Super Bowl LV Contenders & Pretenders Dec. 21st Update

Super Bowl LV Contenders & Pretenders Dec. 21st Update

Written by on December 18, 2020

No month on the NFL calendar is more of a pressure cooker than December. This is the time of year when the real contenders will pull away from the other teams that have gathered on the edges of the playoff races. This year, we will have two more playoff teams than we have had in past years, with the field Read More

Team Power Rankings after NFL Week 14

Team Power Rankings after NFL Week 14

Written by on December 17, 2020

Three weeks to go in the NFL’s 2020 regular season! Where will your team end up? In the AFC, there are 11 teams still in: the Jets, Jaguars, Chargers, Texans and Bengals. The Broncos are technically in, but still…in the NFC, all 16 teams are still in, thanks to that woeful NFC East. Obviously, those 27 teams that are still Read More

2020-21 College Football Bowl Schedule

2020-21 College Football Bowl Schedule

Written by on December 17, 2020

The 2020-21 bowl schedule in college football was supposed to begin before the regular season had even ended. On December 19, most of the conference championships are scheduled — along with a collection of postponed games featuring teams who are not playing for a conference title. The first bowl game of the season was also set for December 19, with Read More

Top Games to Wager in College Basketball for Dec. 18th & 19th

Top Games to Wager in College Basketball for Dec. 18th & 19th

Written by on December 16, 2020

As the calendar turns toward Christmas, it is time for conference play to begin in men’s college basketball. Given the fact that teams did not play any scrimmages and that many of the non-conference games have been canceled due to COVID-19 cases and contact tracing, the opening week or so of conference play should feature a number of chaotic and Read More

Creighton at St. John's : College Basketball Betting Preview

Creighton at St. John’s : College Basketball Betting Preview

Written by on December 16, 2020

The Creighton Bluejays opened Big East play on Monday night at home against Marquette — and their time in the top ten will likely end after this week, as Marquette came in and delivered an 89-84 upset. Before that, they had posted a 4-1 record in non-conference play, with the only setback coming against then-#5 Kansas on December 8 — Read More

Quarterback Power Rankings after NFL Week 14

Quarterback Power Rankings after NFL Week 14

Written by on December 16, 2020

What we have seen in the second half of the 2020 NFL regular season is that the position of quarterback remains more important than ever. In an era in which rules are written to produce points (in terms of defensive contact, defensive holding, pass interference and roughing the passer), the team that has the better signal-caller is going to win Read More

Weekly Rundown after NFL Week 14

Weekly Rundown after NFL Week 14

Written by on December 15, 2020

One of the most exciting NFL games in recent years unfolded on Monday night, as Cleveland hosted Baltimore in a rematch of the beatdown the Ravens gave the Browns in Week 1. It looked like more of the same after the half, as Baltimore built a 28-14 lead. However, the Browns came roaring back to take a 35-34 in the Read More

Duke at Notre Dame : College Basketball Betting Preview

Duke at Notre Dame : College Basketball Betting Preview

Written by on December 15, 2020

So why is Duke ranked again? They’ve played four games and won two fo them. The wins came against Coppin State (by ten) and Bellarmine (by 12). The losses have come against then-#8 Michigan State (by six) and then-#6 Illinois (by 15). Coach Mike Krzyzewski has come out and called for a delay to the 2020-21 college basketball season, only Read More

SU Picks for NFL Week 16

SU Picks for NFL Week 16

Written by on December 15, 2020

Week 16 mostly features the conference championships in college football but also features some makeup games as teams try to get one more contest in from that regular season slate that had been postponed due to COVID-19. There was one bowl game set for this weekend, featuring SMU and Texas-San Antonio in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl, but contact Read More

Parlay Picks for College Football Week 16

Parlay Picks for College Football Week 16

Written by on December 14, 2020

Week 16 is a bit of a hybrid in college football this year, as the conference championships are underway, along with the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl, set to feature Texas-San Antonio and Southern Methodist University. There are also teams playing make-ups of regular season matchups that were postponed due to COVID-19, even though they cannot qualify for their conference Read More