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Christmas Day NBA Fantasy Preview
By: Jayden Desmond
Tags: NBA, DraftKings, Fantasy Sports, Basketball, Sports Betting

One of the best days of basketball returns, Christmas Day! 5 ripping games, lets get into it.

Best plays

Eric Bledsoe ($5.6K on DK)- Love an underpriced bledsoe here. Miami, despite being a strong defensive team, often leak points to guards, plus Bledsoe looked great in his first Pelicans game. Love him here.

Projected points- 31

Bam Adebayo ($7.8k on DK)- The 7 TOs in game 1 keep Bams price down here, but what I love about the turnovers is it shows how much they’re running things through him. Butler is questionable too, so if he’s out, give Bam another bump up.

Projected score- 45

Maxi Kleber ($3.5K on DK)- At close to the minimum, Kleber is always a great play with Porzingis out. Should play 25+ minutes again and at this low salary is a must have for me.

Projected score- 21

My player pool

Paul Millsap ($4.9K on DK)- Was very nearly in the must plays for me. Looks like he still has his 30 minute a night role and can easily return value at this low buying point. Projected score- 28

Jaylen Brown ($7K on DK)- Another guy in most of my line ups. Should be a very up tempo game V the nets, which always bodes well for fantasy output. Projected score- 38

Goran Dragic ($5.3K on DK)- This is a great matchup for fantasy V the pelicans, in what should be a high scoring affair. Like Bam, give him a bump if Jimmy is out too. Projected score- 29

Luka Doncic ($10.7K on DK)- Like on Thursday, my two big dollar guys will be Luka and Giannis. Despite being a strong team, Luka tends to put up huge numbers V the lakers and I look for him to do that again here.

Projected score- 60

Tyler Herro ($5.6K on DK)- Continuing with this Heat Pels matchup. Another guys who benefits from this high tempo game.

Projected score- 30

Dorian Finney Smith ($4.8K on DK)- Should get plenty of minutes as usual at at this price point is worth a play for me.

Projected score- 24

Donte Divencenzo ($4.7K on DK)- Loved him coming into the season and was really impressed with his first game and role on the team.

Projected score- 24

Giannis ($10.9K on DK)- As mentioned before, Giannis and Doncic are where I’m spending my money tonight. Think one of the two will be the top scoring player on the slate.

Projected score- 60

Jeff Teague ($4.2K on DK)- Has a nice role with Kemba out and whilst I will only have him in a few lineups, he’s a decent value play.

Projected score- 22

Khris Middleton and Jimmy Butler- Butler as mentioned comes in questionable, but I think both of these guys can be worth it, both in good matchups.

Good luck and enjoy the fantastic games the NBA has put on for Christmas Day!
Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Texas A&M Aggies: Free Belk Bowl Pick, 12–29–2017
By: Ats Experts, Sports Professionals Network
Tags: Sports, College Football, Sports Betting, Gambling, NCAAF

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7–5) vs Texas A&M Aggies (7–5)

Date: December 29th, 2017

Game Time: 1:00 pm

NCAAF Odds: Texas A&M +3, 65.5

Free Bowl Pick by ATS Expert Carmine Luzetti

The ACC and SEC will clash Friday in the 2017 Belk Bowl in Charlotte, NC as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons take on the Texas A&M Aggies. Both teams were 7–5 on the season but they both were good against the number: WF (8–3–1 ATS) / A&M (7–4–1 ATS). Oddsmakers have the Demon Deacons as -3 point favorites with the Total set at 65.5 at the time of this writing.

The Demon Deacons won their first four games but then lost their next three against quality ACC teams in Florida State, Clemson and Georgia Tech. The final five games got the fan base excited for next year posting a 3–2 record with wins over Louisville, Syracuse, and NC State. A big reason for the Demon Deacons success this season was their senior signal-caller, John Wolford. Wolford earned second-team All-ACC recognition after leading the conference in passer rating (157.5), tying for first in touchdown passes (25) while throwing just six interceptions. Wolford and company should be able to make some things happen through the air against a Texas A&M defense that ranks near the bottom of the SEC (10th) against the pass.

The Texas A&M Aggies will be coached Jeff Banks for their Bowl with Kevin Sumlin gone and Jimbo Fisher set to take over the program after the game. The Aggies grew impatient with Sumlin as they have not surpassed 8 wins since the 2013–14 season, which was the last time they won a bowl game. A&M has a history of starting off the season winning football games but losing traction when they enter the heart of the SEC schedule down the stretch.

Thanks to injuries, Texas A&M has used three different quarterbacks this season. The Aggies are 65th in the FBS in passing offense with 230.6 yards per game and stand 74th in rushing with 159 yards per contest. Texas A&M is 43rd in the FBS in scoring offense with 31.1 points per contest and 81st in scoring defense as they allow 28.7 points per game.

