Central Florida Going for 17 Straight Against Pitt

The longest winning streak in Division IA football is looking to go one game longer this Saturday with the AAC's No. 13 Central Florida Knights playing host the ACC's Pittsburgh Panthers as 13.5-point home favorites. Game time from Spectrum Stadium in Orlando is set for 3:30 p.m. with ESPNU broadcasting the game nationally.

The Knights declared themselves the unofficial national champions last season with a perfect straight-up 13-0 run through their 2017 campaign. They have been able to keep that winning streak intact with a perfect 3-0 start this year. Sitting at No. 13 in the latest AP Top 25, it is easy to see why UCF as a Mid-Major program is a double-digit favorite on BetAnySports' board against a team from a major conference. Pitt is 2-2 on the year, including a lopsided loss to Penn State in that in-state tilt and a victory over Georgia Tech in its ACC opener.

As part of my weekly coverage for both of these conferences for Sports Betting Stats, the link below is to my complete game preview and free betting pick for this matchup.


LINK: PITTSBURGH PANTHERS AT CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS PICK ATS - ODDS AND BETTING PREVIEW

2018 Pennsylvania Derby Free Trifecta Pick

Philadelphia Park is the place to be this Saturday afternoon for the running of the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby. This Grade 1 stakes race over 1 1/8 miles on the dirt is open to three-year old thoroughbreds and this year's field in one of the deepest in recent memory.

As part of my weekly coverage of horse racing's biggest events for Scores and Stats, I have broken down the field for Saturday's main event at Philadelphia Park to come up with my trifecta bet for the top three horses in the win-place-show position. Please click through the link below for my free betting pick.

LINK: 2018 Pennsylvania Derby Free Trifecta Pick

Ottawa RedBlacks are a Hot Bet as CFL Home Underdogs

Every US sports bettor knows that the NFL is king when it comes to the amount of money that is bet on the weekly games at online sportsbooks such as BetAnySports. What you may not know is that this league also has the sharpest betting lines in the online sports betting industry. That does not me you cannot beat the books from time to time, but those sharp lines make it far more difficult to beat the bookmakers over the course of an entire season.

Football is football whether its the featured game on Saturday afternoon in the college ranks or the top showdown in the NFL on Monday Night Football. In between the two lies football 'north of the boarder' in the CFL. I have been covering the CFL for years on sports betting information sites such as SBR Picks, Sports Betting Stats and Vegas Insider. My main takeaway from this experience is the value that you can find betting on the games.

The CFL is made up nine teams that play each other quite often over the course of an 18-game regular season schedule. This level of familiarity leads to a much higher level of predictability when it comes to betting on the outcome of any game. Each week of the season, I put together my top CFL pick for the good folks at SBR Picks. The link below takes you to my latest pick for a key Week 15 inter-division tilt between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Ottawa RedBlacks.

LINK: RedBlacks Riding Momentum in CFL Tilt vs. Inconsistent Eskimos

ACC Week 3 Betting Report

The Clemson Tigers are clearly the cream of the crop in the ACC as the No. 2 team in the nation. However, No. 13 Virginia Tech has been able to quickly position itself as the leading contender in this conference with the Hokies' Week 1 upset over Florida State. Heading into this Saturday's schedule weather could be a factor in a few of the games in the ACC with Hurricane Florence pounding the southeastern seaboard. Virginia Tech's home game against East Carolina has been cancelled along with home games for North Carolina and NC State.

When it comes to the ACC games still on for Saturday, my top pick of the day at BetAnySports online sportsbook is Louisville (-22) at home against Western Kentucky. As part of my weekly coverage of college football betting for Scores and Stats, please click through the link below for my complete Week 3 ACC football betting report along with my top ACC betting play.

LINK: ACC Football Week 3 Betting Report

Calgary Looks to Bounce Back Against Tiger-Cats

The Calgary Stampeders have been the class of the CFL all season long and, at 9-2 straight-up through their first 11 games, they are still in control of their own destination in the quest to win the 2018 Grey Cup title. That being said, there are some cracks in the foundation with road losses to West Division rivals Saskatchewan and Edmonton in their last four games. CFL bettors riding the Stampeders have taken a beating over their last six games with a 1-5 record against the spread.

This Saturday in a 4 p.m. start at Tim Hortons Field, Calgary will be on the road against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. This Week 14 inter-division tilt has been bet down to a PICK at BetAnySports online sportsbook after the Stampeders opened as 1.5-point favorites and the total for this game has been set at 52.

