Sports betting fans are pumped up for the weekend. Why? Two words: rivalry week. Ohio State visits the Big House to renew pleasantries with Michigan this Saturday. Funnily enough, while the Buckeyes have been the much better team, the Wolverines are the ones with something on the line.
Does that mean they can pull off an upset?
Tip-off: 10:30 pm EST
Pau Gasol may play tonight for the Los Angeles Lakers. Rumor has it that Coach Phil Jackson wasn’t too happy with how Gasol’s little stint on CSI: Miami on Monday night showed him looking perfectly fine.
Tip-of: Suns vs. Hornets at 8:00 pm EST
The Phoenix Suns have the best record in the NBA right now because not only do they play a fast paced game with the best point guard in the NBA, Steve Nash, but they have a starting five that is terrific at doing it.
The push towards the post season is in full swing and while teams like New Orleans and Minnesota in the NFC and Indianapolis and Cincinnati in the AFC are battling for the number one seed in their conference, there are several teams battling for their playoff life. Big games with major playoff implications for both teams this week include; San Francisco@ Green Bay, Atlanta@ N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia@ Chicago, and Miami@ Carolina on Thursday night.
The NCAA football schedule hits Week 12 and already attention is focused on the SEC Championship game, to be played a couple of weeks from now. It will, barring a complete disaster, be a matchup between the #1 Florida Gators and the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide. Online sportsbooks currently have the Gators as the odds-on favorite to win the SEC at 5/9, with Alabama sporting odds of 7/5.
The Cincinnati Bengals signed running back Larry Johnson on Tuesday. But even with Cedric Benson hurt, Johnson is 3rd on the depth chart behind Bernard Scott and Brian Leonard so he likely isn’t going to get much work with his new team, but provides some veteran insurance if injuries hit at the running back spot.
Line Movement
Carolina opened as a 3.5-point favorite and it has dropped to a field goal but with extra juice added on, as high as -130 in some places. Action was equal in the beginning of the week but Carolina has seen right around two-thirds of the action come in on its side.
The Total opened at 43.5 in most places and has come down a point where it currently sits at 42.5.
Odds: Miami +3 | ML: +105 | O/U 43
Odds: Carolina -3 | ML: -125
Jay Cutler continues to throw interceptions:
Bears fans all thought Jay Cutler was their savior when he first came to town but once again made a number of mental mistakes that ultimately cost his team the game. Cutler threw for over 300 yards but was picked off by the San Francisco defense FIVE times! On the year, Cutler has now thrown more interceptions than touchdowns. He has 14 TD passes and a whopping 17 interceptions. The Bears drove the ball down inside the ten at the end of the game but when the Bears needed a big play out of their franchise quarterback, he threw another interception in the end zone.
Stanford exceeding expectations:
No one expected Stanford to be in the hunt for a Pac 10 title in mid-November but that’s exactly where the Cardinal find themselves after pounding USC this past Saturday. Stanford ran all over Southern Cal, amassing over 325 yards rushing on 50 carries. This Stanford ground game is absolutely electric as they rank 10th in the country in rushing as they are averaging more than 222 yards a game on the ground. Stanford was able to control the clock and keep USC’s athletes off the field as they had the ball for more than 36 minutes.
Dolphins (+3) vs. Panthers (-3)
(O/U) 43½
Thursday, November 19 8:00 PM ET
The Miami Dolphins (4-5 SU, 4-5 ATS, 6-3 O/U) and Carolina Panthers (4-5 SU, 4-5 ATS, 5-4 O/U) will both be looking to get to .500 when the mirror-like teams square off at Bank of America Stadium on Thursday night at 8:00 PM ET.
A couple of things have been pretty steady over the years in the NCAA football. First, the Ohio State Buckeyes ruled the Big Ten. Second, the USC Trojans ruled the Pac 10.
Ohio State is still the top dog in the Big Ten, but this year USC is middle of the pack in the Pac 10.
The Colorado Buffaloes visit the 18 point favorite Oklahoma State Cowboys this Thursday at 7:30 PM ET at Boone Pickens Stadium in a Big 12 conference matchup.
College Football Betting Odds:
Colorado Buffaloes +18
Oklahoma State Cowboys -18
Jay Cutler has hit rock bottom. There’s only one way to go after throwing five interceptions in a 10-6 loss to the San Francisco 49ers last Thursday – and that direction is up. At least that’s what the Chicago Bears are hoping when they host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football.
Week 11 features some great games as the teams begin battling for a push to the playoffs. There are several division races and wins and losses become crucial. The Cowboys and Redskins will renew their NFC East rivalry this week as well as an AFC battle between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots. My pick for game of the week is the Indianapolis Colts at the Baltimore Ravens.
Lot’s of football this week with no byes.
If you like to bet numbers than last week you should have went with nine and six. Nine underdogs covered the spread with six teams; Jacksonville, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Cincinnati, and Washington winning outright. There were nine home teams that won straight up and nine home teams that won ATS. Nine games went over the total bet, while six games stayed under.
Here is a rundown of all this week’s games and the current lines as supplied by MySportsbook.com.
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