The first NFL coach to be fired prop is a popular topic. The usual suspects get bantered around – Jay Gruden, Mike Pettine and Lovie Smith. I’m not a fan of any of them. But the worst head coach in the NFL is in Miami: Joe Philbin. The Dolphins have and had more talent than […]
Ball State plus 20 at Northwestern Northwestern is off to a great start winning and covering its first three games. The Wildcats already own upset victories against Stanford and Duke. But the Wildcats are in a flat spot here. They just knocked off Duke on the road last week and host Minnesota next week in […]
Johnny Manziel has been called a lot of things. One thing he hasn’t been called is a mature young man. But Manziel deserves a chance to start this week against Oakland. That’s not going to happen as Cleveland coach Mike Pettine already has named Josh McCown the starter. McCown has recovered from a concussion he […]
Phillies plus $1.46 at Marlins There are some high profile, excellent matchups going on as the baseball regular season winds down. This game isn’t one of them. But it does provide nice value for the underdog in a matchup of bad versus bad. Philadelphia has owned Miami beating the Marlins in eight of the past […]
Chip Kelly went from being Vince Lombardi during preseason to Rich Kotite during the regular season. There are some bad coaches in the NFL, but no offense looked more disjointed and pathetic than the Eagles – and that was playing at home against the Cowboys’ mediocre defense. There has been a lot of talk about […]
Redskins plus 3 1/2 hosting Rams It certainly was an impressive home win for the Rams last Sunday when they beat their hated division rivals the Seahawks. Now, though, the Rams are traveling in a letdown spot to face the Redskins, who will be desperate to avoid an 0-2 home start. So the situation sets […]