The Jets are a favorite for casual bettors, and the public is likely to swallow
the points on the road against Oakland in their home opener.
In one of the most lopsided bet games of the week, more than eight out of ten spread wagers are going with # 8 Houston to keep their undefeated record intact and win by at least four
points on the road against the 8 - 3 Golden Hurricane.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a point away from the underdog Golden Bears, the public has pounced on the Trojans winning by at least 4
points on the road against a Cal team that got embarrassed by Oregon 43 - 15 last weekend.
Not exact matches
I concede that the Premier league is the most competive professional league in world football and every team loses a game or two they shouldnt (especially
on the
road) but unfortunately when you only able to secure 7 out of 24 available
points against Manure / Shitty / Spuds / Cheshit you CANT drop
points in such fixtures.
Sacramento also fits into a key filter of ours mentioned in this season's Betting
Against the Public article, getting 10 +
points on the
road while receiving less than 35 % of bets.
It may only have been
against the EPL's bottom club Swansea City but it will have given our opponents a nice boost as it keeps them in the top half of the league and was their third win in six games and a rare three
points on the
road.
If you've ever wondered whether Kawhi Leonard could take over playoff game
on the
road, the 13 consecutive
points he scored down the stretch of Saturday's Game 4
against the Grizzlies confirmed it.
Not only are the Bengals 5 - 1
on the
road, but they also put up 37
points against Indianapolis, 42
against Baltimore and 38
against Pittsburgh, three teams in the top 10 in the NFL in total defense....
Last week
against the Islanders, Savage, who has soft hands and a rocket shot, scored four goals and added two assists, more
points than any Montreal player had gotten
on the
road since Joe Malone in 1917.
On a side note, I couldn't help but think 2 predominant thoughts when watching the game against Bournemouth on the weekend: (1) Wenger is still willing to put his own personal agenda ahead of the team's best interests when it comes to team selection, which luckily for us didn't cost us the 3 points this time and (2) if Eddie Howe is earmarked to be the successor we are in deep trouble because he's simply a poor man's version of our present manager, as he's tactically inept and has an even worse road recor
On a side note, I couldn't help but think 2 predominant thoughts when watching the game
against Bournemouth
on the weekend: (1) Wenger is still willing to put his own personal agenda ahead of the team's best interests when it comes to team selection, which luckily for us didn't cost us the 3 points this time and (2) if Eddie Howe is earmarked to be the successor we are in deep trouble because he's simply a poor man's version of our present manager, as he's tactically inept and has an even worse road recor
on the weekend: (1) Wenger is still willing to put his own personal agenda ahead of the team's best interests when it comes to team selection, which luckily for us didn't cost us the 3
points this time and (2) if Eddie Howe is earmarked to be the successor we are in deep trouble because he's simply a poor man's version of our present manager, as he's tactically inept and has an even worse
road record.
The loss drops Douglass down to the fourth and final spot in
points standings, but they still qualify for a first - round playoff game
against defending state champ Franklin
on the
road the following Friday.
I know Wenger is trying to keep the team focused, but it is very difficult not to be confident
against an opponent that has only gained 1
point on the
road this season, and have only scored 3 goals in the process.
The Thunder were 4 -
point favorites
against the Spurs for Game 4
on Saturday, yet opened as 5 -
point road dogs for tonight's game.
against Northwestern State, and just put up 39
points and 14 assists
against No. 10 TCU
on the
road on Saturday.
With the line remaining static for this NFC South matchup, nearly seven out of ten spread wagers remain confident in the 7 - 5 Falcons winning by four
points or more
on the
road against Cam Newton and the 4 - 8 Panthers.
Even with the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a pivotal half -
point away from
road dog New York, the betting public remains heavily in favor of the G - Men covering
on the
road against the Jeckyll and Hyde Cowboys.
Nevertheless, the public remains in favor of Kellen Moore and Co. bouncing back in a big way, with just over seven out of ten spread bets in favor of Boise posting a 19
point victory or more
on the
road against the Mountain West rival Aztecs.
Mitchell's first 40 + game
against the Pellies (17
points in the 4th), his duel with Lebron to close out the Cavs game (11
points in the 4th, including a game - saving driving layup
against James), and forcing OT
on the
road against the Spurs (14
points in the 4th, including three 3s and a driving layup in the last 90 seconds to force extra time) were performances that few players in the league — let alone rookies — have been able to give.
West Brom have played well
against tough competition in their last two matches and should be able to get a
point on the
road.
The boss alluded in his comments
on the Arsenal website after the 3 - 0 victory to the importance that
point against Pep Guardiola's City and not because the
point gave us the chance to move back above Man United last night, but because it was the first step
on the
road to recovery.
Despite the sportsbooks taking a big 1.5
points away from
road dog Arkansas, nearly six out of ten spread bets are taking the
points and banking
on the # 3 Razorbacks keeping it relatively close
against # 1 LSU.
If we look ahead to next week, the Eagles were 9 -
point road favorites
against the Giants
on the Westgate early line.
