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Sobel: Ranking the Tour Championship Field, from 1-30
ATLANTA — We say this every year. We said it last year and the year before and each of the 20 years before that. This year’s Tour Championship field is stacked. Well, yeah. That’s the nature of the year-end money-grab. Only the best of the best even qualify and thus, in a bubble, we look…
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Tour Championship Betting Guide: Is This the Year to Bet the Favorites?
For a three-year stretch, the FedEx Cup Playoffs were a stage where stars shined. That seemed to change a year ago at this event, when Xander Schauffele won the Tour Championship at +8000. Put that win alongside the two Bryson DeChambeau wins, and Keegan Bradley‘s triumph a couple weeks ago and we’ve had four straight…
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Even on Good Days, Vegas Struggling to Keep up With Chiefs, Too
LAS VEGAS — Losses by the Texans, Patriots and Giants keyed a big Sunday for the sportsbooks in Las Vegas in Week 2. “Overall it was a good Sunday for us” said Nick Bogdanovich, director of trading at William Hill. “It wasn’t as good a Monday with everyone being on the Bears, but it didn’t…
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Vegas Golden Knights Partner With Nevada Sportsbook Operator William Hill
The Vegas Golden Knights and Nevada sportsbook operator William Hill US announced their new partnership Tuesday morning, paving the way for the first sponsorship deal between an NHL team and a sportsbook. The New Sunday Ritual: Inside a New Jersey Sportsbook for NFL ManiaRead now The fitting relationship between Las Vegas’ first major professional sports…
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Senkiw: What to Make of Clemson’s 0-3 Record Against the Spread
There’s an old adage that good teams win, great teams cover. However, even defending national champ Alabama went 6-7-1 against the spread a year ago. In the 2016 season, Clemson won it all despite going 8-7 ATS. Since the Tigers became a national contender in 2015, they’ve gone 24-21-2 against the number, including 0-3 to…
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Sharp Movie Rewind: Happy Gilmore vs. Shooter McGavin at the 1996 Tour Championship
Every so often we’ll take a break from analyzing real-life events and look back at some of our favorite sports movies with the intention of setting odds on the film’s pinnacle game or event. With the 2018 Tour Championship just around the corner, we break down the ultimate battle between two of the biggest stars…
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How To Use the FantasyLabs Player Prop Tool
Player props are the bridge between sports betting and fantasy sports. I love them. We have a lot of Tools at FantasyLabs, but my favorite is undoubtedly the Player Props Tool, which sorts through player props available at various online sportsbooks, compares them to our own set of internal projections, rates the quality of each…
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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets for Week 3
In the immortal words of Ron Burgundy: “Boy, that escalated quickly.” Week 2 of the NFL season was wildly entertaining. Patrick Mahomes has taken the league by storm, throwing for 10 touchdowns in only two games. Vontae Davis retired in the middle of the Bills’ loss to the Chargers. Ryan Fitzpatrick did his best Conor McGregor impression. And oh…
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Tuesday’s MLB Over/Under: Will Alcantara Continue His Impressive Run?
Betting odds: Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins Over/Under: 7.5 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET Probable Pitchers: Stephen Strasburg (8-7, 3.87 ERA) vs. Sandy Alcantara (2-0, 1.42 ERA) Zylbert’s 2018 MLB Over/Under Betting Record: 95-67-4, +20.95 units Yesterday’s Result: Royals-Pirates Under 7.5, Keller vs. Musgrove (loss) *Each bet graded as if it were to win 1…
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Fantasy Football Workload Data for All 32 Teams Entering Week 3
The below Fantasy Football Market Share Report presents team-specific usage splits in easy-to-analyze visual form. For more information, see the first piece in the series. There were some notable injuries in Week 1, which led to a lot of DFS and waiver-wire value last week. Tevin Coleman manned the ship for the Atlanta Falcons with 59.3% of the…
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MLB Sharp Report: Pros Betting Giants-Padres, 3 Other Games
A September weeknight without football means an off night for many casual bettors. Sharps, however, are still hammering away at the MLB slate, as they’ve located four plays with value on Tuesday night. Rockies-Dodgers Preview: Great Pitching Matchup Provides Over/Under ValueRead now Betting Terms to Know Steam Move: Sudden, drastic and uniform line movement across…
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Guide to Fantasy Football’s True No. 1 WRs, Committees Entering Week 3
Opportunity is more important than talent when it comes to fantasy football. Luckily for fantasy investors, it’s easier to predict future workloads than it is to gauge a player’s talent level. Not every No. 1 wide receiver is created equally. The heightened presence of running backs, tight ends, as well as role-specific receivers has muddled…
