Bovada is not licensed in any US state, and it refuses players in 19 states plus Washington DC. Most of those states were added after regulators sent cease and desist letters in 2024. Illinois, Florida, Washington, Minnesota and Mississippi have also acted against Bovada, but it still accepts players there. Federal law targets operators rather […]
Colts vs. Steelers Prediction, Odds and Best Bet: Pittsburgh Has the Schedule Edge in Week 5
The Colts flew to London, beat a Washington team down to its third-string quarterback, flew home and now have to get on another plane to Pittsburgh. The Steelers, meanwhile, have been resting since last Thursday night. That schedule gap is the first thing you notice about this game, and it’s a big reason I’m laying […]
Boise State vs. Fresno State Prediction, Odds and Best Bet: Take the Points in the Milk Can Game
The Milk Can has a new address. Boise State and Fresno State left the Mountain West together, and their rivalry came with them to the rebuilt Pac-12. Saturday night in Fresno, it’s an early conference showdown between two 4-1 teams that have each won four straight. Boise State is ranked and favored by about a […]
Indiana vs. Nebraska Prediction, Odds and Best Bet: The Champs Are Worth Laying a Touchdown in Lincoln
Two unbeaten Big Ten teams, a packed Memorial Stadium and FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff crew on site. Saturday in Lincoln is the biggest home game Nebraska has hosted in years. The visitors happen to be the defending national champions, riding a 21-game winning streak. Indiana is laying about a touchdown on the road, and the […]
Chiefs vs. Raiders Prediction, Odds and Best Bet: Kansas City Is the Better 3-0 Team in Las Vegas
Both teams are 3-0. Both average 29.3 points per game. Both have already won a division game. On the surface, Sunday’s AFC West showdown in Las Vegas looks like a coin flip. Look under the hood and it isn’t. Kansas City has been the better football team through three weeks. The Raiders have been the […]
Pitt vs. Virginia Tech Prediction, Odds and Best Bets: Why the Points Are Worth Taking in Blacksburg
Two unbeaten ACC teams, a sold-out Lane Stadium and a Friday night national TV window. On paper this looks like a game where you lay the points with the home team and move on. I don’t think it’s that simple. Virginia Tech opened as nearly a touchdown favorite, and the market has pulled that number […]
Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills Pick and Prediction: Buffalo Laying a Touchdown Against an Offense That Cannot Get Out of Its Own Way
The look-ahead line for this game in May was Bills -2.5. It is Bills -7 now at every major shop, and the Novig exchange has it at 7.5. A 4.5-point move on a game that is still two weeks old in the standings is the market saying it badly misjudged one of these teams over […]
Oregon at USC Pick and Prediction: The Market Forgave the Ducks Too Fast, and the Trojans Are the Play
Oregon was a 5.5-point favorite over USC in the preseason look-ahead lines. Then the Ducks lost at Oklahoma State, a team that had dropped 21 straight games to FBS opponents, and the number fell to 1.5. Then Oregon put 84 on Portland State and the market walked it back to 2.5. That is where it […]
Liberty at Coastal Carolina Pick and Prediction: The Line Flipped to the Road Team, and I Am Taking the Home Dog
Coastal Carolina opened as a 1.5-point favorite over Liberty on Sunday. By Monday, Bookmaker Sportsbook had Liberty -2.5. That is a team going from underdog to favorite in about a day on the road, against a program its head coach ran for four years, and it happened because Liberty beat a 1-2 MAC team by […]
Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros Pick & Prediction – August 20, 2026
The Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros wrap up a three-game set on August 20, 2026, with Grayson Rodriguez drawing the road start against Peter Lambert at Daikin Park. Houston is priced as the clear favorite on the moneyline (-188) and still carries a workable path on the -1.5 run line (+114), while the 8.5 […]
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