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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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