Michigan vs. Florida State- Free Orange Bowl Pick

Friday's college football bowl game action caps things off with a matchup between the Big Ten's Michigan Wolverines and the ACC's Florida State Seminoles in this season's Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The oddsmakers at BetAnySports have Michigan listed as a seven-point favorite and the betting line for the total has been set at 52.5.

Both of these teams suffered a few disappointing losses this season to end any hopes of winning their conference title as well as earning a spot in the College Football Playoff to compete for a national title. Michigan dropped late-season games against Iowa and Ohio State to fall to 10-2 straight-up. It failed to cover in four of its last six games to fall to an even 6-6 against the spread. The Seminoles got tripped up early in the season in a road loss to Louisville and they were also on the road side of the scoreboard against North Carolina and Clemson to go 9-3 SU on the year. Florida State ended the season on a bright note for bettors with a 4-1 run ATS in its final five games as part of an overall record of 7-5 ATS.

This should be one of the better matchups heading into the New Year between two quality teams looking to end their season on a strong note. Please check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com to get my full game preview and free pick.

LINK: MICHIGAN WOLVERINES VS. FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES BETTING ODDS - FREE ORANGE BOWL PICK

Giants Set Their Sights on the Playoffs with a Win in Philly

Week 16 in the NFL gets underway this Thursday night with a NFC East clash between the 10-4 New York Giants and the 5-9 Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants are obviously headed in the right direction with eight victories in their last nine games to put themselves on the brink of making a return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2011 season. The Eagles have lost their last five games to fall out of contention in the NFC playoff race.

On the surface, it easy to see why taking New York as just a 2.5-point road favorite with BetAnySports is the way to go in this one. However, there is quite a bit of history between these two bitter division rivals in what has been a very streaky matchup over the past several years. One team seems to get the other team's number and run with it for an extended period of time. Right now, Philadelphia has the clear edge when it comes to playing the Giants both straight-up and against the spread. The Eagles are 4-1 both SU and ATS in the last five meetings overall and they are 5-2 both SU and ATS in their last seven home games in this series.

Everything is on the line for New York in this game, but do not expect Philly to rollover and lay down despite the fact it has forgotten how to win games. For my complete preview and free pick for Thursday night's game, please check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com

LINK: NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ODDS - FREE POINT SPREAD PICK

2016 Las Vegas Bowl Preview and Free Pick

The 2016 College Bowl Season gets underway this Saturday and one of the featured matchups of the day is the AAC's Houston Cougars taking on the San Diego State Aztecs out of the Mountain West in this season's Las Vegas Bowl. The Cougars are listed as 3.5-point favorites with BetAnySports and the betting line for the total has been set at 51.5 points.

It has been quite a ride this season for the Cougars on their way to a straight-up record of 9-3. They posted a huge win against Oklahoma in Week 1 as part of a perfect 5-0 run to start the year. Down the stretch, they knocked off Louisville in convincing fashion with a 36-10 victory on Nov. 17 as 17-point underdogs at home. Houston has also had its share of disappointments in losses to Navy and SMU as a double-digit favorite. Following that big win against the Cardinals, it closed out its regular season with a stunning 48-44 loss to Memphis as a 5.5-point road favorite. Betting on the Cougars this season has been a losing proposition at 5-7 against the spread and heading into this Saturday's game they are a dismal 1-6 ATS in their last seven games.

San Diego State laid claim to the Mountain West Conference title this season with a 27-24 victory against Wyoming on Dec. 3 as a 7.5-point favorite. The Aztecs were 10-3 SU with an even 6-6-1 record ATS and one of the biggest reasons for this year's success was a bruising ground game that averaged 273.3 yards a game. The Cougars come into this matchup as a much higher profile team this season given those previous upsets over nationally ranked teams, but they are going to have their hands full with one of the most balanced Mid-Major teams in the nation come Saturday afternoon in the sports gambling capital of the world.

Please check out the link below to SportsBettingStats.com for my complete preview and free pick for this year's Las Vegas Bowl and stayed tuned for more free plays all bowl season long.

LINK: HOUSTON COUGARS VS. SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS LAS VEGAS BOWL FREE PICK - ODDS - ATS PREDICTION

Cowboys at Giants- Free Sunday Night Football Pick

The Cowboys will not only put their current 11-game winning streak on the line this Sunday night at MetLife Stadium, they will be looking to avenge their only loss of the season. Dallas opened this season at home against the New York Giants and it lost 20-19 in a game that ended as a PUSH on BetAnySports' closing one-point spread. The other big carrot on the stick is the fact that a Cowyboys' victory against their bitter division rivals in Week 14 would lock up the NFC East Division title.

The Giants are sure to have something to say about the eventual outcome of this rematch given how well they have been playing lately. Aside from last week's forgettable performance on the road against Pittsburgh, this is still one of the top teams in the NFC this season at 8-4 on the year. Behind a veteran quarterback that knows how to engineer improbable Super Bowl runs, New York put together a solid six-game winning streak before stumbling to that 24-14 loss to the Steelers as a 6.5-point road underdog. I love the fact that the Giants are getting 3.5 points at home this Sunday night against a team they have covered against eight times in the last 12 meetings in the Meadowlands.

For my complete preview and free pick for this NFC East showdown please click through the link below at SportsBettingStats.com

LINK: DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK GIANTS NFL PICK - ODDS - FREE ATS PREDICTION

Free Betting Tips for the 2016 College Bowl Season

The 2016 College Football Bowl Season gets underway next Saturday, Dec. 17 and it runs right through New Year's Day leading up to the College Football Playoff Championship Game on Monday. Jan. 9. In between there are over 40 different games to bet on at BetAnySports as the top online sportsbook for US sports bettors. As part of this week's series of betting articles for Sportsbook.net, I was tasked with coming up with some highly effective betting tips to cash in on this once-a-year college football betting extravaganza.

Creating a separate betting strategy for bowl games gives you the best chance at closing out the college football betting season on a positive note. While the game is the same as the regular season, there are some unique nuances to postseason football that must be taken into account. By applying these tips to your overall handicapping efforts, I am confident that you will be able to improve your winning percentage on all the bowl season bets you make over the next few weeks. Good luck and please feel free to check out the link below at Sportsbook.net for all my betting tips for the upcoming 2016 College Football Bowl Season.

LINK: Betting Tips for College Bowl Season

ACC Championship Free Pick- Clemson vs. Virginia Tech

Saturday night's ACC Championship between Clemson and Virginia Tech is one of three Saturday college football games that will go a long way towards deciding which four teams will compete for a national title in this season's College Football Playoff.

Clemson comes into this conference tilt at 11-1 and a victory on Saturday night should be enough to punch a ticket back to the four-team playoff for the second-straight season. The Tigers have been listed as 10-point favorites with BetAnySports and the betting line for the game has been set at 58 points. Virginia Tech won the ACC Coastal Division title with a 6-2 record in conference play as part of an overall record of 9-3. Both teams come into this game with identical 6-6 records against the spread. Head-to-head in this matchup, Clemson holds a 3-0 edge both SU and ATS in the last three meetings and the total stayed UNDER in all three games.

While it will be a tall task for Virginia Tech to derail the Tigers' postseason plans, the Hokies do have enough firepower on offense to make things interesting deep into the fourth quarter. For my complete preview and free pick for this championship tilt please check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com.


LINK: VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES AT CLEMSON TIGERS BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

Cowboys at Vikings- Free NFL Thursday Night Football Pick

I cashed in on Pittsburgh's lopsided win last Thursday night against the Luckless Indianapolis Colts so now it is time to turn my attention to this Thursday night's Cowboys vs. Vikings game to try and stay hot with my weekly picks for SportsBettingStats.com.

Dallas has been the hottest team in the NFL this season both on the field at 10-1 straight-up and at the betting window at 9-1-1 against the spread. Minnesota jumped out to a hot start at 5-0 both SU and ATS, but with just one win in its last six games it now finds itself at 6-5 (SU and ATS) on the year and trailing Detroit by a game in its quest to win a second-straight NFC North Division title.

This could be a potential trap game for the Cowboys as 3.5-point road favorites with BetAnySports following a tough battle against NFC East rival Washington last Thursday in which they failed to cover in a five-point win as 5.5-point favorites at home. That being said, they bring a perfect 5-0 road record this season both SU and ATS into Thursday night's NFC showdown. Please check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com for my complete game preview and free pick.

LINK: DALLAS COWBOYS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

NFL Week 12 Free Player Prop Bet Picks

Each week of the NFL season I come up with a few top prop picks for Pay Per Head Guide and this week's top picks cover props for New York Giants' safety Landon Collins and Philadelphia Eagles' wide receiver Nelson Agholor. Collins has been on a roll lately with five interceptions in four games, while Agholor remains in the dog house after committing a few costly mistakes that went a long way towards his team's loss to Seattle last Sunday afternoon.

The Giants go on the road to face the winless Cleveland Browns this Sunday while the Eagles play host to Green Bay in a primetime matchup on Monday Night Football. This week's top prop picks involve both of these players so please check out the link below at Pay Per Head Guide for "best bet" picks.

