212 Results for year: 2018
Churchill Downs Hosts Breeders' Cup and Expanded Betting Includes Pick 5's and Head-To-Head Match-ups
The 35th Breeders' Cup World Championships are at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky Nov. 2-3, and record wagering is expected with expanding betting options including additional Pick 5's and head-t0-head match-ups.
FairwayJay chips in some updates on the betting options and more in this article at TheLines.
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Week 10 Major Match-ups Includes Alabama at LSU as College Football Playoff Rankings are Released
The college football playoff selection committee will release the season's first rankings on Oct. 30, and ESPN will reveal the rankings Tuesday night.
I reviewed the weekend results and AP rankings for the Top-10 in this article at BetAmerica.
The Week 10 major match-ups that will draw big betting action and interest at the sportsbooks, and determine first place in some of the Power 5 ...
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Identifying Underdogs and Parlays for Profit – Week 8 NFL Picks
We continue with our NFL picks, predictions and parlays with a focus on underdogs. Like our weekly college football picks and predictions producing profit, we take a similar approach in the NFL. However, with fewer games each week, finding four underdogs to join Fairway’s Foursome is far more challenging. Still, we’ll Chip-in our thoughts and analysis, and modify our course management along the way.
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Here is a weekly article I provide for TheLines with some insight into the betting market moves and advance look-ahead lines for NFL games.
The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas provides the advance look-ahead lines each week on Tuesday for the following weeks games. I provide some thoughts and insight on using those advance lines and not overreacting to recent results while also recognizing potential letdown situations and scheduling dynamics that can impact performance and the betting ...
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Identifying College Football Underdogs and Parlays for Profit – College Football Week 9
Professional sports handicapper FairwayJay continues his search for value and underdog winners with his Week 9 College Football Picks
The final weekend of college football in October has arrived, and the contenders are separating from the pretenders. Many teams are still pushing for a winning season and bowl bid, while the highly-ranked teams are shooting for a conference title, championship game, ...
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Stat Profiles of Top Teams and Defensive Dominators
Last week we took a deep dive into the stats for offensive production and identified the college football teams with the most balanced offenses that are powerful and productive. Now we turn to the defensive side of the ball and isolating college football’s defensive dominators. Using these statistical indicators and profiles will assist us in our college football handicapping and weekly pursuit of profit.
While many bettors love to bet ...
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Handicapping and Analyzing Stats – NFL Inside the Numbers Week 7
Throughout the NFL season, I go inside the numbers and review weekly box scores, stats, game recaps and more after watching many of the NFL games. For over a decade, I have kept a proprietary database of statistical information and utilized relevant rushing numbers, statistical guidelines and situations to better assist me in sports investing and providing point spread winners.
You can read my weekly Fairway’s ...
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Bookmaking, Betting and NBA Totals and Scoring Surges to Start Season
What's going on in the opening week of pro basketball? Bookmakers are scrambling as scoring surges to record levels averaging 220.9 points per game through 46 games with 29 OVERS and 17 UNDERS for a 63% Over the Total clip. And 20 of those games went OVER the total by at least 10 points and 11 others by at least 20 points even with the bookmaker adjustment upward from the opening numbers.
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