Betting Analysis – Week 2

After Monday’s games to close out week 2 in the NFL, betting underdogs finished at 9-6-1 against the line. Meanwhile, the under was the play 10 times this week and 21 out of 32 times in the season’s first 2 weeks.  

Improbable Week 2

Week 2 in the NFL was filled with stunning comebacks. In NFL history, only one time (1992) had three teams rallied from 13-point 4th quarter deficits to win on the same day. The Dolphins, Cardinals and Jets all achieved that feat on Sunday.  

National League Cy?

As the Dodgers won their 100th game over the weekend, Jose Urias continued his amazing stretch of pitching and possibly put himself in the driver’s seat for NL Cy Young. The 26-year-old has won 14 of his last 15 decisions while posting a 1.91 ERA in 94.1 innings...

What Did We Learn From Week 1 and the Lines?

After Seattle upset Denver on Monday night, the favorites were just 8-8 vs. the spread in week 1. That is not surprising considering 10 of the favorites were road favorites. More notably, the unders were 11-5. Consider that going into week 2. Looks like the defense...

You Never Know

On Tuesday, the line for the Mets-Cubs game was -455. It made sense. deGrom was on the hill for the Mets. It was the second biggest line of the season in a single MLB game. Of course, the Cubbies whipped the Mets and deGrom 4-1.