November Sports Betting Finale: Rivalry Week in College Football; Week 12 NFL Betting Odds & Analysis

Chase is FIRED UP for College GameDay's return to his alma mater, James Madison. Here are the picks ahead of a fun weekend on the road.

Some relevant reading for this week...

• A written version of this episode: College Football Week 12 Best Bets
• Chase's weekly College Football Odds Report on Line Movement
• Chase's College Football Power Rankings, updated weekly
• CFP Odds & Analysis
• Your complete guide to Heisman odds
• College Football National Championship Odds
• My weekly $2,000 college football parlay
• CFB Betting 101: How to Read College Football Odds
• Start thinking about this year's College Basketball National Championship Odds!
• Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

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After a very successful week, Chase is back to handicap the board, gravitating toward contrarian favorites in the college football space. 

Some relevant reading for this week...

• A written version of this episode: College Football Week 11 Best Bets
• Chase's weekly College Football Odds Report on Line Movement
• Chase's College Football Power Rankings, updated weekly
• CFP Odds & Analysis
• Your complete guide to Heisman odds
• College Football National Championship Odds
• My weekly $2,000 college football parlay
• CFB Betting 101: How to Read College Football Odds
• Start thinking about this year's College Basketball National Championship Odds!
• Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

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The CFP committee got it... right? Huh. That's weird. So I guess there's not much to complain about. Let's get into bets for CFB Week 10 and NFL Week 9.

Some relevant reading for this week...

• A written version of this episode: College Football Week 9 Best Bets
• Chase's weekly College Football Odds Report on Line Movement
• Chase's College Football Power Rankings, updated weekly
• CFP Odds & Analysis
• Your complete guide to Heisman odds
• College Football National Championship Odds
• My weekly $2,000 college football parlay
• CFB Betting 101: How to Read College Football Odds
• Start thinking about this year's College Basketball National Championship Odds!
• Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

Social media links:

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Chase caught a cold after a bit too much partying after last week's JMU/Marshall game. Nonetheless, here's your market breakdown for CFB Week 9 and NFL Week 8, starting (as always) with Thursday Night Football.

Some relevant reading for this week...

• A written version of this episode: College Football Week 9 Best Bets
• Chase's weekly College Football Odds Report on Line Movement
• Chase's College Football Power Rankings, updated weekly
• CFP Odds & Analysis
• Your complete guide to Heisman odds
• College Football National Championship Odds
• My weekly $2,000 college football parlay
• CFB Betting 101: How to Read College Football Odds
• Start thinking about this year's College Basketball National Championship Odds!
• Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

Social media links:

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It's a better-late-than-never kind of week, with Chase checking in with both CFB Week 8 and NFL Week 7 bets on a Thursday. 

Some relevant reading for this week...

• A written version of this episode: College Football Week 8 Best Bets
• Chase's weekly College Football Odds Report on Line Movement
• Chase's College Football Power Rankings, updated weekly
• CFP Odds & Analysis
• Your complete guide to Heisman odds
• College Football National Championship Odds
• My weekly $2,000 college football parlay
• CFB Betting 101: How to Read College Football Odds
• Start thinking about this year's College Basketball National Championship Odds!
• Speaking of basketball: here's my new post out on Purdue Basketball odds (and the interesting and odd reasons why bettors like them)

Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

Social media links:

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On a week without many strong feelings, Chase is leaning hard into big favorites that are classically square. But can our old-school market tendencies correctly account for the differences between a team like the Dolphins and a team like the Panthers?

This week's Week 6 NFL picks & leans include the following games:

• Thursday Night Football: Broncos at Chiefs (-10.5)
• Vikings at Bears (+2.5)
• 49ers at Browns (+7)
• Panthers at Dolphins (-13.5)
• Colts at Jaguars (-4)
• Giants at Bills (-14)

NFL Week 6 Survivor Pick: Buffalo Bills

Other relevant reading...

• Chase's Super Bowl Odds & Analysis
• Who's going to the NFL postseason in 2023? Here are the latest NFL Playoff odds
• Looking for Awards market analysis? Check these out: NFL Coach of the Year odds; NFL MVP; Rookie of the Year Odds
• Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

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Before launching into his best bets for Week 7 of the college football season, Chase breaks down a few observations from key NCAAF futures markets, including the national championship odds, playoff odds, and Heisman odds.