LINK: TOP NFL PROP BETTING PICKS FOR WEEK 12

Steelers vs. Colts Free NFL Thursday Night Football Pick

It is Thanksgiving Day and according to the oddsmakers the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting ready to feast on the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football as heavy nine-point road favorites. Both teams are 5-5 on the year and Pittsburgh needed a win last Sunday against the winless Cleveland Browns to snap a four-game skid both straight-up and against the spread. The reason for such a large spread is that the Colts are out of luck in this matchup. Actually, they will not have their All-Pro quarterback Andrew Luck in the lineup as he continues to recover from a concussion he sustained in Indianapolis's win against Tennessee last Sunday.

The Steelers opened as 2.5-point road favorites before Luck was diagnosed with a head injury. They moved to seven-point favorites when he was listed as doubtful and now that he is definitely "out" for Thursday night the current spread has jumped to nine points with BetAnySports. That is quite a few points to give up on the road for any NFL matchup, but the Colts were not a very good team even with Luck under center and now that they have to go with Scott Tolzien as their quarterback things could get ugly fast in the backend of a Thanksgiving Day NFL triple-header.

The following link is my complete preview and official "best bet" pick for this game on SportsBettingStats.com

LINK: PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ODDS - ATS PICK

NFL Sunday Night Football Free Pick- Packers at Redskins

Before the 2016 NFL regular season got underway, I was one of those so-called football experts that had Green Bay pegged for a run all the way to Super Bowl LI. I just felt that it was Aaron Rodgers' year to rise up and take this team farther than it has gone in the past few seasons. Nine weeks into the season, the Packers are struggling at 4-5 and the playoffs are probably the farthest thing from their mind. They first need to concentrate on getting back to .500 with a victory against Washington this Sunday night.

The Redskins are 5-3-1 on the year and still in position to make a run at another NFC East title if they can keep winning and have the red-hot Cowboys falter somewhere along the way. At the very least, Washington would have to be considered one of the frontrunners for a wild card spot in the NFC. This is not the most prettiest team to watch in the NFL, but the Redskins still have a knack for finding ways to win.

Sunday night's matchup should be a good one and if you are looking for the best way to bet on this game at BetAnySports please check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com for my complete preview and "best bet" pick.

LINK: GREEN BAY PACKERS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

Go Chalk with Jimmie Johnson this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway

NASCAR's 2016 Sprint Cup season is down to one final race for the title and the top four drivers in the current point standings will put everything on the line this Sunday in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This year's Chase started in Chicago with 16 drivers vying for the championship, but when the engine smoke finally cleared following three elimination rounds, NASCAR's version of the Final Four includes six-time Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, last year's series champ Kyle Busch, 26-year old Joey Logano and NASCAR veteran Carl Edwards.

The betting odds to win both Sunday's race as well as the 2016 Sprint Cup title all lean towards Johnson. This makes perfect sense considering everything he has already accomplished in a highly impressive racing career. The driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet also comes into this race in excellent form with previous Chase victories at Charlotte and more recently at Martinsville to earn an automatic qualifying spot in this Sunday's winner-take-all event. Busch is a solid second-favorite after placing in the Top 5 in six of the first nine races in this year's Chase and both Logano and Edwards are a bit further down the list in search of their first career Sprint Cup title.

Anything can happen this Sunday at Homestead-Miami and picking winners in any NASCAR race can be a tall task, but you will not catch me betting against Johnson to get it done for the seventh time in his storied stock car racing career.

The following link to SBR Picks is my complete preview of Sunday's Sprint Cup Championship race.

LINK: NASCAR Betting - Sprint Cup Championship Round Preview

NFL Week 10 Free Two-Team Parlay Play

Looking to stay hot with this season's NFL picks for PayPerHeadGuide.com in the form of a weekly two-team parlay play, I decided to focus this week's top picks on a pair of road underdogs in this Sunday's early games. Sports bettors have been lining their pockets with road teams getting points all season long and through the first nine weeks of the NFL regular season road dogs have a winning rate against the spread of more than 52 percent.

Please check out the link below at PayPerHeadGuide.com for this week's top NFL parlay play and if you are interesting in betting on any NFL games this week then go to BetAnySports as the top online sportsbook for US players when it comes to online sports gambling.

LINK: NFL WEEK 10 PARLAY BETTING PICKS

LINK: BetAnySports.com

Browns Look to End Their Skid Against the Rival Ravens

I am not sure how tonight's Cleveland at Baltimore game worked its way into a prime time slot, but that is the Week 11 matchup on NFL Thursday Night Football. The Browns were expected to be awful this season and they have stayed true to the plan at 0-9 on the year. The Ravens jumped out to an unexpected 3-0 start before returning to form with four losses in their next five games.

Baltimore has been listed as 10-point home favorite for this AFC North tilt which tells you just how bad Cleveland really is. The total line has been set at 45 which I believe to be a bit high for a pair of teams that are ranked near the bottom of the league in points per game. Add in the fact that Baltimore's defense is ranked ninth in the NFL in points allowed (19.1) and this has the making of a grinder that would test the patience of any of these team's fans to stay up and watch the whole game.

None the less, the good folks at BetAnySports are more than happy to take your bets for this snoozefest so if you are looking for a free pick that comes with a very high level of confidence, please check out my complete game preview for SportsBettingStats.com at the link below.

LINK: CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS BETTING ODDS - TOTAL PICK

College Football Week 10 Parlay Play

Each week of the college football season I come up with my top two-team parlay for Pay Per Head Guide. Last week I went with a pair on home underdogs going up against a pair of nationally ranked teams and paid the price. This is the time of the year where the cream starts to rise to top as the results continue to separate the contenders from the pretenders.

This week I found a pair of teams that started out as legitimate contenders, but their recent play has them fighting just to become bowl eligible with six wins. None the less, they both offer some solid value this week as slight favorites with BetAnySports in what comes down to a "must-win" to help salvage their season. Check out the link below at Pay Per Head Guide for this week's college football Week 10 top parlay play.

LINK: NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 10 PARLAY PICKS

NFL Thursday Night Football Free Pick- Falcons at Buccaneers

The NFC South will be in the spotlight this Thursday night to kickoff Week 9 of the NFL regular season. The 5-3 Atlanta Falcons head into Raymond James Stadium looking to expand their lead over the 3-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are tied with New Orleans for second place in the division. The Falcons come in as three-point road favorites and the betting line at BetAnySports for the total in this game has been set at 51.5 points.

Right off the bat you would have to think that this division tilt will go OVER the total line with Atlanta sitting at the top of the list in scoring in the NFL with an average of 32.8 points a game while fielding a defense that is near the bottom of the league in points allowed (28.9). Add in the fact that Tampa Bay has had its issues on defense as well with a points-allowed average of 27 points a game and the scoreboard should be lit up like an early holiday Christmas tree all night long.

I am banking on the revenge factor also kicking in after the Bucs opened the season with a 31-24 upset over Atlanta as 2.5-point road underdogs back in Week 1. The get the inside track on tonight's NFC South showdown on the NFL Network check out the link below to my complete preview and "best bet" pick for SportsBettingStats.com.

LINK: ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS BETTING ODDS - POINT SPREAD PICK

NFL Week 8 Top Props Picks

One of the biggest games this Sunday in the NFL pits the 4-2 Philadelphia Eagles against the 5-1 Dallas Cowboys in a battle for first place in the NFC East. One of the biggest subplots in this prime time battle between bitter rivals on Sunday night will be the performance of a trio of rookies that have already taken the league by storm through the first seven weeks of games.

Carson Wentz was the second overall pick in this year's draft after Philly paid a king's ransom to move up to that spot. He was quickly elevated to the starting role as quarterback when Sam Bradford was shipped off to Minnesota for another first round pick. The former standout at Division IAA North Dakota State hit the ground running to lead his team to a fast 3-0 start. His last three starts have not been nearly as stellar and the Eagles' defense was largely responsible for last Sunday's 21-10 upset over the Vikings. That being said, it is hard to see Philadelphia winning this game on the road as underdogs unless Wentz has a big night in Big D.

Dallas was the preseason favorite to win the NFC East this season after winning just four games in 2015 until Tony Romo injured his back. The Cowboys turned to their fourth round draft pick Dak Prescott out of Mississippi State to take over the reins on offense and it does not look like his going to let go of his starting spot even when Romo is cleared to play in a couple of weeks. Prescott has put the ball up 182 times in his first six games and he has completed 125 passes for 1,486 yards and seven touchdowns against just one interception. He is one of the main reasons why Dallas is once again favored to win a division title this year.

Earlier in this year's NFL Draft, the Cowboys used the fourth overall pick to select former Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott and he has quickly reestablished the team's once fierce running game by leading the NFL with 703 rushing yards on 137 carries. The Eagles' front seven against the Cowboys' stout offensive line and Elliott running the ball will most likely be the key matchup in Sunday night's tilt.

