Hoosier daddies?
Two proud Indiana natives size up the Hoosiers’ chances vs. Ohio State tonight in the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis.
Matt Youmans: A statistical comparison of the Buckeyes and Hoosiers shows strikingly similar teams. Ohio State owns the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense (7.8 ppg) and Indiana ranks second (10.9 ppg), and each offense is led by a Heisman Trophy contender at quarterback.
👉 Matt’s pick on this game and more Best Bets.
Wes Reynolds: The slight edge for Indiana is that they have been battle-tested on the road against two Top 10 defenses (Oregon and Iowa) and have had to win close games late (at Iowa, at Penn State). Meanwhile, the Buckeyes have never been challenged all season, which in part is a testament to how good they are.
👉 Wes’ pick on this game and more Best Bets
For the record, Matt went to Purdue, Wes to Indiana.
Which is why I chuckled when I read this from Wes’ column: You really didn’t think I was going to bet against Indiana here, did you?
Here’s is today’s conference championship lineup with previews from VSiN.com managing editor Adam Burke:
Big 12: BYU (+11.5) vs. Texas Tech (Arlington), Noon ET
MAC: Miami (+1.5) vs. Western Michigan (Detroit), Noon ET
SEC: Georgia (-2) vs. Alabama (Atlanta), 4 ET
ACC: Duke (+3.5) vs. Virginia (Charlotte), 8 ET
Big Ten: Indiana (+4) vs. Ohio State (Indianapolis), 8 ET
More Best Bets columns
Josh Appelbaum’s CFB Sharp Report will be posted later this morning.
All 105 selections from the 15 Circa Friday Football Invitational contestants are available here.
Check to see what the Average Joe contestants picked after 10:05 a.m. ET.
Everything we do on Championship Weekend here,
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NFL QB updates
The latest round of QB updates heading into NFL Week 14:
➡️ Commanders-Vikings: Jayden Daniels (elbow) and J.J. McCarthy (concussion) were confirmed as starters on Friday, which was enough to flip the favorite from Minnesota -1.5 to Washington -1.5.
➡️ Ravens: Lamar Jackson (ankle) didn’t practice this week, but will play vs. Steelers (+6).
Everything we do on NFL Week 14 will be posted here, including our Best Bets columns.
If you are doing prop research today, may I suggest VSiN’s prop tools:
>Fantasy Points WR/CB Matchup Tool
Beat Mike Somich Contest is today
The deadline is noon ET today to enter the Beat Mike Somich Contest.
Out-handicap Mike to win your share of a $5,000 Grand Prize from 1/ST BET. Enter your selections in five specific stakes races Saturday. If you end the day with a bigger bankroll than Mike, you’ll take your share of the prize money in your 1/ST BET account.
On the VSiN At The Races podcast, Mike and Aaron Halterman handicap the five races — one at Gulfstream and four at Aqueduct — so you will know Mike’s thinking before you have to pick.
“Mr. Ed Sehon and Adam Burke have Aqueduct picks on our horse racing page.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen‘s Best Bets column and Steve Makinen‘s Analytics Report will hit around mid-morning on our NBA page.
Our Opta AI NBA player props projections are here.
New on VSiN.com: Follow the live in-game odds from FanDuel.
College Basketball: Greg Peterson has Best Bets for today’s menu. Adam Burke will offer his top plays Monday-Saturday. You can find them on our college basketball page mid-morning.
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NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis will post his Best Bets around mid-day.
Soccer: The World Cup draw was held so we have Group and overall odds for the 48 teams. Nigel Seeley has picks for the weekend EPL slate.
UFC: Lou Finocchiaro has picks for today’s UFC 323 card in Las Vegas. Dave Ross and Rob Moreno offer their opinions on the card on the First Strike podcast. Watch / Listen. Rob has more details in this piece on VSiN.com.
