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Wanna Bet? Four Winning Picks for a Stacked Weekend
Conference play has begun for some leagues, while several power conferences are still a few weeks away. Non-conference totals and sides have been especially profitable for us, and we’re well positioned with a handful of futures as well. Let’s take a look at some plays for the weekend that we’re putting our money on. Unders in East Lansing has been the way to go in recent years and we lean that way again for this matchup. We’re going to play Oakland’s team total under here.
Unstoppable! The Untold Story of the Undefeated 1998 Tulane Green Wave That Took College Football by Storm ππ₯
Well, buckle up, sports fans, because we’re about to take a trip down memory lane to the thrilling saga of the 1998 Tulane Green Wave! Get ready for some gridiron greatness, New Orleans style, as we delve into the unforgettable season that had fans cheering from the bayou to Bourbon Street. First things first, let’s talk about the man of the hour, head coach Tommy Bowden. With his infectious energy and strategic prowess, Coach Bowden led the Green Wave on a wild ride that would go down in history.
NFL Wild Card Weekend: Saturday’s Best Bets
The NFL playoffs are finally here. We have what should be an exciting Wild Card weekend ahead of us as there are three straight days of playoff football. On Saturday, we have two matchups. The No. 5 seed Cleveland Browns will travel to take on the No. 4 seed Houston Texans. This game will air on NBC. Following that, the No. 6 seed Miami Dolphins will travel to take on the No. 3 seed Kansas City Chiefs. That game will air on Peacock which will be the first ever exclusive live streamed NFL playoff game.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders
The Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders will face off on Thursday night with both teams in a rough spot. The Chargers are all but eliminated from the playoffs as Justin Herbert is done for the year. Las Vegas is likely out as well and they’re still trying to figure out who their quarterback is. Kickoff from Allegiant Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on Prime Video. We had a fine Monday Night Football slate as we went 4-3 which was slightly profitable.
NFL Week 14 Monday Night Football Best Bets
We have a two game slate on Monday Night Football which should be exciting. The Green Bay Packers will travel to take on the New York Giants and the Tennessee Titans will travel to take on the Miami Dolphins. Both games will kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET. We had a mid Sunday as we went 4-4. My first two picks that I loved in Gus Edwards over yards and anytime touchdown, both didn’t hit and didn’t even come close.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
The New England Patriots will travel down to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff from Acrisure Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on Prime Video. It’s hard to believe that this game was ever selected for a primetime spot, but that’s what the NFL has done. Years ago, this was an exciting matchup that everybody wanted to see. In 2023, it’d be hard to find somebody outside their fanbases to pay any attention to it if it was during the regular 1:00 p.m. slate.
Wednesday, December 6: NBA Best Bets
It has been a great start to the week for the NBA as we have had the NBA in-season tournament going on. We have seen a few great games so far. On Wednesday night, we see everybody else in the NBA play. I didn’t have any NBA plays posted on Monday or Tuesday because it was a small slate and there was nothing I loved. Tonight, we have a ton of options to choose from. I haven’t given out a ton of NBA picks on the site, but we have been doing well on Twitter/X. Our record on the season is 108-92.
Tuesday, December 5: College Basketball Best Bets
We are getting to conference play in college basketball which is exciting. Obviously a few conferences have a few early games before regularly starting in January. There are a few Big Ten games on Tuesday night to watch out for that I like a few plays in. I haven’t posted a ton of college basketball picks on here as I have been doing a lot more NFL and NBA, but soon I will be posting college regularly. We started the season strong as we went 4-2 in my first college basketball article on here.
NFL Thanksgiving Best Bets
It’s hard to believe that we’re already to Thanksgiving and Week 12 in the NFL. It’s been an exciting season, but it’s flown by. The Detroit Lions will host the Green Bay Packers to start the day at 12:30 p.m. ET. Next, we will see the Washington Commanders head south to take on the Dallas Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. ET. To finish the night, the Seattle Seahawks will host the San Francisco 49ers with kickoff set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Week 11 was one of our better weeks giving out picks this season.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens will matchup in a divisional rivalry matchup on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff from M&T Bank Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on Prime Video. It was another mid Sunday in the NFL for me last week. We went 4-4, but cashed two plus money plays. We hit on Jadeveon Clowney anytime sack and Arizona Cardinals moneyline. It was a bit surprising to see both of these plays at plus money.