Earlier this week Bovada Sportsbook released some special props involving all three of these rookies and I jumped all over them for this week's NFL top prop picks for Pay Per Head Guide. Check out the link below for this week's picks.

LINK: TOP NFL PROP PICKS FOR WEEK 8

ACC Pick of the Week- Clemson at Florida State

I fancy myself as a bit of an ACC subject matter expert when it comes to handicapping this conference for football and while I do not always get things right, there are certain times when one of my picks hits the nail right on the head. Every week I cover one or two of the top matchups in this conference for SportsBettingStats.com and the following is an excerpt from my preview and "best bet" pick for this past Thursday night's game between Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh.


Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh Prediction

"This should be a great battle right from the opening kickoff between two closely matched teams. Each one needs a win to stay on pace for a spot in the ACC Championship, but I would have to lean towards Pitt playing at home.

The current 4.5 betting spread appears to be a bit too generous for a road favorite playing a closely matched conference opponent in what I see to be a three-point game either way. The Hokies might get the SU win, but I betting that the Panthers make them earn it."


The Hokies went on to win that game 39-36 in one of my better calls this season. I have now turned my attention to this Saturday night's Atlantic Division showdown between No. 3 Clemson and No. 12 Florida State in one of the best ongoing rivalries in the ACC. Things have been really been lopsided in Tallahassee the past several years with the Seminoles holding a commanding 9-1 straight-up edge in their last 10 home games against the Tigers. However, BetAnySports has listed Clemson as a 4.5-point road favorite for this Saturday night's tilt.

Sometimes lightning does strike twice when it comes to betting college football games and I am confident that I will be right on the money with this pick as well. Please check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com for my complete preview and "best bet" pick for this highly anticipated conference showdown.

LINK: CLEMSON TIGERS AT FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES POINT SPREAD PICK

College Football Week 8 Parlay Play

Week 8 of the college football season features a number of intriguing head-to-head matchups in the five major conferences, but the two that jumped off the page for me when it comes to betting on the games pits North Carolina State on the road against Louisville in the ACC to go along with a monster showdown in SEC between Texas A&M and Alabama.

After breaking down all the stats, facts and betting trends for both of these games, I have come up with a couple of plays that come together perfectly for this week's two-team college football parlay. Both NC State and Texas A&M are playing much better than expected this season, but they still come into this Saturday's games as heavy underdogs on the road. Louisville is ranked No. 7 in both major national polls and looking to work its way back into the College Football Playoff picture by running the table in the rest of its games. Alabama is clearly the top team in the nation and it is coming off a pair of road wins against Arkansas and Tennessee as a heavy two-touchdown favorite.

Both of these matchups should be two of the best games of the day and I personally believe that they are going to be much closer than the general betting public expects given where most of the early money has gone. Please check out the link below for my "best bet" picks for both games as my weekly parlay play for Pay Per Head Guide.

LINK: COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 8 PARLAY BETTING PICKS

ACC & NFL Thursday Night Football Free Parlay Pick

I have been covering Thursday night football games both in the ACC and the NFL all season long for SportsBettingStats.com and this week I have such a good feeling about both picks that I decided to combine tonight's ACC clash between the Miami Hurricanes and the Virginia Tech Hokies with the NFC North battle between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers into a two-team parlay play.

All four of these teams are coming off a bad loss in last week's games so you know that each of them is looking to quickly bounce back with a win tonight. Virginia Tech has been listed as a five-point home favorite by BetAnySports and the betting spread for the NFL's Thursday night game has the Packers listed as nine-point favorites at home. The betting line that I have focused on for this week's picks in both of these matchups is the total line. Both betting lines appear to be a bit off and my plan is to capitalize on this betting opportunity in a very attractive parlay play. The two links below at SportsBettingStats.com are to my complete preview and prediction for each game.


LINK: MIAMI HURRICANES AT VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

LINK:CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS TOTAL LINE PICK

ACC Pick of the Week: NC State at Clemson

One of the bigger games in the ACC this Saturday pits the 4-1 NC State Wolfpack against the 6-0 Clemson Tigers. NC State's strong start includes wins against Wake Forest in its conference opener and Notre Dame last Saturday in a 10-3 grinder as a 2.5-point home favorite. The Tigers have remained perfect on the year with victories against Georgia Tech, Louisville and Boston College in ACC play.

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson came into this season as one of the top favorites to win this year's Heisman Trophy and he remains in the running with 1,572 passing yards and 18 touchdown throws while also rushing for 244 yards on 58 carries. NC State has relied on a balanced offensive attack to average 34 points a game, but its defense deserves a good deal of credit for the fast start with a points-allowed average of 17.6 that is ranked 15th in nation.

As part of my ACC 'best bet" pick of the week for SportsBettingStats.com, the link below is to my complete preview and prediction for this game in which Clemson comes in as a heavy 17.5-point home favorite.

LINK: NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK AT CLEMSON TIGERS POINT SPREAD PICK

Free NFL Thursday Night Football Picks- Denver at San Diego

The Denver Broncos fell from the ranks of the unbeaten last Sunday in a 23-16 loss to Atlanta as 3.5-point home favorites following four=straight wins, but BetAnySports has listed them as three-point road favorites to get back to their winning ways this Thursday night against the struggling 1-4 San Diego Chargers in an AFC West tilt at Qualcomm Stadium. The betting line for the total has been set at 45 and kickoff is set for 8:25 p.m. (ET) on CBS.

The Broncos' offense could never really get in gear last Sunday against the Falcons with rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch under center, but it does look like Trevor Siemian should be able to return to the lineup on Thursday night after missing last week's game with a shoulder injury. The real key to getting a win on the road against this division rival will still hinge on Denver's defense shutting down Philip Rivers and a Chargers' offense that is ranked second in the NFL in scoring with an average of 30.4 points a game. San Diego's biggest issue this season has been late-game collapses behind a defense that is ranked 28th in points allowed (28.4).

Check out the link below for my complete preview and "best bet" pick for this divisional tilt at SportsBettingStats.com as part of my weekly coverage of NFL's Thursday Night Football.

LINK: DENVER BRONCOS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS POINT SPREAD PICK

NFL Week 5 Free Parlay Play

Underdogs have been the big story in the NFL through the first four weeks of the regular season with a winning rate of close to 48 percent. They have also been putting money in bettor's pockets with a winning percentage of 55.5 against the spread. We all know that sportsbooks do not make money by accident and that it is only a matter of time before the Oddsmakers sharpen up the betting lines to start evening-out these early betting trends.

I am not sure that this is the week when the majority of the favorites finally show up and play to their expectations, but I have found a pair of favorites that come together perfectly to form this week's free NFL Parlay Play for Pay Per Head Guide. The ironic thing about my two picks is that either team would have probably been listed as an underdog in this Sunday's matchup before the start of the regular season. Check out the link below at Pay Per Head Guide for my free NFL Week 5 Parlay Play.

LINK: NFL WEEK 5 PARLAY FOOTBALL BETTING PAY PER HEAD PICKS

ACC Football Saturday Parlay Picks

The ACC currently has six teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25 and this Saturday's slate features two matchups between ranked teams starting with No. 25 Virginia Tech on the road against No. 17 North Carolina. Later in the day, No. 23 Florida State will renew a long-standing in-state rivalry when they head south to square off against No. 10 Miami.

Both of these contests will not only have a big impact on next week's national rankings, they might go a long way towards deciding which Coastal Division team advances to this season's ACC Championship Game in early December. As part of my weekly NCAA football parlay play of the week for Pay Per Head Guide, I have dug deep into the stats, facts and betting trends for both of these showdowns to come up with my "best bet" pick for the games. I was on the money with last week's top two plays and I have all intentions of cashing in again this week.

LINK to PICKS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 6 PARLAY BETTING PICKS

ACC Pick of the Week: North Carolina at Florida State

The biggest game in the ACC this Saturday is a showdown between No. 3 Louisville and No. 5 Clemson with the Cardinals going on the road as slight two-point favorites, but the undercard in this conference offers up an intriguing matchup between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the No.12 Florida State Seminoles in a 3:30 p.m. start in Tallahassee.

North Carolina started the season ranked in the AP's Top 25 but a Week 1 loss to Georgia knocked it out of the standings. At 3-1 on the year it is still ranked No. 23 in the latest Coaches Poll. Florida State climbed all the way to No. 2 in the national polls before a lopsided loss to Louisville ended that run. Both teams need this game to stay on track for a shot at playing in the ACC title game, but the Seminoles are currently listed as 11-point home favorites by BetAnySports to come out on top. I happen to think that things will be much closer than that in what should be a very entertaining game right down to the final gun.

The Tar Heels come in with an offense that is averaging 41.3 points a game led by quarterback Mitch Trubisky. He has already thrown for 1,306 yards and 10 touchdowns while completing an impressive 74.5 percent of his passing attempts. Florida State's offense is ranked 16th in the nation in scoring with an average of 43 points a game and it is led by Heisman hopeful running back Dalvin Cook, who has gained 495 yards and scored four touchdowns on 78 carries. It is easy to see why BetAnySports has set the total for this game at 71.