Hamilton has won its last three games SU while going 2-1 ATS to move into a tie with Ottawa atop the East Division at 6-5. It is 5-5-1 ATS and the total has gone OVER in three of its last five games. The Tiger-Cats are 2-3 ATS in five previous home games this season with the total staying UNDER BetAnySports' closing line in three of those five games.

As part of my weekly CFL coverage for SBR Picks, the link below is to my complete game preview along with my free betting pick.

LINK: Calgary Will Make a Point and Get Best of Resurgent Hamilton

NFL Week 1 Top Player Prop Bet Picks

Football is back in the NFL with a number of great matchups on the Week 1 slate. Philadelphia got things started on Thursday night with an 18-12 home victory against Atlanta in its defense of last year's Super Bowl run. Heading into this Sunday's games, BetAnySports online sportsbook has you covered with a full set of betting spreads, total lines and moneylines on the board. It also has a full set of betting props that give avid sports bettors more ways to play and more ways to win.

As part of my weekly NFL coverage for the sports betting site www.scoresandstats.com, the link below is to my top three player prop picks for Week 1 when it comes to most passing yards, most receiving yards and most rushing yards.


LINK: NFL Week 1 Special Player Betting Props

Friday Night College Football Texas Style

There is only one college football betting matchup on the board at BetAnySports this Friday night and it happens to be Texas tilt between the Big 12's TCU Horned Frogs and the AAC's SMU Mustangs. TCU comes in as a heavy 21-point road favorite with the betting line for the total set at 58.5 points.

The Horned Frogs rolled over Southern University 55-7 in their season opener, but they could not cover the monster 50-point spread at home. SMU had its hands full with North Texas last Saturday in a 46-23 loss after closing as a 3.5-point road underdog. Game time for Friday night's contest on ESPN2 is set for 8 p.m. The current betting consensus for this matchup favors Texas Christian to cover at a hefty 71 percent while also favoring the OVER at a rate of 69 percent. While these numbers paint the typical scenario of betting the favorites and the OVER on the total line, but the betting public may be on to something given the rather wide gap between these two Texas teams.

As part as my season-long coverage of AAC football for SportsBettingStats, the link below is to my complete game preview and free betting pick for Friday night's Texas tilt.

LINK: TCU HORNED FROGS AT SMU MUSTANGS PICK - ODDS AND ATS PREDICTIONS

Falcons Fly Into Philly for NFL Season Opener

Over the past several years, the NFL has made a habit of rewarding the previous season's Super Bowl Champions with a Thursday night home game to kick off the new season. In the 2017 playoffs, the Philadelphia Eagles began their improbable run to a Super Bowl title with a tight 15-10 victory against the Atlanta Falcons as 2.5-point home underdogs in a game that was decided on the final play.

The Eagles had to make that three-game run with backup quarterback Nick Foles under center for the injured Carson Wentz, who was well on his way to MVP honors before tearing up his left knee against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 14. Philly closed as an underdog in all three of last year's postseason contests and each time Foles and this rabid pack of dogs found a way to get it done.

Flash forward to tonight's NFL season opener between the Falcons and the Eagles in a scheduled 8:20 p.m. start at Lincoln Financial Field. It is like de ja vu all over again with Foles getting the start while Wentz continues to rehab his knee. This time around, the home team is favored by 2.5 points on BetAnySports big board in what should be another tight battle to the final gun.

As part of my coverage of NFL's Thursday Night Football betting matchups for SportsBettingStats, the link below is to my complete preview and 'best bet' pick for this Thursday's matchup between the Falcons and the Eagles.

LINK: ATLANTA FALCONS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES PICK - ODDS 09/06/2018

September's Major Stakes Schedule Opens with the Woodward

It has been a sizzling summer for major graded stakes races at some of the biggest horse racing venues in the nation. Near or at the top of the list is Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. After playing host to last Saturday's $1.25 million Travers Stakes in which Catholic Boy pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year, that same track will be the site of this Saturday's $750,000 Woodward Stakes.

The Woodward is a 1 1/8-mile run on the dirt for some of the top three-year old and up thoroughbreds in the nation. The field for this Saturday's main event at Saratoga is set and, as part of my weekly horse racing coverage for ScoresandStats.com, the link below takes you to my complete preview and free trifecta pick for this race.

LINK: 2018 Woodward Stakes Free Trifecta Pick