Weekly Rundown after NFL Week 10

Weekly Rundown after NFL Week 10

Written by on November 18, 2020

Things are about to start heating up as we move into the second half of the NFL’s 2020 campaign. In the AFC, there are nine teams with records of 6-3 or better; in the NFC, no team has fewer than two losses, which means that there is plenty of shuffling in both conferences to come as the teams compete for Read More

SU Picks for NFL Week 11

SU Picks for NFL Week 11

Written by on November 17, 2020

The playoff picture in the NFL is far from settled as we head into Week 11. With just one unbeaten team in the entire league and a legion of two-loss and three-loss teams, there is still plenty of movement to come down the stretch. This week begins with an NFC West showdown in Seattle, so let’s look at all of Read More

Offensive NFL Player Rankings -- Top 5 Hail Mary Receivers

Offensive NFL Player Rankings — Top 5 Hail Mary Receivers

Written by on November 17, 2020

Where did the “Hail Mary” get its name? The term actually goes back to the 1930s, when it emerged in the culture of Notre Dame football to refer to a low-probability bomb near the end of a half to try and score. The term became part of wider football parlance on December 28, 1975. The Dallas Cowboys were playing the Read More

College Basketball Season Preview -- #1 Gonzaga

College Basketball Season Preview — #1 Gonzaga

Written by on November 17, 2020

It was not that long ago that the college basketball world basically yawned at the accomplishments of the Gonzaga Bulldogs. In 2015-16, they won 26 games, took a West Coast Conference title, and earned just a #11 seed in the NCAA tournament for their effort. In 2016-17, they only lost one game the whole regular season, earning a #1 seed Read More

ATS Picks for College Football Week 12

ATS Picks for College Football Week 12

Written by on November 17, 2020

Heading into Week 12 of the 2020 college football season, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of Arizona State’s visit to Colorado and the postponement of Ole Miss’ trip to College Station to take on #5 Texas A&M. Notre Dame continues their push to meet Clemson in the ACC Championship, and Indiana heads to Columbus to face Ohio Read More

Updated AFC Playoff Picture

Updated AFC Playoff Picture

Written by on November 16, 2020

The AFC East gets more interesting with each week. We thought the Buffalo Bills would run away with the division now that the New England Patriots have faded, but here come the Miami Dolphins, just a half-game back of the Bills after Buffalo gave up a last-second Hail Mary to lose to the Arizona Cardinals. The Bills had led that Read More

College Basketball Preview for the American Athletic Conference

College Basketball Preview for the American Athletic Conference

Written by on November 13, 2020

In football, the American Athletic Conference views itself as on par with the Power 5 conferences; if you go to an AAC stadium and watch a game, take a look at the first down markers. They all have a P6 logo on the top of them, a not-very-subtle way of saying that it should actually be the Power 6 conferences. Read More

Notre Dame at Boston College Betting Preview and Odds

Notre Dame at Boston College Betting Preview and Odds

Written by on November 13, 2020

The Notre Dame have moved up to #2 in the nation after their double-overtime win over previously top-ranked Clemson on Saturday night. Next up for the Fighting Irish is a trip east to face the Boston College Eagles in the “Holy War” — the rivalry between the only two Catholic universities that have FBS football teams. Clemson actually led Notre Read More

Top Betting Games for NFL Week 10

Top Betting Games for NFL Week 10

Written by on November 13, 2020

Thursday night’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Tennessee Titans opened Week 10 of the 2020 NFL regular season. I have to admit, I expected the Titans to run the ball all over the Colts and for Philip Rivers to make one or two of those crippling mistakes in the form of interceptions that doom his team. This week, Read More

NFL Rumors for Week 10 of the Season

NFL Rumors for Week 10 of the Season

Written by on November 12, 2020

In this strange NFL season, in which 15 of the 32 NFL teams have had COVID-19 issues despite the hefty fines the team has handed down for non-compliance with league policy, there is still plenty of good news emerging. Rookie quarterbacks Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert and Tua Tagovailoa are thriving — perhaps due to the lack of preparation so many Read More