Best College Football Bets for Week 5
Time for this week’s college football betting picks! Last week, we finally went 3-0, taking us to 6-6 on the year! In terms of units, we were up 2.72 for the week and now only down 0.33 for the year. We’re slowly working our way back to the black. We finally have an awesome college football…
Best College Football Bets for Week 4
Welcome back for some more college football betting picks and our best bets for Week 4. Last week, we went 1-2 once again. That takes us to 3-6 on the year. At least we’re consistent! In all seriousness, it may be time to start fading these picks and betting the opposite. Do what you have…
Best College Football Bets for Week 3
Things did not get any better for us in week two of the college football season. Thanks in large part to a brutal result in the Utah game, we went 1-2 on the weekend, taking us to 2-4 on the year. The meat of the season, which is typically easier to read, cannot come soon…
Best College Football Bets for Week 2
Well, week one was a bit of a stinker. We went 1-2 on opening weekend, but we learned a lot about the current college football landscape. We can apply that knowledge to this week’s slate of games and hopefully come up with three winners. All lines come via Draft Kings as of Thursday evening. Also, be sure…
Best College Football Bets For Week 1
We are back with more Best Bets! The college football season gets going in earnest this weekend with a great slate of games. We will be doing things a little different with just three picks this year, as you can catch the rest of my picks on the Around The Book pod each Wednesday evening.…
Is Wisconsin’s Braelon Allen RB1 in the 2024 NFL Draft?
Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen finds himself with a tremendous opportunity to rise up NFL draft boards this season. The running back position has never seen worse value than right now. The NFL has been telling the world, time and time again, that they no longer value the position. Whether it be the franchise tag…
Five Bold Predictions for the 2023 College Football Season
With week zero officially in the books, the 2023 college football season is officially underway. Excitement is high, and predictions from pundits across the country are flying off the boards. With that in mind, let’s make five bold college football predictions. The Pac-12 Will Have Two Teams in the College Football Playoff This might be…
Pre-season 2024 NFL Draft Rankings: Offensive Tackles
Now that we’re done with the skill positions, it’s on to the big uglies up front. With the next article in my pre-season rankings for the 2024 NFL draft we will be looking at the offensive tackles. As always, you can read all of my previous work here, and be sure to check my database,…
Pre-season 2024 NFL Draft Rankings: Tight Ends
Now to the last of the offensive skill set guys, the tight ends for the 2024 NFL draft. This group is obviously not as strong as last year’s class. It is stronger at the top, with one player who, if he was able to come out, would have been the #1 tight end last draft.…
2024 NFL Draft: Three PAC-12 transfers who can raise their stock
The NFL draft is loaded with players from the transfer portal and the PAC-12 has some interesting names to watch for 2024
Elite 8 as Sonic Characters: Part One
Elite 8 The Elite 8 tips off tonight at 6:09 PM EST, and the madness has been constant. Hopefully, it will continue. Most previews are offering insight into matchups, who they think will win, what bets to make, etc. But here, we aren’t doing any of that. It’s time to have some fun and compare…
New Look Alabama: Tommy Rees, Run the Damn Ball
It is no secret that with Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones, and Bryce Young, the Alabama Crimson Tide got away from running the ball. You can afford to get away from the run when you have NFL quarterbacks who consistently make good reads. However, Bryce Young is gone, and Nick Saban is getting back to his…
Senior Bowl Day Three Risers and Fallers: American Team
It’s the third and final day of practices at the 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl for the American Team down in Mobile, Alabama. Which means another day of covering the risers and fallers from each Senior Bowl squad. There were plenty of guys who rode the momentum from their first two days of practice. There were…
Senior Bowl Quotes: Players Share Their Experience
The 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl is officially underway in Mobile, Alabama and the Around The Block Network crew has you covered with practice highlights and player interviews. Day one of practices concluded at 4:00 PM Tuesday afternoon, and the ATB team was able to interact with quite a few prospects. We’ll update this article as…
2023 NFL Draft: Baltimore Ravens Mock Draft
For non-playoff teams, the 2023 NFL draft looms large. Despite not taking place until late April, the NFL’s yearly selection draft offers all teams an opportunity to improve. Front offices are investing their time in all-star games and player interviews while prepping for the NFL combine. As for those of us in the media, it’s…
Alabama Quarterback Problem: Life After Bryce Young
From Jalen Hurts to Tua Tagovailoa to Mac Jones and now Bryce Young, Nick Saban has been on a historic quarterback run. However, going into their Sugar Bowl matchup with Kansas State, there are a lot of questions surrounding the quarterback position for Alabama. Superstar QB Bryce Young will play in the bowl game, much…
Bijan Robinson: The unquestioned RB1 for the 2023 NFL Draft?
