Football handicapper Mike Mann gets you caught up on the personnel changes and the scheduling impact that come into to play in making his Clemson team season win O/U pick.
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2019 Oscar Picks and Sportsbook Odds
With the Academy Awards around the corner, Mike Mann has Oscar picks and a rundown of each of the nominees up for the main acting awards, the candidates for tops in Best Picture, and a pick for each category in your Oscar pools. We also take a look at the online sportsbook odds for all of the main Academy Awards nominees.
Bovada Sportsbook: Patriots Prop Bets For Super Bowl 53
Not only has the Super Bowl prop bet menu grown exponentially since online sportsbooks came on the scene in the late 90s, but now also find big menus of bets on subcategories like the hundreds of ways you can bet on Tom Brady’s performance or all the ways you can bet on the Gatorade applied to a very cold head coach! Bovada Sportsbook, one of the biggest for prop betting has a nice menu as usual and Mike Mann has combed through them all to give us his top Super Bowl prop bet picks.
Patriots Picked To Cover The Spread in Super Bowl
Julian Edelman continues to be Brady’s favorite target, and has at least 69 yards receiving in nine of his past ten games. With sixteen receptions this postseason he moved into second place all time in playoff receptions behind Jerry Rice and promises to be a focal point of the Patriots passing game against the Rams. But there is more involved in picking the Patriots than the obvious offensive weapon. Mike Mann breaks down why he is giving up the points and betting New England!
Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots Pick
Julian Edelman is the likely target for Brady. In the last four games he has been passed to 39 times, which has resulted in 27 catches including three touchdowns. Unfortunately he has also had a recent run of penalties and dropped passes. Mike Mann looks closer at the Pats offense and offers his NFL playoff selection on the Los Angeles Chargers versus the New England Patriots. Most online bookies are offering Pats at -4. See Mike’s pick!
New York Jets vs. New England Patriots Pick
Predictem’s Mike Mann handicaps the New York Jets vs. New England Patriots game which kicks off this Sunday, December 30th, 1:00 PM at Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA. Online sportsbooks opened New England as huge 13 point favorites.
Cotton Bowl Pick: Notre Dame vs. Clemson
In the first of the BCS Semifinal Playoff games, two undefeated teams face off when Clemson and Notre Dame meet in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas. Kickoff is slated for December 29th at 4 PM ET and will be broadcast on ESPN. The betting line on this game opened with Clemson favored by 11.5 points but was quickly bet up to -13. The public has been playing the underdog with Notre Dame getting about 60% of the wagering action. Our handicapper has a different opinion on the game. Read on to get his Cotton Bowl prediction.
Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots Pick
The Bills weapons are in short supply now with Kelvin Benjamin off to Kansas City, Zay Jones leads the team in receptions and yards and rookie Robert Foster continues to impress after posting over 100 yards in a touchdown in their win last week. On the season he is now second on the team in yards and posts a 24.6 yards per catch average. After that there isn’t much else as tight end Charles Clay has been a big disappointment and without Benjamin it remains to be seen who might step up next in his absence. Do the Bills have enough to stay inside of 13 points?
New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Pick
The Patriots are coming off their disastrous final play loss to the Dolphins. The entire game was a myriad of mistakes even before the ending, including constant defensive lapses that resulted in big plays, a missed field goal and extra point by Stephen Gostowski (sound familiar?) and another blown chance at field goal to end the first half. But this is a new week and Sportsbooks have New England at -1.
New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins Pick
AFC East foes meet in Miami when the Dolphins host the Patriots on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. New England has had the upper hand over the last few years with a 13-4 record in their last 17 games against the Dolphins, but all four of those losses have come in their last five trips to Miami. Can the Pats break that trend and get the 9 point win to cover against the spread?