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The New Sunday Ritual: Inside a New Jersey Sportsbook for NFL Mania
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The return of football means a lot of things to a lot of people. For me, after fleeting hope for my Chicago Bears, inevitable gambling losses and my favorite color (flannel), football signifies the triumphant return of Jersey Guy. From throwbacks and shirseys to rookie quarterbacks and Eastbay personalizations, a man’s…
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Think Josh Gordon Will Work in New England? You Can Bet On It
As you’ve heard by now, the Patriots acquired WR Josh Gordon from the Browns on Monday, sending Cleveland a conditional fifth-round pick in return. Trade now agreed to: Patriots are sending Cleveland a 5th-round pick and if Gordon isn’t active for 10 games, Patriots get back a late-round pick from Browns, sources tell ESPN. As…
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Joffe’s ‘Dead To Me,’ Week 3: No Love For The Cougars
FINALLY! I got a winner!!! Thanks to the Akron Zips I cashed my first “big dog” bet of the year. It took three weeks and 103 bets, but DAMN IT I WON ONE! Thank you, Northwestern! I now have a 1-101-1 record (yes, I am very much down money,) but who cares? It was fun…
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Week 3 Fantasy Football RB Report: Starts, Matchup Downgrades and the Consensus No. 1
Which running backs have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Who should you consider sitting? Here’s a breakdown of five notable running backs featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 3 fantasy football rankings. The No. 1 RB Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints Kamara is ranked as the No. 1 RB across standard, PPR and half-PPR formats with…
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Betting Odds Suggest Antonio Brown Will Stay in Pittsburgh
It’s been a roller-coaster start to the young NFL season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have had a year’s worth of drama through just two weeks: Le’Veon Bell still hasn’t showed up They tied the Browns in Week 1 They lost to the Chiefs at home in Week 2 Now Antonio Brown is tweeting about…
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MLB Division Bets: Dodgers Undervalued to Win NL West
The 2018 MLB postseason begins on Tuesday, Oct. 2. That is just two weeks away! Boston was the first team to earn a playoff berth and though the Red Sox haven’t clinched the AL East yet, with an 11.5-game lead it is only a matter of time. Last Saturday, Cleveland locked up the AL Central…
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Week 3 Fantasy Football QB Report: Starts, Matchup Downgrades and Streams
Which quarterbacks have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Who is the best streaming option? And who has a poor matchup? Here’s a breakdown of five of the top fantasy football quarterbacks, as ranked by Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman in their Week 3 fantasy football rankings. Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets for Week 3Read…
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Heisman Odds Analysis, Week 4: No Love for Jake Fromm
After watching the full slate of games Saturday, it’s safe to say that it’s Tua’s world, and we’re all just living in it. Tagovailoa and the rest of the Alabama offense made quick work of Ole Miss on Saturday, opening up a huge lead and not looking back. But did they make it look TOO…
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Alvin Kamara Should Be an Active Receiver in Week 3, and the Falcons Want It That Way
I’ll be leveraging my experience as a fantasy analyst with a statistics background and a high school football coach to identify aspects of one matchup every week that you can take advantage of while setting your fantasy football lineups and/or placing bets on the upcoming slate. This week, we’re focusing on the NFC South showdown in…
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Fantasy Football Dynasty Trades, Adds and Drops to Make in Week 3
Each week of the NFL season I will highlight risers and fallers in dynasty leagues — one player to trade for, one to trade away, one to add and one to drop. Risers Trade For: Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans Since his breakout rookie season a year ago, Watson has been a highly-coveted dynasty asset. In…
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Wob’s 2018-19 NBA Prop Sheet: All the Drama We Wish We Could Bet On
Regular season win totals, MVP odds, Rookie of the Year — you name it, there’s probably somewhere to bet it. Well, that’s not entirely true. The NBA has been known to create as much off-the-court drama as it does in-game action, and that has me thinking… What are some prop bets that aren’t actually prop…
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Overrated, Underrated College Football Teams Based on Our Week 4 Power Ratings
College football season officially starts when a national championship contender is upset at home. That happened twice in Week 3, and the AP Top 25 had a major shakeup as a result. BYU’s upset of Wisconsin dropped the Badgers 12 spots while LSU’s upset of Auburn moved the Tigers (of LSU) up six spots. BYU, Boston…
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The Sneaky College Football Game That Swung Sportsbooks’ Saturdays
