Ultra Sports Bet

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Georgia (-9.5) vs. Hawaii (Tuesday, Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. ET) – This is definitely one of the hardest games on the card in my  mind. On one hand, doing well in the SEC gets more credit than going undefeated in the WAC. On the other hand, Hawaii has always found a way to win, and I think it would be a mistake to underestimate their offense. I have gone back and forth many times, but ultimately I think that …read more

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You Americans have the best holidays. Thursday’s full of NFL action, and then a full slate of college football on Fridays. A bunch of great college basketball tournament play to boot. And big freaking balloons invading Broadway. Life is good.
Three college football games intrigue me on Friday:
Central Michigan (-2.5) at Akron – The Akron offense has been struggling for the most part recently. Central Michigan never seems to falter offensively against teams of this caliber. I’ll take the explosive offense to win by less than a field goal. Pick: Central Michigan
Texas (-6) at Texas A&M – Texas has an outside …read more

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It’s a bit of an odd night. There are some reasonably interesting things going on in several sports, but nothing too thrilling anywhere. To add some excitement, I am going to give myself a bit of a challenge, and extend it to you. I am going to start with five mythical units, bet them wherever I want, and see how I do. You regular readers (or anyone else) out there should do the same – list the games, your bets, and number of units in the comments, and we’ll see who has a better night. Only bragging rights are on …read more

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