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2014 NCAA Week 6 Line Breakdown

October 1st, 2014 by Chad A. Dawkins | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on 2014 NCAA Week 6 Line Breakdown

Week 6 of the 2014 college football season is upon us. Here are some of the marquee matchups and the lines for the upcoming weekend of action, courtesy of JustBet Sportsbook. All NCAA football bettors and sports fans will get their fill of quality action this weekend as there are quite a few interesting matchups on tap, including 3 SEC conference matchups with huge national championship implications.

Thursday, September 2nd

Arizona at #2 Oregon (-23) 10:30 PM (EST) ESPN

The Oregon Ducks will be looking for revenge when they host the Arizona Wildcats from Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR. The Wildcats shocked the Ducks last year, upsetting them 42-16.

Friday, October 3rd

Louisville (-2.5) at Syracuse 7:00 PM (EST) ESPN

The Louisville Cardinals with head to upstate New York to take on the Syracuse Orange. This will mark the first time the two schools have met in ACC play.

Saturday, October 4th

#6 Texas A&M at #12 Mississippi State (-1.5) 12:00 PM (EST) ESPN

The #6 ranked Texas A&M Aggies take on the #12 ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs in a pivotal SEC matchup. The Aggies are coming off a 35-28 overtime win over Arkansas, while the Bulldogs had a bye week last weekend, and were last seen winning in Baton Rouge, defeating LSU 34-29.

#20 Ohio State at Maryland 12:00 PM (EST) ABC

The Maryland Terrapins, a new comer to the Big Ten, will look to make it 3 straight wins when they host the #20 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Maryland got a nice road win in Indiana last Saturday, while the Buckeyes defeated Cincinnati 50-28.

#3 Alabama (-6) at #11 Ole Miss 3:30 PM (EST) CBS

The #11 Ole Miss Rebels will host the #3 Alabama Crimson Tide in a highly anticipated SEC contest.

It will most likely be the biggest game in recent history for #11 Mississippi when they host #3 ranked Alabama. Alabama handled the Rebels last season, winning 25-0 in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide were idle last weekend, while Ole Miss defeated Memphis 24-3.

#4 Oklahoma (-4) at #25 TCU 3:30 PM (EST) FOX

The #4 ranked Oklahoma Sooners are ranked 25th in the country in total offense. That offense will be tested when they take on #25 ranked TCU, who are second in the nation in total defense, allowing just 2187.y yards per contest.

#14 Stanford (-1.5) at #9 Notre Dame 3:30 PM (EST) NBC

The Notre Dame fighting Irish will face their stiffest test this season when they host the #14 ranked Stanford Cardinal. The two teams are in the top 5 in scoring defense, with Stanford at #1 (6.5 ppg) and Notre Dame at #4 (11.5).

#15 LSU at #5 Auburn (-8.5) 7:00 PM (EST) ESPN

The #15 ranked LSU Tigers take on the #5 Auburn Tigers in a key SEC contest. Both teams had a relatively easy test in week 5, with LSU defeating New Mexico St. 63-7 and Auburn defeating Louisiana Tech 45-17.

Arizona State at #16 USC (-11.5) 7:30 PM (EST) FOX

Arizona State will try to rebound from their 62-27 loss to UCLA when they travel to Los Angeles to take on the #16 ranked USC Trojans. USC got back on track last weekend with a 35-10 win over Oregon State.

#19 Nebraska at #10 Michigan State (-8) 8:00 PM (EST) FOX

The #10 ranked Michigan State Spartans have been flat out dominant since their loss to Oregon in week 2. They’ll have a chance to continue their impressive run when they host the #19 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, who are the only undefeated team in the Big Ten conference.

2014 NFL Week 5 Odds – Week 5 Lines Breakdown

October 1st, 2014 by Chad A. Dawkins | Posted in NFL Football   Comments Off on 2014 NFL Week 5 Odds – Week 5 Lines Breakdown

Listed below you will find the complete listing of all the NFL lines for all the upcoming week 5 matchups from JustBet Sportsbook.

Thursday, October 2nd

Minnesota at Green Bay (-9, 47.5) 8:25 PM (EST) CBS/NFL Network

The Minnesota Vikings take on the Green Bay Packers in an NFC North matchup from Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The Vikings defeated the Atlanta Falcons 41-28 in quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s first start. Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers told the Green Bay media to relax last week, and for good reason. The Packers destroyed the Chicago Bears in Soldier Field 38-17.

