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

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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.

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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

Phillies (Nola -104)-Braves (Fried) 8

• 56% of moneyline tickets on Braves, but 66% of cash on Phillies
  • Implies sharp money on Philadelphia
• 51% of tickets on UNDER, 86% of money also on UNDER
  • Sharp money on UNDER
• Phillies with .468 slugging percentage, .810 OPS last 7
  • Braves just .762 OPS same span
• Phillies 1-4 road -2.8 and 9-12 all -8.1 units
• Atlanta 8-3 home +4.4 units
• Sets up anti-splits angle road team’s winning percentage is at least .370 worse than home team’s winning percentage and not at least 155 favorites, +127.27 units for 9.8 ROI
• Nola .183 BA against, including .153 last three, but first road game
• Fried 1.24 ERA overall, .52 last three and .95 at night

Free pick: PHILLIES

 

The Arizona Diamondbacks takes on the Oakland Athletics. Alex Young is on the bump for Arizona, Sean Manaea for Oakland. Oakland is -155 at 5 Dimes  with a total of 9o-105. Sixty-five percent of bets and 72 percent of cash are placed on the A’s moneyline, with 58 percent of tickets, but a stunning 91 percent of money on the over. This ratio implies sharp money on exceeding the total.

Arizona just had a six-game winning streak snapped, but are 6-1 the last seven for +5.8 units, with an outstanding team OPS of .822 during that span. Fading underdogs off having a six-game or more winning streak is profitable at 148-100 for 8.27 units, plus 9.58 if laying at least -150.

Arizona is only 5-8 on the road, compared to 8-4 at home. The A’s are 5-2 their last seven, going over 5-of-7 with a very strong .845 OPS.

Young’s innings are limited, but he has struggled more on the road with a 5.40 ERA, compared to 2.45 at home. Manaea is struggling with a 7.65 ERA overall, 8.18 last three, and 9.00 at home and a horrific 9.58 at night, with a .442 OBP against under the lights.

Moneyline trends: Arizona is 26-54 in IL road games versus an opponent with a winning record and 1-6 on the road to lefties. Oakland is 38-14 going back to last season at home but 3-7 IL at home to lefties. Oakland is 4-1 home in the series.

Over-under trends: Oakland has gone over 7-1 as favorites, but under 11-4 versus an opponent with a winning record. The series has gone under 4-of-5. Left-handed relief pitcher Andrew Chafin is out for the D-Backs with an injury.

Top expert pick on today’s card is from Joe Duffy. Nothing like an extra innings grand slam to screw your under, but our great skill again beats bad luck and we have a winning day. Four NBA winners up plus two MLB totals day action.  Get the picks now

 

 

After the SEC finalized its regular season schedule, updated wins projections were set for each team.

There are also odds to win the Big 12, SEC and SEC divisions.

Odds are courtesy of SportsBetting 

Big 12

Oklahoma       -125     (4/5)

Texas  +140    (7/5)

Oklahoma State          +750    (15/2)

Iowa State       +1200  (12/1)

TCU    +2000  (20/1)

Baylor +2500  (25/1)

West Virginia +2500  (25/1)

Kansas State   +3300  (33/1)

Texas Tech     +6600  (66/1)

Kansas +10000            (100/1)

SEC

Alabama          -130     (10/13)

Georgia           +250    (5/2)

Florida +550    (11/2)

LSU    +650    (13/2)

Texas A&M    +1200  (12/1)

Auburn            +1400  (14/1)

Mississippi State         +8000  (80/1)

Tennessee       +8000  (80/1)

Kentucky        +10000            (100/1)

Ole Miss         +10000            (100/1)

Missouri          +12500            (125/1)

South Carolina            +12500            (125/1)

Vanderbilt       +25000            (250/1)

Arkansas         +50000            (500/1)

East Division

Georgia           -140     (5/7)

Florida +100    (1/1)

Tennessee       +1400  (14/1)

Kentucky        +1600  (16/1)

Missouri          +2500  (25/1)

South Carolina            +2500  (25/1)

Vanderbilt       +5000  (50/1)

West Division 

Alabama          -240     (5/12)

LSU    +300    (3/1)

Auburn            +600    (6/1)

Texas A&M    +900    (9/1)

Mississippi State         +1800  (18/1)

Ole Miss         +2500  (25/1)

Arkansas         +10000            (100/1)

SEC Regular Season Win Total at SportsBetting

Alabama

Over/Under 7.5

Georgia

Over/Under 7

Florida

Over/Under 7

LSU

Over/Under 6.5

Texas A&M

Over/Under 6.5

Auburn

Over/Under 6

Tennessee

Over/Under 5.5

Kentucky

Over/Under 5

Mississippi State

Over/Under 4.5

Ole Miss

Over/Under 4

South Carolina

Over/Under 3.5

Missouri

Over/Under 3

Arkansas

Over/Under 2.5

Vanderbilt

Over/Under 2