Covering the Spread

Week 11 in college football features some key conference games with tight spreads. Who should we bet to emerge in each? Ben Brown of Pro Football Focus joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the week, discussing his overall college football betting process and his read on those key games.

Week 9 features several offenses with big unknowns at quarterback. How can we account for those changes when placing our bets? Erin Dolan of Girls Who Bet joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss the Green Bay Packers' and New Orleans Saints' quarterback situations, preview the week's big games, and outline her favorite bets for Week 9.

Tuesday night saw the first reveal of the College Football Playoff committee's rankings of 2021. What ramifications do those rankings have on the futures market? Ben Stevens of Sports Grid joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss that fallout and outline his favorite bets for Week 10's biggest college football games.

Week 8's slate features a pair of big divisional games with the Indianapolis Colts hosting the Tennessee Titans and the New Orleans Saints bringing in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. How should we bet those games? Kevin Cole of PFF's Unexpected Points podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview those games and outline which data matters when we're looking back at pr...

This week's college football slate features a massive Big Ten showdown between Michigan and Michigan State. Who should we bet to come out on top? Drew Martin of Wager Talk and Sports Grid joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview Michigan-Michigan State in addition to other key games of the week and outline his favorite bets across Week 9.

Week 7 features several unique situations with changes at offensive play-caller and with massive rest discrepancies. How can we account for that within our handicapping? Drew Dinsick of the Bet the Edge and Deep Dive podcasts joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss alterations he makes for those factors within his numbers and his favorite bets across Week 7's bigg...

Although Week 8's college football slate lacks high-profile matchups, it still has some that stand out as being interesting for other reasons. Where can we find betting value within those games? Michael Rondello of numberFire joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview Saturday's action, outlining his view of the most interesting games and his favorite bets of the wee...

Week 6 in the NFL features some high-profile games between contenders in both the NFC and AFC. Who should we expect to emerge in each game? Joe Ostrowski of BetQL joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview Cardinals vs. Browns and Chargers vs. Ravens before detailing his favorite bets across Week 6.

Week 7's college football slate features a battle of undefeateds in the SEC with Georgia hosting Kentucky. Can Georgia continue its domination, or can Kentucky keep things close and cover a large spread? Collin Wilson of The Action Network joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview that game plus others on the Week 7 slate and discuss his favorite bets for Saturday's...

There have been key differences between the 2021 NFL season and 2020 from a betting perspective. How have sportsbooks reacted to new data without going too far? FanDuel Sportsbook's Director of Trading, John Sheeran, joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss that before outlining Week 5's biggest NFL games from a bookmaker's view.

The Week 6 college football slate features big games across the SEC, Big 10, and Big 12. How should we bet all those marquee matchups? Edward Egros of TVG's More Ways to Win joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the slate, outlining his view of Penn State versus Iowa, Georgia versus Auburn, Oklahoma versus Texas, and much more.

Week 4's NFL slate features several key divisional games in addition to Tom Brady's reunion with the New England Patriots. Where can we find betting value in those games? Andy Molitor of Betsperts joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview those games, outlining where he's seeing value there and discussing his favorite bets across the rest of this weekend's action.

Saturday's college football slate involves four high-profile matchups between undefeated teams. Where can we find betting value in those games? Ryan McCrystal of Sharp Football Analysis joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview those big games and outline his favorite bets across them before running through other bets he likes for Week 5.

Week 3 features a massive divisional showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers plus a battle of NFC heavyweights with the Los Angeles Rams hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. How should we bet those games? Ariel Epstein of Sports Grid joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss her read on those games, other games she likes in Week 3, and her proc...

The Week 4 college football slate features a pair of neutral-site games between big-time programs. How should we bet those games and others? Pamela Maldonado of Yahoo joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview Notre Dame versus Wisconsin and Texas A&M versus Arkansas, discuss which early-season data we can trust, and pinpoint other value spots she sees on the board.

Week 1 gave us a glimpse at each team in their current state and how the league landscape will look this year. What are the takeaways from that opening week, and what does it mean for betting Week 2? Donnie Seymour of Sports Grid joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his Week 1 takeaways, the outlook for teams that surprised in the opener, and his favorite bets...

The NFL season kicks off Thursday night with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Dallas Cowboys. How should we bet that game, and where is the best value across the rest of Week 1? Dr. Eric Eager of Pro Football Focus joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his view of Bucs versus Cowboys along with his favorite bets for Sunday's games. Dr. Eager also briefly dis...

Week 1 is a unique beast for college football given all the year-over-year turnover at each program. What are keys in our research to account for this? Ben Stevens of Sports Grid joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his process for Week 1, his outlook for Georgia versus Clemson, and where he sees the best value across all games this weekend.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the heavy favorites to win Super Bowl LVI followed their meeting in the big game last year. Is there any lingering value in those two teams, or should we look to bet someone else? Nick Kostos of You Better You Bet joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his favorite Super Bowl outrights, how many teams can realis...

With the NFL season just a month a way, now's our last chance to snag any win totals we like. Is there any lingering value we can grab? Edward Egros of the Odds and Eds Podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his process for betting win totals, how much value he needs to justify locking up bankroll that long, and his favorite win totals on the board at Fan...

Betting the college football futures market can be daunting given all the year-over-year turnover at each program. What are keys to accounting for these changes entering 2021? Drew Martin of Wager Talk and Sports Grid joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to talk about his offseason research process, how many teams can realistically win the national championship, and his f...

With the 2021 NFL preseason set to begin, now is the final push to bet futures before the regular season begins. Where can we find value in the divisional outright markets? Erin Dolan of FanDuel joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss her read on the league's tightest divisions and where she sees the most value in the futures market.

The 2021 NFL season presents a unique challenge with an extra week of games for each team. How does that alter our process when building projections and betting player props? numberFire and FanDuel Editor in Chief JJ Zachariason joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his projection-building process, teams that could deviate from expectations, and his favorite pla...

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics now starting, we have a heaping of new sports to bet. What do we need to know before diving into those markets? Drew Dinsick of the Bet the Edge podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the games, discussing his read on the medals market, where to find data for individual sports, and where we can find value in men's and women's...

Golf's final major of 2021 is set for this week with The Open Championship teeing off at Royal St. George's Golf Club. Where can we find betting value for the event? numberFire's Brandon Gdula joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview The Open, discussing what to expect from Royal St. George's, which outrights he's eyeing, and non-outright markets that present the b...