As part of my season-long series for SportBettingStats.com covering the ACC, please check out the following link for my complete preview and "best bet" pick for this inter-division conference tilt.


LINK: NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS AT FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

NFL Week 4 Home Underdogs to Bet On

The 2016 NFL regular season is only three weeks old and it has already been an extremely profitable year for anyone consistently betting on home underdogs covering against the spread. According to the current NFL betting trends at Covers.com, home underdogs have won 53.8 percent of their games straight-up and when you add in the closing spread that winning percentage jumps up to 61.5 percent. Underdogs in general have covered in close to 60 percent of their games so the big question heading into Week 4 is will these winning trends continue or is it finally time for the favorites to start living up to expectations?

As part of a new series for PayPerHeadGuide.com, I will be putting together my top NFL two-team parlay for each week's games and this time around I found a pair of home underdogs that have a great chance to win their game this Sunday outright. Check out the link below for my two NFL picks that come together perfectly to form this week's parlay play.

LINK: NFL WEEK 4 PARLAY FOOTBALL BETTING PICKS & PREDICTIONS

ACC Pick of the Week: Pitt at North Carolina

One of the top matchups in the ACC this Saturday when it comes to offensive firepower sends Pittsburgh to Chapel Hill to face the North Carolina Tar Heels in a 3:30 p.m. (ET) start at Kenan Stadium. BetAnySports has listed the Tar Heels as seven-point favorites and the betting line for the total in this Coastal Division tilt has been set at 67.5 points.

Both teams have already suffered a tough loss this season outside the conference with Pitt falling to Oklahoma State 45-38 last week in a wild one and the Tar Heels losing to Georgia 33-24 on opening day. The winner of this matchup will take an early edge in the race to win the Coastal Division this season, which figures to be a three-way battle between these two teams and Miami.

The Panthers open play in the ACC with an offense that has averaged 36 points over its first three games. This potent scoring attack has been fueled by a run game that is racking up an average of 239 yards a game. North Carolina is scoring an average of 42.7 points a game and it is getting done through the air with quarterback Mitch Trubisky throwing for 853 yards and five touchdowns in his first three games. Both teams have had their issues on the other side of the ball so look for an active scoreboard this Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill.

Each and every week of the college football season I will release my ACC Pick of the Week for SportsBettingStats.com. Below is a link to my full preview and "best bet" pick for this week's game.

LINK: PITTSBURGH PANTHERS AT NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS BETTING LINES - FREE PICK

Free NFL Thursday Night Football Picks- Houston at New England

It is pretty common for perception and reality to be at opposite ends of the spectrum during the first few weeks of any new NFL season. Case in point was my free pick for last Thursday night's AFC East clash between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills.

Based on what I saw from both of these teams on offense in Week 1, I predicted a low-scoring battle that would easily stay UNDER an already low total line of 40.5 points. The Jets had just come up short in a 23-22 loss to Cincinnati with less than 190 yards of passing offense while the Bills could only manage seven points in a Week 1 loss to Baltimore. Following a sluggish first quarter in last Thursday night's matchup in which the Bills led New York 7-6, both teams started lighting up the scoreboard to end the game with combined 68 points. So much for early perceptions when it comes to predicting future results.

Fast forward to this Thursday's Houston at New England game and the early perception was that the Patriots could be in big trouble against the 2-0 Texans with their third-string quarterback Jacoby Brissett slated to get the start. It is pretty obvious that the betting public is not buying into this line of thought with the game now listed as a PICK after Houston opened as a 2.5-point favorite on the road when the betting line was first released last Sunday night at BetAnySports.

New England getting points at home was a gift no matter who is under center at quarterback so that is why I am so glad that I locked in on this game early in the week to get those 2.5 points. Including the playoffs, the Patriots come into this game with a 27-2 straight-up record in their last 29 games played in the friendly confines of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.

Check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com for my complete preview of this intriguing early-season tilt between a pair of undefeated teams as part of a season-long series picking winners for Thursday Night Football.

LINK: HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS BETTING LINES - FREE PICK

Saturday Showdown in the ACC-Florida State vs. Louisville

One of the biggest head-to-head matchups on Saturday's college football slate is an ACC tilt between the No. 2 Florida State Seminoles and the No. 10 Louisville Cardinals. BetAnySports has the Seminoles listed as slight one-point favorites on the road and the betting line for the total has been set at 68. Both teams have gotten off to strong starts at 2-0 straight-up and the winner of Saturday's conference clash would have to be considered one of the frontrunners to earn a spot in this season's College Football Playoff.

I have already gone with Louisville twice this year as a "best bet" pick on BetAnySports' closing betting line for one of my weekly ACC game previews for SportsBettingStats.com, but this will be a much tougher test than both Charlotte and Syracuse proved to be in the Cardinals' first two games as heavy favorites. Given the firepower with both of the offenses in this battle between Top 10 teams, the one thing that I am confident about is each team's ability to put points on the board. As part of my weekly ACC "Game of the Week" for SportsBettingStats.com below is a link to my complete preview and pick for Saturday's ACC clash.

LINK: FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES AT LOUISVILLE CARDINALS BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

NFL Free Thursday Night Football Picks- New York (Jets) at Buffalo

Week 2 of the NFL regular season gets underway this Thursday night with a AFC East clash between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills at New Era Stadium. Both teams are coming off a tough opening day loss and looking to avoid a 0-2 start right our of the gate. BetAnySports now has the Jets listed as slight one-point road favorites after Buffalo opened as 2.5-point favorites at home.

That is a pretty big shift for two teams that matchup rather well with one another on both sides of the ball so you have to wonder if there is some serious sharp money on New York. My lean is still towards the Bills, especially since they are now getting the point at home. They have won the last five meetings in this division rivalry both straight-up and against the spread and they have a 4-1 edge ATS in their last five home games against the Jets. However, given what I saw from both teams in Week 1 the better play in this one could actually be on the 40.5-point total line at BetAnySports.

To get my complete preview and free pick for tonight's contest please check out the link below to SportsBettingStats.com as part of my ongoing coverage of every Thursday Night Football game this season.

LINK: NEW YORK JETS AT BUFFALO BILLS BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

NFL Free Sunday Night Football Picks- New England at Arizona

A new season of Sunday Night Football kicks things off with an intriguing interconference showdown between the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals. Both of these teams are considered to be Super Bowl contenders this year after winning a combined 25 games in the 2015 regular season. They each came up short in the conference title game so the pressure has been dialed up to take that next step this year.

The Patriots begin the new season a bit hamstrung with their starting quarterback Tom Brady serving a four-game league suspension and one of their top weapons on offense tight end Rob Gronkowski actually out with a hamstring injury so it is easy to see why they are seven-point underdogs on the road according to BetAnySports.com. The betting line for the total in this game has been set at 45. The Cardinals come into this game looking to pick up where they left on on offense as the No. 1 ranked unit in the league in scoring. Veteran quarterback Carson Palmer is back to lead the passing attack and Chris Johnson remains the lead back running the ball.

I will be covering Sunday Night Football all season long for SportsBettingStats.com so please check out the link below for my full preview and pick for this game.

LINK: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

Battle at Bristol Preview & Free Betting Pick

College football meets NASCAR this Saturday afternoon with the Battle at Bristol showdown between the ACC's Virginia Tech Hokies and the SEC's No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers in a border war at Bristol Motor Speedway. This unique sporting event is expected to draw 150,000 fans making it the largest college football crowd ever. Michigan held the previous record at 115,109 for an early September game against Notre Dame in 2013.

Both of these teams opened the new season with a straight-up win as heavy favorite, but they did not come close to covering the spread. Virginia Tech took care of Division IAA Liberty 36-13 in a relatively easy fashion, but the closing betting line at BetAnySports was a hefty 32 points. Tennessee began the season as the ninth-ranked team in the nation in the AP's initial Top 25, but it needed overtime to squeeze past Appalachian State 20-13 as a 21.5-point home favorite at BetAnySports.

The current betting line for this game has the Volunteers listed as 11.5-point favorites with the total set at 54.5. As part of my season-long series covering the ACC for SportsBettingStats.com, I have dug deep into the stats, facts and betting trends for this matchup to come up with my "best bet" pick. Check out the link below for my full preview of this history-making game.

LINK: VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES AT TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS BETTING LINES - POINT SPREAD PICK

NFL Free Thursday Night Football Picks- Carolina at Denver

A new season of football in the NFL gets underway this Thursday night with a rematch of last year's Super Bowl showdown between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. The Panthers closed as 4.5-point favorites with BetAnySports in Super Bowl 50 and their plans to bring home their first world title in franchise history came unglued in a 24-10 defeat. This time around, Carolina has been listed as a three-point road favorite with the total line set at 42.

Cam Newton earned league MVP honors last season when he helped lead the Panthers to an almost perfect 15-1 record in the regular season. After hammering Arizona in the conference title game, it appeared that it he would be in line to earned MVP honors in the Super Bowl as well while also hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Newton faltered with sloppy play and costly turnovers and it was Peyton Manning taking center stage at Levi's Stadium for the trophy presentation before riding off into the sunset with his second world title in tow in what is sure to be a first-ballot Hall of Fame career.