It was an excellent weekend for most of the Las Vegas Sports Books this past Saturday, but surprisingly it wasn’t the marquee games that put them into the black. Temple’s straight-up win over Maryland (-16) and Army’s (-6.5) cover against Hawaii provided the books an early advantage — both games were at 9 a.m. PST — over…
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What the Josh Gordon Trade Means for His Fantasy Football Value, Betting on Patriots
ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed on Monday that the Cleveland Browns have traded Josh Gordon to the New England Patriots. The move comes after Gordon reportedly showed up late to a meeting on Saturday with a new hamstring injury that he suffered at a promotional shoot a day earlier — the latest example of the highs and…
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NFL Week 3 Fantasy Football Injury Dashboard
The FantasyLabs Injury Dashboard tracks injuries and suspensions from all starters and fantasy-relevant players across the league. The dashboard is constantly updated and displays daily practice participation to gain a clear view of how healthy a player truly is. The team’s official injury designation will go in the “Team” status column once available, but the FantasyLabs Status (which…
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Rockies-Dodgers Preview: Great Pitching Matchup Provides Over/Under Value
Betting odds: Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers Rockies moneyline: +170 Dodgers moneyline: -200 Over/Under: 7 (+100/-120) First pitch: 10:10 p.m. ET Channel: MLB Network >> All odds as of 10 p.m. ET on Monday. Download The Action Network App to get real-time MLB odds and track your bets Not only is Tuesday night’s game…
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Monday Sharp Report: Pros Betting Cubs-Diamondbacks, Three Other Games
Public bettors will be glued to Monday Night Football tonight. But wiseguys are riding baseball until the bitter end. They know that the final two weeks provide sneaky sharp value. In games 150 to 162, underdogs receiving fewer than 40% of bets with reverse line movement have gone 304-366 (45.4%), winning +58.71 units with an…
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National Championship Odds: Alabama Now the Odds-On Favorite
Two top-10 teams lost in Week 3, which — as you’d probably guess — has had quite an effect on some college football futures. In Westgate’s latest odds update, both Auburn and Wisconsin are listed significantly lower than they were one week ago. Power Ratings vs. Spreads: Biggest Discrepancies for College Football Week 4Read now…
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National Title Odds Analysis, Week 4: Contenders Lose, But Does it Matter?
The Tide continue to roll, and their price to win the national title keeps dropping. Alabama not only became more valuable because it completely demolished Ole Miss, but also because a few other contenders lost — Auburn and Wisconsin, specifically. After dropping slightly to +170 last week, the Tide reopened Monday at +140 to win…
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Monday’s MLB Over/Under: Are Brad Keller, Joe Musgrove Legit?
Betting odds: Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates Over/Under: 7.5 First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET Probable Pitchers: Brad Keller (8-6, 3.04 ERA) vs. Joe Musgrove (6-9, 3.87 ERA) Zylbert’s 2018 MLB Over/Under Betting Record: 95-66-4, +22.20 units Yesterday’s Result: Twins-Royals Under 8.5, Gibson vs. Junis (loss) *Each bet graded as if it were to win…
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Updated 2018 Emmy Betting Odds: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Favored Over ‘Game of Thrones’
The Emmys are tonight, so if you’re not impressed with the Seahawks-Bears Monday Night Football game, tune on over to NBC at 8 p.m. ET and throw some popcorn in the microwave. Here are the current odds for several of the most popular Emmy categories. Example of payouts: A $100 bet on +300 odds would…
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Heisman Odds Watch: Kyler Murray Among the Biggest Risers from Week 3
With the third week of the college football season behind us, sportsbooks have released updated futures odds, including those to win the Heisman Trophy. The table below shows the updated numbers from Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas. College Football Betting Tip: Fade Ranked Teams Off Top-10 WinsRead now Table defaults to preseason odds. Click on…
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Eagles Open as 6.5-Point Favorites Against Colts in Wentz’s Return
Sound the alarm! Carson Wentz is back! Wentz has been given the green light, and the Eagles are wasting no time in getting him back on the field. Nick Foles has obviously done an admirable job in the interim, you know, winning a Super Bowl and all, but Wentz is their franchise guy. Foles isn’t…
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Misleading College Football Scores, Week 3: Notre Dame Escapes Again
Alabama really made me pay for doubting it this week. After Week 1 against Louisville, I wasn’t totally convinced, especially with what we’ve seen from the Cardinals since then. I was so bold as to declare Ole Miss +21 as a value and that line being an overreaction. Then Saturday happened. In a world of…
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Best Seahawks-Bears MNF Player Props: Tyler Lockett Over/Under 50.5 Receiving Yards?
