A trip to the Super Bowl will be on the line when the Cincinnati Bengals collide with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon. The Chiefs are already set to make some history win or lose as they will be the first team ever to host the AFC Championship Game in four straight years. After winning a thriller in the Divisional Round, the NFL betting odds view the hosts as a large favorite. Will the Bengals be able to pull off another stunner and defy the NFL picks against the spread? The following Bengals vs Chiefs NFL betting preview will…
Author: Henry John
Henry John
Henry’s passion for sports dates all the way back to childhood and has ultimately led to a full-fledged career as an analyst and content creator. After getting his start penning fantasy football articles, he forrayed into the betting side of the business in early 2019. His love for sports and statistics proved to be an ideal match with the dedicated research and strategy that handicapping requires. Henry currently specializes in betting analysis and picks for college football, college basketball and NASCAR. He counts the NFL, the WNBA, and NBA player props as additional leagues/markets of interest. Henry graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 2021 with a Communication Studies degree and a Psychology minor. A native of the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York, he and his pup, Harold, have since relocated to Laramie, Wyoming. Thanks to his professional goals within the sports betting industry, there has been a whole lot of steam on the odds for a move to Las Vegas in 2023! Most of Henry’s free time is spent on outdoor adventures, playing chess, snowboarding, or reading a good book. He is also a competitive powerlifter and aspires to qualify for the USAPL Nationals meet within the next 2-3 years.
The first tennis Grand Slam of the year is set to culminate this weekend with a pair of intriguing single championship matches. On the women’s side, top-ranked Ashleigh Barty will look to put an end to the host nation’s drought when she takes on Danielle Collins in the Australian Open Final. Both women dominated their respective semifinal matches and will now go head-to-head for the right to host the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. The Australian Open betting odds have declared the No. 1 player in the world a massive favorite ahead of this Ashleigh Barty vs Danielle Collins championship clash.…
The second Australian Open Men’s Semifinal features a rematch from this same round at last year’s tournament. World No. 2 and reigning U.S. Open Champion Daniil Medvedev will look to advance to his second straight Aussie Open Final when he takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No. 4 ranked player in the world. Both men have had to get past their fair share of game challengers throughout the draw to reach the final four. The higher-seeded player has gotten the better of this head-to-head series in the past. Despite having to play a grueling match in the Quarterfinal Round, the Australian…
While this year’s Australian Open Men’s Semifinals are largely populated by fresh, young faces, one member of the “old guard” still stands among them. 2009 Aussie Open champ Rafael Nadal will attempt to move one step closer to becoming the first man ever to win 21 Grand Slam titles when he takes on Matteo Berrettini in the first men’s semifinal matchup. Both players were pushed to the full five-set distance in their respective quarterfinal matchups. The current Australian Open betting odds list the established veteran as a rather large favorite ahead of this Rafael Nadal vs Matteo Berrettini semifinal match.…
Both the Tarleton State Texans and Lamar Cardinals came into Wednesday night’s WAC basketball clash looking for a spark. Tarleton had lost four consecutive games after starting out 3-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. Meanwhile, it has been a season of misery for Lamar and their fanbase thus far. Thanks to a combination of injuries and “health and safety” protocols, the Cardinals have been shorthanded on a nightly basis and have yet to win a league game. Lamar even had to forfeit two conference games earlier this season. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the scenario they faced on Wednesday was more…
The second Australian Open Women’s Semifinal match scheduled for Thursday promises to offer plenty of offensive fireworks. Both 7-seed Iga Swiatek and 27-seed Danielle Collins play a style of tennis rooted in aggression. With each having gone on an impressive run to reach the final four, being able to manage fatigue and reduce unforced errors figures to be vital in the semifinal match between the two. The Australian Open tennis betting odds view this match as a virtual toss-up. Oddsmakers have given the slightest of leans has been given to the higher-ranked player ahead of this Swiatek vs Collins duel.…
The unpredictable nature of women’s tennis has continued at the first Grand Slam of 2022. While the top seed is among the four women to reach this year’s Australian Open semifinals, plenty of chaos ensued in the other three quadrants of the draw. Thursday’s first semifinal match will feature the World No. 1 and Australia’s own Ashleigh Barty against American Madison Keys. Both women have been extremely impressive throughout their runs through the draw and have dropped all of a single set between them in Melbourne thus far. The Australian Open tennis betting odds heavily favor the top-ranked player ahead…
This past week was certainly an action-packed one for Western Athletic Conference college basketball. As the month of February draws near, it is clear that there are no easy nights in the WAC. Three schools carried unblemished conference records into the week. Only one of them managed to get through with their perfect record still intact. The Seattle Redhawks kick off this week’s WAC basketball headlines after their perfect three-game road trip saw them rise to the top of the conference standings. While Seattle’s play during their three-win week certainly stole the show, there was plenty else happening around the…
The second round of the NFL Playoffs concludes on Sunday night with the second AFC Divisional Round game. In a rematch of last year’s conference championship game, the 3-seed Buffalo Bills will face off with the 2-seed Kansas City Chiefs. After the Chiefs got the better of last year’s playoff matchup to advance to the Super Bowl, Buffalo responded with a blowout win early on in this regular season. Many NFL betting analysts view this game as a Super Bowl play-in considering that the winner will be favored in the conference title game next weekend. Current NFL odds have the…
Some losing streaks prove to be tougher to snap than others. For the Abilene Christian Wildcats, a five-game skid coming into Saturday’s home contest against the California Baptist Lancers came as a surprise to many. ACU had a tremendous nonconference portion of the schedule to begin the year. However, after getting off to a 2-0 start in WAC basketball play, the Wildcats fell on hard times. One of the biggest issues during the losing streak was poor shooting. The top-scoring offense in the WAC after non-league play, ACU had not topped 70 points in six consecutive contests prior to Saturday.…