Here is this week’s Take The Points, featuring Bruce, Lucas and myself. High school, college and NFL football talk. A little baseball. This Week’s Picks Remember, Take The Points…fade the picks. Twitter Handles Bruce DickeyWeezLucas VaughanJamey Hodges Take The Points … Continue reading Take The Points–Sep. 16, 2022
Here is a look at this week’s matchups featuring two ranked teams. *AP Poll. Times are Central. Saturday, Sep. 17, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#12 BYU at #25 Oregon. Line: Oregon -3.5. Broadcast: Fox. 8 p.m.–#13 Miami at #24 Texas A&M. Line: Texas A&M -6. Broadcast: ESPN. Yes, both of the higher seeds are underdogs this week. Bonus: 6:30 p.m.–#11 Michigan St is a 3-point dog at Washington. Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#24 Tennessee at #17 Pittsburgh. Line: Tennessee -6. Broadcast: ABC. 6 p.m.–#20 Kentucky at #12 Florida. Line: Florida -6. Broadcast: ESPN. 9:15 p.m.–#9 Baylor at #21 BYU. Line: BYU … Continue reading CFB: Week Three Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups
Here is a look at this week’s matchups featuring two ranked teams. *AP Poll. Times are Central. Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#24 Tennessee at #17 Pittsburgh. Line: Tennessee -6. Broadcast: ABC. 6 p.m.–#20 Kentucky at #12 Florida. Line: Florida -6. Broadcast: ESPN. 9:15 p.m.–#9 Baylor at #21 BYU. Line: BYU -3. Broadcast: ESPN. Bonus: 3 p.m.–#25 Houston is +3.5 at unranked Texas Tech. Broadcast: FS1. Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#11 Oregon at #3 Georgia. Line: Georgia -17.5. Broadcast: ABC 2:30 p.m.–#23 Cincinnati at #19 Arkansas. Line: Arkansas -6. Broadcast: ESPN 6:30 p.m.–#5 Notre Dame at #2 Ohio State. … Continue reading CFB: Week Two Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups
Here is a look at this week’s matchups featuring two ranked teams. *AP Poll. Times are Central. Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#11 Oregon at #3 Georgia. Line: Georgia -17.5. Broadcast: ABC 2:30 p.m.–#23 Cincinnati at #19 Arkansas. Line: Arkansas -6. Broadcast: ESPN 6:30 p.m.–#5 Notre Dame at #2 Ohio State. Line: OSU -17. Broadcast: ABC. Bonus: 6 p.m.–#7 Utah is only -3 at unranked Florida on ESPN. Continue reading CFB: Week One Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups
Here is this week’s Take The Points, featuring Bruce and myself. Mostly football once again, going from high school to college week 0, to AFC picks and bets. Week 0 College Football Picks NFL Division Picks and Best Bets Remember, … Continue reading Take The Points–Aug. 26, 2022
With the conference championships upon us, I got my power ratings updated. This is not a look at resumes, or a debate over deserving, but a look at what the spreads would be in hypothetical matchups. First, the ratings. IAW CFP Top Rating 1 1 Georgia 100.0 2 7 Ohio St 94.5 3 3 Alabama 93.9 4 2 Michigan 89.0 5 6 Notre Dame 85.2 6 4 Cincinnati 85.0 7 5 Oklahoma St 84.5 8 14 Oklahoma 83.7 9 25 Texas A&M 83.6 10 NR Wisconsin 83.5 11 8 Ole Miss 82.9 12 15 Pittsburgh 82.8 13 17 Utah 82.8 … Continue reading College Football Playoffs–The Power Rated Version (Championship Week edition)
Now that we have the NCAA football playoff power rankings, version 2.0 out, I made some time to go update my preseason power ratings for the teams in the CFP Top 25. This is not a look at resumes, or a debate over deserving, but a look at what the spreads would be in hypothetical matchups. First, the ratings. IAW CFP Top Rating 1 1 Georgia 99.9 2 2 Alabama 96.3 3 4 Ohio St 95.5 4 6 Michigan 86.7 5 8 Oklahoma 86.7 6 10 Oklahoma St 85.6 7 11 Texas A&M 85.6 8 5 Cincinnati 85.0 9 NR … Continue reading College Football Playoffs–The Power Rated Version
With the college football season just a couple of weeks ago, it it time to release the IAW power ratings. We have switched things up slightly this year. In previous years, the PR number was equalized to where the top team was a 0, and then the teams below had a PR equal to what they would be underdogs by against the top team. This year, we are flipping that to more mirror what people are accustomed to–higher number means better team. The power rating is still equalized relative to the top team, but now the numbers would be subtracted … Continue reading College Football Power Ratings, Preseason
The calendar turns to July, which just brings us one month closer to the return of college football. I know, I know. I’ll wait for you to wipe away the tears of anticipation. Betting odds are up for the national title, with all the usual suspects. Top 10, via Draftkings Team Odds 1 Alabama +225 2 Clemson +300 3 Ohio St +400 4 Oklahoma +650 5 Georgia +700 6 Iowa St +2800 7 LSU +4000 7 Texas A&M +4000 7 Florida +4000 10 Texas +5000 One of the first things I look at when looking at preseason futures (usually win … Continue reading National Title Odds and Returning Production
We finally got the whole gang back together. After more than a year of doing solo guests shows for Take The Points, we got all four of us together. What momentous occasion could spur such a development? Well, the NCAA … Continue reading Take The Points–March 19, 2020 (Calcutta Style)
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