As with any bowl game, the biggest question is which team wants it more? A&M may be playing for Jimbo Fisher and the future but the same can be said for Wake as a dark horse ACC team in 2018. The edge at quarterback goes to John Wolford at Wake and the Demon Deacons are 4–0 ATS in their last 4 bowl games. I just don’t know which team we will see from the Aggies and it’s typically tough for teams and players to play in a bowl game after their head coach is fired. I think Wake Forest has more motivation to win this game and they are playing closer to home in Charlotte which should equate to more fan support.

Free Belk Bowl Pick: Wake Forest -3
Pin Stripe Bowl
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting

Let’s first start with an apology and explanation. The last write up, for the Independence Bowl taking place right now, showed and discussed a line of +14.5 for S.Miss that was already +13.5 by the time the article was published. This is the first time that has happened and it is obviously not the intent to give out advice based on stale lines. These write ups take about 30–45 minutes to turn the stats and notes into a polished presentation. The number dropped in that 30 minutes. Lesson learned, will double check before publishing moving forward.

The next bowl today is the Pin Stripe Bowl. This year features a return participant in Boston College Eagles. They are facing their third straight Big Ten bowl opponent in the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The lines for this game have not really moved. They opened Iowa -3 with a total of 46.5. That 3 is still available while the total has dropped to 45.

These teams are a fairly close match and run very similar styles. The stats bear this out.

The expected points scored and allowed show that both teams do a great job of allowing far less than could be expected but, Iowa has the advantage in scoring more than expected. These numbers produce an expected spread of Iowa -6.

Looking at yards per play shows that the teams are almost even and that doesn’t bode well for BC as usually this metric leans heavily to the underdog.

According to this Iowa should be a -2.5 favorite, meaning there is only a half point of value on BC; just not that much for a three point dog.

The efficiency and defensive metrics don’t leave any room between the two teams either. No metric has more than a 5 point difference. Its hard to imagine either team pulling away here. Both teams also have a great ability to stop the explosive play on defense, ranking inside the top 40. Additionally, both have top 20 rated schedules furthering the similarities.

As far as motivation, Boston College should be pretty psyched to be here. They had their 4th winning season in Coach Addazio’s 5 seasons. This is the their 4th bowl and despite losing their first two under Addazio (one in OT to Penn St), they beat Maryland last year and should be pumped to defeat another Big Ten foe. BC won 5 of their last 6 games this season and scored more than 35 points in all five wins.

Iowa meanwhile has been to five straight bowls… and been blown out in all five. Its pretty hard to back a team as a favorite that has lost five straight bowl games AND lost to Purdue at home a month ago. Did Iowa peak after authoring one of the college football season’s biggest upsets vs Ohio St? The bet here is yes.

BC +3, -115,

Good Luck
Dollar General Bowl
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting

Dollar General Bowl

The Dollar General Bowl is the last of three bowls on Saturday. It features Toledo and Appalachian State.

The line for this game opened Toledo -8 with a line of 62.5. The total hasn’t really moved, its ticked down to 61.5. The spread has dropped through a pretty key number and now sits at -6.5.

The stats for this game show two pretty similar teams.

Both teams are going to score but, the spread should be closer to Toledo -4. This is in line with the market being driven down to -6.5.

Yards per play show 3.5 points of value on App St. This is the kind of number to be looking for if the bet is going to be on the dog. Teams with that kind of value have been undefeated in this bowl season (other than FIU, who suffered a qb injury on the third play of the game).

When it comes to some of the deeper stats, these teams continue to look almost identical.

Looking at the defensive stats adds to the value on App St that showed up in the yards per play.

App St has pretty healthy advantage in sack rate and tackling for a loss.

This bowl game is truly an oddity. It is a re-match of a bowl game last year! These two teams played in the Camellia Bowl where App St prevailed 31–28. This is the third straight year for App St in a bowl and it’s hard to say how pumped they will be for this match-up. Toledo on the other should be motivated to avenge last years bowl loss. Additionally, Toledo is coming off a pretty good season where they went 11–2 and won the MAC title.

Too hard to pick a winner here. The motivation should push Toledo but, the stats kind of point to App St. The total looks appealing though. Toledo scored over 30 points ten times this season, while App St went over 30 points 6 times. Here’s hopping these teams light it up like Manchester City and the DeSilva Magician did today.

App St/Toledo o61.5,

Good Luck
Seattle Seahawks vs Dallas Cowboys Free NFL Spread Pick, 12–24–2017
By: Vc Sports Monitor
Tags: NFL, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, Sports Betting, Gambling

Seattle Seahawks vs Dallas Cowboys Free NFL Spread Pick, 12–24–2017

Free NFL Pick by Frank Moone of King Sports Picks

Seattle Seahawks (8–6) vs Dallas Cowboys (8–6)

NFL: Sunday, December 24, 4:25 PM EST

Line: Cowboys -5, O/U 47

Last Meeting: 11/1/15 SEA 13 DAL 12

Trends:

Seahawks are 9–3–1 ATS in their last 13 games following a SU loss

Cowboys are 1–5 ATS vs. a team with a winning record

Underdog is 4–0 ATS in their last 4 meetings

At the beginning of the season, this matchup would have been circled as one of the top NFL games to watch in 2017. Circumstances have shifted a bit and while we’re not watching this game to see which team gets the #1 seed in the NFC, but these teams are fighting for a playoff spot. The Seattle Seahawks travel to AT&T Stadium to take on the Dallas Cowboys. Both teams enter this contest with an 8–6 record and both teams are in dire need of a win.