NFL Week 10 Best Bets
We’re to Week 10 in the NFL and it’s been a strong season so far. The Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins are on the bye week in Week 10. It should be another exciting Sunday of football as there are some great matchups lined up for the day. It was a mid day for us on Thursday as we went 3-3. Hayden Hurst was one reception and one yard away from giving us a stellar night. On the Panthers final drive of the game, it felt like we were going to get there.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears
The Carolina Panthers will travel to face off with the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff from Soldier Field is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on Prime Video. It’s disappointing that this game was ever considered for prime time. At no point in the offseason did this seem like a game that would be fun to watch on Thursday Night Football. The NFL has been terrible with their prime time scheduling over the past few years especially on Thursday Night Football.
Wednesday, November 8: NBA Best Bets
We’re a few weeks into the NBA now and it has been a fun start to the season. We have a massive slate on Wednesday with 14 games. That means we will have a bunch of different options that we can bet from. I have had to post most of my NBA bets on Twitter the past few times. Like I said on my last post, I am trying to put out as many articles as I can. Some days I don’t have enough time to put out a full write up and can only put out a tweet.
Tuesday, November 7: College Basketball Best Bets
It was a fun start to the college basketball season yesterday. We saw No. 4 Michigan State lose in overtime at home against James Madison. We also got to see USC and Kansas State battle on TNT late and the Trojans impressed. College basketball is one of my best sports to bet. I like to take player props and they’re hard to find at times. DraftKings is my best recommendation if you’re looking for a site with college basketball player props.
College Football Week 10 Best Bets
The college football season is flying by unfortunately. We’re just about four weeks away from conference championship time. We do have some great matchups lined up for the next few weeks, so there will be a ton of ways to make some money as the season comes to a finish. I was unable to get an article out last week, but we went 2-3 which sucked. The toughest loss for me was J. MIchael Sturdivant which I was extremely confident in heading into Saturday. He went onto catch one pass for no yards.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
On Thursday Night Football for Week 9, the Tennessee Titans will travel to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kickoff from Acrisure Stadium is set for 8:15 and will air on Prime Video. On Sunday, we went 3-4. It was a rough finish as we had Marquise Brown and Zay Flowers over receiving yards in the 4 p.m. slate that could’ve helped us finish with a strong day. Instead, both guys went under and we finished under .500. It happens, but we’re looking for a strong bounce back in the NFL tonight.
NFL Week 8 Best Bets
We have a full slate in the NFL for Sunday, October 29. There are no bye games which should give us a ton of options to find some profitable bets. There are some lousy matchups, however there is a big game that many are looking forward to. The Cincinnati Bengals will travel to the West Coast to take on the San Francisco 49ers at 4:25 p.m. ET. It should be a great game. It was a struggling weak for me in Week 7. We went 2-7 and had quite a few tough calls.
Friday, October 27: NBA Best Bets
The NBA has gotten off to a great start as we’ve seen some fun games to start the year. It’s also been exciting to see the NBA debut’s of some guys like Victor Wembanyama and Brandon Miller. Plus guys like Damian Lillard in Milwaukee and Kristaps Porziņģis in Boston. We had a fine Wednesday night on the site. We went 3-2 and missed the parlay of the day but the last leg as we needed was 15+ points from Fred VanVleet and he finished with 14.
Wednesday, October 25: NBA Best Bets
NBA has officially started. On Tuesday night, we saw the Denver Nuggets take down the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Golden State Warriors. We have 12 games in the NBA slate on Wednesday night. I am super excited to put out my best bets this year for the NBA. The NBA has been my most successful sport in giving out picks. However, this will be my first time giving out the NBA best bets on the site.
