🏈 Notre Dame’s Win-Or-Else Situation
Today’s college football menu is chock-full of playoff implications, but Notre Dame is clearly at the top of the list. The Irish are 7- to 7.5-point home favorites against No. 1 Miami (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC), which will be without star receiver Malachi Toney.
As Matt Youmans writes, “The Irish either win or never hear the end of it from the critics.” Matt offers a different approach to betting the game — plus 5½ additional plays. He is 33-14-5 for the season.
» Matt Youmans’ College Football Best Bets
Wes Reynolds also takes a position: “Oftentimes, we can overvalue injuries, but not in this case.” Wes explains why Toney’s absence could allow Notre Dame to play more man coverage — and why leaning on the run would play to an Irish strength.
» Wes Reynolds’ Miami–Notre Dame pick, plus eight more plays
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Your Saturday College Football Betting Menu
» Dave Tuley — 4 bets, including Miami–Notre Dame
» Steve Makinen — 16 plays, including Miami–Notre Dame
» Week 10 College Football Hub: picks, best bets and previews
In the VSiN Community: Brad Taylor, who joins Will Hill on Live Bet Saturday from 3–6 p.m. ET, has posted 11 plays for the day.
» See Brad Taylor’s 11 selections
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🏈 Circa Invitational: No Consensus on Miami–ND
Eight contestants took a side on the marquee matchup: five picked Miami +7.5 (Tony George, Jeff Whitelaw, Randy McKay, Scott Pritchard and Robert Brubeck), while three picked Notre Dame -7.5 (Frank Carulli, Chuck Edel and Ed Salmons). Whitelaw made Miami his Best Bet; all three Notre Dame backers made the Irish their Best Bet.
That’s just a sample of 175 selections from 25 handicappers.
» See all 175 Invitational selections
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🏈 NFL Week 9: The Pain in Spain
The NFL’s international schedule resumes Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET) in Spain, where the Bengals are 3-point favorites against the Falcons. Steve Makinen has angles worth considering on Bengals–Falcons, plus eight more bets.
» Makinen’s NFL Week 9 Best Bets
Dustin Swedelson has a theory about international games that he’s willing to test in the prop market. Zach Cohen also has a prop for the Spain game, plus four more plays.
» Dustin Swedelson’s player props » Zach Cohen’s picks and props
More NFL Best Bets
» Dave Tuley — Takes on every game
» Adam Burke — First touchdown scorers
» Adam Burke — Survivor pool picks
» John Hansen — 15 prop bets (video)
» Steve Fezzik — His Best Bet (video)
Coming later this morning: NFL picks from Matt Youmans and Wes Reynolds.
🏀 DonBest College Basketball Rotation Book
The college basketball season is underway. Keep the day’s matchups and rotation numbers close at hand with VSiN’s DonBest Rotation Book.
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🏆 Tonight: The Football Contest Show
Matt Brown joins Circa’s Derek Stevens and Jeff Benson tonight (9–10 p.m. ET) to reveal the consensus picks for the Circa contests. Matt still has one of the 610 surviving entries chasing the approximately $25 million Circa Survivor prize. Matt Youmans has three live entries.
» VSiN Contest Hub » Survivor entries for sale
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College basketball: Picks and analysis typically post later this morning. » College Basketball Hub
The Angle: Luke DiVasta posts qualifying picks in the VSiN Community when a game meets his criteria; there isn’t necessarily a selection every day. » Follow The Angle
NBA and NHL: New best bets usually arrive later this morning. » NBA » NHL
Soccer: » European football predictions » EPL best bets
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