Let’s Go Bowling
The College Football Playoff takes place on Saturday December 29th and fans will be chomping at the bit to see which two teams will square off in the title game on January 7th, 2019. Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma have all dominated the competition both at home and on the road this season. The…
College Football: Week One
Alabama vs. Louisville – Orlando, FL All Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide do is win baby, rolling to their fifth title since the 2009 season. Now the pressure will be on Saban this year to eclipse Bear Bryant with his seventh national championship. The Crimson Tide have won 16 straight week one games and…
It’s That Time Again!
After decades spent in the sports world industry, from all angles, I’ve realized one thing.. although the workload gets somewhat overwhelming in the Fall, I just love when it gets here! Every time, I realize how much I enjoy the College Football season, the NFL & on through College Hoops & March Madness. Don’t get…
2018 AFC Preview by Marc Lawrence
Welcome to the AGAINST THE NUMBER team preview report for the 2018 season. You will find an overview of what to expect from teams inside each division, along with key stats and an isolated ‘Best Bet’ on each team. We start first with teams from the AFC. I hope you enjoy the previews and I’ll look forward to working with you throughout the 2018…
2018 NFC Preview by Marc Lawrence
Welcome to the AGAINST THE NUMBER team preview report for the 2018 season. You will find an overview of what to expect from teams inside each division, along with key stats and an isolated ‘Best Bet’ on each team. In this preview we feature teams from the NFC. I hope you enjoy the previews and I’ll look forward to working with you…
Handicapping The Quarterbacks
The NFL Draft is right around the corner and all eyes will be on this year’s quarterback class that could feature as many as five signal callers selected in the first round. While many experts believe Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen and Baker Mayfield are the top three in this class, I believe that the 2016…
NFL Mock Draft by GO FOR THE 2
1) Cleveland-Sam Darnold-QB USC Darnold is not the best quarterback in this draft, however, he can come in and challenge Tyrod Taylor to start in week one. As a starter, he was 20-4 as a starter and led his team to a Rose Bowl along with a PAC-12 Championship in just two seasons. He complted…
And Then There Were Two
Once again the New England Patriots get to the Big Game. No Surprise as most of us look each year at the Future odds in the AFC and realize as low as they are on the Pats to win the Conference they are still a solid wager. Doesn’t seem to matter if they lose a…
Two For The Price Of One
There is no doubt that the final NFL Sunday is indeed Super but NFL Conference Championship Sunday gives football fans two marquee games all in one afternoon. ATN friend, Joe Fortenbaugh provides this week’s preview. Whether you believe in this sort of thing or not, the fact remains that home teams are a highly lucrative…
Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss
It was close to midnight on April 26, 2003 when Tampa Bay General Manager Rich McKay and top personnel man Tim Ruskell took a deep breath from what they felt was a successful first day of the NFL Draft. The Buccaneers didn’t have a first-round pick. That had been traded more than a year before…
NFL Divisional Round: The Elite 8
One constant in handicapping the playoffs is to bet the quarterbacks. As the NFL Divisional playoffs get set to start, the question right now is whether the betting public has taken that to an extreme. Each of the four matchups for Saturday and Sunday feature lopsided examples of success and experience at quarterback against passers…
New Year’s Day by Joe Lisi
College Football expert, savant, and ATN Contributor, Joe Lisi gets you all set for New Year’s Day with previews, analysis, and predictions for the first five Bowl Games of 2018. South Carolina vs Michigan: Line: Michigan: -7.5 Analysis: South Carolina has fired their co-offensive coordinator Kurt Roper prior to this game. Brian McClendon (co-coordinator) will…
It’s A Bowl Market
Ken Thomson Ok, so ‘Bama sneaks in ahead of Ohio State and the other three, Clemson, Georgia & Oklahoma earn their way in the four team CFBPlayoff. Is it all fair? Until we get 8 teams or as many as 16 teams, we will forever argue over which Conference is better and who belongs. In…
Catching NFL Fever Once Again
The College football season wets the whistle for our football crazed nation a full 13 days before the NFL opener. When the Patriots open up with Kansas City on September 7th, the true American past time in the sports world will be in full swing. So many perplexing questions to be answered. Both the AFC and…
What Are The Wiseguys Up To This NFL Season?
At this point in the preseason most serious NFL bettors have read all the magazines and followed all the stories on injuries and suspensions. There is probably nothing I can add in that respect that would shed additional light on the coming season. However, one aspect I can inform you on is where the sharp…
College Football is BACK!
From Roll Tide to Go Blue to Fight On! to Hook ’em Horns, College Football is once again ready to kick off another sure to be thrilling season. Here at Against The Number, we feel we have the finest two College Football specialists in the game, so in light of the season being just mere…