College Football Week 8 Best Bets
The college football season is flying by. We’re already to Week 8 and closer to the end of the season than the start. In Week 7, we saw one of the best games of the season with No. 7 Washington take down No. 8 Oregon 36-33 in a game that came down to the final play as Oregon’s kicker missed a 43-yard field goal as time expired. We went 5-4 this week, but the parlay of the day did not cash.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New Orleans Saints
The Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints will face off for the Week 7 NFL Thursday Night Football matchup. Kickoff from Caesars Superdome is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on Prime Video. This is the first time these teams have faced off since 2019 where the Saints won 13-6. Week 6 wasn’t great for us. I went 5-5 including Thursday and Sunday and 1-1 with the NFL parlay of the day.
NFL Week 6 Best Bets
We have been on an absolute heater in the NFL over the past few NFL articles. In Week 5, our record was 17-3 which was needed as we turned around to be over .500 on the season now. I told you guys it was coming, but it took more time than it did with the other sports picks I have been giving out. It was a strong start to the Week 6 picks as we went 3-2 with the +321 parlay of the day cashing.
College Football Week 7 Best Bets
We are now halfway through the college football season. That’s hard to believe as it feels like we just started yesterday. There are three top 25 matchups in college football in Week 7. No. 8 Oregon travels to Seattle to take on No. 7 Washington at 3:30 p.m. ET, No. 25 Miami travels to Chapel Hill to take on No. 12 North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET, and No. 10 USC travels to South Bend to take on No. 21 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Denver Broncos travel to face off with the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC West battle. Kickoff from Arrowhead Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on Amazon Prime. The spread sits at Chiefs -10.5 with the total at 47. It was the best Week 5 that we could ask for. Our record through the weekend was 17-3.
Monday Night Football Best Bets: Green Bay Packers vs. Las Vegas Raiders
The Green Bay Packers will travel to take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football. Kickoff from Allegiant Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on ABC and ESPN. It’s hard to believe this game is on primetime, however Davante Adams is facing his old team which is the only storyline here. We are on absolute heater in the NFL right now. In Week 5, we had a 13-2 record with Thursday and Sunday’s games. To start, on Thursday we went 5-1. Chase Young Anytime Sack was my favorite.
NFL Week 5 Best Bets
On Thursday Night Football, we had a much needed bounce back as we went 5-1. We improved our record to 32-38 in the NFL. It’s not above .500, but it’s a big step in the right direction. This is the first Sunday that we’re seeing team on bye week. The Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all have a bye this week. We have another game in London this week as the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars will face off at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: Chicago Bears vs. Washington Commanders
The Chicago Bears will travel to the east coast to take on the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff from FedEx Field is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on Prime Video. It is hard to believe that this game was picked for primetime ahead of the season, but here we are. We have to improve with our NFL betting soon. NFL is the only sport that we’re under .500 and it’s hard to believe.
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Tuesday, October 3: MLB Wild Card Best Bets
The MLB playoffs are finally here and it should be a fun next few weeks. The regular season went great for the site. I started the site on July 23 and finished the regular season with a 91-69 record and our parlay of the day record finished at 4-10. If you were able to tail the picks, there is a good chance you profited from them. We have four games set for Tuesday and they will start at 3:08 p.m. ET with the Texas Rangers traveling to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. That game will air on ABC.
Monday Night Football Best Bets: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants
The Seattle Seahawks will travel across the country to take on the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Kickoff from MetLife Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on ABC. This is the second primetime game in a row at MetLife Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs traveled to take on the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football. The NFL struggled continued again in Week 4. We went 3-5, but a lot of the losses were unfortunate. Alvin Kamara cruises over the carries if they were winning the game.
