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Top NFL Rookies that will make an Impact in 2018
The anticipation of a new season gives football fans hope, and handicappers and sports bettors the opportunity to turn their preparation and plans into profit. The infusion of rookies to an NFL roster provides the foundation of a team’s future success. A handful of rookies will make an immediate impact, and the expectations are high for those top draft picks as the teams invest more money in them.
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Contrary NFL Week 1 Betting Points Towards Last Year’s Losers
The 2018 NFL season kicks off this week and the Week 1 lines have been bet into place at the leading online sportsbooks in recent weeks since being released back in April. Who will pull off the upsets and surprise the fans and bettors that expect most of last year’s playoff teams to be strong again? We have some Week 1 guidelines to show you some of the contrary nature of betting the NFL.
The Eagles and Falcons kickoff the ...
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NFL's Top Defensive Teams for 2018
he 2018 NFL season is set to kickoff, and we’re reminded again that defense not only wins many games, but produces point spread profit and championships. Last season the Eagles, Vikings and Jaguars finished with three of the top-4 scoring defenses, and all three made it to the conference championship games and Philadelphia won the Super Bowl. All three teams produced point spread profit, and none of the three teams had winning records the previous ...
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Northern Illinois Headlines Weekly College Football Underdog Picks and Plays
Last season I provided a fun weekly exercise providing 4 college football underdog picks with analysis each week. Fairway’s Football Forecast was producing more winners than losers through more than half the season when I went on the disabled list and PUP. The feedback from Fairway’s followers was great, and I’ll start chippin’-in again following opening week so I can coincide our four weekly college ...
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Betting College Football and Following Injuries and Suspensions
The college football season kicks off and many Power 5 teams and big name schools are laying significant points at the sportsbooks vs. teams from non-power 5 conferences. There are 15 FBS match-ups with the favorite laying at least 3 touchdowns, and 13 of those favorites are from Power 5 conferences.
Injuries and suspensions are always worth noting and impact the betting lines in various ways. Many recreational bettors are ...
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South Carolina Offense Expected to Explode this Season
The Gamecocks will open the 2018 season Sept. 1 at home vs. a non-power conference opponent for the first time since 2008. South Carolina is more than a 4 TD favorite over Sun Belt entrant Coastal Carolina. The Gamecocks are 17-1 in season openers since 2000, losing only in 2014 to SEC opponent Texas A&M.
South Carolina has won each of their last two home openers as underdog, but this year they are a huge favorite. Question is will ...
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South Carolina Offense Ready to Explode
South Carolina exceeded expectations last season, going 9-4 in head coach Will Muschamp’s second year in Columbia. A number of SEC Network analysts forecasted 4 or 5 wins for the Gamecocks last season. This season we see the potential for 9 wins again, and with the season win total at 7.5, after opening 7 at the leading online sports books, we think the ‘Cocks will rise to the occasion with a potential upset while being favored in nine games.
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UTEP Was 0-12 Last Year and Few Wins Expected in 2018
Many bettors and especially recreational ones like to bet against bad teams. The UTEP Miners will be getting huge points this season after going 0-12 last year. If you ask most sportsbook directors which teams will take the least action, UTEP will be on the short list. The Miners won 10 Conference USA games over a three-year period prior to last year’s winless debacle. The offense was a complete disaster averaging an FBS-worst 12 points ...
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