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Bryan Leonard College Football GOY Cincinnati Bearcats +3.5

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Hot Shot Sports:

• Missouri -5 ****
• Vanderbilt -10 ****
• Dartmouth -2 ***
• Heat -5 ***

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California Sports

first card of season were given out for free

Vanderbilt -9.5 ****
Mississippi State -8.5 ***

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Ecks and Bacon

Ben lee had the split's in soccer on Wednesday.

E&B lost his $100 wager on Stoke city +$110/Cardiff.

But won his $50 wager on the Draw +$240 for a $20 profit.

For Thursday E&B like Cincinnati +3.5/Louisville.

Ecks and Bacon is 1-2 -$35 for the week 21-27-2 -$998 in week six.

All E&B selections will be for $50 unless noted.

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Scott Delaney

100 Dime Football Winner #4 of 5
College Total of the Year

Louisville/Cincinnati Under 50.5

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GC: NCAAB PLay

Thursday Triple pack has 6* Highest Rated NCAAF American Athletic Conference play of the season + a Triple system NFL Play with 2 of the systems perfect and Specific to Thursday night games. in the NBA we have a 21-1 System Game of the week. Hump day cashes big. Free NCAAB Play below.


On Thursday the free NCAAB Play is on Dartmouth. Game 513 at 8:00 eastern. Dartmouth has won 3 straight and looks to be improved from last season. Tonight they travel onto Northern Illinois to take on a Huskies team that is 2-4 with the 2 wins coming against marginal teams as they still remain mediocre. Dartmouth has the 25th ranked scoring team in the country and a surprising 12th ranked road defense. They have won and cover their only 2 recent games as a road favorite of 3 or less. North Illinois is ranked 273rd in the nation in home scoring and have lost and failed to cover all 4 times as a home dog of 3 or less. When taking on winning teams these Huskies have no bite losing 23 of 26 overall. They have struggled vs non conference teams losing 27 of the last 32. Look for Dartmouth to get the win here tonight. On Thursday we have another Powerful card led by the 6* 22-0 American Athletic Conference Play of the Year and the Triple system NFL Play from 2 Thursday night systems that are perfect. In the NBA We had another big night nailing our top play. Tonight we have the 21-1 NBA Game of the Week. Jump on now and Cash all 3. For the free play take Dartmouth. GC

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Scott Spreitzer Game of the Year:

Cincinnati Bearcats

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Where the action is: Bettors like Texans, Over

A couple of also-rans take the national stage in the Week 14 edition of Thursday Night Football. We talk to Michael Stewart, an oddsmaker with Carbonsports.ag about the action coming in on this primetime matchup and where the odds could end up come kickoff Thursday night.

Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - Open: +2.5, Move: +3.5

The Jaguars are suddenly on a hot-streak as they've won three of their last four games overall and are 3-1 ATS over that stretch. Still, these teams are as bad as it gets in the grand scheme of things and have a combined record of 5-19.

As awful as the Texans have been, sportsbooks began writing Texans tickets as soon as lines became available.

"Early action has come in on Texans and we went to -2.5 (-115), then -2.5 (-120) and then we booked sharp action on the Texans, pushing us to that very key number of 3," Stewart tells Covers. "Last night we went to -3.5 (-105) /+3.5 (-115) and at that number we’ve booked two-way action."

Even though the Jags are hot, all three of their wins have come on the road and EverBank Field does not really strike fear into visitors.

"No question I believe we opened this game a bit short," says Stewart. "The Jags have no real home-field advantage and while they have the better overall record and ATS record, the Texans are still looked up by the betting public as the vastly superior team. So far 60 percent of the action is on the Texans."

The majority of wagering outlets opened the total at 43 and bettors have been backing the Over all week. The number has gone up slightly and Stewart believes it could move a bit more as kickoff approaches.

"As for the total, we opened 43 and pretty much all the early money was on the over," he says. "We went to 43.5 Wednesday morning and we’ve been dealing that total since. Nearly 75 percent of the money is on the over and I wouldn’t be surprised if we pushed it a tick higher to 44 as we get closer to game time."

