Betting Picks

No gargantuan games on the horizon in Week 12, but still plenty of opportunities to beat the books and fatten the bankroll for the upcoming playoff/bowl season. For this week's pick of the day, I'm looking at some strong angles in the Miami/Virginia matchup.

Injuries, attrition and motivation all play vital roles in determining college football lines this time of year, so with these things in the forefront of my mind, Week 12 is a good time to beat the books and play against the public.

The NFL takes it's show on the road again this week, as the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders will clash in Mexico City. Naturally, anytime the NFL plays one of these games on foreign soil, there's plenty of hype percolating around the event, And it's no different in the sports gaming industry. Bovada is offering a whole cottage industry of prop bets on this unique contest.

This weekend's November Meet at Cheltenham features three full days of jump racing action, with a number of graded races. Saturday's highlight is the BetVictor Gold Cup Handicap Chase at just over 2 1/2 miles, which has drawn a field of 18 runners.

When the division winners were being predicted at the start of the NFL season, a few might have pegged the Minnesota Vikings to have a shot in the NFC North, but it would have been a select few. However, no one was counting the Los Angeles Rams in as an NFC West contender. And yet there they are just past mid-season, on top of their respective divisions and looking legitimate.

Sharing the lead in the AFC South, the Tennessee Titans are riding a five-game winning streak, their longest stretch of success since 2009 but can they take their show on the road to Heinz Field and upend the Pittsburgh Steelers? While the AFC North-leading Steelers are winning, they are hardly impressing anybody with their inconsistent performances and the inability of their offense to put points on the board.

Do Dolphins move better through the night? That's what they seem to be seeking to determine in Miami. The Dolphins will play their third successive prime time game as they face the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football. They will come to Carolina with optimism on their side. The Dolphins are 4-1 straight up and 5-0 ATS in their last five games against the Panthers.

In a Week 11 game that may not get anyone's pulse racing the methodical machine known as the Crimson Tide football team travels to Starkville for a showdown with a better-than-expected Mississippi State team.

Always in the hot seat, coaches live a life of uncertainty. As the NFL hits mid-season, several coaches already find themselves with their feet to the fire, wondering how much time they have left to turn around the fortunes of the team of which they are in charge. A year ago, Ben McAdoo took the Giants to the playoffs. This season, he may take them all the way to the bottom.