Tommy Rider

Tyrell Fenroy and Louisiana Lafayette are one of Tommy Rider's sleeper teams in CFB this season. As I finish up all my college football work for the upcoming season, I will be posting blog posts on my "bet on" and "bet against" teams soon. But today I was thinking of a team » finish reading this post...

Everyone in the Big 10 will once again be chasing Beanie Wells and OSU for the conference title. After breaking down the SEC and Big 12, I now take a look at a conference that will be dominated by one team: The Big 10. Ohio State is clearly the cream of the crop in the Big 10 and a National Title » finish reading this post...

Tommy Rider left Vegas with $500 big ones on THE Ohio State to take out Wisconsin on Oct. 4. My trip to Vegas is drawing to a close and I had a great time. I want to thank everyone at Pregame for showing me around and helping me out. I have to tell you something and this isn't a sales pitch » finish reading this post...

Well, I arrived in Las Vegas and I'm like a kid in a candy store. They have this thing here where you go in and all the odds are on a board and you bet anything you want. What a concept. I love this freaking place! So, my trip got off to a bumpy start. As I was going through security at Logan » finish reading this post...

CFB has been Rider's best sport since he won $100 when Major Harris almost upset Syracuse in the Carrier Dome as a freshman. As football season nears, a lot of us are getting extremely excited. Football is not only by far the most popular sport in general, it's the most popular in the betting » finish reading this post...

The Oklahoma Sooners Currently Sit Atop Tommy Rider's Power Rankings. After making power ratings for the SEC, the next conference I tackled was the Big 12. From top to bottom, the Big 12 is loaded this year and could wind up producing more good teams than any other conference in 2008, even the » finish reading this post...

Willie Tuitama and the Arizona Wildcats will be an "over" bettor's dream this season. Do you like betting overs in college football? Do you enjoy sitting back and watching points being scored like a pinball machine? If you answered "yes" to both of those questions, than do » finish reading this post...

Tim Tebow and the Gators sit atop the SEC, but just barely. As I finish going through the conferences and assigning my power rankings, I will post my results here at Pregame. I started with what most people believe is the toughest conference in the country, the SEC. I'm ranking these teams based » finish reading this post...

Tommy Rider's power rankings have Zac Robinson and OSU rated higher than most heading into the season. With the start of football season just two short months away, it got me wondering if any of you do specific things to prepare for an upcoming sport in regards to handicapping? I'm sure » finish reading this post...

LSU Tigers Speedy junior Keiland Williams leads a dangerous LSU rushing attack. The Good News : That old lady who asked, "Where's the beef?" obviously wasn't an LSU fan. The people down in Norman can argue but LSU probably has the best offensive and defensive lines in the country » finish reading this post...

The last time we focused on the NFL but we'll now shift gears to some of the things I look at early in the year when it comes to college football. OSU's Todd Boeckman could be the difference when the Buckeyes travel to take on USC early in the season. 1. Beware of inexperienced offensive » finish reading this post...

I asked what kind of football information people would be interested in reading and Petey suggested going over some tips for betting football. Obviously, this is a complex subject we are discussing. Many different variables go into selecting a particular team such as injuries, trends, line movements » finish reading this post...

West Virginia Mountaineers Note : My two favorite college football teams are West Virginia and SMU. WVU because of Major Harris and SMU because of the Pony Express. I hated the hiring of Bill Stewart as head coach. I think the program will most likely head south in 2009 but this team is still loaded » finish reading this post...

Ohio State Buckeyes The Good News : While only Ohio State backers want to see them make a third trip to the National Championship Game after two straight blowouts, CFB fans everywhere may be disappointed in early January. That's because the 2008 Buckeyes could be even better than the two teams » finish reading this post...

For some reason or another, people are drawn to certain athletes. We all have our favorites and we all have people that we hate, even though we don't know these people personally. If we went by how nice people really are, Tedy Bruschi wouldn't be one of the most popular Patriots of all-time » finish reading this post...