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Memphis/Ole Miss Under 54 
 Houston Nutt first game at Ole Miss  looks to be played conservative and it’s the players first game learning a new system. Tommy West and Memphis would love to get a Win in this rivalry, but more important is for team that gets the ATS. Therefore look for Memphis to try and [...]

Vegas Insider Football Seminar

   This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Vegas Insider Football seminar out at the Red Rock Hotel Resort. I would like to start by stating that for the Football Bettor it doesn’t get any better than listening to great speakers like Ken White and Dave Cokin and listening

TALL TALES by BillyIdle

   On a Sunday in the late 80’s I had my usual  NFL bet going, four NFL teams, $250 per game.  On top of it a $50 four team parlay.  3 of 4 winning games wins you half of the bet, 4 of 4 wins and the parlay kicks in with it.  So, now I have [...]

Power Ratings — An Insiders Perspective:

BillyIdle says: 
 I perceive power ratings in American Football as almost exclusively Offense driven stats.  Making a power rating I don’t care what a team does defensively.  One could include “Scoring Defense” only.
   Bally’s in Las Vegas makes the point spreads.  They go by Offensive Yards Gained and  Yards Given Up.  Short hand might be offensive [...]

NFL Week 1

Week 1 has been a UNDER fest for the last three seasons:
O/U: 32-64-0 (-3.8) avg total: 40.9
452 NY Giants  -3.5 1.95  U 40.5 1.90
454 BAL Ravens  +0.0 1.90  U 39.0 1.90  
456 MIA Dolphins  +3.0 2.00  U 36.0 1.90   
458 NE Patriots  -16.5 1.90  U 46.0 1.90 
460 PIT Steelers  -6.5 1.90  U 43.5 1.90  
462 TEN Titans  +3.0 [...]

NCAAF — Dog Season

1 Baylor  +12.0  @ 1.90 
2 Stanford  +3.0  @ 1.90
3 Middle Tennessee St.  +6.5  @ 1.90
4 Army  +7.0  @ 1.90
5 UAB  +13.5  @ 1.90
6 New Mexico  +6.5  @ 1.86
7 Virginia  +19.5  @ 1.90

Soccer Power Ratings 2008-08-26

EPL

 
CHP

 
Serie A

 
La Liga

 

Arsenal
4
Birmingham
6
Atalanta
-2
Almeira
-2

Aston Villa
3
Barnsley
-6
Bologna
-3
Atletico Bilbao
-1

Blackburn
0
Blackpool
-5
Cagliari
-2
Atletico Madrid
3

Bolton
-1
Bristol City
4
Catania
-3
Barcelona
5

Chelsea
9
Burnley
-6
Chievo
-3
Deportivo Coruna
1

Everton
1
Cardiff
1
Fiorentina
3
Espanyol
0

Fulham
-2
Charlton
3
Genoa
-1
Getafe
0

Hull
-2
Coventry
-1
Inter
7
Malaga
-4

Liverpool
5
Crystal Palace
-1
Juventus
4
Numancia
-3

ManCity
2
Derby
-1
Lazio
0
Osasuna
-2

ManUTD
6
Doncaster
-3
Lecce
-4
Real Betis
-1

Middlesbrough
-1
Ipswich
1
Milan
6
Real Madrid
6

Newcastle
1
Norwich
-2
Napoli
0
Mallorca
1

Portsmouth
-5
Nottingham
-1
Palermo
-1
Sporting Gijon
-4

Stoke
-4
Plymouth
-5
Reggina
-4
Valladolid
-2

Sunderland
-1
Preston
2
Roma
5
Recreativo de Huelva
-3

Tottenham
1
Queens Park
2
Sampdoria
2
Racing Santander
-1

West Brom.
-4
Reading
2
Siena
-2
Sevilla
4

West Ham
-3
Sheffield Utd
6
Torino
-2
Valencia
2

Wigan
-4
Sheffield Wed.
-2
Udinese
1
Villareal
3

 
 
Southampton
-2
 
 
 
 

 
 
Swansea
0
 
 
 
 

 
 
Watford
0
 
 
 
 

 
 
Wolverhampton
6
 
 
 
 

Super Simple Power Ratings

1.  Dela in lagen i fyra styrkeklasser:
A: Super Bowl Team
D: Slagpåsar (

Swedish Soccer

1 Hammarby    @ 3.00 
2 Helsingborg    @ 2.00
3 Häcken    @ 2.35
three two-team parlays, “smallish bet size”

excerpt from 2008 Pro Football Preview by Charlie Scott

DALLAS COWBOYS
  2007 S/U 13-4; ATS 9-8; O/U 10-7
 2007 SPREAD FACT: STARTED THE SEASON 9-4 ATS; FINISHED SEASON 0-5 ATS.
 2007 SPREAD FACT: 2-5 ATS WHEN FAVORITE OF 10 OR MORE POINTS
  2007 TOTAL FACT: 4-1 OVER WITH TOTALS 48 AND HIGHER
  OFFENSIVE ANALYSIS:
 QB Tony Romo enters his second season as the starting quarterback for the [...]