January 24, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
The teams for the 2017 Super Bowl are the New England Patriots, the AFC champions, and the Atlanta Falcons, the NFC champions. While the Patriots were the favorite to reach another Super Bowl this year, the Falcons were not expected to get this far. Atlanta has a great roster and impressed everybody with their playoff […]
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Betting Public Controls Super Bowl Spread
February 3, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
The Las Vegas sports books are on “status alert” during Super Bowl week. The days leading up to the big game is a mix of money and mayhem. All the books operators thrive on the latest line movement and what their friends and competitors are thinking and doing. They all cajole each other with the […]
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Super Bowl 51 Could Surprise Most Bettors
January 24, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
The teams for the 2017 Super Bowl are the New England Patriots, the AFC champions, and the Atlanta Falcons, the NFC champions. While the Patriots were the favorite to reach another Super Bowl this year, the Falcons were not expected to get this far. Atlanta has a great roster and impressed everybody with their playoff […]
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Highest Total Number for NFC Championship Game
January 20, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
How many points will the Atlanta Falcons score against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game in Atlanta ? What will be the Packers total offensive output ? The total is 61 points after opening up at 62. The Falcons led the league in most offensive category ratings and scoring on 52 […]
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Is There a Weakness in the Sports Book Opening Line ?
January 18, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
The latest news from Las Vegas Sports Books operations is very gloomy. Sports Book operators are reporting major losses from the college football championship and the NFL playoffs. Their opening line on the Clemson/Alabama championship game was posted at -6.5 to – 7 points on the favorite Alabama. In hindsight, this was their first mistake […]
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A Four Team Race to Super Bowl Glory
January 17, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
Road teams both found success after home team favorites won six straight in post season. Green Bay and Pittsburgh advanced to the conference championships beating Dallas and Kansas City in their home parks. Both will have to continue that road success to make it to Super Bowl 51 in Houston. The Packers will travel to […]
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NFL Playoffs Prime Matchups
January 3, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
When the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions in the NFL’s regular-season finale Sunday night, they won the NFC North division and the fourth seeded NFL playoff team. The Detroit Lions secured the final wild card spot as the sixth seed and the NFL playoff matchups are set. The four games of the first […]
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NFL Playoff Pressure on Vegas Oddsmakers
December 26, 2016 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
The pressure is on the Vegas odds-makers to create a spread number for the NFL playoffs and the college bowl mania. Being reliable for setting the betting lines used by most casino sports-books and others is a major responsibility. Finding the best number for each game is the job of the Las Vegas Sports Consultants […]
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Las Vegas Sports Books Lose Weeks 13 and 15
December 24, 2016 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
Week 13 of the NFL regular season was a good spot for sportsbooks to end a streak of losses, but instead they broke even or lost for the sixth time in the last seven weeks. Sportsbooks can and do lose money contrary to what the general public perceives to be a fixed system. Favorites were […]
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NFL Playoff Betting Strategy
December 22, 2016 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
The NFL playoffs are soon to take shape with the six team seeding in each conference. So getting ready for your NFL playoff bets is something you should be doing now. You can wait until the last minute, but start looking at who is likely to make the playoffs now with two weeks left in […]
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Super Bowl Odds Update
December 16, 2016 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NFL Betting
The NE Patriots, KC Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys are the betting favorites to win the 2017 Super Bowl. Since winning eight of last nine games, the Kansas City Chiefs have moved up the Super Bowl odds list and now are among the favorites at +900 (9 to 1) at sportsbooks in Las Vegas. Kansas […]
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