Do you pay for picks when betting on games? There’s no judgment here at all. With the amount of information available today, it’s a fair question and one worth breaking down. Sports betting is everywhere now, and so are people selling picks. Some are legit, many are not, and most fall somewhere in between. Let’s…
There have been endless debates about whether Closing Line Value (CLV) actually matters in the grand scheme of sports betting. You see it all over social media and gambling forums. Someone will proudly announce, “I beat the number again,” followed immediately by, “but it didn’t matter.” Others will say something like, “Only two of my…
There are countless influencers on social media creating content centered around sports gambling. Some provide excellent, thoughtful insight, while others are difficult to relate to or clearly exist for one primary reason: to sell you something, usually their picks. The difference between quality influencers and the rest is not always obvious at first, but over…
The idea that sports are rigged has always been fascinating to me. It’s one of those topics that never seems to go away, especially in the world of sports gambling. Many people blur the line between individual games being compromised and the belief that entire seasons, leagues, or championships are scripted from start to finish.…
As sports betting becomes more mainstream, many misconceptions continue to circulate throughout the betting world. One of the most common fallacies is the belief that “the public” rarely wins. You hear it constantly: fade the public, I don’t want to be on the public side, or the public is always wrong. These phrases have become…
Before the College Football Playoff even started, I stated that the SEC would not win a single non-conference game against another Power Four conference. I still stand by that today. Full disclosure: I always root for the Georgia Bulldogs — as long as they aren’t playing Syracuse or Montana. Imagine for a second what college…
How to Guarantee the Best 12 Teams Make the College Football Playoff Let’s take a serious look at how to get the true top 12 teams in college football into the playoff every season. If the goal of the playoff is to determine a national champion by allowing the best teams to compete on the…
BY: KENNY VARNER The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors didn’t play their best game, but they still found a way to put their Japanese kicker, Kansei Matsuzawa, in position to deliver a dramatic finish against Stanford. Matsuzawa had already nailed a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter and followed it up with a 37-yarder with just…
Steve Angeli, the transfer quarterback from Notre Dame, has quickly made his mark at Syracuse. Arriving on campus after April, Angeli wasted little time proving himself both on and off the field. His accuracy as a passer and his strong character helped him edge out LSU transfer Richie Collins for the starting job. The decision…
BY: KENNY VARNER Notre Dame 2025 Season Preview: Irish Poised for Another Playoff Push Marcus Freeman has already proven his worth in South Bend. In just his third season, he guided Notre Dame all the way to the national championship game, defeating Georgia and Penn State before falling to powerhouse Ohio State. While the Irish…
BY: KENNY VARNER The Wisconsin Badgers enter the 2025 season with more questions than answers, and the outlook is far from encouraging. Luke Fickell is now in his third year leading the program, yet progress has been virtually nonexistent. In his debut season, the Badgers finished 7-6, but instead of building on that, they regressed…
BY: KENNY VARNER Jedd Fisch is a proven winner, and don’t be surprised if Washington takes a big leap forward in his second season at the helm. The Huskies were in full rebuild and overhaul mode last year, yet remarkably still won six regular-season games. When you consider that three of their losses came on…
BY: KENNY VARNER The USC Trojans enter the 2025 season looking to take another step forward after a 7-6 campaign last year, capped by an exciting 35-31 win over Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl. It was a season filled with close calls — USC went 4-5 in one-score games — and while there…
BY: KENNY VARNER The UCLA Bruins enter their second season under head coach DeShaun Foster looking to take another step forward. Last year, the Bruins endured a rough 1-5 start but showed clear improvement down the stretch, winning four of their final six games to finish 5-7. A deeper look at that early skid reveals…
BY: KENNY VARNER Rutgers is coming off a solid 7–5 regular season that earned them a bowl berth. The Scarlet Knights have added more talent this year, but with a much tougher schedule, matching last year’s record will be a challenge. Still, with the roster upgrades and Greg Schiano leading the way, it wouldn’t be…