That was then and this is now. Football starts in a big way at Mile High this Thursday night with Newton looking for redemption against the top defense in the league last year. Once again, I will be covering Thursday Night Football all season long for SportsBettingStats.com so please check out the link below for my complete preview and "best bet" pick for this week's game.

LINK: CAROLINA PANTHERS AT DENVER BRONCOS BETTING ODDS - FREE NFL PICK

The Tar Heels Look to Tame the Bulldogs at the Georgia Dome

It is Week 1 of the 2016 college football season and one of the bigger showdowns on Saturday's slate pits No. 22 North Carolina against the No. 18 Georgia Bulldogs in an ACC/SEC battle at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. North Carolina is one of four ACC teams ranked in the AP's preseason Top 25 poll and the program is coming off one of its best seasons in recent memory with a straight-up record of 11-3 that includes a perfect 8-0 run in conference play. The Tar Heels lost to Clemson 45-37 in the ACC title game and they went on to drop a 49-38 decision against Baylor in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Georgia went 10-3 SU last season with a 5-3 record in SEC play. It closed out its 2015 campaign with a 24-17 victory against Penn State in the Taxslayer Bowl. The Bulldogs come into this matchup as 2.5-point favorites with BetAnySports and the betting line for the total has been set at 56. As part of my weekly coverage of ACC football for SportBettingStats.com, the link below takes you to my complete preview off this game as well as my "best bet" pick for betting on it at BetAnySports.

LINK: NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS AT GEORGIA BULLDOGS BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

No. 19 Louisville Looking for a Fast Start as Heavy Favorites

I am thrilled to announce that I am going to be covering ACC football this season for SportsBettingStats with a featured game each week on Thursday and Saturday. As an East Coast guy now living on Virginia's Eastern Shore, I have always had a natural inclination towards ACC football and this is shaping up to be one of the best seasons in recent memory with four schools earning a ranking in both major preseason polls led by Clemson at No. 2 and Florida State at No. 4.

This Thursday night I have turned my attention to No. 19 Louisville (AP Top 25) in the Cardinals' season opener against Conference USA's Charlotte 49ers. BetAnySports has listed the Cardinals as prohibitive 39.5-point home favorites in a game that could be completely out of reach by halftime, but I have focused my energy on the 59-point total line for my "best bet" pick in this game.

You can find my complete preview and pick for tonight's Louisville game at the link below.

LINK: CHARLOTTE 49ERS AT LOUISVILLE CARDINALS BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Picks

NASCAR's Sprint Cup series is rapidly closing in on the start of this season's 10-race playoff to win the 2016 title. There are just three races left until the Chase to the Sprint Cup gets underway starting with this Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch have won the last two Sprint Cup titles and they come into this race as two of the top favorites to win at Michigan.

While there is some value in their betting odds at BetAnySports, I have my eye on Jimmie Johnson in this race as my top=valued pick to win at +1200 betting odds. Johnson is a six-time Sprint Cup Champion, but his No. 48 Chevrolet racing team has been pretty quiet in recent weeks with just one Top 5 finish in the last 10 point races on the schedule. He is just too good of a driver to stay on that kind of pace, especially heading into this year's Chase. Check out the link below for my complete preview of Sunday's race as part of my weekly NASCAR picks for SportsBettingStats.com.

LINK: PURE MICHIGAN 400 BETTING ODDS - FREE PICK

2016 NFL Betting Odds to Win the NFC North

The Green Bay Packers will start the 2016 NFL season as prohibitive -153 favorites with BetAnySports to win their division. This has actually been the case the past several seasons but last year following a 6-0 start, they stumbled to a record of 10-6 and a second-place finish in the NFC North behind Minnesota. The Packers are not only heavy favorites to win the NFC North this year, they are +455 second-favorites behind Seattle (+445) to win the conference and they have the third-best odds on the NFL futures board at BetAnySports to win Super Bowl LI.

One of the other big story lines in the NFC North this season will be the Vikings. Their odds to repeat as division champs are set at +210 and their projected win total for the 2016 NFL regular season is set at 10 with the current betting moneyline favoring the UNDER at -132. Minnesota's previous winning season before last year's 11-5 campaign was in 2012 when it went 10-6. The following season in 2013 the wheels came off with just five wins on the year. The Vikings also won a NFC North title in 2009 at 12-4 and the following season they finished last at 6-10. As a betting man, I would probably jump on this up and down trend with a play on the UNDER for this year's projected wins.

Detroit and Chicago are basically afterthoughts in this division race and I would have to agree. The Lions dropped to 7-9 last season after a 12-4 record in 2014 led to a wild card spot in the playoffs. Their projected win total this season has been set at 7.5 with the moneyline favoring the UNDER at -153 and I would take that bet. The Bears are in a rebuilding process under second-year coach John Fox and, after going 6-10 in his first season at the helm, the outlook for any dramatic improvement this year does not look all that good with a win total of 7.5 that is also trending towards the UNDER with the betting public at -140 with BetAnySports.

The link below is my complete preview and prediction for the NFC North as part of a series of NFL division outlooks I recently did for SportsBettingStats.com and as a spoiler alert I am going heavy chalk in this title race.

LINK: NFC North Odds

Baker Mayfield's Betting Odds to Win the 2016 Heisman Trophy

In my final player profile for the top candidates to win this year's Heisman Trophy, I will take a closer look at Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield's betting odds to win this award as the top college football player in the nation. He is the second quarterback on the betting futures list to win at BetAnySports behind Clemson's Deshaun Watson and the fact that this position has dominated this award in the past adds some value to his current odds.

Another thing in Baker's favor is the high expectations for his team this year after Oklahoma made a run all the way to last season's College Football Playoff where ironically enough the Sooners lost to Watson's Tigers in a semifinal matchup. Being firmly in the national spotlight can be a two-way sword for any Heisman hopeful. If you can find a way to excel in those two or three spotlight games on the schedule, your chances to win will dramatically increase. However, all it takes to end those chances is one poor performance that factors into your team losing a game.

Check out the link below for my complete look at Baker Mayfield's Heisman chances in the final installment of this five-part series for Doc's Sports.


LINK:Baker Mayfield Odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy with Expert Picks

2016 NFL Betting Odds to Win the NFC South

Carolina has dominated the NFC South the past few seasons and last year the Panthers won the division title going away with a 15-1 record in the regular season. The Oddsmakers at BetAnySports are looking for this trend to continue by listing them as prohibitive -227 favorites with Atlanta the next best team on the board at +620.

The main cloud overhead in Carolina is a devastating 24-10 loss to Denver in Super Bowl 50. Past history in the NFL has taught us that teams that lose a Super Bowl tend to struggle a bit more than expected the following season. You would have to go all the way back to the 1993 season to find the last time a team that lost the Super Bowl made it back to that game the next year. That was when the Buffalo Bills lost four consecutive Super Bowls starting in 1990. This does add some value to the Falcons' odds to get back on top in the NFC South as the only viable team in my mind that has the overall talent to make a run at the Panthers in 2016.

Check out the link below for complete preview for this division race along with my official prediction as to which team will win the NFC South title this season as part of a series I did for SportsBettingStats.com

LINK: NFC South Odds

Dalvin Cook's Betting Odds to Win the 2016 Heisman Trophy

If the Florida State Seminoles are going to get back on top in the ACC this season, they will need another big effort from running back Dalvin Cook. He comes into his junior year as the school's all-time single-season record holder for rushing yards after gaining 1,691 yards on 229 carries as a sophomore in 2015. He is also one of the top candidates to win this year's Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding college football player in the nation.

Derrick Henry was the first running back to win this coveted award in the past six seasons and he joined fellow Alabama alumni Mark Ingram as the only two running backs to win the Heisman since 2000 (if you do not count Reggie Bush's 2005 vacated title). This could work in Cook's favor given that the Heisman voters may not have that tunnel vision that leads to a quarterback winning this award the majority of the time.

Cook will face some stiff competition for the 2016 Heisman from a pair of other quality runners in LSU's Leonard Fournette and Stanford's Christian McCaffrey, not to mention fellow ACC contender Deshawn Watson as the star quarterback at Clemson. Cook needs quite a few things to go right to actually pay off on his +900 odds to win, but there is still quite a bit a value in this pick. Check out the link below for my complete profile of Dalvin Cook as part of my Heisman hopefuls series for Doc's Sports.


LINK: Dalvin Cook Odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy with Expert Picks

2016 NFL Betting Odds to Win the NFC West

The betting odds at BetAnySports suggest that the battle for the NFC West title this season will be between Seattle and Arizona with the edge right now going to the Seahawks. Much farther down the list is the Los Angeles Rams followed by San Francisco. The Cardinals are the reigning division champs after going 13-3 last season and in my eyes the team to beat again this year. Seattle took a step backwards to 10-6 in 2015 after winning the NFC West the previous two years. The Rams turned in a 7-9 record in their last season in St. Louis and the 49ers' current slide from being the top team in this division in 2012 continued with a 5-11 record last year.