There are two NFL player prop bets offering value in the Seattle Seahawks-Chicago Bears matchup on Monday Night Football, which kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Action Network’s public betting data will often be used in this data-driven analysis of props, along with the FantasyLabs prop tool. If you haven’t checked out…
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College Football Betting Tip: Fade Ranked Teams Off Top-10 Wins
It was good to be an underdog bettor in Week 3 of college football. Teams getting points went 37-27-2 (58%) against the spread (ATS), including some major upsets in marquee games. Wilson: Projecting Week 4 College Football Point SpreadsRead now No. 12 LSU defeated No. 7 Auburn, 22-21, on Saturday as a 10-point underdog thanks…
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Sobel: The Worst Fantasy Football Beat of My Life
Let this story serve as a word to the wise in fantasy football. In golf parlance, it’s my own personal “What a stupid I am” moment, a nod to when Robert De Vicenzo signed an incorrect scorecard to lose the 1968 Masters. I’m in a 16-team fantasy league with the boys at West Orange Country Club,…
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Power Ratings vs. Spreads: Biggest Discrepancies for College Football Week 4
Now that the opening lines for college football Week 4 are out, let’s take a look at some of the biggest differences between my projected point spreads and what the books actually posted. Be sure to follow me in The Action Network app to get alerts for all my plays as the college football market…
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Buffalo Bills Open as Historically Large September Underdogs
The Buffalo Bills are bad — so bad that they opened as a whopping 16.5-point underdog for Sunday’s Week 3 game against the Vikings in Minnesota. According to Bet Labs’ historical NFL betting data, which dates back to 2003, only the 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars closed as larger than 16.5-point underdogs in September. Biggest NFL Week…
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2018-19 Champions League Group Stage Odds: Picks to Win and Advance
The 2018-19 Champions League group stage begins on Tuesday, Sept. 18 and concludes on Wednesday, Dec. 12. There are eight groups with four teams apiece, and each club will play the three other teams home-and-away for a total of six games. The Champions League Final will take place on June 1, 2019 at the Wanda…
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Cleveland Browns Favored For First Time In Hue Jackson Era
It’s been a rough ride for the Cleveland Browns and their fans. In typical Browns fashion, the team found a new and interesting way to lose on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. They dropped to 1-32-1 since hiring Hue Jackson as head coach. Cleveland has not won a game since beating the Chargers, 20-17,…
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Real or Fake: Grading Every 2-0 NFL Team
After Week 2 of the NFL season, seven teams remain undefeated with two wins (sorry Packers and Vikings). Which of these 2-0 teams have records representative of their actual talent? By the end of the season, which of these teams will be in the playoffs, and which will be thinking about golf? Here are the…
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Biggest NFL Week 2 Takeaways: The Patrick Mahomes Era Is Here
Week 2 was a nice reminder that no one knows nearly as much about the NFL as we like to think we do. Case in point: Underdogs went 10-4 against the spread on Sunday while the Chiefs, Colts, Buccaneers, Titans, Dolphins and Jaguars all earned out-right victories. So, what have we learned so far? Let’s…
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Seahawks-Bears MNF Betting Guide: Will Seattle’s Injuries Be Too Much to Overcome?
Betting odds: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears Spread: Bears -4.5 Over/Under: 43 Time: 8:15 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN >> All odds as of Sunday evening. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets Betting market: The Seahawks are getting the majority of bets at the time of writing (see…
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Week 4 College Football Odds: Spreads and Over/Unders
With another week of college football in the books, oddsmakers have adjusted their power ratings and come out with lines for Week 4. While some odds aren’t yet available at the time of writing — including all over/unders — most games have been assigned a point spread, and we’ll be updating this page as the…
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Week 3 NFL Odds: Spreads and Over/Unders
Week 2 was … interesting to say the least. The Browns Brown’d, one-legged Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to a tie, and the Patriots got their doors blown off. Oh yeah, Patrick Mahomes threw for six TDs, too. That’s enough about the past: Week 3 lines are out. The Bills-Vikings spread (16.5) sticks out the…
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Sunday’s Worst Betting Beat Happened in San Diego
After reading the title atop this piece, you might be thinking that the Chargers are now in Los Angeles and played in Buffalo today, which is true. You also might be thinking that the San Diego State-Arizona State miraculously went over the total in the early morning hours on Sunday on the East Coast. But…
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10 Betting Takeaways From College Football Week 3
Remember when Alabama and Florida State met to open the 2017 season? Billed as the Game of the Century? Yeah, it’s been a different 54 weeks for those programs. Alabama is the first SEC team to score 50-plus points in its first three games, while Florida State has scored 10 points total in two ACC…
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Panic Meter: How Worried Should Bettors Be About These College Teams?
