🏈 Meet the Ravens’ New Starting Quarterback
Joe Fagnano, wake up.
Ravens coach Jesse Minter confirmed Tuesday that the undrafted rookie will make his NFL debut starting Thursday night against the Jaguars.
Fagnano should not be in this position. But Lamar Jackson injured his thumb on the first offensive snap Sunday against Buffalo, Tyler Huntley was also injured, and the rookie suddenly ran Baltimore’s offense.
His NFL debut: 10 completions on 21 attempts, 91 yards and an interception. Now he gets a short week to prepare for Jacksonville.
Jacksonville is a 10-point favorite at Circa Sports. Here’s an interesting early betting trend: Circa and DraftKings see different action in Thursday’s game, though both have the Jaguars favored by 10.
On DraftKings: 82% of the tickets and 74% of the money are in Jacksonville.
About: Only 41% of the tickets and 38% of the money were in Jacksonville.
A warning: It’s still early. However, it is an intriguing contrast between sportsbooks with different customer bases.
So is Jacksonville the clear play against a rookie quarterback, or has the market overreacted? Zach Cohen breaks down the matchup, including three ways to approach Thursday’s game.
» Read Zach’s Jaguars–Ravens betting preview
» Check out the latest Circa and DK betting splits
🏈 MACtion: Favoring the Wrong Team?
Eastern Michigan is a 1.5-point favorite at Central Michigan on Wednesday. But Steve Makinen’s Effective Play-by-Play Rating does Central Michigan is a 9.2-point favorite.
That is a 10.7-point gap between ratings and market.
Adam Burke also sees reasons to question the line. Central Michigan is 1-3 in MAC play, compared to Eastern Michigan’s 3-2, but the Chippewas have played a tougher schedule and own the better conference yards-per-play numbers on both sides of the ball.
Do the standings obscure the better team? Adam breaks down this matchup and the rest of Wednesday’s MACtion card.
» Read Adam Burke’s Wednesday MACtion picks
» Check out Makinen’s Week 10 Effective Play-by-Play Ratings
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🏀 College Hoops: Follow the Starred Edges
Steve Makinen’s three sets of college basketball power ratings identify where his projected spread and total differ from the actual betting lines. New this season: We’re tracking how those star-studded sides are performing.
Early return Tuesday: 6-2 against the spread and 3-0 overall. It’s a small sample, but an encouraging one.
there is 26 college basketball games on Wednesdaywhich gives VSiN Pro subscribers another opportunity to compare market ratings.
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Coming later this morning: Adam Burke’s Best College Basketball Bets at VSiN.com/college-basketball.
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⛳ Golf: Seven Shots to a Winner
The PGA Tour heads to the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal in Mexico for the World Wide Technology Championship, with the last three winners finishing in 24-under or higher.
Wide fairways put a premium on iron play and birdie making. Wes Reynolds identified seven outright picks, from 18-1 to 125-1as the PGA Tour season winds down.
» Check out Wes Reynolds’ best golf bets
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