Let the games begin (please)
And now we can take a brief break from the noise around College Football Playoff rankings to watch and bet some actual games.
At least until Saturday night after the last of the conference championships is over.
VSiN.com managing editor Adam Burke has analysis and top plays for the nine title games:
Today
Conference USA: Kennesaw State (-2.5) vs. Jacksonville State, 7 ET
Sun Belt: Troy (+23.5) vs. James Madison, 7 ET
American: North Texas (-2) vs. Tulane, 8 p.m. ET
Mountain West: UNLV (+5) vs. Boise State, 8 p.m. ET
Saturday
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
Best Bets columns
Josh Appelbaum’s CFB Sharp Report will be posted later this morning.
VSiN College Football Betting Podcast: Tim Murray and Matt Youmans shared their picks for this weekend’s games. >Listen. >Watch.
Everything we do on Championship Weekend here, including Makinen’s Analytics Report.
More CFB resources
VSiN Pro subscribers have access to the CFB Picks page.
Having trouble finding a game on TV? Try the VSiN Game Finder.
Think you can beat Mike Somich?
We love our contests here at VSiN and I’m excited about this one.
It’s the Beat Mike Somich Contest. And Mike even offers to help you beat him.
The 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.
👉 Details and and signup here.
The help: 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.
Lions prevail in ‘playoff’ game
The Lions defeated the Cowboys 44-30 to open NFL Week 14 and keep their playoff hopes alive.
Detroit closed as a 3.5-point favorite. And, yeah, 73 points went Over the closing 55.5.
👉 Dave Tuley‘s season ATS report.
Everything we do on NFL Week 14 will be posted here, including Steve Makinen‘s Best Bets.
Circa Friday Football resumes
Matt Youmans will announce 105 picks from 15 contestants tonight on the Circa Friday Football Invitational show (7-10 p.m. ET).
Guests include Circa owner Derek Stevens, who put up $30,000 in prize money, plus contestants Chris Macero, Weston Stradtman, Chris Piper, Jason Jarvis and Alex White.
Pro bettor Jason Jarvis and Fox Sports analyst Chris Fallica are tied for the lead. Average Joe rep Drew Bridges and Las Vegas pro bettor Chuck Edel were last week’s cuts. 👉 Standings.
The show is sponsored by Omaha Steaks.
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 draw for the World Cup is today (Noon ET). Meantime, here are Nigel Seeley‘s picks for the weekend EPL slate.
UFC: Lou Finocchiaro has picks for Saturday’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.
