Month: February 2023

If you thought we were done watching and betting on football until the fall, you couldn’t have been more wrong. The XFL is back! Week 1 saw some (surprisingly) exciting action and the few rules that differentiate it from the NFL makes it an intriguing watch. You know what will make it even more intriguing? […]

Big Ten home teams have been a cash cow against the spread this season. Maryland is firmly in the NCAA Tournament field but it’s been a tale of two teams between their home form and away form. Take the last two games for Maryland, who beat Purdue at home by double digits only to lose […]

The Detroit Lions are finally mending fences with Calvin Johnson, a gesture that is far too late. The Detroit Lions played petty with wide receiver Calvin Johnson, a Hall of Famer who spent his entire nine-year career in Detroit and holds the record for the most receiving yards in a single season (1,964). They asked […]

Chiefs fans are still riding high after winning Super Bowl 57, but Kansas City’s front office should consider trading these stars before next season.  There’s a natural temptation facing the Kansas City Chiefs‘ front office to bring everyone back from last year’s Super Bowl-winning team. Of course, the NFL’s salary cap rules make that an […]

Wednesday’s college hoops slate has a handful of intriguing matchups with conference tournament and NCAA Tournament implications in play. The best bets column is going to hit on three different conferences all with different outlooks as some teams are playing for the right to get on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble, like […]

Baseball is back, baby! Spring Training is set to begin this Friday, which means it’s time to start taking a look at MLB futures. Can the Astros go back-to-back? Will the Mets finally get over the hump? Can the Phillies return to the World Series? Let’s take a look at the World Series odds for […]

The Atlanta Braves made a savvy move that looks like redundancy but they hope will play more like depth in 2023. In building professional sports teams, there’s a delicate balance to be had between depth and redundancy. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell when you have one or the other, especially before the season has dawned […]

The New York Jets are in desperate need of a quarterback, and they had quite the selling point to free agent Derek Carr during their meetings. Had the New York Jets had a competent starting quarterback on their roster in 2022, there was a high chance that they would have made the playoffs for the […]