NFL Week 4 Best Bets
We have still yet to find a ton of success in the NFL. Eight games under .500 is dreadful, but I am still confident in a turnaround soon. It has been the only sport that we have been less than great on the site. We need a strong Week 4 with a big NFL slate. On Thursday night, we had some struggles. The Detroit Lions moneyline was our only win. It was my favorite play, but I didn’t expect them to beat them that bad. It ruined the majority of the props.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
Thursday Night Football is back! The Detroit Lions will travel south to take on the Green Bay Packers in a divisional rivalry. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on Prime Video. The NFL has not been great to us this season, but we are slowly improving. On Monday Night Football, we went 4-3, but the +338 parlay of the day did hit. So, in terms of profit, we had a big day. As a few weeks have gone by, it has been a bit easier finding some consistency with research.
NFL Week 3 Monday Night Football Best Bets
We have another two-game slate in the NFL on Monday Night Football. The Philadelphia Eagles travel down to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Los Angeles Rams travel across the country to take on the Cincinnati Bengals. The Eagles and Buccaneers kickoff at 7:15 p.m. ET and will air on ABC while the Rams and Bengals kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN. It was another rough NFL weekend for me going 3-7. The NFL is the only sport I have not been able to find my footing so far.
NFL Week 3 Best Bets
NFL Sunday is here and we’re glad it is. With the picks I’m giving out on the site, the NFL is the only one that I’ve had some struggles on. It’s only Week 3 however, and we will get hot. On Thursday Night Football, we did not have success as the record was 2-4. Our two wins were Deebo Samuel over 60.5 receiving yards and anytime touchdown. Samuel had a great game and came through with a touchdown in the second half.
College Football Week 4 Best Bets
College football Saturday is back! We started the season off on fire, but have been in a bit of a slump since. Last Saturday, we went 2-8 which is impressively bad. But we’re due for a bounce back. This weekend, I’m leaning towards more props than spreads and totals. There are a lot of really good games that are sort of tough to get a read on. I will have a few, but the majority will be player props. Moving forward, I will also be giving out somewhere between 8-10 college football bets on Saturdays.
Thursday Night Football Best Bets: New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers
The NFL is back on Thursday night as the New York Giants will travel across the country to take on the San Francisco 49ers. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET and will air on Prime Video. Many are expecting a blowout with the line set at -10.5 in favor of the 49ers. However, I am expecting this to be a close game. I have had some success in the NFL in my past few articles. Last Thursday, we went 5-0 in the Monnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles game.
Tuesday, September 19: MLB Best Bets
With football started now, I’m trying to do 1-2 baseball betting articles a week. MLB is a harder sport to profit on versus football. With that being said, I’ve had a lot more success in MLB this year than the NFL so far. Last Tuesday was our last MLB article and we had some success as the record was 4-3. We started the day 1-1 with the F5 Over 5.5 runs in the Baltimore Orioles game didn’t hit finishing with just five. Santander gave us a win as he had a multi hit game with an RBI.
NFL Week 2 Monday Night Football Best Bets
On Thursday night, we had a stellar night in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings traveled to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. Many expected the Eagles to blow Minnesota out, but it was relatively close. Our first two wins were D’Andre Swift over 35.5 rushing yards and over 7.5 carries. Swift showed why the Eagles went out and traded for him. The next cash was the over which hit pretty easily. The last two plays we’re Kirk Cousins over 262.5 passing yards and Jordan Addison over 42.5 receiving yards.
College Football Week 3 Best Bets
In college football this season, we’ve been solid. However, the last few picks given out have finished right around .500. We had a strong start to the day going 3-1 in the Maryland game. The three wins were Roman Hemby anytime touchdown, Kaden Prather over 35.5 receiving yards, and Maryland team total over 31.5 points. The one loss in the game was Roman Hemby over 83.5 rushing yards as the ground game was much more balanced than I expected.
Friday Night College Football Week 3 Best Bets
We have been on a roll with college football this season. On the year, I’m 28-15 on the season and have been sharp on player props. There is a small slate for Friday night, but with three games, there’s enough to give out some plays. The Virginia Cavaliers travels to take on their former rival in the Maryland Terrapins. Army heads to UTSA in a tough rematch from last season which the Roadrunners pulled out 41-38 in overtime. Lastly, we’ll see a conference matchup between Utah State and Air Force.