After beating Philadelphia three weeks ago in an impressive, dominant win over the top team in the NFC the Seahawks have tapered off the last two weeks. Seattle has lost two straight games to the Jaguars and Rams, two very good playoff bound teams but they were run out of their building last week vs the Rams.

Dallas will get a shot in the arm as they welcome back All-Pro running back, Ezekiel Elliott fresh off his six-game suspension. If Dallas can seize control on the ground in the first couple of offensive series than it figures to be a nice first game back for Elliott and another long afternoon for Seattle’s defense. Dak Prescott has had his ups and downs since ‘Zeke’s departure but the pressure will be lessened if the Cowboys can establish the run game. Dallas has won three straight games vs three non-playoff contenders, however, two of the three wins were convincing enough to prove they could win out and clinch a wild card.

Offensive line play figures to be a significant factor in this one, as the Seahawks need to keep Russell Wilson upright and find some way to run the ball. Meanwhile, the Cowboys may be without their All-Pro left tackle, Tyron Smith. Considering the Cowboys are getting Elliott back with fresh legs and not off an injury will be a big boost for this offense. This team was built around the run and you can bet they will give Elliott as many reps as he can handle. I expect this to be a close game with both teams fighting for their playoff lives. Take the Seahawks and points.

Seahawks vs Cowboys FREE Pick: Seahawks +5
Birmingham Bowl
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting

Birmingham Bowl

Saturday marks a day of less than remarkable bowl match-ups. The first one is the Birmingham Bowl pitting the USF Bulls against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The line on this bowl opened USF -2, moved up to -3 and trending back down on game day. -2 is widely available and some -1.5 is starting to appear. The total is also moving on game day; it opened 67 and moved down to 65.5 but, has bounced back to 66 this morning.

The expected points scored and expected points allowed is usually the best place to start as it gives an idea of how the teams performed against such different competition, giving us a base line to start comparing them.

This shows a lot of love for USF. This is by far the biggest spread this method has produced in the bowls so far. It is also the biggest discrepancy in comparison to the bookmakers lines in the bowl season to this point.

The yards per play comparison also backs up the love for USF.

This is the first time there’s been a favorite with a yards per play advantage big enough to show value on them. And 4 points is no small amount of value.

Digging a little deeper shows that the offensive and defensive numbers don’t help the case for Texas Tech that much at all either.

USF has a decent advantage when it comes to stopping teams on 3rd down. And USF scores a ton more in the red zone.

The defensive metrics also weigh heavily in USF’s favour. These are massive differences. Everything is pointing USF’s way.

The Bahamas Bowl preview had a very similar feel. A lot of things favored Ohio but, the motivation felt like it would be heavily in UAB’s corner. That turned out to be spectacularly wrong. The situation with the strength of schedule is kind of similar though — UAB had the worst schedule in the nation and in this case USF is coming in with the 90th ranked schedule while TTU has the 30th ranked schedule. That is just such a huge difference that it throws a lot of the statistical advantages into question. And while USF had a disappointing end to the season and maybe didn’t see this bowl in their future, Texas Tech had to come back in the 4th quarter of their last game to get to 6 wins and earn this invite. Whatever the opinion is of Texas Tech’s coach in the media, it would seem the players want him there are willing to play for him.

There are a ton of bowl games and this time of year every Johnny, Jimmy and Joe wants to bet on every single one of them. But, if you’re a Jimmy in Florida today, its probably best to sit this one out and go to the dogtrack instead.

No play,

Good luck
Basic Tips on Making Great Profits by Sports Bet
Tags: Sportsbetting

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Forget Bitcoin. Stop Gambling and Start Trading Today!
By: Peter Bright Mybiztips
Tags: Bitcoin, Sports Betting

Forget Bitcoin. Stop Gambling and Start Trading Today!

Bitcoin is a hot topic these days. The cryptocurrency that previously held almost no value whatsoever is now the most valuable digital commodity on Earth. With 1 bitcoin priced at nearly £13,000, it’s quite understandable why people want to invest in it. And as we speak, bitcoin value just keeps rising.

But Bitcoin is also very volatile.

What this means is you never know if the price is going up or down. It’s impossible to tell with certainty what would happen to bitcoin’s value in the next few minutes, hours, or days.

