The turnover from the Florida team that won the national championship two years ago, to the team that celebrated another Bowl win a year ago in Heisman trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow’s final season before entering the NFL betting draft, to the team that took to the field two weeks ago for the 2010-11 season opener has been enormous. Not only can that turnover be judged based on the depth … [Read more...]
NCAA Football Betting – Crimson Tide Welcome First Test In Penn State
The defending national champion Crimson Tide welcome to town the first ranked team that they will face this year when they host Penn State Saturday. Two of the most well-regarded head coaches in the game meet in Joe Paterno and Nick Saban, but this clash may come down to the quality of player personnel rather than the game plan. Alabama opened the season with a bang in blowing out San Jose State, … [Read more...]
NCAA Football Betting – Hurricanes Battle In-State Rattlers In 2010 Home Opener
After making major improvements over the past couple of seasons, big things are expected of the Miami Hurricanes heading in to the 2010-11 college football betting season. The Hurricanes have the potential to challenge for a division title in the Atlantic Coast Conference this year, a long road that begins this Thursday at home against the Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Rattlers @ … [Read more...]
Preseason Week 4 – Carolina Panthers (1-2) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1)
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 – 7:30 PM EST Intro This is Pittsburgh’s last game to try out their quarterbacks not named Ben Roethlisberger to see who they want starting while their savior serves his suspension. None of the options looked particularly good in last week’s 34-17 loss to the Denver Broncos; not good for fans of Steeltown. The Panthers are coming off a hard-fought 15-7 victory … [Read more...]
Texas, Oklahoma Again Battle For Big-12 South Supremacy
The Big 12 football conference is comprised of schools that have won 12 national titles, three since the inception of the group, but over the past couple of years have rode backseat to the success of the SEC on the big stage. With powers Texas and Oklahoma boasting the talent to be a top-10 nationally ranked team out of the South division, the chase is on for a Big 12 team to get back to the top … [Read more...]
NCAA Football Betting – Can Anyone Stop the SEC’s BCS Reign?
Looking at the 2010 draft, NFL football betting players would think that the Big 12 is the dominant conference as they had five of the first six picks. But the SEC had only two, and they’re the ones who have owned the BCS championship trophy over the last few years. Alabama will be aiming for their second straight title for their school, and fifth in a row for their conference; can anyone stop … [Read more...]
College Football – News Update – August 19
Boston College star linebacker, after battle with cancer, saddled with broken foot There are times when any sports betting enthusiast – no matter how great the prospect of a given payday due to a player injury on one side of a game – wishes that a betting opportunity actually did NOT emerge. Such is the case with a young student-athlete who won a lot of hearts over the past year. It appears … [Read more...]
NFL Betting – NFL Heads To Canada
The online sports betting focus shifts north of the border for week two of the NFL preseason, as the Buffalo Bills welcome the Indianapolis Colts to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for their annual preseason contest at the Rogers centre. The NFL continues to grow the product outside of the United States, and it will be crucial for the Bills to put on a good show with their starters on the field, … [Read more...]
Will Ohio State Continue Its Domination Of Big Ten In 2010?
Perhaps comparable to the NFC West division of the NFL betting league for the fact that one team has been dominant for the past few years the Big Ten has become the most irrelevant of the college conferences beyond Ohio State. The Buckeyes ran their conference championship streak to five consecutive years in 2009, finishing in a tie with Iowa and Penn State at 11-2 overall, but with a 7-1 record … [Read more...]
Hurricanes, Hokies Among Top ACC Contenders In 2010-11
While Clemson rode the Buffalo Bills’ 2010 first round NFL betting draft pick CJ Spiller to the best record in the Atlantic division, it was three teams from the Coastal division that made the biggest splashes in the Atlantic Coast Conference a year ago. Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Miami, all from the Coastal division, finished one, two, three in the ACC, and it was the Yellow Jackets that … [Read more...]