The link below is my complete preview and overall prediction to win the NFC West in 2016 as part of a series for SportsBettingStats.com in which I covered the race for all eight NFL division titles this year.

LINK: NFC West Odds

Christian McCaffrey's Betting Odds to Win the 2016 Heisman Trophy

Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey was not even in the Heisman discussion heading into the 2015 college football season, but after he broke the NCAA single-season record for all-purpose yards he vaulted all the way to No. 2 in the final voting results behind Alabama running back Derick Henry.

McCaffrey is no longer flying under the radar heading into his junior season with the Cardinal and he has been listed as one of the top three favorites to take home this year's award for the top college football player in the nation according the Heisman futures odds at BetAnySports.com.

As part of a series I recently completed for Doc's Sports, I broke down his chances to win the 2016 Heisman and you can find my complete player profile at the link below.

LINK:Christian McCaffrey Odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy with Expert Picks

2016 NFL Betting Odds to Win the AFC West

My final stop of division race previews in the AFC takes us to the AFC West. Denver has won this division the last five seasons leading up to last year's victory in Super Bowl 50. Future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning road off into the sunset and his backup Brock Osweiler left for greener pastures in Houston. It is very rare for any team that is coming off a Super Bowl win to not even be favored to win its division the following season, but that is the case with Denver according to the current betting odds at BetAnySports.

Kansas City has been opened as a slight favorite to win the AFC West this season and the betting public has also been high on Oakland's chances to break through this year after going 13 seasons without a winning record. Check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com for my complete preview of the AFC West along with my top pick to finish first this year.

LINK: AFC West Odds

Deshaun Watson's Betting Odds to Win the 2016 Heisman

As part of a recent series I wrote for Doc's Sports on the top prospects to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy as college football's top player in the nation, the next stop on the tour takes us to Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson. After leading the Tigers all the way to the national title game in 2015, he finished third on the Heisman ballot with 1,165 total points behind Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey. Henry won the award that season and he has moved onto the NFL leaving McCaffrey and LSU running back Leonard Fournette as Watson's top Heisman competition heading into the 2016 college football season.

Clemson is one of the top favorites to win a national title this year and this should set the stage for Watson's run to the 2016 Heisman. Check out the link below get my full take on his chances to actually be the top college football player in the nation this year.

LINK: Deshaun Watson Odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy with Expert Picks

2016 NFL Betting Odds to Win the AFC South

The AFC South could be one of the closest and most interesting division races in the NFL this season. The Houston Texans sneaked past Indianapolis last season with Colts' quarterback Andrew Luck missing quite a bit of playing time due to injuries. Luck is back and healthy for the 2016, but there are still some major holes to fill on the defensive side of the ball in Indianapolis. The Texans have a formidable defense led by JJ Watt, but with Brock Osweiler penciled-in as the starting quarterback after signing as a free agent out of Denver, there may be more questions than answers with that move.

That leaves the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tennessee Titans as the second tier of contenders in this division. The Jaguars are poised for an explosive year on offense with some young studs at the skill positions and head coach Jack Del Rio could be on the verge of turning things around on defense with some positive offseason moves. This will be Tennessee's second season with Marcus Mariota as its starting quarterback and new head coach Mike Mularkey used the majority of his draft picks to address some major concerns on his defensive unit.

All-in-all, it should be a battle to the bitter end in the AFC South this season so please check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com for my complete preview of this division as well as my "best bet" pick as to which team offers the best value to win based on BetAnySports' updated futures odds.

LINK: AFC SOUTH ODDS

2016 NFL Betting Odds to Win the AFC North

In my second stop around the eight NFL Division races on tap for the upcoming 2016 season, I have taken a closer look at the four contenders in the AFC North in terms of their betting odds at BETANYSPORTS.com to come out on top. This is probably just a two-team race between favored Pittsburgh and Cincinnati given the current state of affairs in both Baltimore and Cleveland, but it should still be one of the better battles for a title that could easily go all the way down to Week 17.

The Steelers appear to be fan favorites of the betting public given their current odds to win at BetAnySports. However, with quite a few question marks on the defensive side of the ball I happen to feel that they could be a bit overrated. The Bengals have been the most consistent team in this division over the past few seasons. All of their problems have come in the postseason with five-straight early exits in the Wildcard Round.

Last season, they handed Pittsburgh a playoff win in that round on a silver platter with a few costly mistakes late in the fourth quarter. I am counting on the memory of that game to fuel Cincinnati's motivation to avenge that loss in the two head-to-head meetings against its bitter rival this season. The result of those two games could easily be the deciding factor in this division race. Check out the link below at SportsBettingStats.com for my complete preview of the AFC North.

LINK: 2016 AFC NORTH ODDS to WIN

Leonard Fournette's Odds to Win the 2016 Heisman Trophy

The college football player at the top of the list at BetAnySports' futures list to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy is junior LSU running back Leonard Fournette. He is no stranger to the notoriety after starting his sophomore season at the top of the list to win as well.

Back-to-back poor performances in losses to Alabama and Arkansas not only sunk LSU's national title hopes, they effectively ended Fournette's chances to win the 2015 Heisman. Both the Tigers and the bruising 6-foot-1, 230 lbs junior back have high aspirations for the 2016 season, which will get underway with a nationally broadcast showdown against the Big Ten's Wisconsin Badgers on Sept. 3. A strong start out of the gate in this game would go a long way toward cementing Fournette's front runner position with the Heisman voters. Check out the link below for my complete profile of his chances to win in the first of five articles for Doc's Sports breaking down the betting odds for the top Heisman hopefuls heading into the 2016 college football season.

LINK: Leonard Fournette Odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy with Expert Picks

Top Betting Odds to Win the 2016 Heisman Trophy

BetAnySports has recently updated its betting odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy award as the top player in college football. In a six-part series for Doc's Sports starting with this week's overview, I will take a closer look at the five players currently at the top of that list. LSU running back Leonard Fourette has the best odds on the board to win, but do not count out two other outstanding backs in Stanford's Christian McCaffrey and Florida State's Dalvin Cook. When it comes to singling out the best college football quarterbacks in the nation this season both Deshaun Watson from Clemson and Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield score high grades.

Check out the link below for my complete overview of these five Heisman hopefuls and be sure to stayed tuned in the coming days for each of my individual betting profiles for each player.

LINK: 2016 Heisman Trophy Predictions with Odds and Betting Advice

2016 Betting Odds to Win the AFC East

Training camps all over the country open next week in preparation for a new NFL season and I have been tasked by the good folks at SportsBettingStats.com to preview the betting odds at BetAnySports to win each of the eight divisions. Most of these races have a clear favorite to win, but a few division titles might not be decided until the final week of the regular season.

To get things started I previewed all four teams in the AFC East to come up with my official pick to win the 2016 division title. This race has been New England against the field for the past decade and a half and, even with Tom Brady's four-game NFL suspension, this figures to be the case this season as well. With Brady out of the starting lineup for the first four games of the year things could get a bit more interesting, but in the end it would be hard to see the Patriots' current streak of seven-straight AFC East titles come to an end. Check out the link below for the full AFC East preview and stayed tuned to SportsBettingStats.com for my official picks for the other seven NFL division races.

LINK: 2016 AFC EAST ODDS

Brad Keselowski Goes for His Third-Straight Sprint Cup Win

The highly competitive nature of NASCAR's Sprint Cup series can make it really hard to pick an outright winner in any given week, but anyone betting on Brad Keselowski the past two races have cashed in big at the betting window. With last week's victory at Kentucky, the driver of the No. 2 Ford will be going for his third-straight win this Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after making his way to the Winner's Circle two weeks ago at Daytona. He also became the first Sprint Cup driver this season to lay claim to four checkered flags in a point race event.

While another win on Sunday would be an unbelievable run, there is a recent precedent for winning three Sprint Cup point races in a row. Last season, Kyle Busch started his impressive three-race winning streak with a victory at Kentucky following by win in this race and first place run at the Brickyard in Indianapolis. I actually like Keselowski's chances to match this feat on Sunday simply because I believe you should always keep betting on a hot hand until it finally cools.

One side note for this week's NASCAR preview on SBR Picks (link copied below) is the recent announcement that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss Sunday's race due to concussion-like symptoms following recent wrecks at Michigan and Daytona. I actually liked his chances to win this week as my top-valued longshot at +2000 betting odds with BetAnySports. As a default longshot, I would take a closer look at rookie driver Chase Elliott at those same betting odds (+2000) as he continues his pursuit of his first career Sprint Cup win.

LINK: Brad Keselowski To Be The NASCAR Betting Favorite This Weekend

CFL Game of the Week: Hamilton at Montreal

It is Week 4 of a new season of football in the CFL and through the first three weeks of games the underdog has dominated the betting board at BetAnySports with a 10-1 record against the spread. The other game during this same time frame closed as a PICK. This week's games got an early start on Wednesday night with Ottawa going on the road to beat Toronto 30-20. The RedBlacks went against the early trends to easliy cover as slight 1.5-point favorites so we will have to see how the other three games on the schedule pan out for the underdogs.