Yes, you do have the potential to make a windfall profit, or in simple words a lot of money in a short time. But then again, you equally have the potential to lose all you invested. The Bitcoin bubble is due to burst any time soon, and if that happens, every Bitcoin investor will go home with a huge frown.

Now you may be thinking, “is there an alternative?” Good news for you is yes, there is one.

Trading in greyhound racing does not carry as much risk as Bitcoin does.

It’s actually a technical matter, just like any other sport. There are stats to watch out for in each greyhound, for example. Each race’s outcome is affected by current weather conditions, track conditions, and others. Knowing how all these stats affect each race will allow you to make better choices. In turn, you’ll win more of your bets.

Once you master these winning strategies, you can win consistently in any race.

This will give you a lot more earning potential than investing in Bitcoin. Moreover, it carries much less risk. So if you’re concerned about where you put your money into, greyhound racing is certainly a good alternative.

And with a proven, well-researched system to help you, the more you shouldn’t worry. The Two Trap Greyhound System will equip you to win in the races each time, every time. With these consistent wins, your dream of making money from greyhound racing will finally come true.
NFL POINT MARGIN JACKPOTS
By: El Capitan Tipster
Tags: NFL, Betting, Betting Tips, Sports Betting, Predictions

Leg 3

Green Bay Packers @ Carolina Panthers

Aaron Rodgers is back! The return of one of the NFL’s best ever couldn’t have come any sooner for a Packers team clinging to Playoff hopes by their fingertips. Stories out of Green Bay this week have suggested Rodgers is looking even better in practice than he looked before the broken collarbone he suffered in losing to the Vikings in week 6. Rodgers ability to shake of any rustiness coupled with a leaky defense makes this Packers team hard to predict. Talking of hard to predict, the Panthers are the most enigmatic team in the league due to their seemingly total reliance on star QB Cam Newton. This team lives and dies by Newton’s week to week performances, which remain up and down as they have done since being drafted number 1 overall. ‘The Captain’ expects Carolina’s game-plan to be based around short passes to rookie first-round pick Christian McCaffrey complimented by the combination of Jonathan Stewart and Newton on the ground. One of the toughest games of the season to pick, this is a ‘coin-toss’ game, which is why ‘El Capitan’ has covered marginal wins for both teams.
Football Thoughts: Scramble the Jets!
By: Jules Rafilovich
Tags: Sports, NFL, Sports Betting, Gambling, New York Jets

Football Thoughts: Scramble the Jets!

The Jets’ season has been underwhelming to say the least. Todd Bowels, by all considerations is a good head coach that has the sad reality of being ladened with a bad QB. High quality in coaching can only do so much when presented with the QB play of a Ryan Fitzpatrick, a journeyman who had the season of his life last year, parlaying it into a huge contract this year. Much like the Cutler mistake, I think Fitzpatrick will demonstrate himself to be just as inept at the QB position, eventually leading to his demise. This leads the Jets to, for now, none other than Bryce Petty, a QB who played his college years at Baylor. Now many may say that Petty is not that good, and maybe even worse than Fitz. This is a fair statement if looking at some of the stats. But the fact that is that most of the stats are from preseason, when he would play clean-up, without any starting receivers. Given the chance to play with receivers who can actually catch the ball, he will shine. This skill and ability was on display last weekend as he mounted a comeback against the 49ers. Bryce Petty is obviously not Brady or Rodgers, but he IS good enough to win this game. The Jets team will rally around Petty, and they will show up on a Saturday night, on the main stage under the spotlight of national television. On the other side, there is Miami. This team is a winning football team, and their record reflects that quite obviously. However, if you had watched all of the games they had some lucky bounces and QB play by Tannehill. Now Tannehill is out and Moore is in. They will not be able to manufacture the same luck needed to pull out a victory on Saturday night. Yes, Miami has a good front 4 and they will disrupt Petty. This will be a low scoring game, but in the end the Jets will fly off with the victory.
Military Bowl Preview and Prediction: Virginia Cavaliers vs. Navy Midshipmen, 12–27–2017
By: Greg Michaels
Tags: Sports, Navy, Sports Betting

Free College Football Spread Prediction by Greg Michaels

Virginia Cavaliers vs Navy Midshipmen

Thursday, December 28th, 1:30 pm EST

NCAAF Odds: Navy -1.5, 52

Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers will take on the Navy Midshipmen in the 2017 Military Bowl in Annapolis, MD. Virginia finished the season with a (6–6) record and (6–6) against the spread. UVA is trying to win it’s first bowl game since they beat Navy in the 2005 Military Bowl.

The Cavaliers have three potential NFL Draft targets and all three will be suiting up on Thursday. QB Kurt Benkert, safety Quin Blanding and LB Micah Kiser all are projected to get selected from the 3rd to 5th rounds.

Virginia got off to a great start to the season going 5–1 through the first 6 games which included a win over Boise State in Boise. However, the Cavaliers lost 5 of their last 6 games to finish the season which includes losing the last three straight games.