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Tuesday, September 12: MLB Best Bets
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted the MLB. I have just been giving out NFL and college football plays since we have had football back. The last time we posted MLB plays on here, I was 2-1 and improved my season record to 80-64. We need more of that success in the NFL which I have been awful thus far. It’s been tough getting reads as teams have been surprising fans left and right. We will bounce back though, I’m not worried. For the next few days, I’ll have some MLB picks to post.
Monday Night Football Best Bets: Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets
It was a 2-2 Sunday for us. With it being Week 1, I played just four bets on here because I didn’t know what to expect from a lot of teams. Next week there will be more as I will have a chance to have better reads. Our two losses came in the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game. Lamar Jackson over 1.5 touchdown passes was the first one. He’s been great throwing the ball in Week 1 through his career, but had struggles this year. Jackson didn’t throw any touchdown passes in the game.
NFL Week 1 Best Bets
After a long wait, we have our first real NFL Sunday of the season. There are some great matchups lined up and a ton of uncertainties. There is no major favorite this season as a lot of divisions could go any way. We started our picks on Thursday and struggled. In the Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs game, our picks were 2-5 which is awful.
LSU vs. Florida State Best Bets
What a weekend to start the year in college football. The day started off strong as Colorado and TCU played a great game with Coach Prime and the Buffaloes going into Fort Worth and pulled off the upset. Unfortunately, I had TCU -20.5 as one of just three losses on the day. A few other notable bets were the Fresno State-Purdue over and Devin Mockobee anytime touchdown. The over cashed in the first half while Mockobee scored a touchdown in the 4th quarter.
College Football Week 1 Best Bets
On the small slate Friday, we went 2-3. Our first bet was a loss and unfortunately Tre Mosley went under 49.5 receiving yards. He didn’t play the first few series’, but made a big play as soon as he got in. Throughout the rest of the game he caught two more passes finishing with 39 yards. There were two drops that would’ve cashed for us. We went 2-0 on the next two picks as Miami (OH) and Miami (FL) went under cashing and Jawhar Jordan cashing on the second to last drive of the game.
Friday Night College Football Week 1 Best Bets
In the past two weeks, we have been red hot in college football. We’re 10-1 since the start of the season. Yesterday, we started the day 2-0 in the slate with Kent State vs. UCF over 54.5 and Gavin Garcia over 38.5 rushing yards. The over cashed in the fourth quarter while Garcia’s yards were a bit of a sweat. He wasn’t ripping off many big carries, but was able to get over the total in the third quarter with a 13 yard run.
Wednesday, August 30: MLB Best Bets
We had our first losing day in a while yesterday as we went 2-3. Our first two plays of the day went 1-1 as we had Alec Bohm over 1.5 H+R+RBIs and Miami Marlins moneyline. Bohm cashed with a home run in his second at bat while the Rays steamrolled the Marlins. We followed that up with a cash as Austin Hays over 1.5 total bases as he cashed with two base hits against the Chicago White Sox. Our next two bets were Toronto Blue Jays -1.5 and Kansas City Royals over 4.5 runs.
Friday, August 25: MLB Best Bets
Thursday was a mid day. We went 3-3 and had some close losses. To start with the wins, Adley Rutschman over 1.5 H+R+RBIs cashed handily. If you read the article too early, you may not have seen the play. For some reason, when I posted the article on my phone, the H+R+RBI part of the heading wasn’t there. But if you read the description, you could tell that it was two plays. We then cashed on Carlos Correa over 1.5 H+R+RBIs. Correa came through with an RBI double in the 8th inning to cash.
Thursday, August 24: MLB Best Bets
Wednesday sucked and there’s no other way to put it. Before I get into the picks, I have some good news. I have decided to post NFL and college football plays on this site. I also will probably post college basketball and NBA during basketball season as well. Now, jumping into the picks, our first play of the night cashed as we had Austin Gomber cash the over 17.5 outs as he was able to get out of the 6th inning with a needed double play. Our first loss was Washington Nationals over 3.5 runs.
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