I have set my sights on Friday night's East Division clash between the 1-2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the 1-1 Montreal Alouettes for my CFL Game of the Week. Both teams are in need of a win to try and keep pace with Ottawa, which is now on top of the East at 3-0-1. BetAnySports has listed Hamilton as a one-point road favorite for this game and the betting line for the total has been set at 49.5. For my top play in this matchup along with all of my free CFL picks for this week's games follow the link below to the CFL section on SportsBettingStats.com

LINK: HAMILTON TIGER-CATS AT MONTREAL ALOUETTES BETTING LINES - FREE PICK

Kevin Durant vs. Stephen Curry: Who Scores More Points?

Kevin Durant's recent decision to leave Oklahoma City tho join forces with Stephen Curry in Golden State has completely changed the complexion of the NBA on the court and at the betting window. The Warriors were already one of the top favorites to win the 2017 NBA Championship after coming up short against Cleveland last month in this season's NBA Finals. The addition of Durant to the roster has suddenly made Golden State a prohibitive favorite to win its second title in three years.

Top sportsbooks such as BetAnySports have also released any number of prop bets surrounding this move and in my weekly prop bet picks for Doc's Sports I take a closer look at the projected win total next season for both Golden State as well as Durant's former team OKC. I also breakdown the prop bet odds for a head-to-head matchup between Durant and Curry as far as scoring points next season. Check out the link below for my top picks in all three of these special NBA props.

LINK: Kevin Durant and Golden State Warriors NBA Betting Props and Picks

Saturday's Top Picks at Belmont Park

This Saturday's horse racing card at Belmont Park is jammed-packed with a number of major graded stakes races including the Belmont Derby Invitational for some of the top turf horses in the nation and the Belmont Oaks for some of the top three-year old fillies and up when it comes to racing on turf. The Oaks is part of the "Win and Your Are In' racing series leading up to this year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park in early November.

As part of my weekly horse racing betting report for SBR Picks located at the link below, I have broken down the field for both of these million dollar events to come up with my top exacta pick for each race.

LINK: Horse Report: Our Top Selections For Saturday's Belmont Races

CFL Game of the Week- Calgary at Ottawa

The Calgary Stampeders started the new CFL season as +550 second-favorites to win this year's Grey Cup title with BetAnySports but they stumbled out of the gate in a stunning 20-18 loss to British Columbia as 2.5-point road favorites. They quickly returned to form last week with a convincing 36-22 win against Winnipeg as 11-point favorites at home.

Calgary will now go back on the road this Friday night to face the Ottawa RedBlacks as a slight one-point underdog with the betting odds for the total set at 52.5. The RedBlacks are a perfect 2-0 out of the gate both straight-up and against the spread after putting up a total of 73 points in an overtime upset at Edmonton followed by a convincing victory against Toronto in Week 2 on the road in a game that ended as a pick.

Friday night's inter-division showdown in Ottawa's home opener is clearly the top matchup on the CFL Week 3 slate and the top play in my weekly picks for SportsBettingStats.com. Check out the link below for all of this week's picks in the CFL Section of the website.

LINK: SportsBettingStats.com Free Week 3 CFL Picks

Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Picks

I am a big fan of Dale Earnhardt Jr. so anytime NASCAR races at Daytona I get excited given the past success he has had at this storied track. This Saturday night Dale Jr. will be looking to notch his first Sprint Cup point race victory of the season after posting four second-place finishes in the first 16 events of the year. He comes into this race as the defending champion and a +600 favorite to win by BetAnySports.

Another driver I have been following closely this season is rookie Chase Elliott. He took over the wheel in the No. 24 Chevrolet for Jeff Gordon this year and he has already posted six Top 5 finishes in his first 16 events. He has been opened as a +2000 longshot to break through with his first Sprint Cup win on Saturday night and I really like the value in those odds as well.

All my picks for this year's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway can be found at the link below in my weekly NASCAR race preview for SBR Picks.

LINK: NASCAR Betting Preview: Coke Zero 400

Prop Bet Picks- Kevin Durant's Next Team

One of the biggest questions in the NBA this offseason is which team will free agent forward Kevin Durant be playing for next season. His current contract with Oklahoma City has expired and starting this Friday he will embark on a five-team road trip to help determine his NBA playing future. The first stop on that tour is with Golden State, which other than resigning with the Thunder, has the best odds on the board at BetAnySports to land the biggest prize in this offseason's NBA free agent derby.

As part of my weekly prop bet picks for Doc's Sports, I have weighed in with my thoughts on where the best value in Durant's free agent prop bet odds lies. I also took a closer look at this year's crop of NBA rookies to come up with my pick for 'Rookie of the Year' according to the betting odds at BetAnySports for this prop. Check out the link below for my complete rundown on the top value in the betting odds for both of these props.

LINK: NBA Offseason Player Props Betting Odds and Predictions

Betting the Mets in the Series Price Odds vrese the Nationals

MLB action dominates the sports betting scene this time of the year and some of the best bets you can make in terms of value in the numbers are on the series price odds that are released in advance of any new three-game matchup. One of the top series on this week's MLB slate sends the New York Mets to Nationals Park for three games against the NL East-leading Washington Nationals.

New York has been able to close the gap to just three games with a 4-2 record in its last six outings coupled with a 1-6 slide by Washington in its last seven constests. These two have already met six times this season with each team claiming a 2-1 series victory on the road. The Mets have been listed as slight -115 road favorites for Monday night series opener and I am looking to parlay a win in that game to a series price win on New York this week at even money +100 betting odds with BetAnySports.

Check out the link below for all of this week's betting tips for Doc's Sports.

LINK: All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week

Hoppertunity is at the Top of My List in Saturday's Gold Cup at Santa Anita

The summer horse racing season for major graded events continues to heat up with the running of this Saturday's $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Park. The expected field for this Grade 1 stakes race over 1 1/4 miles on the dirt at Santa Anita has eight horses listed as entered and the one at the top of my list is trainer Bob Baffert's Hoppertunity. There was some question as to whether or not this five-year old Kentucky-bred champion would run in this race, but all systems appear to be a go for Saturday's main event on a jam-packed race card out on the West Coast.

Check out the link below for this week's horse racing betting report for SBR Picks to get my full preview of this race along with a bonus exacta pick for the Grade 1 Triple Bend Stakes which is also on Saturday's card at Santa Anita.

LINK: Horse Racing Betting Report For June 25: Gold Cup At Santa Anita

The Wild, Wild West Leads the Charge to the 2016 CFL Grey Cup

In the NFL, teams like the Patriots and the Packers head the list of favorites to win Super Bowl LI next February. When it comes to football 'North of the Border' things get a bit wilder with teams like the Eskimos, Stampeders and Roughriders leading the charge to claim the next Grey Cup title.

A new season in the CFL gets underway this week and with the start of the 2016 NFL and college football season still more than two months away this is the only game in town for anyone dying to bet on some actual games. As part of this week's top betting tips for Doc's Sports, I took on the task of handicapping BetAnySport's CFL futures odds to win the 2016 Grey Cup Championship.

The Edmonton Eskimos come in as defending champs and favorites to win again. Considering that they play in the West Division along with the likes of Calgary and Saskatchewan, there is a good chance that a team from the West wins it all again after laying claim to the Grey Cup in four of the last five seasons.

Check out the link below for all of this week's top betting tips as previously posted on Doc's Sports.

LINK: All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week

2016 NBA Draft Top Prop Picks

If you are still trying to recoup the funds you lost betting on Golden State in the recent NBA Finals, then you might want to try and change your luck betting on a few NBA props that BetAnySports has recently released in advance of Thursday's annual college draft. Only 60 players are chosen in the draft over two rounds of selections making this one of the more interesting prop bet events to wager on.

I decided to take a stab at picking a few winners in this week's top prop bet picks article for Doc's Sports. As a tortured Philadelphia 76ers' fan the only drama will be how long its takes the league's worst team to announce that former LSU guard Ben Simmons will be the first overall pick of the night. It is also a pretty solid bet that the Los Angeles Lakers will go with former Duke standout Brandon Ingram with the second overall pick. After that, things should get interesting with a number of possible scenarios for the remainder of the first round. Check out the link below to see what I think is going to the ultimate fate of three top NBA prospects on Thursday night.

LINK: 2016 NBA Draft Betting Odds for Value Props Involving Top Picks

NASCAR 2016 Sprint Cup Futures Update

NASCAR's Sprint Cup series has the week off making it a great time to take a closer look at BetAnySports' updated futures odds to win this season's title. Defending champion Kyle Busch is off to a fast start with three checkered flags through the first 15 point-race events and 2014 champ Kevin Harvick is leading the way in the standings with the most points. I still think this could be Jimmie Johnson's year to add to his title collection as a six-time winner of the Sprint Cup series. He has already won twice this year to pretty much lock-up a spot in the 2016 Chase and more than motivated to prove that he is NASCAR's greatest driver ever.