College football and premature panic go hand in hand, because the season is only 12 games and the fans are incredibly self-loathing. It’s wired into the sport’s DNA. Through three weeks, there are a handful of teams not living up to expectations. You know who they are, because you (we) can’t stop talking about how…
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Point Spread and Over/Under Results for Every Week 2 NFL Game
Week 2 brought us the Browns’ first loss of 2018, a Harvard graduate’s second straight win as the Buccaneers starting quarterback and — yes, already — the season’s second tie. Sunday was a bad day to back favorites, who went 4-10 start against the spread in the 14-game slate. Overs are an even 7-7 heading into…
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Sunday’s MLB Over/Under: Jakob Junis Takes On Kyle Gibson in Kansas City
Betting odds: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Over/Under: 8.5 First Pitch: 2:15 p.m. ET Probable Pitchers: Kyle Gibson (7-13, 3.67 ERA) vs. Jakob Junis (8-12, 4.28 ERA) Zylbert’s 2018 MLB Over/Under Betting Record: 95-65-4, +23.25 units Yesterday’s Result: Tigers-Indians Under 8, Fulmer vs. Clevinger (loss) *Each bet graded as if it were to win…
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NFL Expert Picks: 20 Favorite Bets for Week 2
Our second NFL Sunday of the year is just a few days away and if history is any indication, most of the hot takes you saw all week will look ridiculous come Sunday. Remember when Tampa won at Atlanta in Week 1 of 2016? Everything ended up working out just fine for the Falcons, who…
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Best NFL Week 2 Player Props: Christian McCaffrey Over/Under 4.5 Receptions?
Player props can offer some of the best betting value on the board in any given week. They typically feature smaller limits and take less action than traditional game bets, so it’s not as imperative for the sportsbooks to hang accurate lines. This is where the FantasyLabs Player Props tool comes in handy. We take…
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Stuckey: My 5 Favorite Week 2 NFL Games on Sunday’s Betting Slate
You have to love the overreactions after Week 1 of the NFL season. Like clockwork, those hot takes lead bettors to the poorhouse in Weeks 2 and 3. This is the NFL, where most teams are within a field goal spread of each other on a neutral field. Teams are never as bad or as good…
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Wake and Rake: Overnight Professional Action Hits Eagles-Buccaneers
While most recreational bettors were sleeping and/or sweating late-night college football, wiseguys were focusing on today’s Week 2 NFL slate of games. The Action Network’s Josh Appelbaum covered three games that have attracted sharp action throughout the week in his NFL Week 2 Sharp Report, but professional bettors aren’t settling on just those matchups. NFL…
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Wilson: Projecting Week 4 College Football Point Spreads
Welcome to Sunday Morning Coffee. Let this column serve as your first look at the projected point spreads for Week 4’s college football matchups. When the real lines come out later on Sunday, I’ll compare my power-rated spreads to what oddsmakers posted to find betting value. Be sure to follow me in The Action Network…
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Zylbert’s NFL Over/Unders: Will Raiders Rebound in Week 2 Under Jon Gruden?
Betting odds: Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos Over/Under: 45.5 Kickoff: 4:25 p.m. ET TV Channel: CBS Zylbert’s 2018 NFL Over/Under Betting Record: 0-1-1, -1.1 units Last Week’s Results: Bills-Ravens Under 40 (loss), Bears-Packers Over 47 (push) After significant hype throughout the offseason, the new-look Raiders commenced their regular season with a depressing dud, as Jon…
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NFL Sharp Report: Pros Betting Chargers-Bills, 2 Other Week 2 Games
Week 2 of the NFL season is upon us and sharps are locked and loaded for another big Sunday. What exactly is a sharp? In betting circles, sharps (or wiseguys) are professional bettors who have a long track record of success, win at a high rate and bet large amounts on games. They don’t bet…
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Patriots-Jaguars Betting Preview: Sharps Moving the Market
New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars betting odds Spread: Patriots-1.5 Over/Under: 45 Time: 4:25 p.m. ET TV channel: CBS >> All odds as of Sunday afternoon. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets Betting market: There is definitely a bit of a Pros vs. Joes situation going on…
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BlackJack Fletcher: Giants-Cowboys Headlines My NFL Week 2 Betting Card
Week 2 of the NFL season is upon us. This is the week when everyone overreacts to Week 1 and then gets bounced back to reality. This is how we make our money. We zig when others zag. This is our spot to line the pockets with a little extra coin as the season continues…
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Giants-Cowboys Betting Preview: Should Bettors Fade the Cowboys at Home?
