1626 Results for author: FairwayJay
Missouri in 4-way tie for 3rd place while Ole Miss Struggles to Close out Season to Forget
Tuesday, Feb. 20
Ole Miss at Missouri (-7.5) - what's going on here? Line dropped 2 points to 7.5 despite Ole Miss' questionable cohesion and focus with solid outgoing coach Andy Kennedy, who decided to step aside for good following Sunday's game. Assistant Tony Madlock takes over but it's a tough situation in the locker room for a Rebels group that has not responded well. Ole Miss (4-10) is ...
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College Basketball Situational Betting Feb. 15
My recent article on late season situational handicapping has gained more interest, especially after the Feb. 14 games in which I provided game analysis and insight to support the situations. I outlined 6 games with analysis, and faded one of the situations on Florida State, and Clemson (+4.5) never trailed until overtime before falling 81-79. Tough loss for the Tigers, but a winner in the pocketbook at the sports book as we provided reasons to ...
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A Guy’s Guide To Bluffing and Betting For Value On Valentine’s Day
In theory, Valentine's Day is supposed to be a day to celebrate romantic love with a spouse or significant other. So as the big day arrives, I thought I would chip-in some thoughts and tips on emotions and betting.
Valentine's Day generates big spending, in the tens of billions of dollars annually in the United States. From retail sales of candy, jewelry, lingerie, cards, flowers, dinner and other gifts, the heart-filled ...
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College Basketball Marquee Matchups and Situational Handicapping
If you read my recent article regarding late-season situational handicapping, you may have picked up a little more insight on how to evaluate certain match-ups and ways to apply stats and match-up analysis to a specific situation. On February 13, Missouri delivered a SU/ATS home win at a short price applying the situation below - winning teams playing at home with redemption.
Here are some games and match-ups on Feb. 14 with ...
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Proven Profiles in Identifying And Evaluating Late Season Situations and Stats
This is the time of the college basketball season when many of our long term positive profiles and strong situations develop. While the betting lines at the sports books may get tighter and the margin of victories are a little less than previous months, we counter with situational handicapping and proven profiles using second meets, qualified revenge and sweep situations, last home games and additional ...
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Undefeated Home Teams Pushing for Conference Titles
As the calendar turns to February each college basketball season, teams make their push for conference titles, conference tournament championships and an NCAA Tournament bid. Home court continues to play a pivotal role in a team's success. While many teams at the top of the standings remain undefeated at home or have just one or two losses on their home court, the bottom teams remain competitive at home with a majority of them having a ...
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Identifying Defensive Dominators with Stat Profiles and Proven Performance
The push for regular season titles, conference championships, playoff positioning and NCAA tournament bids continues into February as the battles on the college basketball hardwood really heat up. Two weeks ago I outlined some betting results and statistics, and provided some handicapping lessons and insight. Second meet situations provide a different dynamic in conference rematches, and we saw one of those
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Big Betting Interest on Eagles Leading up to Super Bowl 52
Another record handle is expected for Super Bowl 52 with the New England Patriots a 4.5-point favorite over the Philadelphia Eagles at the leading offshore sportsbooks. The Eagles have been taking more betting action including some 7-figure wagers as $1 million bets are being reported on #FlyEaglesFly. New England opened a 6-point favorite following the conference championship games with a money line of -225. The line has dropped along ...
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