1558 Results for author: FairwayJay
This week's Sanderson Farms Championship odds shows no favorite below +1500, or 15/1 to win. Longshots of 50/1 or better have captured this event since 2014, and plenty of capable players further down the odds board to consider. This is the second PGA TOUR event for the 2021-22 season, and immediately follows last week's Ryder Cup. Sergio Garcia returns to defend, but he's not likely to be anywhere near his best as the only player from either the USA or European Ryder Cup team to travel to ...
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Week 2 was a good one going 3-0 on our underdog picks and now 5-1 ATS this season with four outright winners. Check out the moneyline underdog parlay winner that paid out 17/1 odds, and know those are among the most difficult to hit and win. We've been posting NFL underdog only picks on these pages for the past 4+ seasons, and now 107-80 ATS (57.2%). That follows 8 straight winning seasons in NFL and better than 57% ATS on nearly 650 plays.
Check out my Week 3 update at Offshore Gaming as I ...
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College football Week 4 features two To 25 match-ups, and I chip-in some insight, picks and information you can bet on for the biggest games and those generating the most betting action.
Last week was a good one on these pages going 3-0 with a pair of picks and opinion winner. That included Florida (+15) coming back against No. 1 Alabama and taking the 'Tide to the wire in a 31-29 defeat. Penn State prevailed and covered, and this week we don't have any top 5 teams in top 25 match-ups and no ...
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Identifying NFL Underdog Picks and Bets
Week 1 was a winning one going 2-1 with our underdog picks. That included the outright MNF winner on the LAs Vegas Raiders. The Cleveland Browns were a wire-to-wire cover and should have won outright, but the Browns blew the game at Kansas City despite generating the most yards (457) and highest yards per play (8.2) of any team in Week 1 during regulation. the Raiders had 491 yards in a dramatic 33-27 OT win over the Baltimore Ravens.
I had others I ...
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College football Week 3 features three To 25 match-ups, and I chip-in some insight, picks and information you can bet on for the biggest games and those generating the most betting action.
Last week we had Oregon (+14), and they went into Columbus and put a 35-28 beating on the Ohio State Buckeyes in a Top 25 match-up. Not so fortunate with Iowa State, who had four turnovers in a 27-17 defeat against rival Iowa. The Cyclones out-gained the Hawkeyes by margin in defeat, but a -4 turnover ...
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FairwayJay Reflects on a Historic NFL 10-0 Week 2 Nearly a Decade Ago
History shows that Week 2 in the NFL invariably provides more surprises and upsets, along with some focused and determined efforts as teams try to avoid starting the season 0-2. There is inevitably some significant line adjustments from the Week 2 lookahead lines. Especially this week with underdogs live last week going 12-4 ATS with 9 outright underdog winners to start the season.
We went 2-1 on our Week 1 posted plays ...
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Identifying NFL Underdog Picks and Bets
We kick off the 2021 NFL season shooting for more touchdowns, birdies and green with our weekly NFL underdog picks. Fans will be in attendance and the anticipation of the 2021 season has been building for months for NFL Week 1.
Big bets are making headlines, and so is the continued expansion and growth of legal sports betting in the U.S. The NFL is king and most popular sport to bet,
My labor of love continues for a fifth straight NFL season ...
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College football Week 2 has a pair of Top 25 match-ups on Saturday, Sept. 11. It's a memorable day and the 20th anniversary of the 911 attacks in New York and D.C and the somber shadow it cast over our country and college football.
The two most heavily-bet games on the college football card this week are Top 25 match-ups. I chip-in picks, profiles and shoot for profit with information you can bet on. I’ll be updating the Top 25 and key match-ups each week in my coverage at Forbes, and ...
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