You know what day it is, so that means we have a ton of football for you to look over and digest.
We also cover the sorry state of football for Oklahoma and Texas after their bowl losses and give you the hottest betting trends of the bowls. Besides a mountain of trends and free picks available, we have a college basketball game that was so bad the numbers will make you shake your head.
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Like network television this time of year, which is all repeats, Texas lost another game that they were expected to win, falling to Washington 27-20 in the Alamo Bowl as three-point favorites. An 8-5 record is the norm in Austin these days.
Speaking of poor records, Oklahoma had their first losing season in 24 years at 6-7 when Florida State scored in the final minute to win 35-32. The Sooners were more than competitive and covered the 10.5 points against the NCAAF odds but, the defense was ransacked for 587 yards by the Seminoles, making Oklahoma unrecognizable.
Boston won their fourth in a row last night and have re-established themselves as the best team in the NBA after somehow losing 5 of 6 just before this. The Celtics failed to cover the -6.5 against the Clippers after having a 12-point lead at home with 2:49 left.
We begin to matriculate to the bigger bowl games now through Monday which includes the semi-finals of the college football playoffs and we have complete previews and free picks on all of them.
Take a few minutes to look over our daily picks for Friday and Saturday and get our view on Sunday’s Celtics vs. Nuggets encounter.
Though there is a lot of important college football this weekend, college hoops have a deep card and we have the daily best bets.
For Friday we have two tilts, Edmonton at Seattle and Florida at Carolina. You have to return Sunday to learn about Monday’s Winter Classic, Pittsburgh vs. Boston from Fenway Park which is on TNT.
For the rest of Week 17, we cover all 15 contests and let you who should be on Upset Alert, our Last Chance Value Picks, and Top Player Props, all for free!
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The total between Florida Atlantic and North Texas was a low 124 points, in part because the Mean Green plays at a pace where paint drying is faster. The average score of a North Texas contest was 113 total points before last night and it is lower today because they lost to FAU 50-46.
Here are the lowlights:
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It was not pretty or appealing but Dallas won at Tennessee 27-13 as 13.5-point road favorites. The disconcerting news was Dak Prescott has 2 more interceptions, giving him 13 in his last 9 starts, the most by any quarterback.
Tennessee signed Josh Dobbs last week and he looked better than rookie Malik Willis as a starter despite barely knowing the offense. Expect Dobbs to start in the Titans all or nothing game with Jacksonville next week.
Bowl Angle: Teams that improved by 6+ wins from the prior regular season are on a 14-6 ATS (70%) run in bowl games as underdogs.
Qualifying teams: Tulane, TCU, and Washington (W).
NFL Top 3 Bets Placed by Percentage (highest first) (18-28-2 record): Chiefs, 49ers, and Giants.
NFL Top 3 Totals Bets by Percentage (highest first) (22-26 record): Bills/Bengals Over, Jaguars/Texans Over, and Vikings/Ravens Over.
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Both games should be fascinating Saturday. Can TCU keep the magical season going or does the more powerful Michigan take them out?
There is a good amount of sharp action on Ohio State to cover, but since Georgia is playing in their backyard in a very comfortable setting for them, that seems like a big edge for college football picks.
On Saturday is the Music City Bowl between Iowa and Kentucky. The total is an absurdly low 31, down from 32 with two teams that play excellent defense and two terrible offenses that won’t have their season-long starting quarterbacks. At 3:00 pm Friday, 89% of the money was on the Under, yet 72% of wagers made were on the Over. What do you think is the right way to bet on this bowl?
Let’s get some winners! Happy New Year and see you back here Wednesday!