Hey, check it out … football’s back!
BATSBY Sports offers its 15 most appealing betting picks for the upcoming football weekend.
For those with short memories, undoubtedly wiped out by the COVID-19 shutdown, we enjoyed a scintillating overall record of 176-116-3 from September to February (60.2 winning percentage), otherwise known as Year 1 of BATSBY excellence.
And we fully expect to be similarly stellar in Year 2, which began with a bang last week!
2020/21 SEASON
SEPT. 12-14 …….. 9-5-1 overall
2019/20 SEASON
SEPT. 13-16 (’19) … 9-6 overall
SEPT. 20-23 ………. 9-6 overall
SEPT. 27-30 …….… 9-6 overall
OCT. 4-7 …….…..… 9-6 overall
OCT. 11-14 ….….… 9-6 overall
OCT. 18-21 …..…… 9-6 overall
OCT. 25-28 …..… 7-7-1 overall
NOV. 1-4 …..….… 10-5 overall
NOV. 8-11 ……..…. 7-8 overall
NOV. 15-18 …..… 10-5 overall
NOV. 22-25 ………. 9-6 overall
NOV. 29-DEC. 2 … 9-6 overall
DEC. 6-9 ……..…… 9-6 overall
DEC. 13-16 ………. 7-8 overall
DEC. 20-23 …..… 11-4 overall
DEC. 27-30 ………. 8-7 overall
JAN. 3-6 2020 ….. 4-3 overall
JAN. 10-13 ………. 4-2 overall
JAN. 17-20 ………. 6-2 overall
JAN. 24-27 ……. 2-2-1 overall
FEB. 19 …………… 5-4 overall
FEB. 25 ………… 6-2-1 overall
FEB. 29 …………… 6-3 overall
YEAR 1: 176-116-3
YEAR 2: 9-5-1
WEEK 2 PREP WORK
PASSING FANCY: QB-starter rankings for Week 2
RUN TO DAYLIGHT: Week 2’s listing of top 60 PPR tailbacks
CATCHES AND TARGETS: Top 70 PPR wideouts for Week 2
LARGE AND IN CHARGE: Week 2’s top 30 PPR tight ends
GET TO WORK: 7 reasonable buy-low options to acquire before Week 2
FREE AGENCY: Top 30 waiver-wire pickups for NFL Week 2
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS: 15 super-fun facts to ponder for NFL Week 2
GOOD BEATS: The weekend’s best betting bets for NFL, College Football
‘YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE’: The gold-standard preview of NFL Week 2
NOTE: This week’s college football and NFL odds are courtesy of OddsShark.com.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
(Home team in CAPS)
AGAINST THE SPREAD
DUKE (-6) over Boston College
Troy (-3) over MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
CINCINNATI (-34) over Austin Peay
GEORGIA STATE (+15.5) over Louisiana-Lafayette
OVER/UNDER
Central Florida vs. GEORGIA TECH (62.5 total points) … UNDER
CLEMSON vs. The Citadel (57.5 total points) … OVER
Miami vs. LOUISVILLE (64.5 total points) … UNDER
NFL
AGAINST THE SPREAD
PHILADELPHIA (-1) over L.A. Rams
San Francisco (-7) over N.Y. JETS
SEATTLE (-4) over New England
L.A. CHARGERS (+8.5) over Kansas City
OVER/UNDER
New Orleans vs. LAS VEGAS (49 total points) … OVER
ATLANTA vs. Dallas (54 total points) … UNDER
Detroit vs. GREEN BAY (49 total points) … UNDER
PITTSBURGH vs. Denver (40.5 total points) … OVER