This week's official picks include the following games:

• Louisville at Pittsburgh (+8)
• Illinois at Maryland (-14)
• Miami (OH) at Western Michigan (+8.5)
• UMass at Penn State (-42.5)
• Auburn at LSU (-11.5)

Other leans and notes from this week include the following games:

• Georgia Southern at James Madison (-3.5)
• Georgia at Vanderbilt (+31)
• UTEP at Florida International (-2)
• Wake Forest at Virginia Tech (-1.5)

Some relevant reading for this week...

• Chase's weekly College Football Odds Report on Line Movement
• Chase's College Football Power Rankings, updated weekly
• CFP Odds & Analysis
• Your complete guide to Heisman odds
• College Football National Championship Odds
• My weekly $2,000 college football parlay
• CFB Betting 101: How to Read College Football Odds
• Start thinking about this year's College Basketball National Championship Odds!
• Speaking of basketball: here's my new post out on Purdue Basketball odds (and the interesting and odd reasons why bettors like them)

Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

Social media links:

Lion's Edge Twitter

Lion's Edge Instagram

Lion's Edge TikTok

After a slow Week 4 with not much to offer, Chase is back for NFL Week 5 with a ton of picks he likes. Some even trend toward the square side of the market, but given how much the public has won so far this season, that might not be a bad thing...

This week's Week 5 NFL leans include the following games:

• Thursday Night Football: Bears at Commanders (-5.5)
• Texans at Falcons (-1.5)
• Panthers at Lions (-9.5)
• Saints at Patriots (-1)
• Bengals at Cardinals (+3)
• Cowboys at 49ers (-3.5)

NFL Week 5 Survivor Pick: Atlanta Falcons

Other relevant reading...

• Chase's Super Bowl Odds & Analysis
• Who's going to the NFL postseason in 2023? Here are the latest NFL Playoff odds
• Looking for Awards market analysis? Check these out: NFL Coach of the Year odds; NFL MVP; Rookie of the Year Odds
• Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

Social media links:

Lion's Edge Twitter

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The podcast is hot right now! Picks and leans are coming in green across both NFL and college football, and Chase has another deep group of picks he really likes on this week's podcast.

There's also the curious case of one G5 team, which is badly mispriced in its conference futures market...

This week's official picks include the following games:

• Washington State at UCLA (-3.5)
• Syracuse at North Carolina (-8.5)
• Kentucky at Georgia (-14.5)
• South Alabama at UL Monroe (+12.5)
• LSU at Missouri (+6.5)

Other leans and notes from this week include the following games:

• Central Michigan at Buffalo (+3)
• Wake Forest at Clemson (-21)
• Florida/Vanderbilt Total (52)
• Notre Dame at Louisville (+6.5)
• Colorado at Arizona State (+4)
• Marshall at NC State (-6.5)
• South Florida at UAB (+3.5)

Some relevant reading for this week...

• Check out a written version of this episode: College Football Week 6 Best Bets
• Chase's weekly College Football Odds Report on Line Movement
• Chase's College Football Power Rankings, updated weekly
• CFP Odds & Analysis
• Your complete guide to Heisman odds
• College Football National Championship Odds
• My weekly $2,000 college football parlay
• CFB Betting 101: How to Read College Football Odds
• Start thinking about this year's College Basketball National Championship Odds!
• Speaking of basketball: here's my new post out on Purdue Basketball odds (and the interesting and odd reasons why bettors like them)

Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

Social media links:

Lion's Edge Twitter

Lion's Edge Instagram

Lion's Edge TikTok

Chase hates this week's NFL board, but at least he's in good company. BetMGM Senior NFL Writer Nick Hennion stops by the show to talk early season impressions, overrated & underrated teams, Week 4 bets, futures, and more.

This week's Week 4 NFL leans include the following games:

• Thursday Night Football: Lions at Packers (+1.5)
• Commanders at Eagles (-8.5)
• Steelers at Texans (+3)
• Seahawks at Giants (-1.5)

NFL Week 4 Survivor Pick: San Francisco 

Other relevant reading...

• Chase's Super Bowl Odds & Analysis
• Who's going to the NFL postseason in 2023? Here are the latest NFL Playoff odds
• Looking for Awards market analysis? Check these out: NFL Coach of the Year odds; NFL MVP; Rookie of the Year Odds
• Check out Nick's Early Week 4 Betting Predictions and Best Teaser Legs
• Make sure to read our team's content on BetMGM's blog, The Roar

Social media links:

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