Virginia is a pass heavy offense, led by QB Kurt Benkert, which ranked 43rd in the nation averaging 257 passing yards per game. UVA also features one of the top rated passing defenses in the country which allowed only 179 YPG.

Virginia Betting Trends

2–7–1 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing more than 200 rushing yards in their previous game

2–8 ATS in their last 10 games after rushing for less than 100 yards in their previous game

Navy Midshipmen

Navy enters the 2017 Military Bowl losers in 6 of the last 7 ball games. Navy has played some good teams down the stretch which included losses to Army, Houston, Notre Dame, Temple, UCF and Memphis. All six teams have or will played in bowl games this season. It will be interesting to see how Navy responds coming off their tough one point loss to Army.

The Midshipmen’s unique offensive system is well known across the college football landscape, but most teams have trouble slowing down the Midshipmen’s productive triple-option attack. Through 12 games, Navy has averaged 426.8 yards per game, good for 42nd in the nation. Of course, its strength is running the football, which they rank 2nd in the nation averaging 343 yards per game.

Midshipmen Betting Trends

Midshipmen are 4–0 ATS in their last 4 bowl games

Midshipmen are 7–2–1 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss

Military Bowl Betting Prediction

Neither team finished the season they way they anticipated after they both started the season (5–1). Two keys to this game will be Navy’s ability to defend the passing game and Virginia’s ability to stop the triple-option. Navy is playing a home game where they were 4–2 SU on the season while Virginia was 2–3 Away from Charlottesville. I can see Navy’s rushing attack wearing down this UVA defense over the course of a game and I expect this to be the difference with long, sustained drives that eat up the clock and wear down the defenders. Look for Navy to cover the spread in a tight game.

Virginia vs Navy Prediction: Navy -1.5
Camping World Bowl
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting

Camping World Bowl

The second bowl on tap Thursday is the Camping World Bowl between OKST and VaTech.

Both these teams come into this game with extreme bowl history. Va Tech, under various coaches, has been in a bowl every year since 1993. OKST meanwhile, has a shorter but, still impressive streak, attending a bowl every year since 2002.

The line for this game opened OKST -6.5 and has dropped as low as -5 before settling in this morning at -6. The total opened at 62.5 and has slowly dropped to 61.5.

The stats for this game closely resemble two of the match-ups from last night; strong offense against a strong defense, strength on strength.

Much like Arizona and Mizz, OKST scores a lot more than they could be expected given their schedule. While, like Texas and Purdue, Va Tech allows a lot less than could be expected. What it means, is that there is probably some value on Va Tech, as this spread should be closer to OKST -2.

When looking at yards per play, they actually favor OKST.

The guess here is that the value being shown on OKST is based on OKST’s offense being such an outlier (only Oklahoma and Louisville, with Baker Mayfield and Lamar Jackson at the helm have such offensive numbers in the Power 5), as this metric usually favors the underdog.

As could be expected, when looking at efficiency OKST looks better on offense and Va Tech looks better on defense.

The difference is that Va Tech’s margin of advantage is bigger in both categories. And, as has been mentioned in many bowl previews, big red zone defensive advantages have played out well. Teams with a 9% or greater advantage in red zone defense are 7–1 so far this post season.

Continuing to look at defensive stats only makes Va Tech’s advantage look bigger.

Va Tech dominates in every category, plain and simple. Lots of people will be on OKST just because they think this offense will overcome any kind of Va Tech defensive advantage but, look at OKST’s schedule. They played no team with a defense like this. Va Tech actually has the best stop rate in the country. The only teams OKST played who were even close were TCU and Texas. They lost to TCU and they scored only 13 points on Texas.

The bet here is on VaTech shutting OKST down and being able to keep up if the score gets into the high 30's.

Va Tech +6,

Good Luck
Texas Bowl
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting

Texas Bowl

The last bowl of the night is the Texas Bowl in Houston, Tx. And there is a quasi home team suiting up.

The line for this game opened Missouri -1 with a total of 60.5. The line has crept up to Missouri -3 and the total has crept up to 61.5.

This game is shaping up a lot like the game that is going on concurrently with it, the Arizona-Purdue match up. One team with an up-tempo, out-score ’em kind of offense vs a team with a shut down defense.

The expected points scored and allowed look a lot like the Foster Farms bowl as well:

Just like Arizona, Missouri scores much more than they should be expected to against their schedule, while much like Purdue, Texas allows almost 8 oints less than they could be expected to. And much like the more defensive team in Purdue, Texas also looks like they should be a small favorite.

Again, just like in the previous bowl game, the favorite actually looks like they have value based on yards per play.

In this case, there is quite a bit of value on Missouri. 3.5 has been a key number for value in this metric.

Again, much like Arizona, Missouri has a nice advantage in 3rd down offense but, is severely lacking in every other department. A 9 point advantage in red zone defense (Texas) usually has led to success in these bowl games.

