Who would’ve thought? People like to bet on football.

According to a couple of online sportsbooks, the betting handle for Austin Peay vs. Central Arkansas this past Saturday was massive.

SportsBetting reported that “the total amount wagered for the game was on par with an early afternoon Saturday SEC game on national TV.” Yes, OffshoreInsiders.com handicapper Joe Duffy nailed the winner on UCA,

The brand manager for BetOnline.ag reported on Twitter that the book saw as much action on the FCS game as a mid-range NFL game on Sunday. The game’s spread alone generated as much money in bets as the spread in the Lakers-Blazers game the same night.

Lines for this week’s college football schedule are already on the board, as well as next week, which includes opening games for the ACC and Big 12:

UAB at Miami (-16)

Syracuse at North Carolina (-17.5)

Georgia Tech at Florida State (-11.5)

Western Kentucky at Louisville (-13.5)

Clemson at Wake Forest (+32)

Duke at Notre Dame (-20.5)

Coastal Carolina at Kansas (-3)

UL-Lafayette at Iowa State (-11.5)

UTEP at Texas (-42)

La. Tech at Baylor (-17.5)

Tulsa at Oklahoma State (-21)

Trevor Lawrence remains the odds-on favorite (-275) to be the first overall pick in next year’s NFL Draft (complete odds on same link below), but which team do the bookmakers think will be taking or tanking for him?

Team to earn the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft

Jacksonville Jaguars   3/1

Washington     11/2

Carolina Panthers       8/1

Cincinnati Bengals     9/1

New York Giants        11/1

Miami Dolphins          12/1

New York Jets 12/1

Detroit Lions   18/1

Las Vegas Raiders      18/1

Arizona Cardinals       22/1

Atlanta Falcons           22/1

Denver Broncos          22/1

Los Angeles Chargers 25/1

Chicago Bears 28/1

Houston Texans          28/1

Buffalo Bills   33/1

Cleveland Browns      33/1

Los Angeles Rams      33/1

New England Patriots 33/1

Indianapolis Colts       40/1

Minnesota Vikings     40/1

Pittsburgh Steelers      50/1

Tennessee Titans        50/1

Green Bay Packers     60/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers          60/1

Dallas Cowboys          66/1

Philadelphia Eagles    66/1

Seattle Seahawks        66/1

New Orleans Saints    80/1

San Francisco 49ers    80/1

Baltimore Ravens       125/1

Kansas City Chiefs     150/1

Off a sweep yesterday at Joe Duffy’s Picks. Are you ready for some football? Central Arkansas-Austin Peay side, three NBA. I am 16-4 with NBA sides, 25-11 overall in playoffs. Seven MLB winners led by three Wise Guys including Juicy Lucy. A Juicy Lucy is either a moneyline underdog or runline favorite in which we get at least +140 juice.  Get the picks now

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HOUSTON (MCCULLERS -1.5 +176) Oakland (Bassitt) at GTBets

This is Game 1 of a DH. Granted, our databases are not exactly loaded with 7-inning DH systems, but at +176, tough to pass up. Oakland has a significantly better record at 22-10. Houston is just 17-14. Yet the Astros are pretty big favorites. So many of our angles say to listen what the oddsmakers tell you. We have a system that uses their knowledge against them. When the team with the much worse record is favorite, under specific circumstances that apply today it is +107.12 for 8.7 ROI.

The oddsmakers are literally not even putting up a fight! Put up your dukes! 25-11 NBA, 16-4 playoff sides. We went 7-2 yesterday Three more NBA winners.  Sit down. Four Wise Guys led by NL East Runline Game of the Year among six winning picks. That’s 9-0 in two sports.  Get the picks now

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Miami-NY Mets UNDER 7.5 (Hernandez-de Grom)

Mets average total this season has been 9. Marlins average total has been 8.5. Tonight’s total is 7.5. In one of the great examples of using oddsmakers knowledge against them, if a total is substantially less than the average of the two teams season-to-date average total, it goes under 1246-867-103 for +210.67 units and 8 ROI. Hernandez has just .224 OBP against this season. De Grom .89 WHIP.

I do not mess around and blow smoke. I told you that the bubble did cancel out some great regular season side systems but most of our top playoff side angles were not home/road dependent. Promises exceeded!

For the first time this postseason, JDP has every side and total in the NBA. 15-3 the last 18 NBA sides, two NBA sides, two NBA totals. Five MLB, four Wise Guys backed by the only betting system known to mankind that is at least 700 units on the plus side.  Get the picks now

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PHILADELPHIA (ARRIETA -1.5 +116) Washington (Fedde) at Bovada

Bad favorites off a win are great bets on both runline and moneyline. Moneyline is +150.20, but ROI better on runline. If it is the first game of the series, the ROI is 9.3, but so much better on the road at 19.2 ROI runline, 9.1 on moneyline