Betting odds: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Spread: Cowboys -3 Over/Under: 42.5 Time: 8:20 p.m. ET TV channel: NBC >> All odds as of Friday Morning. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets Trend to know: Are public bettors (finally) sick of betting the Cowboys? Dallas is receiving…
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NFL Week 2 Mega Betting Guide: Picks, Trends, Angles for Every Game
All odds as of Friday morning. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets. Betting odds: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers Spread: Steelers -4.5 Over/Under: 53.5 Time: 1 p.m. ET TV channel: CBS Betting market: The market is all over the Chiefs like flies on manure. With 81% of…
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The Ultimate NFL Week 2 Cheat Sheet: Betting, Fantasy Football, More
Week 1 brought us one crazy upset, one good sweat and plenty of other fun. If you’re looking for more NFL action, we have you covered. Whether you’re looking to bet a couple matchups (or go all in on Sunday’s 14-game slate), set your fantasy lineups or keep crushing your office’s survivor pool, the NFL…
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Koerner’s Week 2 Fantasy Football Tiers for Every Position
Below you’ll find my tiers for Week 2 fantasy football. These are based on standard scoring and cover every position. As a reminder, these tiers are not updated after publication. If you want my most up-to-date rankings for PPR, Standard and Half-Point PPR leagues, check out this post. And, yes, my tiers will be part…
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Schwartz’s Trench Report: Week 2 NFL Bets Based on Offensive Line Play
The Trench Report started the season on fire, going 2-0 in Week 1. So let’s continue the fun! Below are a pair of Week 2 picks based on the battles up front. We’ll start with the Philadelphia Eagles-Tampa Bay Buccaneers matchup in the Sunday early games, then look at Sunday night’s NFC East showdown between…
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NFL Betting Tip: Week 1’s Low-Scoring Teams Offer Over/Under Value
In Week 1, the New York Giants scored 15 points in a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The G-Men’s opponent on Sunday night, the Dallas Cowboys, also struggled to put points on the board. In their opener, the ‘Boys found the end zone just once and had a successful two-point conversion to tally eight total…
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NFL Week 2 WR/CB Matchups: Xavier Rhodes vs. Davante Adams, More
I’ll be breaking down the top wide receiver/cornerback matchups every week throughout the 2018 NFL season. Here’s a data-driven analysis of Week 2’s best passing-game matchup, three potential shadow matchups and seven potential non-shadow matchups. Then we round it out with a quick look at plus and minus matchups. Visit the FantasyLabs NFL page for more weekly…
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Fading the Bills is Public’s Favorite Play of NFL Week 2
Week 1 was a bit of a mixed bag for public bettors. The Ravens blew the doors off the Bills — a win for recreational bettors — but went over the total all by themselves, punishing all those on the under. The Vikings, Bengals and Panthers all covered, but the Packers hurt bettors despite Aaron…
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Guide to Fantasy Football’s Workhorse RBs, Committee Backfields Entering Week 2
Opportunity is more important than talent when it comes to fantasy football. Luckily for fantasy investors, it’s easier to predict future workloads than it is to gauge a player’s talent level. Week 1 usage patterns should be taken with a grain of salt, but it’s all we got right now people. Be sure to check our…
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Week 2 Fantasy Football RB Report: Starts, Sits and the Consensus No. 1
Which running backs have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Who should you fade? Here’s a breakdown of five notable running backs featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 2 fantasy football rankings. The No. 1 RB Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams For the second week in a row, Todd Gurley is our rankers’…
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Ohio State-TCU Betting Guide: Can Patterson Outmaneuver Meyer-less Buckeyes?
Ohio State-TCU Betting Odds Odds: Ohio State -12.5 Over/Under: 59 Time: 8 p.m. ET, Saturday TV Channel: ABC >> All odds as of 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Download The Action Network App to get real-time odds and track your bets. Fourth-ranked Ohio State is making its yearly pilgrimage out of its comfort zone to…
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Bettors Are Already Bailing on the 2018 Dallas Cowboys
We’re not even two weeks into the 2018 season, but the public has spoken. Last week, the Cowboys (+2.5) received just 32% of spread bets in Carolina and ultimately scored just one touchdown in a 16-8 loss. This week is a similar story as Dallas (-3) is getting just 33% of bets at home against…
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USC-Texas Betting Guide: Keep Counting on These Defenses
USC-Texas Betting Guide Odds: Texas -3.5 Over/Under: 47 Time: 8 p.m. ET TV Channel: FOX >> All odds as of 2 p.m. ET on Friday. Download The Action Network App to get real-time odds and track your bets. Not often do you have a nonconference game between two of the sport’s premier programs feel so…stale.…
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Alabama-Ole Miss Betting Guide: Rebels’ Elite Offense Can Keep It Close
Alabama-Ole Miss Betting Odds Odds: Alabama -21 Over/Under: 71 Time: 7 p.m. ET, Saturday TV Channel: ESPN >> All odds as of 3:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Download The Action Network App to get real-time odds and track your bets. By Stuckey Ole Miss and Alabama first played in 1894, and have met 65 times…
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Auburn-LSU Betting Guide: Time for Joe Burrow to Get Exposed
LSU at Auburn Betting Odds Odds: Auburn -10 Over/Under: 44.5 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV Channel: CBS >> All odds as of 6 a.m. ET on Friday. Download The Action Network App to get real-time odds and track your bets. Please refrain from any and all “the Tigers will cover” jokes — even though it will…
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Saturday’s MLB Over/Under: Can Fulmer, Clevinger Continue Day Game Prowess?