Once again, much like the Purdue/Arizona game we have one team with an atrocious stop rate but, who matches that with a very explosive offense.

This is the Longhorns first bowl in 3 years and while that is a bit of a stretch for a major program to be missing bowls, how excited can they be about travelling just down the road to Houston? Also, Texas is littered with injuries.

Missouri meanwhile experienced one of the great revivals in college football history. From 1–5 to 7–5 with a chance to join the 2008 Rutgers team as the only ones in history to end 8–5 after that start. Missouri also hasn’t been to a bowl game since 2014 and after that terrible start to the season they must be pumped to finish on a high note. Here’s hoping in this case high octane offense outscores the tight Texas defense.

Mizz -3,

Good luck
Boise State Broncos vs SMU Mustangs Free NCAAB Spread Pick, 12–18–2017
By: Puss Williamson'S Betsheet.Com
Tags: Sports, NCAA Basketball, College Basketball, Sports Betting, Gambling

Boise State Broncos vs SMU Mustangs Free NCAAB Spread Pick, 12–18–2017

Free College Basketball Pick by David Price of BetSheet.com

Boise State Broncos vs SMU Mustangs

Odds: SMU -7.5

Time: December 18, 9:00 PM EST

Boise State Broncos

(10–1)

The Boise State plays just their second road game of the season in its final nonconference tuneup for Mountain West Conference play when it travels to SMU on Monday night. Their first road game was on December 1st when they snapped Oregon’s NCAA-best 46-game homecourt win streak, 73–70, thanks to a buzzer-beating half-court shot by senior guard Lexus Williams.

Boise State is 6–4 ATS on the season but they are 5–1 ATS in their last 6 non-conference game.

The Broncos will now take aim at SMU’s 29 home game win streak at Moody Coliseum. The Broncos have four players who average at least 10.8 points per game led by sophomore guard Justinian Jessup (15.5) who also has made a team-leading 41 3-pointers. Chandler Hutchison, a 6–7 senior guard who was named the Mountain West’s Preseason Player of the Year, is second in scoring (15.3) and also leads the team in rebounding (8.8) and assists (4.2). Senior forward Christian Sengfelder (11.7), a graduate transfer from Fordham, and sophomore guard Alex Hobbs (10.8) also are averaging in double figures.

SMU Mustangs

(8–3)

The SMU Mustangs improved to 8–3 on the season after defeating the New Orleans Privateers, 79–66, this past Wednesday.

SMU is 3–3 ATS on the season but they are 22–7–1 ATS in their last 30 overall.

All five starters average in double-figures, led by junior guard Shake Milton (17.8 ppg) and followed by junior guard Jarrey Foster (15.0 ppg). Forward Ethan Chargois averages (13.0 ppg) and is one of 18 freshmen in the country averaging at least 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

SMU has played some good competition this season but they have come up short vs the better teams in college basketball. They did beat Arizona but they have lost to Northern Iowa, Western Kentucky and TCU.

Boise State vs SMU Prediction

What is David Price Predicting?

These are two teams that will be competing for an NCAA Tournament invite down the stretch. Boise State has been impressive, despite playing against sub-par competition. However, SMU has struggled vs better competition so far this season. Moody Coliseum is a tough place to play but the Boise State defense should give SMU some troubles and if the Broncos shoot a decent percentage beyond the arc, they could be a live dog in this matchup. I think this spread is too much to lay with SMU and I like Boise State +7.5 in this game.

Free College Basketball Spread Pick: Boise State Broncos +7.5
Quick Lane Bowl
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting

The second game on Boxing Day is the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit pitting Duke and Northern Illinois. Flat out, worst bowl game so far.

But, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a chance to win some money! The line for this game opened at Duke -4 with a total of 47.5. The line has drifted up to Duke -6.5 while the total has stayed steady. Is this money all because of the MAC fade? Must be, because the stats don’t show that Duke should be this big of a favorite.

The expected points scored and expected points allowed definitely make this line look false.

It appears as if N. Illinois should actually be favored. And not by a little either, by 9.5 points. This is by far the biggest discrepancy during the bowl season. And if you’ve been reading previous bowl previews you’ll know that the next metric usually favors the underdog, so a spread difference this big doesn’t bode well for Duke.

Sure enough, the yards per play metric favors N.Illinois. And again this is the biggest differential yet during bowl season.

The dominance for N. Illinois continues even when breaking down other, more specific, metrics.

The only real advantage shown in this chart is in third down defense and it favors N. Illinois by quite a bit. And this is a real harbinger of defensive dominance in comparing these two teams.

Their offenses are certainly nothing to write home about. But, in comparing two really good defenses, its N.Illinois that might have the better one. They are better than Duke in every category; we could see some 3rd and longs for Duke today as well as Duke’s qb hitting the turf quite a bit.

