1346 Results for author: FairwayJay

College Basketball Top 25 Rankings And 2021 National Championship Odds

The college basketball season moves to 2021 and there have been a number of changes in the college basketball top 25 since the season started. The odds to win the national championship continue to adjust, and basketball fans hope there will be a NCAA Tournament this year after last year's surprising halt to the college hoops season and cancellation of the biggest event - The NCAA Tournament and Final Four. The college basketball AP rankings come out every Monday. I chipped in at TheDuel with ... More

Fairway’s Football Forecast – NFL Week 17 Underdog Picks And Preview

Identifying NFL Week 17 Underdog Picks and Bets A good start to Week 16 with the Raiders (+3) cover in a last second loss to the Dolphins, 26-25. The Jets (+10 bet down to +6.5) cashed for us outright in their win over the Browns. Those results kept the Dolphins (10-5) alive in the playoff picture into NFL Week 17 action with the Browns (10-5) still needing to win or have a few teams lose in Week 17 to make the playoffs. Cleveland still has a 72% chance to make the playoffs, accoring to ... More

2021 College Football Playoffs Semifinals: Bettors Backing Alabama And Clemson

Totals Bettors Also Piling on 'Over' in Expected Shootouts New Year's Day 2021 kicks off with two College Football Playoffs national semifinal games. Betting on the biggest games draws tons of action at leading online sportsbooks, and bettors are supporing the two big favorites Alabama (-19.5 vs Notre Dame) and Clemson (-7.5 vs Ohio State). “Not a lot of movement, but plenty of action,” William Hill sportsbook director of trading Nick Bogdanovich reports on the opening Rose Bowl ... More

Evaluating NFL Week 17 Lookahead Lines And Week 16 Market Moves

Each week during the NFL season, the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, FanDuel, PointsBet, William Hill and other selected sportsbooks release the betting lines for the following week’s games. These lines offer a glimpse at the projected betting lines up to 10 days in advance of the games. This week we provide and evaulate the Week 17 lookahead lines and some selected match-ups. I update these NFL lookahead lines and current week market moves initially each week in the Recency ... More

Fairway’s Football Forecast – NFL Week 16 Underdog Picks And Preview

Identifying NFL Week 16 Underdog Picks and Bets A light Week 15 included a Thursday night win on the Chargers (+3) as they essentially eliminated the Raiders from the playoff picture with a 30-27 overtime win. My Week 16 'Dog log includes four underdogs including three home 'Dogs as we look to improve on our 20-23 ATS record on these pages picking only underdogs. The 3-plus year record selecting underdogs only is now 97-77 ATS (55.7%). I've not lived up to past seasons success, but made the ... More

NFL Week 16 Picks And Props: Saints Looking To Smash Vikings On Christmas Day

My NFL Week 16 coverage includes the Christmas Day special between the Saints and Vikings in New Orleans. Hopefully, we're not ahead of ourselfs with the 'Saints Win' prediction. I chip-in some pregame coverage with insight and analysis in my recent update at Forbes. Included are Saints teaser bets and other picks and props with information you can bet on. I added more player prop bets and stats in my Chrismas Day coverage of the Saints and Vikings game at Offshore Gaming Association. M... More

Evaluating NFL Week 16 Lookahead Lines And Week 15 Market Moves

Each week during the NFL season, the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, FanDuel, PointsBet, William Hill and other selected sportsbooks release the betting lines for the following week’s games. These lines offer a glimpse at the projected betting lines up to 10 days in advance of the games. This week we provide and evaulate the Week 16 lookahead lines and some selected match-ups. I update these NFL lookahead lines and current week market moves initially each week in the Recency ... More

Playoff Push: Raiders Must Beat Chargers on Thursday Night Football

Thursday Night Football Features Must Win For Raiders Over Chargers The Las Vegas Raiders (7-6) and Los Angeles Chargers (4-9) will draw plenty of attention and betting interest as the stand alone game on Thursday Night Football. The Raiders are down to the river card and need to hit a 5-outer to stay alive in the AFC playoff picture. Leading data driven analysis site FiveThirtyEight shows the Raiders chances to make the playoffs are just 15% as they take the field against the Charger... More