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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z


by - 10/3/2018

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa

A. Alabama . How's this for easy money? One Crimson Tide backer put $1579.65 on the money line for last week's game against South Alabama. The Tide rolled 56-14, netting the bettor a cool profit of $1.60. Alabama is a -180 favorite at BookMaker to win the National Championship.

B. Bryant, Kelly . Bryant is one guy who won't be winning the National Championship. New starter Trevor Lawrence left Clemson's 27-23 win over Syracuse this past Saturday due to a neck injury, but Bryant is not waffling on his decision to transfer after getting benched. He was officially granted his release on Tuesday and can begin talking to other schools.


C. C.C. Sabathia . You've heard of batters taking one for the team, but this time it was really the pitcher who did just that. Two innings shy of a $500,000 bonus, Sabathia beaned Tampa Bay's Jesus Sucre's and got ejected from last Thursday's game. He was retaliating after Rays reliever Andrew Kittredge threw one behind Austin Romine's head. The Yankees (Severino) are -180 home favorites over Oakland (Hendriks) in the AL wild-card game on Wednesday, per Bovada Sportsbook.

D. deGrom, Jacob . Think about how bad the rest of the Mets had to be in order to go 77-85 with deGrom on their team. The right-hander can anticipate his first Cy Young Award after compiling a 1.70 ERA and striking out 269 batters in 217.0 innings.

E. Eric Reid . The Panthers recently signed Reid to a one-year deal that can be worth up to $1.9 million. During the 2016 season, Reid had joined Colin Kaepernick in kneeling while the National Anthem played. Kaepernick, meanwhile, continues to believe in something even if it means not getting signed by an NFL team.

F. Frost, Scott . "We get a game that we can win next week." That's what Nebraska's head coach said prior to facing Purdue. Ummmm…well…. Technically the Cornhuskers could have won it; but they didn't. Frost's team fell to 0-4 last weekend with a 42-18 loss to the Boilermakers, who racked up 516 yards of total offense and benefited from 11 Nebraska penalties for 136 yards. "We look like one of the most undisciplined teams in the country," Frost admitted. "And it kills me. I'm tired of coaching an undisciplined team." YouWager.eu has the Huskers as +19 underdogs at Wisconsin on Saturday.

G. Goff, Jared . Not one, not two, not three, not four…. No, Goff threw five touchdown passes in the Rams' 38-31 victory over Minnesota last Thursday night. Los Angeles can start the season 5-0 if it wins at Seattle on Sunday.

H. Hamlin, Denny . Hamlin was one of four drivers eliminated from NASCAR's playoffs this past Sunday in Charlotte. Jimmie Johnson, Austin Dillon, and Erik Jones also failed to advance as their hopes for the season-long championship came to an end.

I. Indianapolis Colts . In the words of Herm Edwards, "You play. To win. The game." Colts head coach Frank Reich certainly did that, as he could have settled for a tie against Houston with his team facing 4th-and-4 at its own 43-yard line as 27 seconds remained in overtime. Reich decided to go for it, Andrew Luck threw an incomplete pass, the Texas got one first down, and Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired to give the visitors a 37-34 victory. Said Reich: "I'll address it now; I'm not playing to tie. I'll do that 10 times out of 10." The Texans are +750 at GT Bets to in the AFC South.

J. Jimmy Butler . More than a week after making his trade demand, the Timberwolves' guard has not reported and the team has not dealt him. Head coach Thom Thibodeau claims that Butler is still recovering from offseason hand surgery. Unless you're…like, Ninja, you can probably still show up to the workplace even with an ailing hand.

K. Kyler Murray . Murray threw for 432 yards and accounted for seven total touchdowns during the Sooners' 66-33 rout of Baylor last weekend. Oh, yeah; and he didn't even start due to being late for a meeting. Oklahoma is a -8 favorite at Texas on Saturday, according to MyBookie.ag.

L. Lakers . Is there anything Kyle Kuzma can't do? We may be about to find out. Los Angeles is trying out the former first-round pick at center during this preseason. Kuzma is 6'9''. BetOnline Sportsbook has the Lakers at +1200 to win the NBA title.

M. Murray, Andy . Murray has called it a season after losing in last week's Shenzhen Open quarterfinals. The former world No. 1 played just 12 matches in 2018 after returning from hip surgery.