While the coaching and bowl history angles are pretty similar for these two programs one thing to consider is that N. Illinois’ stats could be even better. They were 2–2 on the season when freshman Marcus Childers took over under centre. He is a very dynamic Group of 5 qb and N. Illinois went 6–2 in MAC play with him calling the shots. Duke on the other hand has an under the radar absence on their roster today. Kicker Austin Parker will not be dressed for this game. He was 81% kicking fg’s this year. No one else on the roster has attempted a field goal this year. Everyone reading this loves college kickers, right? How about kickers in a bowl game who have never even had an attempt? That should be fun to watch.

You just can’t take Northern Illinois. It has to be with authority. Duane would want to chant Fook Duke. So, D$, the play is Huskies all the way. Fook Duke.

N. Illinois +6.5,

Good luck
TaxSlayer Bowl
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting

Saturday opens with two bowls at noon (here is the other). The first one to tackle is the TaxSlayer Bowl between Louisville and Mississippi State.

The line opened Louisville -4.5 and it has climbed to -7 as of Saturday morning.

A lot of the stats are going to point to MSST. A relatively dominant SEC team who is 20–4 in their last few seasons of non-conference games. The expected points scored and points allowed live up to that, showing some value on the Bulldogs.

The yards per play metric however shows some value on Louisville. That’s based on Louisville’s absurd offensive metrics. The question is how well will that offense hold up against an SEC defense? Louisville got smoked by LSU in last years bowl and they lost to Auburn to kick off the 2015 season (beating up on Kentucky every other year doesn’t really count, does it?)

The efficiency and defensive stats don’t do anything to dissuade the notion that MSST is a more dominant defensive team.

The teams are very similar in offensive stats but, MSST holds a solid advantage in every defensive metric. The stop rate is particularly concerning for Louisville, as is the points allowed per drive.

Louisville got hammered last year in their bowl game vs LSU and Lamar Jackson took serious heat for it. Chances are he, and the team as a whole, will be looking for some kind of redemption. Add to that the fact that MSST is missing their star player and the Bulldogs could be in trouble. MSST qb Nick Fitzgerald was injured at the start of the Egg Bowl and will not be playing today. Where that leaves MSST’s is up in the air. Will a decent SEC defense be able to slow down Lamar Jackson for the second year in a row?

The bet here is no.

Louisville -7,

Good Luck
Bahamas Bowl
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting

Who wouldn’t want to go to the Bahamas? The first bowl on Friday takes place in Nassau, Bahamas at a wonderful time of day for football fans. What’s better than some lunch time football on a lazy day at work? Or a Breakfast Bowl if you’re a west coast whale?

This years Bahamas Bowl features the UAB Blazers and the Ohio Bobcats. The line opened Ohio -7.5 (most widely available) with a total of 57. The total has inched up to 57.5 but, the spread has crossed downward through the key number and now sits at Ohio -6.5.

This line appears right from a strictly numbers based approach. If capping this game starts by looking at expected points scored and expected points allowed, the spread opened at exactly the right spot.

An additional way to look at this is by yards per play.

This metric always leans to the dog and usually to bet that dog the differential here would have to be a little higher. As pointed out here in the Frisco Bowl preview, dogs with a 4.5 point advantage have won outright all 5 times this post season.

Where UAB does look a little better is in the deeper stats. They have a marginally better offense on 3rd downs and in the red zone.

The one stat that really shines a light on UAB is red zone defense. Referencing again back to the Frisco Bowl (and other previews along the way) a big advantage in red zone defense has led to outright wins. UAB has a 15% advantage.

To swing the pendulum back to the fighting Frank Solich’s let’s look at explosiveness and strength of schedule. Ohio can score quick, #41 in the country, and they have one of the most electric mobile qb’s in the Group of 5. And while Ohio didn’t play a tough schedule, #96 in the country, UAB played the worst, #130.

In this case, the stats can be painted any which way. Expected points and yards per play and strength of schedule all kind of point to Ohio. Red zone defense, red zone offense and 3rd down offense all kind of point toward to UAB. Motivation should help throw all these stats out the window. UAB didn’t have a football program two years ago. In their first year back they have set school records for wins and been invited to a pretty sweet Group of 5 bowl. These kids should be jacked. Additionally, Frank Solich, the Ohio head coach, does not have a stellar record in bowl games. He was 2–3 in bowls as head coach at Nebraska and he is 2–6 in bowls as a head coach at Ohio. For ballsy bettors out there this might be the moneyline dog bet the bowl season has been waiting for!

UAB +6.5,

Good luck
Roles In The EtherSport Platform
Tags: Ethereum, ICO, Sports Betting, Lottery, Cryptocurrency

EtherSport protocol contains certain roles, their rights and responsibilities within the system. In the original protocol design, the following roles exist:

EtherSport (The official lotter)

EtherSport platform offers its own lottery, rules, results and winning funds distribution. Our responsibility is to provide a list of all events and their results from the certain sport leagues. Moreover, EtherSport provides a simplified internal exchange of the ESC to Ethereum.

