0 comments by David Purdum on 6/19/2012
The housing market is struggling. So is Bobby Petrino. The disgraced former Arkansas coach reportedly added a $550,000 loss on the sale of his Fayetteville home to the things that have gone wrong recently. To recap Petrino’s missteps: The 51-year-old recruited and hired 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell—considered by most to be no more than a three-star […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/12/2012
Oregon State’s Mike Riley sits squarely on the hot seat, but should he be? A coach’s record against the pointspread is a great gauge of whether his teams are exceeding expectations or failing to meet them. The Beavers have covered the spread in 54.26 percent of games (70-59-1) under Riley. That puts him in the […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/11/2012
Vegas wise guys haven’t forgotten just how good Urban Meyer is at covering the pointspread. Respect for the Buckeyes was one of the storylines Monday, as the Golden Nugget sportsbook in Las Vegas released pointspreads on 111 college football games. Meyer enters his first season as Ohio State head coach with the best record against the […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/8/2012
Three sports writers in their mid-20s—none with any professional oddsmaking experience—set point spreads for every college football, all 798 of them, this week. On behalf of college football fans everywhere, we thank them. The list from the fabulous sports betting site Beyond the Bets includes everything from Alabama at LSU (-3) to Texas-San Antonio at […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/4/2012
There’s some debate among oddsmakers over who is the favorite to win the national title. Some sportsbooks have LSU. Others have Southern Cal. Phil Steele says Florida State. But everyone has Matt Barkley as the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. Due to Nevada Gaming Control regulations, you’ll only find Heisman odds at online sportsbooks. […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 5/30/2012
Coaches whine about complex recruiting rules then go out and do things like this. Georgia Tech sent 52 recruiting letters on one day to a prospect, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Michael Carvell. Sending obnoxious amounts of propaganda at one time appears to be the latest in silly — and very environmentally friendly – recruiting […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 5/28/2012
College football previews have started hitting the racks, and, according to clandestine bathroom surveillance, time spent reading on the toilet is spiking. But is what you’re reading worth what you just deposited? I’m a new contributor on CBR and will be popping in and out as we lead up to what looks like the final […]
