This Week in Sports Betting by the Numbers
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 11/7/2013
After charges of bullying, Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito is now Incognito from the Dolphins after receiving a four-game ban. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be incognito on the field for at least a couple of weeks after breaking his left collarbone on Monday night. Here at Behind the Numbers; our numbers are never incognito.
7: Passing touchdowns by Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nike Foles in Sunday’s win at Oakland.
5: Passing touchdowns by Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor this season.
42,000: Approximate amount of voters who voted in Pittsburgh’s 2013 mayoral election on Tuesday.
61,818: Average attendance at the Pittsburgh Steeler’s three home games this season at Heinz Field.
42.5: “Over/under” for last Thursday’s NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins.
42: Total points scored in the Bengals and Dolphins game after it went to overtime tied 20-20. Bettors who backed the ‘over’ were out of luck when Miami won the game on a safety.
16.5: Season win total over/under for the Philadelphia 76ers, the lowest in the NBA this season.
3-0: The Philadelphia 76ers record three games into the 2013 NBA season.
$1.8 million: Average annual salary this year for college football bowl subdivision head coaches.
$1.8 million: Annual salary for Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich. The Ducks are the No. 3 team in the country, and Helfrich’s pay ranks No. 56 among other FBS coaches.
$15,000: Amount of fine levied by the NBA against Bucks forward Caron Butler for an obscene gesture on Friday in a game against the Celtics. Butler’s obscene gesture was the “Big Balls Dance.”
3: Number of players to receive a $15,000 fine for the “Big Balls Dance” in the NBA since May, with Chicago’s Marco Bellinelli and Brooklyn’s Andray Blatche also receiving the same fine for the same gesture.
-525: Moneyline odds of Alabama winning Saturday night versus LSU. The Crimson Tide are favored by 12.5.
-1500: Moneyline odds of Lee Corso picking Alabama to win during ESPN “College GameDay” on Saturday.
+350: Odds on 5Dimes of the Jacksonville Jaguars finishing the regular season 0-16. The odds of “any other result” are -530.
4: Number of teams in the BCS Top 10 who are in action on Thursday night in college football. No. 6 Baylor (7-0) is a 14.5-point favorite against No. 10 Oklahoma (7-1) at 7:30 p.m., and No. 3 Oregon (8-0) is a 10-point favorite at No. 5 Stanford (7-1) at 9 p.m.
67: Average over/under of the three Thursday night college football games this week: Troy at UL Lafayette (67), Oklahoma at Baylor (73) and Oregon at Stanford (61.5).
55: Points allowed by the Pittsburgh Steelers defense in Sunday’s loss at New England. It was the most points ever allowed by a Pittsburgh defense.
11: Point spread in this Sunday’s Tennessee Titans/Jacksonville Jaguars game. The favored Titans are at home.
59: Amount of games since the Titans were previously a double-digit favorite dating back to Dec. 13, 2009 when Tennessee was a 13.5-point favorite against St. Louis.
20: The ranking of 9-0 Northern Illinois in the Harris Pool and USA Today Coaches Poll this week.
4: The ranking of Northern Illinois in the Jeff Sagarin computer poll.
4: Number of top four favorites to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship who will participate in the 2013 State Farm Champions Classic, Nov. 12, 2013, at the United Center in Chicago. The doubleheader will feature Kentucky (+420 to win National Championship on 5Dimes), Kansas (+725), Duke (+900) and Michigan State (+1050).
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