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Tale of the Tape: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans

The "battle" for the top pick in next year's NFL draft takes center stage Thursday night when the Houston Texans visit the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Houston has the upper hand in the race for the No. 1 selection, losers of 10 consecutive games and owners of the worst record in the league. Jacksonville is marginally better at 3-9, but has won two straight games and three of its last four - including a 13-6 triumph over the Texans on Nov. 24.

Check out the matchup in our betting tale of the tape:

Offense

Despite being on a miserable losing skid, the Texans have actually been moderately productive on offense. The Texans come into Week 14 having generated the 10th-highest yardage total in the NFL (4,383), including an average of 248.5 passing yards. The rushing game has remained decent despite the absence of Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster, sitting 14th in the league in yardage (1,401) with six touchdowns - three of which were scored by Ben Tate last weekend.

The Jaguars have been a mess on offense, failing to sustain drives while dealing with an injury to starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert and a suspension to star-wide receiver Justin Blackmon. Jacksonville ranks 23rd in passing yardage, with just eight touchdowns through the air and 17 touchdowns - tied for the second-most in the league. The run game has been an abomination, racking up just 847 total yards on three yards per carry with seven touchdowns.

Edge: Houston

Defense

The Texans' defensive statistics against the pass are positively mind-boggling. While Houston has allowed just 2,255 yards through the air - the second-fewest next to Seattle - it has surrendered 20 touchdowns while snagging a league-low five interceptions and registering a paltry 28 sacks. Houston has struggled against the run so far this season, allowing the 13th-most yards (1,392) while surrendering 4.1 yards per carry and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

As with the offense, Jacksonville's defense has been tormented all season long. The Jaguars have surrendered 3,008 passing yards - 10th-most in the NFL - while giving up 23 touchdowns through the air against just seven interceptions. Jacksonville's 20 sacks are the fewest in the league through the first 12 games of the campaign, and they've permitted the fourth-most rushing yards (1,565) and second-most rushing touchdowns (16) to date.

Edge: Houston

Special Teams

Houston has had a strong kick return game so far in 2013, averaging the eighth-most yards per kickoff return (25.1) while ranking 23rd in punt-return average (8.1) but having recorded an 87-yard punt-return touchdown. The Texans have also allowed a punt-return score, while giving up the fourth-most average kickoff return yards (26). Kicker Randy Bullock has had one of the roughest seasons of anyone in his profession, missing on nine of his 29 field-goal tries.

Jacksonville is elite on kickoff returns - averaging 25.8 yards per attempt - but downright putrid when it comes to punt returns, managing a league-low 4.3 yards per attempt. Opposing teams have struggled against the Jaguars' special teams defense, averaging just 21.6 yards per kickoff return and 7.5 yards per punt return. Veteran kicker Josh Scobee hasn't been busy, but he has been solid when called upon, converting 17-of-19 field-goal opportunities.

Edge: Jacksonville

Notable Quotable

"It's a challenging day. I'm used to seeing competition and who's fighting for the ball and all that, and we've had to tone it back with no pads. it's been a challenge, but it's the right thing to do." - Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley on electing to have his players practice without pads for the short week

"We struggled to get the ball to anybody that day, it wasn't just Andre. We just really struggled in the passing game to execute and they did a great job against us, especially up front. I can say it just wasn't a very good performance on our part, it wasn't just about Andre." - Texans head coach Gary Kubiak on receiver Andre Johnson's struggles in the previous game against the Jaguars

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Chris Jordan

300♦ AFC South
Total of the Month
Over Houston/Jacksonville

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Scott Delaney

100 Dime Football Winner #4 of 5
College Total of the Year
Under Louisville/Cincinnati

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Intpicks

2* Cincinnati +3.5

1* Jacksonville +3.5

1* San Diego St -7.5

1* Miami -4

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Anthony Redd

50 Dime Louisville

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ASA


Cincinnati +3.5

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Dr Bob
2* Houston -3