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College Football Week 2 Preview And Picks

Fairway’s Forecast and Week 2 College Football Underdog Picks Our 2019 college football season started with a pair of painful losses. The Week 1 ATS losses were tough to take on Northwestern and Oregon after each team was better than a 99% favorite to cover the point spread inside the final minute of the games. Toledo was a pretty tough one too, covering in the 4th quarter but not the ridiculous result that sent sports bettors and Twitter into a tantrum after the two worst ATS losses in ... More

SportsBooks React To Raiders WR Antonio Brown Suspension News

The drama and mercurial behavior continues for Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown. The recent news that the Raiders are planning to suspend Brown has caused more issues within the organization. And as I covered in this article at TheLines, the sportsbooks have reacted swiftly. Monday's Week 1 home opener now finds the Raiders a 2.5-point underdog to the Denver Broncos. The sportsbooks had the game at Pick 'em prior to the news, and the Westgate SuperBook opened the Raiders a ... More

NFL Week 2 Look Ahead Lines and Betting Market Moves

NFL Week 2 Look-Ahead Lines Add Insight From Bookmaker 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 including Week 2. The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas provides the advance look-ahead lines each week on Tuesday for the following weeks games, and the FanDuel Sportsbook in New Jersey has joined in to provide their advance look ahead lines on Wednesday. Review the Week 2 look ahead lines ... More

Sportsbooks Biggest Liability On Super Bowl Futures Is The Cleveland Browns

As the 2019 NFL Season Kicks Off, Bettors Get Behind Browns And See Super Bowl in Site The 2019 NFL season is set to kickoff, and the Cleveland Browns have become the most popular bet to win the 2020 Super Bowl. That's right, the Browns, who just two years ago were on a historic 1-31 losing run with Cleveland's clueless coach, quarterback, personnel and management decisions drawing the wrath and comedy of comments from fans and media across the NFL. That included from bettors, who were in ... More

College Football Week 1 Preview and Picks

Fairway's Forecast and Week 1 College Football Underdog Picks We continue another season providing college football previews and picks. In our search for value and capable teams in selected match-ups, our focus is geared towards underdogs and teams that can be competitive and win games outright. I'll chip-in some insight and analysis as we fire for the flag in search of production and profit. Through a shortened season in 2017 when we went 14-10 ATS with 10 outright winners, we continued ... More

Sports Betting Podcast #63: College Football Kickoff, Preview And NFL QB Andrew Luck’s Retirement And Odds Impact

College Football Week 1 Preview, Title Odds, NFL QB Andrew Luck Retires And Impact At SportsBooks Oregon becomes the 12th state to legalize sports betting, single game, and that kicks off our coverage in TheLines weekly sports betting podcast. Episode #63 covers the legal landscape and whats happening across the country including updates in Oregon, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The Lines Episode #62 Podcast continues with discussion of NFL quarterback Andrew Luck's surprising retirement ... More

College Football Week 1 Lines, Moves And Money

In my recent article at Forbes, I provide Week 1 lines, and where the money has moved them since initially released in early June. Clemson And Alabama Headline College Football Week 1 Major Line Moves And Betting Action The moves include comments from a leading online sportsbook director about a number of top-25 teams and games taking the most betting action. That includes on Alabama, who was bet from an opener of -30 to a 35-point favorite and is now settling near -33. "Alabama's propen... More

Tour Championship Betting Preview: Taking Aim At $15 Million And FedEx Cup Title

Off a big week of match-ups and the winner Justin Thomas in our Fairway Foursome at the BMW Championship last week, we continue with our Tour Championship preview, picks and projections. East Lake Golf Club has hosted the Tour Championship since 2004, and the title sponsor FedEx has raised the stakes again this year with a $15 million top prize. The new staggered, strokes-adjusted format this year is drawing plenty of comments (and concerns) knowing that two players that won majors this ... More