N. Nittany Lions . The only difference is that the rest of the country outside of Ohio is even more disgusted by the result…. Last year, Penn State squandered leads of 14-0, 21-3, 28-10, and 38-27 in the fourth quarter on the way to a 39-38 loss at Ohio State. This past Saturday the Nittany Lions led the Buckeyes 26-14 with less than seven minutes left before another collapse led to a 27-26 victory for OSU. "It's not going to happen again," PSU head coach James Franklin assured.

O. O'Neal, Shareef . Shaquille O'Neal's son will miss the upcoming season at UCLA due to a heart ailment that requires surgery. Get well soon, kid.

P. Preseason . One of the L.A. Kings' best players got injured during the preseason. We're talking about the preseason, man. Not the regular season, not the regular season, not the regular season. The preseason. Dustin Brown (61 points in 2017-18) sustained a broken finger during last Saturday's game against Anaheim and is out indefinitely. The Kings are +1400 at XBet.ag to win the Western Conference.

Q. Quarterback debuts . Since the Browns returned to the NFL in 1999, none of their quarterbacks have won their first career start. That's 0-15 for those counting following Cleveland's overtime setback against Oakland with Baker Mayfield running the show. The Browns are +3 home underdogs against Baltimore on Sunday, as indicated by BookMaker.

R. Ryder Cup . Team USA's latest trip to Europe was a debacle of disastrous proportions. The Americans made Francesco Molinaro look like the second coming of Seve Ballesteros, and that was the least of their problems. Brooks Koepka left a fan permanently blinded in one eye with an errant tee shot, Koepka and Dustin Johnson reportedly got into an altercation, and Patrick Reed took shots at both Jordan Spieth and captain Jim Furyk. Oh, and the United States got clobbered 17.5-10.5.

S. Snell, Blake . The two best pitchers in baseball are not a part of the postseason-deGrom in the NL and Snell in the AL. Tampa Bay's ace wrapped up his 2018 campaign with a 21-5 record and a 1.89 ERA to go along with 221 strikeouts in 180.2 innings.

T. Tiger Woods . What a difference a week makes. After triumphing at the TOUR Championship, Tiger went 0-4 at the Ryder Cup as Team USA lost for a sixth straight time in Europe. He is a +750 favorite at MyBookie.ag to win the Masters next April.

U. United . Things are going from bad to worse for Manchester United. Man U was eliminated from the Carabao Cup last week by Derby County on penalty kicks, lost its English Premier League match 3-1 to lowly West Ham this past Saturday, and slumped to a 0-0 home draw against Valencia during Champions League action on Tuesday.

V. Vancouver Canucks . Can the Canucks be any worse this year than they were in 2017-18? Well, if the preseason is any indication it's possible. Vancouver (31-40-11 last season) just went 1-6. The NHL season gets underway on Wednesday, and the Canucks are +110 home underdogs against Calgary, per YouWager.eu.

W. Winston, Jameis . FitzMagic ran out in Tampa Bay, and we know where that magic didn't go: to Winston. In the first game for which the former No.1 overall pick was eligible this season, Fitzpatrick got the start last Sunday against Chicago and went 9-of-18 for 126 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. Winston entered in the second half with the Buccaneers trailing 38-3, and he finished 16-of-20 for 145 yards with one TD and two picks on the way to a 48-10 loss.

X. Xavier Rhodes . Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer benched Rhodes for one play after the star cornerback kicked a penalty flag in frustration against the Rams and got hit with unsportsmanlike conduct. It was one play too many. Goff promptly burned backup Trae Waynes with a 47-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks. 5Dimes Sportsbook has Minnesota as a +3 underdog at Philadelphia in Week 5.


Y. Yelich, Christian . The Brewers' center fielder finished the season with a .326 average, 36 homers, and 110 RBIs after batting .352 in September with 10 dingers. Can you say MVP? Bovada Sportsbook has the Brewers at +800 to win the World Series.

Z. Denotes clinched playoff berth . The Cardinals never saw the "z" show up by their name in the standings, as a 1-5 record in their final six games sealed their fate. Instead they watched two NL Central rivals advance, with Milwaukee winning the division and the Cubs settling for a wild card. Chicago lost to the Brewers in a tiebreaker for the Central title and then fell to Colorado in the wild-card game one day later.

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