And even though the 2 - 7 Golden Gophers played hard last week
on the
road against then # 17 Michigan State (lost 31 - 24), the betting public is pounding Wisconsin, with more than eight out of ten spread bets confident in Russel Wilson engineering a 28
point win or more
on the
road.
With arsenal still just taking the first few steps
on the
road to recovery after suffering the worst period the team has had to endure for many a year and setting a few unwanted records for the Arsene Wenger era, we could probably have done without this midweek game
against a side that is not only the reigning Premier League champions but who are quite a bit further down their own
road to redemption while still needing some
points to make their survival in the top flight completely secure.
Meanwhile our betting system — which focused
on well rested
road teams
against ranked opponents — improved to 85 - 51 ATS as Miami (+9) lost to Florida State by just 5 -
points to cover the spread.
Public bettors are loving Burnley this week based
on their big
road win last week, but the reality is that they were a bit lucky to get all 3
points against Chelsea.
Seventy - three percent of spread tickets are
on New England as 10 -
point road favorites
against Miami.
«[
Against] a tanking Philadelphia team
on the
road at Cleveland last season or a tanking Brooklyn team
on the
road this season LeBron is likely only worth 1.5 to 3.5
points as they don't need him anyway and he likely wasn't going to play a full compliment of minutes anyway,» Holt continued.
There's no reason why they can't pick up three
points against a Leicester side who haven't won
on the
road this season.
They have been playing some good stuff under Paul Clement and they have gone W4 L3 in their last seven games, but each of those defeats were
against a top four side so there's really nothing wrong with their form and they should be able to bag three
points against the Clarets who have been poor
on the
road.
Burnley have collected just seven
points on the
road this season but they are unbeaten in their last seven games
against Bournemouth across all competitions (W4 D3) so have some form.
Burnley are a better home side than they are away from home, but the Cherries took a recent victory
on the
road at Stoke which suggests that they can go to Turf Moor and collect all three
points against the low - scoring Burnley.
Teams coming off a bye that are favored by 3 or more
points on the
road have gone 38 - 13 (74.5 %)
against - the - spread, +23.45 units.
Southampton - born Sam Vokes headed a late winner
against his hometown club as Burnley added to their impressive
points haul
on the
road.
The Clarets have done remarkably well in the top flight his season, with eight
points from five games and five of those
points have come out
on the
road in fixtures
against Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool.
Sunderland gained a great
point on the
road this past weekend
against Swansea.
They even managed to earn a
point on the
road in taking a 1 - 1 draw
against Liverpool, which snapped a nine match losing streak away from St James Park for them.
Sunderland looked a bit underwhelming in their
point at home
against Derby while the Canaries will have been far happier with their
point out
on the
road against last season's play off contenders Fulham.
Thomas Bruns got Vitesse a
point on the
road with this curling finish midway through the first half
against Zulte - Waregem.
Hughes had overseen 3 - 2 defeats
against Arsenal and Chelsea in recent weeks with performances he deemed superior, but the boss sees a
point on the
road as a positive step.
The Sparks were 6 -
point favorites in late August
on the
road against the Mercury (won 82 - 67).
Arsenal arrived at Carrow
road on the back of a good win
against West Ham United, looking to propel ourselves into the Champions League qualifying places, and gain some
points on the league leaders, Chelsea....
Despite the 1 - 0 result and three
points against Minnesota United
on the
road, the main storyline of the game is the loss of some vital pieces of the team for various lengths of time.
Just three teams have accrued less
points on their own patch than Rangers (10 from a possible 36; W2 D4 L6), who have won one − a 3 - 1 success
against rock - bottom Wigan − and lost three of their last four at Loftus
Road, where they were beaten 2 - 1 by Wolves in their last home game.
The Red Devils have a very good record
against Blackburn at Old Trafford and, with Rovers struggling
on the
road this season, United are heavily fancied to take all three
points despite their poor showing
on Sunday.
Celtic are one win away from a seventh successive Premiership title, 13
points clear of their Glasgow rivals, and can clinch it
against Hibernian at Easter
Road on Saturday.
Paul Lambert's men have arguably been the more impressive so far, coming within a whisker of their first Premiership three -
point - haul at Carrow
Road for over six - years
against Stoke last month, only to be denied late
on.
The Tangerines,
against all odds, find themselves in the healthy position of 10th, six
point clear of the bottom three, and
on Sunday, in front of the Sky Sports cameras, will go in search of their third home win of the season in front of a capacity Bloomfield
Road crowd.
Signed for $ 55m from Porto and brought
on to lead Zenit to Champions League glory, the Brazilian forward's arrival destabilized team chemistry and coincided with a terrible run in September that ultimately cost Zenit a third straight title (1
point at home
against Lokomotiv and Terek and draw
on the
road against Krylia Sovetov).
Burnley's remarkable start to the season
on the
road continued yesterday as we followed up the Chelsea win and the draw at Spurs with another
point in a well earned 1 - 1 draw
against Liverpool at Anfield.