Week 4 was somewhat of a standard week in the SEC as only Arkansas-LSU was decided by a margin of fewer than seven points. The Alabama-Ole Miss matchup was the most highly anticipated game of the day, but Bama cruised to victory as the Rebels continued to bungle their opportunities to score. After four weeks of football, we have just three undefeated SEC teams remaining: Georgia, Kentucky, and Missouri. Not the most expected trio of teams outside of Georgia, but we'll see if those three can keep their streaks alive in Week 5.
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We started off looking very promising last week, winning our first three bets on Sunday. However, those would end up being our only three wins for Week 2, finishing with a 3-4 record on the week. That brings our season record to 5-7-1 - not great, but not terrible after two weekends of NFL football. The good news is that the Lock of the Week was one of the three wins on Sunday, so it's now off to a 2-0 start in this young season. We'll turn it around here in Week 3 and get back to above .500 with the following seven picks. Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns Under 39.5
Well, the four BSSR experts who traveled down to Gainesville for the Tennessee-Florida game got our hearts ripped out of our chest after watching our Volunteers lose in the Swamp for the 10th straight time. The Gators have now won 17 of the last 19 meetings between the two schools, and I really don't know if Tennessee will ever win in Gainesville again if they couldn't do it this year. Anyway, the remainder of SEC games last week were fairly standard. Although I have to give credit to Missouri for a big win against #15 Kansas State behind a 61-yard walk-off field goal from Harrison Mevis. I would have never believed you if you had told me before the season began that after four weeks of football, the SEC's best non-conference win would come from the Missouri Tigers.
Week 1 was brutal for us, as our 2-3-1 record was just a few cumulative points from being 5-1. We were on the Over 38 on WAS/ARI, which ended 20-16. The Over 46 failed to hit on Sunday Night Football despite the Cowboys scoring 40 by themselves. And the Eagles and Patriots hit the point total on the head to spoil our under 45 bet and result in our first push of the season. However, the Lock of the Week is starting out strong as the Jaguars covered against the Colts. We're going to go 18-0 this year with our Weekly Lock, but we'll also turn it around on the remaining games each week beginning in Week 2. Here we go. Jacksonville Jaguars +3.5 vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The SEC notched a few Power-5 quality wins in Week 2 of the college football season, but the conference is still struggling early on in non-conference games. Alabama's 17-year streak of home non-conference wins was ended Saturday night by Texas, who took down the Tide with relative ease. Additionally, Texas A&M traveled to Miami as slight favorites and allowed 48 points in a 15-point loss. âIt wasn't all bad for the SEC though, as Ole Miss overcame a 10-point deficit in the 2nd quarter to beat #24 Tulane 37-20 in New Orleans. Mississippi State and Auburn both took down Pac-12 teams in Arizona and Cal, respectively. It's possible that the SEC might be in the midst of a slight down year from their typical standards, but we'll have to wait and see how the remainder of the season shakes out.
The NFL season is officially back, which means it's time for me to give all my loyal BSSR readers the keys to winning money during each week of the season. I performed well last season and finished the year with a 69-49 record for a 58.5 percent hit rate. Furthermore, my weekly Locks went 13-5 on the year for a 72.2 percent win percentage. So whether you're new to the site or have been following my picks for the last three years, you should be confident that I won't lead you astray over the course of the 2023 NFL season. Let's go ahead and get into the picks you should make to start the season off with a bang. â Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders Over 38.0
It was a joy to finally make it to Week 1 of the SEC football season, and we were treated to some exciting matchups even during a week of several easy games for most teams. However, the teams facing non-conference Power 5 opponents didn't fare as well as teams from the SEC typically do. Florida wasn't very competitive against Utah, South Carolina struggled against North Carolina, and LSU was steamrolled by Florida State in a battle of top-tens. Tennessee's stomping of Virginia was the only win generated by the SEC in Power 5 matchups in Week 1. Regardless, we are all thrilled that college football is back. And even if it feels like your team's season is already over before it really began, you can follow our season-long challenge and use the BSSR experts' advice to win some money this fall.
We've finally made it to Week 1 of the 2023 college football season. And with that, Bucket Squad Sports Reports will begin our fourth annual SEC Betting Challenge to determine which of our five college football experts most accurately predicts each game of every SEC team's schedule. Like we've done the last three seasons, we'll each predict who we think will win and cover in every game that features an SEC team throughout the year, as well as the over/under on the point total for those games. For those who will be following along for the first time this season, here were the champions for the first three years of the BSSR SEC Betting Challenge. Super Bowl 57 was incredibly fun to watch for at least the first 58 minutes. We were robbed of a classic ending, but I don't want that questionable call to completely ruin what was a very well played game by both sides. I wrote about my biggest takeaways from last night's game in the "NFL" section of this site, which can be read here:
https://www.bucketsquadsportsreports.com/nfl/super-bowl-57-takeaways I was spot on with my standard bets that I gave out for the Super Bowl. The Chiefs covered the 1.5 points they were given and the Over 51 was never in doubt. However, the player props I gave out were nothing short of disastrous, with only one of the eight props I gave out actually hitting. And many of the ones that failed to hit did so in comedically unfortunate fashion... I've given out picks for every week of NFL football this season except for one, and I performed better than I had in either of the two prior seasons I've done this. I already recapped my regular season stats with a brief analysis that can be read here:
https://www.bucketsquadsportsreports.com/betting/regular-season-recap-and-wildcard-round In the conference championship, I gave out picks from an Excel model I've been developing for the past few years. However, that model did not account for injuries to San Francisco's only rostered quarterbacks, which was not good when you picked the 49ers to cover. The four picks I gave out in those two games ended up going 2-2 (though I did provide a disclaimer that I personally thought the Eagles would cover). That brings us to 5-7 on the postseason, a figure I'm not happy with. To make amends, I'm going to give out a bunch of team bets and player props for the Super Bowl to end the playoffs on a net positive side. |