college basketball preseason tournaments is the NIT and the semifinals at Madison Square Garden are tonight. Tip time for Game 1 is set for 7:00 pm ET on ESPN2. Here is a quick look at both contests.
The New York Knicks have had a surprising amount of success against the Cleveland Cavaliers in recent years.
While Knicks fans covered their faces in shame due to the franchises lack of success, backers have jumped on the success that New York has had against one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams and are riding an 8-3 record against the spread (ATS) in their last 11 against Cleveland.
The national title picture remains cloudy but Sportsbook.com oddsmakers have the Florida Gators as the leading candidate to win the BCS Championship.
Fourth-ranked Florida is listed at 3:2 odds to win the Championship, ahead of conference foe and #1 Alabama Crimson Tide, listed at 5:2 odds. The other team at the top of the pile is #3 Oklahoma. At 3:1 odds, oddsmakers expect Oklahoma to emerge from the Big 12 and play for the national title.
Coming off its toughest game, the unbeaten Ball State Cardinals will try to overcome one last obstacle to winning the MAC West when it hosts the Western Michigan Broncos tonight.
Sportsbook.com has Ball State as 10 ½-point favorites with a Total of 53.5. It will be broadcast on ESPN2 starting at 7 pm ET.
Fill your NBA betting appetite with big slate of NBA games this weekend but before you do, we’ve got the top trends to consider prior to putting your money down.
Here are some of the top Power Trends that will be in play over the next three days.
