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Thursday’s Betting Tips: Bettors Riding Broncos' Home Skid
WHO'S HOT
NFL: The New York Jets are 6-2 in their last eight as a road favorite.
NCAAF: Southern Mississippi is 7-1 against the spread in its last eight.
NCAAB: Michigan is 19-7 against the spread in its last 26 overall.
NHL: Pittsburgh is 8-3 in its last 11.
WHO'S NOT
NFL: Denver is 7-19-2 against the spread in its last 28 home games.
NCAAF: Virginia Tech is 2-7 against the spread in its last nine.
NCAAB: Alabama is 1-7 against the spread in its last eight neutral site games.
NHL: The New York Islanders have lost 10 of their last 11 overall.
KEY STAT
13.53 – If you were crazy enough to bet on every Columbus Blue Jackets game so far this season, you’d be down 13.53 units already. Columbus has just three wins this season and is only 5-12 on the puckline. The Blue Jackets are set as huge -235 favorites in Boston Thursday.
INJURY THAT SHOULDN'T BE OVERLOOKED
Willis McGahee, Denver Broncos - McGahee is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the New York Jets. McGahee suffered a left hamstring strain in Sunday's win over the Kansas City Chiefs. After being limited in practice Wednesday, McGahee said he would test his hamstring in warmups Thursday. The Broncos lost backup running back Knowshon Moreno for the season with a torn knee ligament suffered in Sunday's game. With McGahee and Moreno both knocked out of the game early, Lance Ball rushed for 96 yards on 30 carries.
GAME OF THE DAY
New York Jets at Denver Broncos (6.5, 40)
NOTABLE QUOTABLE
"I don’t know what Royal Melbourne has done but these are probably the toughest greens I’ve ever played on. If you just lose your focus for a split second, you can make bogey or double or triple. You can three-putt easily. So I think the overall strategy of play in the golf course is quite fun, but the greens are just monstrous, really." – Y.E. Yang through an interpreter on the Royal Melbourne’s greens at the President’s Cup.
TIPS AND NOTES
The Denver Broncos may have covered won and covered in each of their last two, but they’ve had a terrible time against the number at home. They have dropped three straight against the spread in front of their home fans. Almost 70 percent of Covers.com Consensus bettors were jumping all over the visiting Jets, who were set as 6.5-point favorites as of Wednesday evening.
St. Louis Blues right wing Chris Stewart was suspended three games by the NHL on Wednesday for his hit from behind on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall. Stewart was chasing the puck and pushed Kronwall into the boards. Kronwall remained on the ice for several moments and did not return to the contest. Stewart was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for checking from behind. The 18th overall pick of the 2006 draft, Stewart collected three goals, two assists and 42 penalty minutes this season.
Tee times for Day 2 of the Presidents Cup have been moved up two hours due to the threat of rain and thunderstorms in Melbourne, Australia. The six Four-Balls matches will get underway at 9:35 a.m. local time Friday (9:35 p.m. ET Thursday). The forecast for Saturday's competition, which features Foursomes in the morning and Four-Balls in the afternoon, calls for a 70 percent chance of rain. The Presidents Cup got underway just after 9 p.m. ET Wednesday night (Thursday afternoon in Australia) with six Foursomes matches scheduled. The most anticipated matchup will pair Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker against Adam Scott and K.J. Choi.
WHO'S HOT
NFL: The New York Jets are 6-2 in their last eight as a road favorite.
NCAAF: Southern Mississippi is 7-1 against the spread in its last eight.
NCAAB: Michigan is 19-7 against the spread in its last 26 overall.
NHL: Pittsburgh is 8-3 in its last 11.
WHO'S NOT
NFL: Denver is 7-19-2 against the spread in its last 28 home games.
NCAAF: Virginia Tech is 2-7 against the spread in its last nine.
NCAAB: Alabama is 1-7 against the spread in its last eight neutral site games.
NHL: The New York Islanders have lost 10 of their last 11 overall.
KEY STAT
13.53 – If you were crazy enough to bet on every Columbus Blue Jackets game so far this season, you’d be down 13.53 units already. Columbus has just three wins this season and is only 5-12 on the puckline. The Blue Jackets are set as huge -235 favorites in Boston Thursday.
INJURY THAT SHOULDN'T BE OVERLOOKED
Willis McGahee, Denver Broncos - McGahee is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the New York Jets. McGahee suffered a left hamstring strain in Sunday's win over the Kansas City Chiefs. After being limited in practice Wednesday, McGahee said he would test his hamstring in warmups Thursday. The Broncos lost backup running back Knowshon Moreno for the season with a torn knee ligament suffered in Sunday's game. With McGahee and Moreno both knocked out of the game early, Lance Ball rushed for 96 yards on 30 carries.
GAME OF THE DAY
New York Jets at Denver Broncos (6.5, 40)
NOTABLE QUOTABLE
"I don’t know what Royal Melbourne has done but these are probably the toughest greens I’ve ever played on. If you just lose your focus for a split second, you can make bogey or double or triple. You can three-putt easily. So I think the overall strategy of play in the golf course is quite fun, but the greens are just monstrous, really." – Y.E. Yang through an interpreter on the Royal Melbourne’s greens at the President’s Cup.
TIPS AND NOTES
The Denver Broncos may have covered won and covered in each of their last two, but they’ve had a terrible time against the number at home. They have dropped three straight against the spread in front of their home fans. Almost 70 percent of Covers.com Consensus bettors were jumping all over the visiting Jets, who were set as 6.5-point favorites as of Wednesday evening.
St. Louis Blues right wing Chris Stewart was suspended three games by the NHL on Wednesday for his hit from behind on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall. Stewart was chasing the puck and pushed Kronwall into the boards. Kronwall remained on the ice for several moments and did not return to the contest. Stewart was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for checking from behind. The 18th overall pick of the 2006 draft, Stewart collected three goals, two assists and 42 penalty minutes this season.
Tee times for Day 2 of the Presidents Cup have been moved up two hours due to the threat of rain and thunderstorms in Melbourne, Australia. The six Four-Balls matches will get underway at 9:35 a.m. local time Friday (9:35 p.m. ET Thursday). The forecast for Saturday's competition, which features Foursomes in the morning and Four-Balls in the afternoon, calls for a 70 percent chance of rain. The Presidents Cup got underway just after 9 p.m. ET Wednesday night (Thursday afternoon in Australia) with six Foursomes matches scheduled. The most anticipated matchup will pair Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker against Adam Scott and K.J. Choi.
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