1346 Results for author: FairwayJay
Evaluating the Impact of Rest for High-Scoring Teams
College football Bowl betting has begun and the results at the sports books have seen scoring down in the opening eight contests. Western Kentucky’s 51-31 win over Memphis in the Boca Raton Bowl was the first game to go over the total this Bowl season. Totals are 1-7 over/under thus far.
As we look ahead to the remaining more than 30 Bowl games, you may enjoy having some of the facts related to rest when betting college Bowl totals. ...
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Sunday Top Plays 3-0 including a Pair of Big Bertha Totals in our Analysis of Winning Wagers
Week 15 was a good one for us, as we nailed our Top Plays Sunday going 3-0 plus a push. The Titans (+6) won outright at Kansas City 19-17, and a pair of Big Bertha Top Play 20* totals worked out well as the NY Giants beat the Lions 17-6 and the Falcons flew over the 49ers 41-13. I provided some analysis to members and also posted the Giants/Lions game analysis and 'under' the total play at Off Shore ...
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As teams push for the playoffs and division titles, we're seeing the contenders separate from the pretenders. A strong slate of week 13 games started Thursday with the Cowboys winning their 11th straight game with a road win at Minnesota, 17-15. The Vikings got the money late and their defense rose up again holding the Cowboys to just 264 yards offense. But Minnesota (6-6) has faded fast losing 6-of-7 and special teams miscues were costly in defeat. The other prime time games were blowouts as ...
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NFL Week 12 Handicapping and Analyzing Stats
December football has arrived and teams are pushing for the playoffs and division titles. I’ve updated some stats, rushing and ATS info in a recent article, and provided below. Other teams, like the winless Browns (0-12) and 49ers (1-10) are proving to be historically bad. Bettors can’t wait to go against those horrible teams, and the Browns and 49ers are giving away money also going 1-10 ATS and 3-8 ATS respectively. We had a Top Play total ...
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Stats and Betting Results as Contenders Push for Playoffs into December
Another exciting week of football is in the books to close November following some key playoff impacting games in Week 12. The sports books took a beating on Thursday and early Sunday as betting favorites were off to an 11-0 SU and 7-2-2 ATS start with some close calls. It could have been the worst week of the season for the sports books had the underdogs not barked back. The ‘Dogs were 5-0 ATS late Sunday and Monday ...
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Handicapping and Betting College Football Rivalries and the Biggest Emotional Games
It's rivalry week - the biggest weekend of college football rivalry games. In seasons past I’ve discussed and written about rivalry and revenge games, last home games, bowl eligibility games and the emotion, momentum and letdown of many of the late season college football games. Following some big rivalry games last weekend including crosstown rivals USC vs UCLA and the Big Game Cal vs Stanford, the final ...
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Have a Fulfilling Thanksgiving...with Family, Friends and Football!
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NFL Week 11 Handicapping and Analyzing Stats
The Bookmakers took another big hit with the Browns and 49ers getting buried again in week 11. Cleveland continue to be the lead story here, as this historically bad team fell to 0-11 with another brutal offensive performance. Cleveland totaled just 209 yards at 3.4 yards per play in a 24-9 home loss to rival Pittsburgh. The sports books continue to take a pounding as bettors can’t wait to bet against the Browns (2-9 ATS) and the 49ers. San ...
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