My holiday wish is that you all have someone who loves you as much as our Steve Makinen loves college football bowl season.
Have the bowls lost some luster with coaching changes, player opt-outs and the addition of the College Football Playoff? Absolutely. (I personally miss the Bluebonnet Bowl.)
But Steve certainly hasn’t lost his spirit for this time-honored tradition.
Witness all stories he has filed to help your handicapping:
👉 Best and worst bowl game team trends, organized by conference.
👉 Specific bowl game trends, identifying betting patterns even though the matchups change every year.
👉 The Bowl Analytics Report with betting systems, trends and power ratings for pre-Christmas games.
👉 Steve’s Best Bets through the first round of the CFP.
Steve, along with a cast of hosts and writers, also contributed to the VSiN CFP Betting Guide. 👉 Buy your guide for just $14.99 here.
To make sure we provide you with the latest opt-outs and lines, we post our individual bowl previews on VSiN.com (72 hours in advance).
Tonight
>Cure Bowl: Old Dominion (+3) vs. South Florida, 5 ET (ESPN)
>68 Ventures Bowl: Louisiana (-3) vs. Delaware, 8:30 ET (ESPN)
Thursday
>Xbox Bowl: Missouri State (+1.5) vs. Arkansas State, 9 ET (ESPN2)
Friday
>Myrtle Beach Bowl: Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN)
>Gasparilla Bowl: Memphis vs. NC State, 2:30 ET (ESPN)
>CFP First Round: Alabama at Oklahoma, 8 ET (ABC/ESPN)
Everything we do during bowl season is posted here, including Dave Tuley‘s Best Bets.
Others CFB resources
VSiN Pro subscribers have access to the CFB Picks page.
Early TNF preview
The Rams haven’t ruled out WR Davante Adams (knee/hamstring) for Thursday’s NFL Week 16 opener vs. the host Seahawks.
The line is Rams -1.5 at DraftKings, but a pick’em at Circa as of late Tuesday.
Zach Cohen has posted his Best Bets for this matchup of 11-3 teams in the NFC West.
Everything we do on Week 16 will be posted here.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen‘s Best Bets and Steve Makinen‘s Analytics Report will hit around mid-morning on our NBA page. Our Opta AI NBA player props projections are here.
College Basketball: Greg “Hoops” Peterson has his Best Bets for today’s menu. Adam Burke offers his college basketball Best Bets 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.
