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135 stories by Bill Huber
Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans Favored in NFL Monday Night Games
NFL betting lines overwhelmingly are driven by quarterbacks. However, the ankle injury that sent Denver Broncos pass rusher Von Miller to injured reserve a few days ago had a profound impact on the point spread for Monday night’s season-opening game against the...
Public Betting on Brady’s Bucs Over Brees’ Saints in NFL QB Showdown
Talk about a heavyweight showdown for the first Sunday of the NFL season. In one corner, it’s New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who is No. 1 in NFL history with 77,416 passing yards and 547 touchdown passes. In the other corner,...
Miami Dolphins NFL Betting Preview: It’s Tua Tagovailoa Time
Last season, as the rebuilding Miami Dolphins lost one game after another, “Tank for Tua” became a slogan among both fans hungry to draft Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and NFL observers dubious of the Dolphins’ intent to win games. Then, a funny...
New England Patriots NFL Betting Preview: Real MVP – Bill Belichick or Tom Brady?
In 2000, Bill Belichick’s first season as coach, the New England Patriots went 5-11. Then Drew Bledsoe went down in the second game of 2001, Tom Brady moved into the lineup and the Patriots started winning. And winning. And winning. The Patriots...
Slumping Bucks Slide, Surging Trail Blazers Rise in Latest NBA Title Odds
Before the COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes on the NBA season for more than four months, the Milwaukee Bucks were rampaging through the league. The Portland Trail Blazers, on the other hand, were staring at a long off-season. Since the league’s restart...
Trevor Lawrence, Favorite for No. 1 NFL Draft Pick, Pleads to Save College Football Season
As the college football season was put on life support Sunday, the overwhelming favorite to be the No. 1 pick in next year's NFL Draft urged university leaders to let teams play. Just days after the powerful SEC and Big Ten conferences...