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Vegas forecasts a 28 to 25 finish, or thereabouts, with the Dawgs coming out on top. I lean toward Bama as the underdog, but a few factors warn away: first, some big smart wise guy $ (the best respected sports bettors in Vegas) have their cash on Georgia (which is why the spread went up to 3 even though 66% of the tickets went to Alabama); second, in rematches, the favorite wins a ridiculous 80% of the time; and third, Georgia will likely readjust defensively to tighten the game substantially by bringing pressure all night from the get-go. On the flip side, my most respected gambler, Krackomberger, took Alabama; Alabama is slightly more talented than Georgia overall; and third, I've never liked Stetson Bennett as QB for Georgia, especially in the comparison to Young. As of now, I have a futures bet already in from early in the year on Georgia, which I may hedge with an Alabama spread pick, but otherwise my only two bets so far are for the first score to be something other than a TD (at +240 odds), and for no TD to be over 48 1/2 yards. Enjoy!
New York Mayor Democratic Primary Update
Well, things are getting interesting.
Most of the polls up until now have shown Andrew Cuomo with a clear lead but today Emerson dropped a poll with Cuomo narrowly leading Mamdani on a first pass but after all the rounds of ranked choice voting had Mamdani ahead of Cuomo by 4. When this poll came out Cuomo's price took a plunge from mid 60s to mid 30. Later in the day a poll from HarrisX / Fix The City came out with Cuomo winning comfortable. Many are skeptical of the poll because of its crosstabs. Nonetheless, Cuomo rebounded and now both candidates are close to 50c each with the election day being tomorrow.
This has been a difficult race to read. Mamdani's momentum seems to be everywhere now, almost to an absurdly astroturfed extent. At the same time, his momentum seems to be primarily among affluent whites who are very vocal online whereas Cuomo hasn't really had a ground game but has been blitzing the TV networks. Cuomo is also polling better ...
Well yesterday was one of the MOST TERRIBLE "Championship Sundays" I've EVER been a part of!! That's not even from a sports betting standpoint, but from a FAN'S view!! I could rant for days about it, but I don't feel like typing all that out this afternoon... SO... With that said... If you want my opinions about yesterday in the Sportsverse... Join me for "Crick's Corner" today at 3:00 PM EST, and I'll tell ya ALL ABOUT IT!! We're OFFICIALLY in the "Dog Days" of the Sports' Calendar, however, as we have ONLY BASEBALL to wager on for the next couple months... Oh Joy... I can barely hide my excitement... Ah well.. Gotta have something to do until Football Season... I mean WHAT COULD GO WRONG right?!?! You & Your Beautiful Families STAY SAFE Out There!!! Good Luck & Good Gamblin!!!!
TUNE IN for "Crick's Corner" at 3:00 PM EST (Monday - Friday) over on the "Sportspicks" Channel on Rumble!! Hope To See Y'all There!!!!
ATS = Against The Spread
ML = MoneyLine
60 Minute ML = ML Bet for Regulation / If Game Goes to OT, Bet is a LOSS
Tie No Bet = ML Bet For Regulation / If Game Goes to OT, Bet is a PUSH
ALT = Alternate Spreads
SGP = Same Game Parlay
TT = Team Total
IPP = Individual Player Props
**PL (Puck Line) = -1.5/+1.5 Goals ...