Your guide to the College Football Championship
VSiN PrimeTime host Matt Youmans is in a little bit of a different position heading into tonight’s CFP Championship (7:30 p.m., ESPN).
Prior to the playoffs, I bet Notre Dame at 10-1 and 12-1 odds to win the championship, and I’ll be looking to hedge during live betting. The pregame moneyline of -380 on Ohio State is too high, and I want a lower price.
It’s easy to envision some scenarios where the Buckeyes win in a blowout, but the Irish are more physical than most think and their coaching staff is top-notch. The underdog is strong enough to take this to the wire, just as Texas did against Ohio State. I’ll call for the Buckeyes to sweat out a 24-20 win, although I’m not playing the total of 45.5.
>>Matt has several prop bets he recommends.
Dave “Mr. Dog or Pass” Tuley weighs in with his wager.
>Top trends and a prediction from Steve Makinen.
>12 varieties of wagers from Tyler Shoemaker.
>CFB Picks page with top plays from hosts and their guests.
Reminder: If you entered the VSiN Road to Jansanity Contest, you have until 7 ET tonight to enter your final pick. >>Go here.
Early look at AFC and NFC Championship lines
The NFL’s Final Four is set as the Eagles and Bills prevailed in the snow on Sunday.
NFC: Commanders (+4.5 at DK/+5 at Circa) at Eagles, 3 p.m. ET (Fox).
AFC: Bills (+1.5) at Chiefs, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS).
Adam Burke takes a look at the opening lines and offers his opinion on where they may end up by Sunday.
>Dave Tuley’s ATS report (underdogs went 3-0-1 ATS in the divisional round).
>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits
Today in College Hoops
Greg Peterson has posted his Best Bets for today’s menu.
Adam Burke and Tyler Shoemaker will have their top plays later this morning.
Listen now: Greg’s daily podcast handicapping every game on the menu every day.
Quick Hits
NHL: Look for Jonathan Davis‘ picks later today. He emailed me: On Sunday, the Detroit Red Wings dropped to 0-10 when playing on consecutive days. Detroit has lost all five games both on the front end and back end of back-to-backs. Monday the Buffalo Sabres are at Seattle on the front end of a back-to-back. The Sabres are just 2-12 when playing on consecutive days. Here is a breakdown of the NHL’s best and worst when playing on consecutive days this season.
NBA: Zach Cohen will post his Best Bets by mid-morning.
Australian Open: Zach Cohen is posting his Australian Open Best Bets daily on our tennis page. Both Zach and Gill Alexander are posting their plays on the VSiN Pro picks page.
Golf: We’re going to have to build a statue of Wes Reynolds in front of the VSiN studio so bettors can rub him for good luck. Wes had his second longshot winner in a row with Sepp Straka at 60-1 in the American Express PGA event. Last week, he had Nick Taylor at 110-1.
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