Posts tagged ‘opening lines’
The wild card round of the NFL playoffs were played over the weekend. Two minor upsets to speak of were the Rams defeating the Seahawks and the Browns defeating the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Many people in the industry felt like these were very strong possibilities. The rest of the favorites won yet they all did […]
The NFL playoff picture has become become crystal clear after Sunday’s games are in the books. The playoffs host most of the usual suspects, ie, Packers, Saints, Seahawks, Rams, Steelers, Ravens & Titans but will welcome back the Bucs, Bears and Redskins/Giants after a hiatus. The purpose of this article is to publish the opening […]
The last week of the NFL is upon us. There are some playoff spots to be had and some positions to be jockeyed for. To see the entire playoff picture click here This year the playoff are a little different. Only the top team gets a bye week. Every other team must play in round […]
The college football bowl games have been being put together and announced all day. In this article we will list the opening point spreads for these college football games. These point spreads have been provided by SportsBetting.ag – a top rated sportsbook that has an “A Rating” in our online sportsbook rating guide. Some of […]
Just now, the College Football Playoff Committee revealed the top four teams: 1) Alabama 2) Clemson 3) Ohio State 4) Notre Dame. These will be the teams in the playoffs. Many fans and especially those in the state of Texas were expecting to see the Texas A&M Aggies jump into the four spot after Notre […]
Every week we publish our own guestimated point spreads along side of the actual official point spreads released by top online sportsbooks. The purpose of that aspect is to squeeze any value out of the lines by betting early. Last week our early leans went just 2-3 but the wins were ones which no one […]
The conferences have winded down regular season play in college football. All that is left are the conference championship games. In this article we also include what our best guestimate of what the line should be. We will usually bet these games ourselves if there is a big disparity between what we think the line […]
Catching early lines can really be a benefit. The point spreads tighten up as the week goes on. Two points really can make all the difference in the long run. Last week our early line analysis and picks went about .500. Let’s see if we can do better this week. There is one disadvantage to […]
Last week’s early line analysis (pick) went 3-4 over all but that is in part due to injury and Covid. Teddy Bridgewater playing in the Vikings game brought that line way down and Denver never had a shot once all their QB’s were out with Covid. The Titans pick was a slam dunk. This week […]
Every Monday morning we take a look at the schedule for the upcoming late of games. We kick around some lines in the office and settle on what our lines would be if we were running a sportsbook. We then compare them to the actual lines and make some early picks based on the contrasting […]