Betting odds: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Over/Under: 8 First Pitch: 3:10 p.m. ET Probable Pitchers: Michael Fulmer (3-11, 4.56 ERA) vs. Mike Clevinger (11-8, 3.16 ERA) Zylbert’s 2018 MLB Over/Under Betting Record: 95-64-4, +24.4 units Yesterday’s Result: Reds-Cubs Under 8.5, Harvey vs. Hamels (WIN) *Each bet graded as if it were to win 1…
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Stuckey, Locky, Wilson: Week 3 CFB Moneyline Underdogs With Value
Each week, we will each give out our favorite moneyline underdog on the college football Saturday slate. You can play them straight, throw them in a longshot parlay or just read the commentary for additional insight. Two will always be provided by Stuckey and Collin on The Action Network Colleges podcast — and college football contributor…
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College Football Sharp Report: Pros Betting Missouri-Purdue, 4 Other Games
If you’ve stopped by this sharp report before, you know the spiel by now. In case you haven’t, though, here’s the deal: “Sharps” are bettors with long track records of consistent success. And when I say long, I’m talking several years — decades even. When a sharp places a bet, books take notice and often adjust…
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College Football Betting Cheat Sheet, Week 3
Betting college football in the fall isn’t really a marathon or a sprint. It’s somewhere in the middle. The 800-meter? Let’s go with that. We’re starting to get more data on each team, so good betting opportunities will arise in the coming weeks. You want to have some sense of urgency to take advantage, but…
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College Football Expert Picks: Our Staff’s 15 Favorite Bets for Week 3
Despite cancellations related to Hurricane Florence, we still have a number of intriguing clashes between some of the nation’s biggest schools. And from a betting perspective, there is value to be had throughout the card. The day will really start to pick up at 3:30 p.m. ET with a slew of high-profile games before we get…
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Wilson: My Favorite Situational Spots to Bet in Week 3
The CW9 rolls on after a 5-4 week to stay positive on the season. We ran out of steam with our Liberty run, but a nice FCS Sacramento State play helped get the column in the black. Week 3 started with the Sunday Morning Coffee column that gives a baseline for college football openers and…
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One Betting Tip, Trend or Stat for Every Week 3 College Football Game
OK, fine. Some games have two items. And there’s not one for every college football game. Just FBS vs. FBS ones. If you want to quickly whip through the entire Saturday betting card, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve compiled one interesting thing bettors should know about each game. Stats, tips, situational spots, trends, things like…
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BlackJack: Florida State-Syracuse Among Favorite Week 3 College Football Bets
Week 3 of the college football season is upon us now and it is time to find the wins, baby. This week has obviously been somewhat disrupted by the cancellations due to Hurricane Florence, but we still have some nice meat on the bone. Let’s get after it and bring these wins home, brother. College…
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Bookmakers Rooting for Golovkin, TCU and the Titans This Weekend
Normally when a marquee fight is scheduled in Vegas, all eyes are on that huge event. However, it isn’t often that a big fight gets scheduled on a big football weekend. That could explain why some of the bookmakers in Vegas are not seeing as much action on Saturday’s mega fight between Canelo Alvarez and…
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NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Start or Sit Mailbag: Randall Cobb vs. Kenny Golladay, More
It’s Week 2, people. The early weeks of the NFL season are a critical time for injuries, depth-chart shuffling and hot waiver adds. Should you adapt early to what we’re seeing on the field? Or should you stand by your offseason projections and block out the noise? Each week we crowdsource start or sit questions…
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Premier League Week 5 Betting Preview: Back to the Drawing Board?
