In the early years of VSiN, I had to edit every story for our special betting guides.
Now, thanks to VSiN.com managing editor Adam Burke and his crew, I get to crack open the finished product and enjoy it like our subscribers.
What caught my eye?
Well, I definitely went through the CFP round-by-round predictions from our hosts and writers.
As you can see from the above pie chart on the national championship winner, we had two lone wolves who happen to be co-hosts on the VSiN By The Books (7-10 a.m. ET). Dave Ross went with Alabama and Jensen Lewis picked Miami. Also of note: Proud Indiana grad Wes Reynolds didn’t pick the Hoosiers to win it all and surprisingly strong support for Oregon to make the final.
Another feature I love is that we pick every bowl game, side and Total. Steve Makinen, who has been doing it since our first bowl guide in 2017, goes up against Adam, who is taking over this awesome responsibility from Brent Musburger. For the record, Steve and Adam are in agreement on Saturday’s LA Bowl: Washington (-9.5) vs. Boise State; Over 51.5.
This is especially handy if you are in a bowl pool and your deadline is today.
If you aren’t a VSiN Pro subscriber, we are offering the guide for a one-time price of $14.99. Go here for that option.
If you are a VSiN Pro subscriber, you can download the 26-page PDF here.
Everything else we do on the bowls and the CFP is posted here.
NFC South upset
The Falcons rallied from 14-point deficit to upset the Bucs 29-28 on Zane Gonzalez’s 43-yard FG as time expired on TNF to kick off NFL Week 15. Atlanta closed as a 6-point road underdog and +240 on the money line. The Total went Over 43.5. 👉 Dave Tuley’s season ATS stats.
Everything we do on NFL Week 15 will be posted here.
Dr. Bob Stoll joins Gill Alexander and regulars Will Hill and Todd Wishnev on the Beating The Book podcast. 👉 Listen / Watch.
Circa Friday Football resumes
Matt Youmans will announce 91 picks from 13 contestants tonight on the Circa Friday Football Invitational show (7-10 p.m. ET). The picks are posted on VSiN.com after the show and VSiN Pro subscribers get an email from me with all of them.
Guests include Circa owner Derek Stevens, who put up $30,000 in prize money, plus contestants Frank Carulli, Steve Fezzik, Chris Macero and Frank Betti.
Chris Macero leads fellow pro bettor Jason Jarvis by one point heading into Week 15. Original Average Joe Weston Stradtman and former Circa Million winner Tony Gordon were last week’s cuts. 👉 Standings.
The show is sponsored by Omaha Steaks.
Belated congrats to Joe Ptak, the appropriately named Week 14 winner in the EdgeBoost Average Joe Contest. Joe gets $500 in an EdgeBoost account, plus the $500 bonus for having already signed up for EdgeBoost. 👉 Leaderboard.
There is still time to enter and win weekly and fourth-quarter prizes. 👉 Sign up here.
Today in college basketball
Greg “Hoops” Peterson has his Best Bets for today’s menu.
Greg also posts daily handicapped lines and handicaps every game every day during the season on the Coast-to-Coast Hoops podcast.
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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Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen‘s Best Bets on sides and props 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.
NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis will post his Best Bets around mid-day.
Horse Racing: “Mr. Ed” Sehon has picks for today’s menu at Oaklawn, the Saratoga of the South.
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