2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2019

I feel bad for Paul Johnson, even though I shouldn't. The man had a severely contentious relationship with local and national media and, frankly, was always kind of a jerk. But Johnson could coach. Boy could he coach. Georgia Tech fans finally got tired of Johnson's triple-option and erratic results. Johnson had seven winning seasons in the last 10 years - including a pair of 11-win seasons.

2019 Duke Blue Devils College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2019

Somehow, David Cutcliffe continues to do more with less, coaxing five of six winning years out of the boys in Durham. This will be one of Cutcliffe's most difficult challenges yet, though, as the Blue Devils undergo a clear retooling this season. Duke has to replace 85 percent of its passing yards and 80 percent of its receiving from last year.

2019 Oklahoma Sooners College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

This year is all about mental hurdles for the Sooners. Can they win their third straight Big 12 championship? Can Oklahoma get over the hump and win a bowl game after losing four of their last five? Can the Sooners finally beat an SEC team in the College Football Playoff after losing to Georgia and Alabama the last two years? Can Lincoln Riley, now in his third year at the helm and working with more of his own players after taking over Bob Stoops recruits, put his stamp on this program?

2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

Oklahoma State is kind of the prototypical Big 12 team. They can score 50 points or allow 50 points on any given Saturday and are capable of beating or losing to any team in the country in any given week. They are every stereotype that every SEC and ACC fan uses to rag on this high-scoring league, wrapped in one erratic program.

2019 Texas Longhorns College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

Last year Texas won 10 games for the first time in nearly a decade, and now the assumption is that they are somehow "back" to being a national powerhouse. However, I think we should pump the brakes a bit on the Longhorns. I know there are a lot of people that want the Longhorns to be "back". But I don't think they are quite there yet.

2019 Iowa State Cyclones College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

I'm still getting used to the fact that Iowa State is good at football and an actual player in the Big 12. For the better part of the last two decades, this team has been somewhere between cannon fodder and a complete afterthought. But Matt Campbell is doing excellent work in Ames and has guided this group to back-to-back 8-5 seasons.

2019 TCU Horned Frogs College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

Gary Patterson has been down this road before. In both 2013 (4-8) and 2016 (6-7), the Horned Frogs were coming off rare seasons with fewer than 10 wins. They rebounded to go 12-1 and 11-3, respectively, in their follow-up seasons. And after last year's 7-6 slog, Patterson has his Horned Frogs in a perfect position to bounce back once again.

2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

Last year, I mused about how much more rope the Texas Tech athletic department would give Kliff Kingsbury. The answer was apparently, "not much". I predicted an easy 'under' winner on this shoddy program in 2018. Kingsbury was then fired (as predicted), only to fail himself upward by stealing an NFL head coaching slot.

2019 West Virginia Mountaineers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

For the first time in years, West Virginia football begins a season without Dana Holgersen on the hot seat. The only reason that's the case is that Holgersen bolted for Houston this offseason. Holgersen left the WVU roster in shambles, and now new head coach Neal Brown is left to pick up the pieces.

2019 Baylor Bears College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

Matt Rhule was a revelation in his second season in Waco. After suffering through a disastrous 1-11 first year, he turned things around, getting the Bears to seven wins and a bowl game. It was one of the best turnarounds in the country and has Bears backers excited about what is to come as the team seeks out a ninth bowl game in 10 years.

2019 Kansas State Wildcats College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

I will start this Kansas State preview the same way I start most Kansas State previews. By pointing out that Bill Snyder is a goddamn national treasure. Unfortunately, Snyder has moved on, finally retiring last season. The man is truly one of the greatest college football coaches in the sport's history. And he was one of the best underdog coaches in North American sports history. The guy was a moneymaker.

2019 Kansas Jayhawks College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2019

absolutely no idea why Miles would self-exile himself to Kansas. But here he is. I find it hard to believe he couldn't have landed a better job, maybe somewhere in the ACC, but he's decided to take over a Jayhawks program that hasn't been to a bowl game in more than a decade.

NFL Preseason Betting Advice and Tips
by Robert Ferringo - 8/1/2019

I used to think that betting on the NFL Preseason was somewhere between absurdity and insanity. Surely, only true degenerates and masochists are looking to put down actual money on a game that features fourth-string quarterbacks from the Mountain West running two-minute drills with receivers that will be moving furniture in a couple weeks.

2019 Kentucky Derby Expert Handicapping: Post Positions
by Robert Ferringo - 4/30/2019

With little fanfare and even less drama, the post draw for this weekend's Kentucky Derby took place on Tuesday at the Churchill Downs clubhouse. And while no horse ever won the race with its post position, the draw certainly does help shape the contours of the weekend's race.

2019 NL West Picks: Dodgers and Rockies Should Battle for Top Spot
by Robert Ferringo - 3/27/2019

Much like the American League East, the National League West looks like a two-horse race. And while Dodgers-Rockies lacks the cache of Yankees-Red Sox, that doesn't mean that the West's race will be any less intense or any less competitive this season. Also, much like the East, the West race may be defined just as much by the other three teams playing spoiler as it is by the two powerhouses dueling for the top spot.

2019 NL Central Picks: Division the Best in MLB
by Robert Ferringo - 3/27/2019

For my money, the National League Central is the best division in baseball. Last season they were the only group to have four teams finish above .500. And their two top teams, the Cubs and the Brewers, tied for the best record in the regular season. Both teams are still stacked, while the Cardinals made one of the offseason's biggest moves, grabbing Paul Goldschmidt.

2019 AL East Picks: Division Again One of Best in Baseball
by Robert Ferringo - 3/26/2019

Like it or not, the Yankees vs. Red Sox is the biggest and best draw in baseball. And fans of Major League Baseball should gear up for a highly-publicized, highly-competitive six-month war between these long-time enemies as they vie for the American League East crown. This division is obviously a two-horse race, as Baltimore is coming off a historically awful season and Toronto is throwing itself head first into a rebuilding period.

2019 AL Central Picks: Cleveland Indians Way Ahead of the Pack
by Robert Ferringo - 3/26/2019

The American League Central is as bad of a division as I have ever seen in the sport. It is so bad that the overwhelming favorite for the Central crown, Cleveland, felt so unthreatened by its competitors that they actually shed personnel and payroll during the offseason.

2019 NL East Picks: Major Power Shift with Bryce Harper in Philly
by Robert Ferringo - 3/26/2019

Bryce Harper leaving Washington and signing with division rival Philadelphia could produce a significant shift in the balance of power of the division. That was the biggest move, but not the only one that could a major impact on the East race in 2019. Atlanta signed a former American League MVP, the Mets traded for a guy that finished in the Top 5 in MVP voting four times, and the Nationals added a left-handed pitcher that finished in the Top 5 in Cy Young Award voting last season.

2019 AL West Picks: Beware Betting the Houston Astros
by Robert Ferringo - 3/26/2019

Even though everyone knows that Houston is going to win the American League West this year, there is at least a semblance of competitiveness in this division. The Astros are still a powerhouse and the short list of teams vying for a World Series title. Oakland, Los Angeles and Texas are at least capable of throwing some punches, though, and they will make the Astros work to earn a third straight divisional preview.