The international break always feels twice as long as it really is, and I know I’ve been eagerly waiting the return of the Premier League. The marquee game of the weekend is early Saturday morning with Liverpool travelling to Wembley Stadium to take on Tottenham. Liverpool have conceded just one goal all season but their…
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2018 Midterm Election Odds: Using FiveThirtyEight’s Senate Model to Find Betting Value
Nate Silver and Co. at ABC News’ FiveThirtyEight.com have released their model predicting the 2018 Senate race in the November midterms. Unlike the House of Representatives, in which all 435 seats are up for grabs this fall, only 35 of the 100 total Senate seats are up for election. The Democrats have to defend many more…
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College Football Schedule, Week 3: Best Games to Watch Based on Vegas Data
We get it. You’re an avid college football fan, and you like spreading bets across a variety of games. But then you plop down on your couch with a beer at noon to start your all-day binge, and you have remote anxiety. Should you watch Ole Miss-Alabama or Ohio State-TCU? Or will the best game…
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European Soccer Betting: Real Sociedad Could Cause Barcelona Some Problems
There are some big matches across Europe this weekend and by using stats and historical data, I’ve found some good value in Germany, Spain and Italy — including the match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad. Betting odds: Wolfsburg vs. Hertha Berlin Wolfsburg moneyline: +113 Hertha Berlin moneyline: +278 Draw: +213 Over/Under: 2.25 (+106/-129) Kick-off: Saturday,…
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“The Favorites”: Millman and BlackJack’s Week 2 SuperContest Picks
The Action Network’s Chad Millman and BlackJack Fletcher are back for another with their five Week 2 picks for the Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest. More info here about this week’s contest odds, which lock on Wednesdays. You can check out the logic behind their picks below, and don’t forget to download, rate and review to…
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Friday’s MLB Over/Under: Harvey, Hamels Take The Mound at Wrigley Field
Betting odds: Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Over/Under: 8.5 First Pitch: 8:05 p.m. ET Probable Pitchers: Matt Harvey (7-8, 4.87 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels (9-9, 3.71 ERA) Zylbert’s 2018 MLB Over/Under Betting Record: 94-64-4, +23.4 units Yesterday’s Result: Dodgers-Cardinals Under 7.5, Kershaw vs. Gomber (loss) *Each bet graded as if it were to win 1…
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Week 2 NFL Straight-Up Picks: Favorites Should Dominate the Weekend
The Action Network staff is here to make picks — straight up — for every game this season, and continue on to Week 2’s slate. Here’s our panel of 10 experts making picks this week: BlackJack Fletcher, Chad Millman, Chris Raybon, Geoff Schwartz, Ian Hartitz, Jonathan Bales, Stuckey, Peter Jennings, PJ Walsh and Sean Koerner. Week 2 NFL Picks:…
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The Action Network Colleges Podcast: Week 3 Betting Preview
Stuckey and Collin Wilson break down a terrific slate of college football action. After talking sandwich spots and showing some love to Murray State, Northern Iowa and Eastern Washington in a round of FC Yes or No, the guys cover the hottest games of the weekend. While Oklahoma State, Auburn and Texas get seals of…
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Friday Sharp Report: Pros Betting Nationals-Braves, Four Other Games
Wiseguys spent another night in Green Dot City on Thursday, cashing their Blue Jays-Red Sox Under and Dodgers-Cardinals contrarian Over en route to a 2-1 night. Sharps will look to stretch their winning streak to three consecutive days on Friday. College Football Sharp Report: Pros Betting Missouri-Purdue, 4 Other GamesRead now Historically, today is the…
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Betting Preview
Betting odds: Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin Canelo: +130 Golovkin: -150 Over/Under: 11.5 Rounds (-245/+205) Time: Approx. 11 p.m. ET Channel: Pay-Per-View Almost a year to the day after fighting to a controversial draw, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) will settle their score in a rematch at…
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Vikings-Packers Betting Preview: Rodgers Changes Everything
Betting odds: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers Spread: Packers -1 Over/Under: 46.5 Time: 1 p.m. ET TV channel: FOX >> All odds as of Friday morning. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets Betting market: This came off the board for a bit due to the uncertainty…
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Panthers-Falcons Betting Preview: Sharps Expect Atlanta To Bounce Back
Betting odds: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons Spread: Falcons -5.5 Over/Under: 44.5 Time: 1 p.m. ET TV channel: FOX >> All odds as of Friday morning. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets. Betting market: This game has the market split: 50% of spread bettors were on each side…
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Chargers-Bills Betting Preview: Should You Back Josh Allen in His First Start?
Betting odds: Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills Spread: Chargers: -7.5 Over/Under: 43 Time: 1 p.m. ET TV channel: CBS >> All odds as of Friday morning. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets Betting market: The Bills’ decision to start rookie Josh Allen has not exactly enticed…