NFL Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at N.Y. Jets Betting Preview

NFL Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at N.Y. Jets Betting Preview

Written by on December 31, 2021

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to New York on Sunday to take on the Jets in search of a higher playoff seed and, if possible, home field advantage through the NFC bracket. With an 11-4 record, the Bucs have won five of six (with their lone loss coming against New Orleans), but their season finishes in a friendly way, and Read More

NFL Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals Betting Preview

NFL Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals Betting Preview

Written by on December 31, 2021

The Kansas City Chiefs appear to be peaking at just the right time, riding an eight-game winning streak into Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday as they face the Cincinnati Bengals. The Chiefs have only permitted more than ten points twice in their last seven games, including a 36-10 undressing of the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. They will get all the Read More

TransPerfect Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs Purdue Betting Preview

TransPerfect Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs Purdue Betting Preview

Written by on December 30, 2021

Middle-tier teams from the SEC and the Big Ten square off on Thursday in Nashville at the 23rd Music City Bowl. These teams have only met once, back in 1979, when Purdue edged Tennessee by five in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Tennessee (7-5, 4-4 SEC) saw its offense explode under first-year head coach Josh Heupel, exceeding the low expectations that surrounded Read More

Outback Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Preview

Outback Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Arkansas Razorbacks Betting Preview

Written by on December 30, 2021

The Arkansas Razorbacks return to a bowl game since 2016, when they lost the Belk Bowl to Virginia Tech. Sam Pittman has turned this team around from the dumpster fire it had become under Chad Morris, making the Razorbacks another thorny problem for SEC West teams to solve. This is a team built with two powerful lines and a grinding Read More

Super Bowl Contenders and Pretenders after NFL Week 16

Super Bowl Contenders and Pretenders after NFL Week 16

Written by on December 29, 2021

Two weeks remain in the first 17-game regular season in the history of the NFL. At this point, four of the eight divisions have winners: Kansas City (AFC West), Green Bay (NFC North), Tampa Bay (NFC South) and Dallas (NFC East). Arizona and the Rams have also clinched playoff spots. In the AFC, six of the seven playoff spots are Read More

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl: Pittsburgh vs Michigan State Betting Preview

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl: Pittsburgh vs Michigan State Betting Preview

Written by on December 29, 2021

The ACC champion Pittsburgh Panthers face the Michigan State Spartans in the Peach Bowl on Thursday night, but this showdown between two ten-win teams is not as exciting as it might otherwise have been. Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, who was also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, has opted out ahead of the NFL draft, as did Michigan State tailback Read More

NFL Week 17 Betting Advice in the 2021 Season

NFL Week 17 Betting Advice in the 2021 Season

Written by on December 28, 2021

As we head to Week 17 in the 2021 NFL regular season, there are some intriguing matchups, such as Kansas City’s visit to Cincinnati and Arizona’s trip to Dallas. The Chiefs and the Cowboys are both working on taking the top seed in their respective conferences, although the Cowboys would have to win out and hope that Green Bay falls Read More

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Mississippi State vs Texas Tech Betting Preview

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Mississippi State vs Texas Tech Betting Preview

Written by on December 27, 2021

The winningest head coach in Texas Tech history, Mike Leach, faces his former team when his Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-5) take the field in Memphis for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Tuesday night. Leach still has a $2.5 million lawsuit pending against his former employer because of the way Texas Tech handled his firing back in 2009, so Leach should Read More

Sure Losers for NFL Week 17

Sure Losers for NFL Week 17

Written by on December 27, 2021

In Week 16, I thought that the Buffalo Bills might be able to reverse the whip on New England beat the Patriots at Foxboro. I also thought that Cincinnati would be able to complete the sweep of Baltimore (although I did not foresee Joe Burrow throwing for 525 yards in that game – giving him almost 1,000 passing yards in Read More

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: Air Force vs Louisville Betting Preview

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: Air Force vs Louisville Betting Preview

Written by on December 27, 2021

Put on your shorts for Tuesday’s SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, set for Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. Despite the late December date, the weather forecast calls for sunny skies and a high in the upper 70s, a far cry from some other late December days in North Texas. The Air Force Academy (9-3) comes in as a slight underdog Read More