Monthly Articles: September 2010

by Big Al McMordie Look out! Or I should say, “Look ahead.” While analyzing what game a team is playing each week, it’s also important to look at what games they played last week and what’s on tap the following week. Pro and college teams have bye weeks, for example, that allow coaching staffs extra…

Jim Feist talks Big 10 football on KGYM Radio, Iowa 9/30/2010.

Today on the Sports Betting Board: Texas A&M battles Oklahoma State on the gridiron, while the Giants host the Diamondbacks, and the Rays begin a series with the Royals. Colliding on the gridiron There’s one college football game on the schedule for Thursday, with Texas A&M at Oklahoma State. The Aggies (3-0 SU, 1-1 ATS)…

This past weekend three veteran quarterbacks got their first starts of the season. Each of these three signal callers had previously made starts for their current teams and all fared reasonably well in those games combing for a 9-7 record. More importantly, they compiled a 10-5-1 ATS record in those starts. Las Vegas bettors who…

Today on the Sports Betting Board: The Rays look to strengthen their playoff position against the Orioles, while the Giants begin a home series against the Diamondbacks. Meeting up on the diamond The American League schedule for Tuesday has Detroit at Cleveland, the Yankees at Toronto, Seattle at Texas, Minnesota at Kansas City, Boston at…

by Jim Feist There’s a reason they play the games. Teams don’t always play the way stats and power rankings suggest they are supposed to. That’s often evident early in the pro and college football seasons because some teams are very different from year to year. In Week 1 of the NFL season, the Steelers,…

Today on the Sports Betting Board: The Yankees hit the road to play the Blue Jays, the Phillies take on the Nationals, and the Packers head to Chicago for the Monday nighter. Colliding on the gridiron Monday Night Football this week has the Bears playing host to the Packers. Chicago (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) rolled…

The reputation of the SEC as the ultimate high-pressure league with no “off weeks” will certainly be enhanced on Saturday night as the No. 12 South Carolina Gamecocks travel to No. 17 Auburn to take on the Tigers (7:50 p.m. ET, ESPN). Auburn is listed as a 3-point favorite at SBGGlobal.com and the total is…

Today on the Sports Betting Board: The Giants look for a win over the Rockies in Colorado, while the Rangers do battle with the Athletics, and No. 4 TCU takes on SMU. Colliding on the gridiron The lone college football game on the schedule for Friday has No. 4 TCU playing on the road against…

Jim Feist talks football on KGYM Radio, Iowa 9/23/2010.