Rested vs. Unrested For the third consecutive week, our theory of taking rested vs. unrested teams produced the most mediocre of results with the teams off a bye covering four games and failing to cover four games. However, it needs to be noted that double-digit favorites on Saturday, playing with the week of rest and matched up against a foe that is not, are now 10-2 ATS over the last three weeks as South Florida (-24... Read more

Rested vs. Unrested For the second straight week, our theory of taking rested vs. unrested teams produced mediocre results as the teams coming off a bye went just 5-7 ATS vs. their adversaries on Saturday. After back-to-back weeks that produced a 14-7 (67%) ATS record three and four weeks ago, our little system has slipped to just 24-19 ATS or 56%. Still, that's not half bad, pardon the pun. Also, prior to last Saturday... Read more

Rested vs. Unrested We rehash our rested vs. unrested teams dialogue in brief fashion this week, noting that the rested teams were a disappointing 5-7 (42%) ATS this past Saturday. This after cashing 14 of 21 tickets the two weeks prior (67% ATS). However, it is worth noting that rested DOUBLE-DIGIT favorites are now a perfect 8-0 ATS the past two weeks following impressive covers from Missouri, Georgia Tech and Arizona... Read more

College Earlier in the week, we promised a more "in-depth" look at the Saturday College Football action involving undefeated teams. Here you go: Oklahoma (-26.5) at Baylor : The Bears are off a bye and much improved. However, the Sooners are 17-0 all-time vs. Baylor with the average margin of victory coming by 30 points per game. Last time in Waco, OU held Baylor to -48 yards rushing (2nd best mark in program history... Read more

Rested vs. Unrested Prior to last week's (9/20) games, we reported the ATS results of teams playing off a bye week against an opponent that is not. For this little "system" to work, note that it must be a weekend game, no weekday affairs allowed. On September 20th, taking rested vs. unrested foes yielded a 6-3 (67%) pointspread record. Here are the results from last Saturday. Kentucky (-19) over Western Kentucky 41-3... Read more

College LSU at Auburn, 7:45 (ESPN): The home team has won eight straight in this series by an average of 9 PPG. Winner has not needed more than 10 points in the last two meetings at Jordan-Hare Stadium. In fact 29 total points were scored in those two games. Huge revenge spot for Auburn, who lost with :01 left when LSU coach Les Miles elected to go for the TD on 4th down rather than go for a game-tying FG. Auburn is... Read more

Last year, College Football bettors made a lot of money betting on teams playing with rest against unrested foes. Let's take a look at last week's results to see if the trend continues in 2008. The most noteworthy team "off a bye" was top-ranked USC, who crushed then #5 Ohio State, 35-3, as 10.5-point favorites. However, the same fortune did not hold true for the Trojans' rival, UCLA, who was completely embarrassed by... Read more

Each week, former linesmaker Lenny Del Genio will provide a tip sheet on the weekend's best NFL and College Football matchups. College #5 Ohio State at #1 USC (-11.5), 8:00 ABC: This game has lost a bit of its intial sizzle due to the Wells injury. With no one disagreeing on what the SU result is going to be (Pete Carroll is 39-3 all-time at home), the only question now remaining is whether or not the Buckeyes can... Read more

Weekend That Was By Lenny Del Genio We begin on the college gridiron and what better place to start than on top? Top-ranked USC was off, but a lot is being said about the team they will face this Saturday night in primetime, the Ohio State Buckeyes, who were hit with a classic lookahead spot last Saturday against Ohio University. The Buckeyes played uninspired football for the better part of three quarters en route... Read more

2007 was a breakthrough year for the Big 12 Conference as four teams finished the season in the top 10, including Missouri and Kansas out of the North Division, two teams that came out of nowhere. This season, the conference has clearly emerged as the second best league in America as for the 2nd straight year, it will have as many as five teams finish in the Top 25, all of which will probably be in the Top 15. Oklahoma... Read more