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
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016
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
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
Thursday, September 29, 2016
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
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
Saturday, September 24, 2016
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
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
Thursday, September 22, 2016
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
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, September 17, 2016
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
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
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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
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
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)