Players

Can buy lottery tickets from lotters to participate in the “Lottery 11”, as well as play peer2peer on the proposed by other players’ terms and conditions.

Lotters

Can create and host “Lottery 11”. In fact, this is a player who has fulfilled some requirements and got the right to publish their version in the “Lottery 11”. Each lotter receives a percentage of the amount of bets collected from the line provided by him. Requirements to become a Lotter will be described in the rules published on the EtherSport system.

System developers

Interested in developing and improving the EtherSport infrastructure. After launching the core functions, the team of developers will continue improving the system, add new functions, and stay active participants of the EtherSport community. This will guarantee development of the product and growth in demand for tokens.

Token holders

The system’s users who will hold EtherSport tokens on their wallets.
New Years Eve 2020
By: James O'Dowda
Tags: Sports, Sports Betting, Betting, Betting Tips, Money

Yesterday the blind follow went 2–2. Breaking even isn’t terrible, but I made a small adjustment to my model to include pace into the projections so hopefully that gives me more accurate numbers, and therefore better picks.

I hope your 2021 is better than 2020. Be a better you, and who cares if you try those bullshit mottos, new year new you, leave that shit behind in 2020 and go into 2021 with a bang. Like I am trying to do tonight.

Now the picks.

Bulls +6.5

The Bulls looked terrible in the beginning of the year getting blown out by 20 and 19 points. But after a good effort against the Warriors, which they should’ve won, and then beating the Wizards, I think they are going back to back. Mainly cause the Wizards stink, even with Russel Westbrook putting up triple doubles every night. Zach LaVine will be able to score enough to keep this game close.

My mode has Wizards -2.5

Kings +5.5

Tyrese Haliburton looks like a steal right now. He is pulling up from the logo with the confidence of a 6 year vet. Plus the Rockets are missing 2 key role players, and it is the first game for John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, and Eric Gordon, so I expect a lot of rust coming from the Rockets supporting cast. De’Aaron Fox will take advantage of John Wall, and we will finally see how healed that left ankle is.

My model has Kings -5

OKC Thunder +5.5

Lug Dortz is a god damn machine. Last year in the bubble he almost single handled took out the Rockets because of his defence against James Harden, and improved in the offseason with developing a respectable 3 point shot. Lug Dortz is going to shut down Brandon Ingram, and therefore ruin the chances of the Pelicans doing anything here. Eric Bledsoe and Lonzo Ball aren’t really working together in the back court, yes it is early but I just don’t like that combination. Shai is showing why he is going to be a superstar in this league, and Zion needs to work on his defence because right now he is a massive liability.

My model has OKC -2.5

Good luck, happy new year and happy betting

James
eSports betting — Nevada Signs Bill
Tags: Gambling, Nevada, Online Casino, Csgo, Sports Betting

eSports betting — Nevada Signs Bill

In Nevada, a new law will let pari-mutuel wagering on the World Series of Poker, esports competitions and other nontraditional sporting events.

The Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill, SB 240 into law on Saturday after being unanimously approved by the Nevada Senate and Assembly. The law will be in effect starting the day of July 1.

“By adding ‘other events’, we are able to capture events like esports and the World Series of Poker,” sponsoring Sen. Becky Harris of District 9 told ESPN. “This allows for Nevada operators to use a pari-mutuel system of wagering. This allows for operators to offer bets they might not otherwise make.”

The bill was projected to alter the 464th chapter of Nevada Statutes, covering pari-mutuel betting. Prior to its approval, traditional sportsbook-style betting had been allowed on other events. The law will currently open new lines for other competitions not classified under the traditional Nevada sporting events and dog racing law.

Legal Online Gambling in the US

In the US, the legal way to gamble online is only if you’re in New Jersey and accessing one of the ensuing sites Resorts Casino, Betfair Casino, Golden Nugget Online Casino, SugarHouse Casino, Borgata Casino, Tropicana Casino etc.. You need to be 21 years or above so as to signup to play online slots, blackjack, video poker, roulette, table games, and bingo for real money….Presently, CS:GO betting is technically permissible, though it is not true online gambling. In the year 2018, people in Pennsylvania will also be allowed to make use of permissible online gambling sites.

The two styles of betting is differentiated in the way that pari-mutuel wagering allows gamblers to wager against one another, rather than contrary to a bookmaker, consequently removing tax and the house take. The pari-mutuel matchmaker takes a percentage, using the remainder being divided amid the winning bettors.

The update comes after effective sportsbook-style betting in many other events. It was in 2011 when Sportsbooks first opened betting for the final hand of the World Series of Poker. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has also permitted sportsbook betting in 2016 for esports competitions Intel Extreme Masters Oakland and later DreamHack Masters Las Vegas in the year 2017.