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Ben Burns: Bad Beats September 7th

Bad Beats: Welcome to college football by a straight right

Ben Burns
Ben Burns

College football welcomed back bettors with a LaGarrett Blount right hand instead of a friendly handshake.
The opening week featured backdoor covers, favorites who forgot to score in the second half, a last-minute safety that affected a total and a meaningless touchdown on the game’s final play that hurt.

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Handicapping

Ben Burns: Bad Beats August 18th

Bad Beats: BCS style points can kill

Ben Burns
Ben Burns

The BCS has made running up the score a smart move instead of an unsportsmanlike one.

The embattled system forces coaches to emphasize their dominance, because, like it or not, style points matter.

Those style points also can lead to a bad beat.

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NFL

2009 NFL Scheduled Opponents – NFL Schedule

Football Handicapping – Offseason News – 2009 NFL Regular Season Opponents

The 2009/10 NFL schedule will not be released until this spring, but each team’s home and away opponents have already been determined.

So don’t go bugging us about the official 2009 schedule, with playing dates and times, because they will be announced in the spring. We promise.

The opponents for all 2009 regular-season games have been determined and a complete list of each team’s home and away scheduled NFL matchups was issued this week by the NFL.

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Handicapping NCAA Football

5 Thursday Night College Football Betting Trends

NCAA Football Handicapping – Gambling & Betting Trends

AUGUST 28, 7:00 PM
TEXAS EL PASO vs. BUFFALO

Texas El Paso is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas El Paso is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo’s last 9 games at home

AUGUST 28, 7:00 PM
NORTHEASTERN vs. BALL STATE

Northeastern is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Northeastern is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ball State’s last 6 games
Ball State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home