Sunday, October 5th

Chicago at Carolina (-3, 46.5) 1:00 PM (EST) FOX

The Chicago Bears will look to rebound from a 21 point home loss when they travel to Charlotte, NC to take on the Carolina Panthers. Both teams stand at 2-2, with Carolina losing to straight to AFC North teams Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

Cleveland (NL) at Tennessee 1:00 PM (EST) CBS

The Cleveland Browns are coming off the bye week and will travel to Nashville to take on the 1-3 Titans. After an impressive win in week 1, the Titans have dropped 3 straight, losing by an average 23 points per game.

St. Louis at Philadelphia (-7, 47.5) 1:00 PM (EST) FOX

The Philadelphia Eagles suffered their first loss of the season last Sunday at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers. They’ll look to get back on track against the 1-3 St. Louis Rams, who had their bye week last weekend.

Atlanta at NY Giants (-4, 50) 1:00 PM (EST) FOX

Eli Manning and the New York Giants offense looked to be clicking last Thursday night.

The Atlanta Falcons came back down to earth in week 4 after their 56 point performance against Tampa Bay. The Falcons were defeated 41-28 by the Minnesota Vikings. The New York Giants were pretty impressive in their 45-14 victory on the road against the Washington Redskins.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans (-10, 48.5) 1:00 PM (EST) FOX

The New Orleans Saints have turned a lot of heads for the wrong reasons. The Saints are currently 1-3, and were blown out at home last Sunday night against Dallas 38-17. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their first game of the year behind quarterback Mike Glennon, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24.

Houston at Dallas (-6, 47) 1:00 PM (EST) CBS

The Dallas Cowboys host the Houston Texans in a matchup of 3-1 teams in the Lone Star State. Dallas is coming off a stellar effort on Sunday night football, while the Texans got a win over Buffalo 23-17.

Buffalo at Detroit (-7, 44) 1:00 PM (EST) FOX

The Detroit Lions return home after a road win over the New York Jets and will host the Buffalo Bills. The Bills made some headlines this week, promoting Kyle Orton to starting quarterback.

Baltimore at Indianapolis (-3, 48) 1:00 PM (EST) CBS

The Indianapolis Colts take on the Baltimore Ravens in what could be the better matchups in week 5. The Colts took care of business last Sunday 41-17, while Baltimore was also impressive defeating Carolina 38-10.

Pittsburgh (-6.5, 46.5) at Jacksonville 1:00 PM (EST) CBS

The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to rebound from their home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luckily they have the Jacksonville Jaguars this week, who are currently 0-4.

Arizona at Denver (-7, 48.5) 4:05 PM (EST) FOX

The 2-1 Denver Broncos host the 3-0 Arizona Cardinals in the marquee matchup of week 5. It will be a matchup of one of the top offenses in the NFL in Denver against one of the best defenses in Arizona.

Kansas City at San Francisco (-6.5, 44.5) 4:25 PM (EST) CBS

Kansas City QB Alex Smith will go against his former team on Sunday

The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off an impressive 41-14 victory on Monday night over New England. The 49ers got back on track with an impressive defensive performance in a 26-21 win over Philadelphia. This should be quite and interesting matchup as Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith will face his former team for the first time.

NY Jets at San Diego (-6.5, 43) 4:25 PM (EST) CBS

The 1-3 New York Jets will head to the west coast to take on the 3-1 Chargers. The Chargers have been quite impressive and are considered to be a threat in the AFC, while the Jets are struggling losing 3 straight.

Cincinnati (-1.5, 46) at New England 8:30 PM (EST) NBC

It doesn’t get any easier for New England. After the Patriots were embarrassed on Monday night, they’ll face the 3-0 Cincinnati Bengals, who have impressed and have one of the better defensive fronts in the league.

Monday, October 6th

Seattle (-7, 46) at Washington 8:30 PM (EST) ESPN

The Seattle Seahawks, fresh off the bye week will look to get back to their winning ways when they travel to the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Redskins. Washington will be looking to rebound from a 45-14 defeat at the hands of division rival New York.

Bye week: Oakland, Miami