NASCAR radically changed the rules of the 10-race Chase to the Sprint Cup title two years ago by going to a round-by-round scenario where the original list of 16 drivers is slowly whittled-down to a final four that competes in a winner-take-all event at Homestead-Miami in the final race of the season. Under the new rules Johnson has finished 11th and 10th in the final standings so it all comes down to racing your best at the right time of the year. BetAnySports still has the No. 48 Chevy listed as the favorite to win this season's title but Busch and Harvick are also high on the list. In a recent update for SBRPicks.com I broke down the updated Sprint Cup futures odds to come up with my top favorite, contender and longshot to win this year's title so please check out the link below to see if you agree with my picks.

LINK: NASCAR Picks: Update On Futures To Win The 2016 Sprint Cup Title

2016 NBA Finals Game 6 Free Pick

I had the Golden State Warriors closing things out in this season's NBA Finals in Monday's Game 5, but Draymond Green's one-game suspension along with a rare poor performance by league MVP Stephen Curry on his home court resulted in a stunning 112-97 loss to Cleveland as 5.5-point favorites on BetAnySports' closing NBA betting line.

Heading into Thursday night's Game 6, the Warriors are now listed as 2.5-point road underdogs to win a second-straight NBA title by ousting the Cavaliers in six games. Green will be back in the lineup and even more rare is Curry having two bad games in a row so I would have to lean towards Golden State as far as picking a side. The "best bet" in this game could be on the total line which is set at 207.5. It has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in four of the first five games of this series and Game 6 has a very good chance of following suit with both teams ramping-up on defense in an effort to get the win.

I have been covering the NBA for BetAnySports all season long with game picks for a number of different affiliate sites. Below is a link to my Game 6 preview on OSGA.com along with my official pick for tonight's game.

LINK: NBA Finals Game 6 Preview and Free Pick - Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers

2016 US Open Top Prop Bet Picks

This year's US Open at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh gets underway this Thursday with first round action. The last time this Major was held at this course was in 2007 and the winning score that year was five over par. BetAnySports has set the "over/under" this time around at +2.5 over par so you know it is going to be a tough test of golf for the world's top players.

As part of my weekly prop picks piece for Doc's Sports, I dug deeper into all the prop bet odds that were released in conjunction for this week's tournament to come up with a few picks that have the best chance to pay off. One pick is such a no-brainer that I am already chalking it up as an easy win. Check-out the Link below for all of my top prop bet picks for this year's US Open and then sit back and enjoy the show over the next four days as the best of the best in professional golf struggle just to end each round at even par.

LINK: 2016 US Open Golf Picks: Best Props Odds with Expert Betting Predictions

Going with the Favorites in the US Open

Professional golf's second Major of the season gets underway this Thursday with the opening round of the US Open at Oakmont. The top three favorites to win according to BetAnySports just so happen to be the top three golfers in the current world rankings. I do not think that is a coincidence given that this tournament is usually the toughest test the top golfers in the world face all year long. Things could be especially difficult this week given that the last time the US Open was played at Oakmont in 2007, the best total score in the field after all four rounds was five strokes over par carded by Angel Cabrera.

As part of this week's top betting tips for Doc's Sports I take a closer look at the actual betting odds to win the 2016 US Open for the top few players in the world. I also cover a top WWE star's return to MMA fighting as well as the betting odds for my best bet to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year this season. Check out the link below for all of my top tips.

LINK: All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week

2016 Belmont Stakes Free Trifecta Pick

I started the 2016 Triple Crown racing season on a good note with a play on Nyquist as the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby. I went chalk with this horse again in the Preakness Stakes, but Exaggerator finally broke through with the win as the second choice after finishing second at Churchill Downs with the second-best betting odds in that race as well.

While the rubber match between the two most dominant three-year olds in the nation this year never materialized with Nyquist pulling out of this Saturday's Belmont Stakes, all eyes will still be on Exaggerator to see if he can lay claim to the third jewel of this season's crown as a 9/5 favorite on the morning line. The Belmont is the longest of the three Triple Crown races at 1 1/2 miles and that extra distance has been the downfall of quite a few favorites over the years. Last season American Pharoah defied the odds by winning this race to lay claim to the first Triple Crown title since 1978, but I have a strong feeling that this year's series is going to end-up with a different horse winning each of the three races.

Check out my recent post on SportsBettingStats.com at the link below to find out which other three-year old in Saturday's 13-horse field is my pick to win this race.

LINK: Free 2016 Belmont Stakes Horse Racing Picks

NBA Finals Game 3 Prop Picks

The Cleveland Cavaliers are basically in a must-win situation heading into tonight's Game 3 of the NBA Finals after getting waxed by Golden State in the first two games of this best-of-seven matchup. The big difference this time around is that the first two games were played on the road and this game will be played in the friendly confines of Quicken Loans Area.

The Cavaliers closed as six-point road underdogs in each of their first two games at Golden State and BetAnySports has them listed as slight one-point home favorites for Game 3. The total line for this game has been set at 205. The big question you to ask yourself is which Cleveland team shows up on Wednesday night? The one that rolled to the Eastern Conference title with a straight-up 12-2 record while going a perfect 7-0 on its home court or the one that was blown off the court in its last two games by a combined 48 points.

A change of venues in any championship series has a way of changing things up and I am banking on a much better showing from LeBron and Co. as part of this week's top prop picks for Doc's Sports. Check-out the link below for my top plays on a few alternate betting lines for Game 3.

LINK: NBA Finals Game 3 Props Odds with Expert Betting Picks

BetAnySports.com Weekend Betting Preview

The NBA and NHL Championship series dominate the sports betting scene at BetAnySports this weekend starting on Saturday night with Game 3 of the Stanley Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. The Penguins swept the first two games of this best-of-seven series on their home ice, but BetAnySports has listed San Jose as a solid -133 home favorite to win Game 3. Over in the NBA, the defending champion Golden State Warriors took Game 1 of their best-of-seven rematch against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals and they come into Sunday's Game 2 as 6.5-point home favorites to take a 2-0 lead.

At the end of every week I put together a complete betting preview for the top action on the board each Saturday and Sunday at BetAnySports. Check out the link below on Ask the Bookie for the inside scoop on this weekend's top games and then place your bets at the best online sportsbook for US players.


LINK: Weekend Betting Preview

NBA Finals Top Prop Picks

The 2016 NBA Finals get underway this Thursday night with Game 1 of a best-of-seven showdown between the East's Cleveland Cavaliers and the defending champion Golden State Warriors out of the West. These two teams are very familiar with one another after battling it out in last season's championship series. The Warriors prevailed in six games against a Cleveland squad that was missing two of its best players. This time around both teams are at full strength and Golden State is still a -225 favorite to win again according to BetAnySports' current series price odds with the Cavaliers listed as +185 underdogs.

To add some extra betting action this series, I devoted this week's top prop picks for Doc's Sports to a pair of picks that I believe have the best chance to add a few extra bucks to the betting bankroll when it is all said and done. Check out the link below to see which way I am leaning in the epic rematch.

LINK: NBA Finals Expert Predictions for Best Props on the Board Cleveland vs. Golden State

Betting the Trends in Game 7 Between the Thunder and the Warriors

As part of this week's insider betting tips for Doc's Sports I took a closer look at some of the pertinent betting trends for tonight's deciding Game 7 of the NBA's Western Conference Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the verge of blowing a 3-1 series lead and the Golden State Warriors are on the brink of becoming just the 10th team in NBA playoff history to overcome such a deficit to win a series. With so much on the line in just one game, I pulled-out all the stops to uncover a few betting trends that definitely tip the scales in one of these team's favor.

Check-out the link below to my insider betting tips for this game as well as the upcoming matchup in the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals between San Jose and Pittsburgh as well as some betting odds for a proposed boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC star Colin McGregor.

LINK: All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week

Longshot Set to Win Indy 500

I cover NASCAR's Sprint Cup series for Cappers Picks and you can find this week's picks for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 in the NASCAR section on the site. As an added task this week they asked me to come up with my picks for Sunday's Indy 500, which is the biggest race of the year in IndyCar racing. This year's event offers a special twist since it is the 100th running of this storied race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is commonly referred to as the Brickyard.

Handicapping IndyCar racing is somewhat different than NASCAR in the sense that a driver's starting position is far more important in open-wheeled racing than racing stock cars. Winning the pole position for a race like the Indy 500 almost guarantees that the driver of that car will be favored to win. It also makes picking longshots an almost guaranteed losing proposition given just how hard it is to beat the top favorites on a very tight track. That being said, I am still going out on a limb this Sunday with a driver at 20/1 odds as my winner. To find out who I think can upset the field in the 100th running of the Indy 500 just follow the link below to my compete race preview on Cappers Picks. To place your own bet on Sunday's race simply go to BetAnySports.com as the top online sportsbook for US sports bettors.

LINK: 2016 IndyCar Indianapolis 500 – Free Pick & Handicapping Lines Prediction