Northwestern plus 14 1/2 at Wisconsin Wisconsin has had problems the past three years against Northwestern. The Wildcats beat the Badgers in 2014 and 2015. Wisconsin got past the Wildcats, 21-7, last season. Wisconsin is averaging just 14 points during its last three games against Northwestern. Northwestern has covered 73 percent of the time it […]
Bengals plus 7 1/2 at Packers Aside from Aaron Rodgers, the Packers’ two most important players are defensive lineman Mike Daniels and offensive left tackle David Bakhtiari. Neither is expected to play against the Bengals. The Packers may have offensive right tackle Byran Bulaga and wide receiver Jordy Nelson – stressing the maybe – but […]
Twins plus $1.45 at Yankees The Twins are the best money-making road underdog in baseball. That’s where we find them today taking a hefty mid-range plus price. The pitching matchup is Jose Berrios versus lefty CC Sabathia. Berrios has the lower ERA and is just beginning what promises to be a very good career. Depending […]
Georgia State plus 37 at Penn State I vividly recall Week 3 of last season when Georgia State played at Wisconsin and nearly upset the Badgers, losing 23-17. Panthers quarterback Conner Manning connected on 20 of 29 passes for 269 yards in that game. Manning and many of the other Georgia State starters are back. […]
Pirates plus $1.04 at Brewers Gerrit Cole an underdog to Brent Suter? Sign me up. I’ll take a plus price with Cole, one of the better pitchers in the National League, against the 28-year-old rookie converted starter, Suter. The Brewers were caught celebrating their three-game sweep of the Cubs this past weekend falling 7-0 to […]
Diamondbacks plus $1.57 at Dodgers The Dodgers are on pace to win 108 games. But every team hits a rough patch during the long baseball season. That’s happening with the Dodgers right now. They’ve lost 10 of their past 11 games, including the last five. Consequently, Arizona is sizzling winning 12 in a row. The […]