Using Power Rankings to Handicap Your Sports Betting

Using Power Rankings to Handicap Your Sports Betting

Written by on December 10, 2021

Each week, several of the major sports websites, and some of the general news websites, publish power rankings for the major professional sports leagues. Generally (but not always), these rankings move from top to bottom in terms of win-loss record, although recent swings are taken into account, particularly for teams who may have started out really well but have fallen Read More

NFL Week 14: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers Betting Preview

NFL Week 14: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers Betting Preview

Written by on December 10, 2021

One of the oldest NFL rivalries will be rejoined on Sunday night as the Chicago Bears (4-8) head north to take on the Green Bay Packers (9-3) on what will be a chilly night, as the temperature drops below freezing – although the snow falling in the early weekend is supposed to stop on Saturday or early Sunday. The Bears Read More

UFC 269: Olivier vs Poirier Betting Preview

UFC 269: Olivier vs Poirier Betting Preview

Written by on December 10, 2021

On Saturday  night, Charles Oliveira will defend his UFC Lightweight belt against one-time interim champ Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 269, set for Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The co-main event features Amanda Nunes’ defense of her UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship against Julianna Pena, who won the bantamweight division at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Read More

NFL Week 14: San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals Betting Preview

NFL Week 14: San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals Betting Preview

Written by on December 9, 2021

If you were an NFL fan back in the 1980s and early 1990s, then you remember that the San Francisco 49ers met the Cincinnati Bengals in two Super Bowls. That was when the 49ers had the likes of Joe Montana and Steve Young at quarterback, while the Bengals had Kenny Anderson and Boomer Esiason. Cincinnati went into a long drought Read More

NFL Week 14: New Orleans Saints at N.Y. Jets Betting Preview

NFL Week 14: New Orleans Saints at N.Y. Jets Betting Preview

Written by on December 9, 2021

The New York Jets (3-9) welcome the New Orleans Saints () on Sunday afternoon for an interconference matchup. The Jets have dropped four of five, including a 33-18 beating at home from the Philadelphia Eagles a week ago. The Saints (5-7) have lost five games in a row, a streak that started the week after they lost quarterback Jameis Winston Read More

NFL Week 14: Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings Betting Preview

NFL Week 14: Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings Betting Preview

Written by on December 8, 2021

Two inconsistent teams meet in this week’s NFL Thursday night affair as the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5-1) visit the Minnesota Vikings (5-7). The Steelers scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to mount a furious comeback and edge the Baltimore Ravens, 20-19. The Vikings scored a late touchdown to snag the lead against the previously winless Detroit Lions last week, only Read More

NFL Week 14 Odds, Overview & Predictions for Each Game

NFL Week 14 Odds, Overview & Predictions for Each Game

Written by on December 8, 2021

There are six different games in the NFL this week featuring clashes between teams with records at .500 or higher. Three of these come in the 1:00 pm ET window, as three different divisional clashes unfold (Dallas vs Washington, Baltimore vs Cleveland and Kansas City vs Las Vegas). The late afternoon window features Cincinnati vs San Francisco, and then the Read More

Why the Kansas City Chiefs Will Win the Super Bowl

Why the Kansas City Chiefs Will Win the Super Bowl

Written by on December 7, 2021

The Kansas City Chiefs limped out to start the 2021 season, dropping two of three and four of their first seven. Since then, though, they have reeled off five wins in a row. In their first five games, they gave up a combined 163 points; in their seven games since then, they have only given up more than 17 points Read More

Updated Super Bowl Odds after NFL Week 13

Updated Super Bowl Odds after NFL Week 13

Written by on December 7, 2021

The Buffalo Bills had two chances in the red zone in the fourth quarter against New England on Monday night, trailing by four points. During their first trip, their kicker pushed a short field goal wide right (and in fairness, he was kicking into a driving wind). On their second trip, Josh Allen did not see a wide-open Stefon Diggs Read More

Betting Surprises for the 2022 Australian Open

Betting Surprises for the 2022 Australian Open

Written by on December 7, 2021

We’re about six weeks away from the opening of the 2022 Australian Open, and already some surprising headlines are starting to emerge. Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, has already decided not to head down under for the year’s first Grand Slam. In a statement on Twitter, Andreescu noted that the time she spent in quarantine, the extended stay Read More