Bijan Robinson was an absolute legend at Texas. Robinson capped off his brilliant collegiate career with a stellar 2022 season; landing him ninth in Heisman Trophy voting and winning the prestigious Doak Walker award. Now, with Bijan Robinson likely turning his eye to the 2023 NFL draft, his name seems to be the only one…
Gators Justin Shorter Accepts Shrine Bowl Invite
Florida Gators senior wide receiver Justin Shorter has accepted his invitation to participate in the East-West Shrine Bowl. Shorter transferred from Penn State for the 2020 season and has been with the Florida program ever since. Shorter is a fifth year senior, and a former five-star recruit. He has been second on the team in…
Gators QB Anthony Richardson Declares For 2023 NFL Draft
Florida Gators redshirt sophomore quarterback Anthony Richardson has declared for the NFL draft. Richardson was a first-year starter for the Gators this season, but has played in 22 games in total. Anthony Richardson started in all 12 games this past season. The Gators went 6-6, including 3-5 in the SEC. Richardson went 176/327, a 53.8%…
Gators Ventrell Miller Accepts Senior Bowl Invite
Florida Gators senior linebacker Ventrell Miller has accepted an invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Miller, a sixth year senior, had a resurgent year coming back from injury this past season. Miller still dealt with injuries, including a fractured foot. The defensive leader for the Gators, Miller was third on the team in total tackles…
Best Bets For College Football’s Conference Championship Weekend
The time has come to decide college football’s conference champions. We will take a look at the best bets in all of the Power Five conference championships to see where we can win some money. We are looking to bounce back after a bit of a rough go last week. All lines come via Draft…
Could the SEC Miss the College Football Playoff?
It seems crazy, right? The SEC is typically considered the gold-standard of college football. This time of year, we are usually talking about whether or not the SEC will have two teams in the playoffs. Heck, there were even times this year when we thought three was a possibility. So, how could a conference with…
Best College Football Bets For Week 13 (Part 2)
We are back once again for even more of the best college football bets for Week 13! You got a little bonus action from Friday’s games, now we’re onto the main event. Here are five great bets for Saturday’s college football slate. All lines come via Draft Kings as of Friday morning. South Carolina at…
Best College Football Bets for Week 13 (Part 1)
College football’s rivalry week is finally here! Despite a tough go of it last week, we are still 9-6 for the month of November, so we’ve got a chance here to finish it out above 60% over four weeks. Since we have two days worth of games this weekend, we have three bonus great bets…
Best College Football Bets for Week 12
We are back to bet another great week of college football and to uncover the best bets on the slate! We only went 3-2 last week, but it was a better week than the record would have you think. We hit on both upsets with TCU and North Carolina, plus we successfully bet against Alabama…
Best College Football Bets For Week 11
We are back at it again for the best bets on the Week 11 college football schedule. We almost went perfect last week, but got burned on the over in the Tennessee-Georgia game. Still picked Notre Dame over Clemson though! Here are five great college football bets for this Saturday’s games. All lines come via…
Best College Football Bets for Week 10
We are officially entering the stretch run for college football. Every game is important now. Last week’s college football bets finished out a rocky October, but it’s a new month, we’ve got a clean slate and five more great bets for this Saturday’s Week 10 college football slate. All lines come via Draft Kings as…
Florida vs Georgia Preview
Date: October 29, 2022Time: 3:30 p.m. ESTNetwork: CBSRecords: Florida Gators (4-3) vs Georgia Bulldogs (7-0)Location: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FloridaSpread: Florida +22.5Over/Under: 56.5Pick: Georgia 49 – Florida 28 Florida vs Georgia Preview Florida takes on Georgia at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville in a heated rivalry game. The Bulldogs are coming into the game undefeated,…
Best College Football Bets For Week 9
Another great weekend of college football is almost upon us. Last week was a bit of a setback, but the smell of redemption is in the air. There are some truly generous lines this week. It almost feels like the bookies took the week off. Here are five great college football bets for Week 9.…
Best College Football Bets For Week 8
We’re back with some more college football bets for this week, week 8. Last week’s picks were an Oklahoma State choke job away from going five-for-five. Another week, another opportunity to chase perfection and that big parlay payout. Here are five great bets for this weekend of college football. All lines are via Draft Kings…
Florida vs LSU Preview
Date: October 15, 2022Time: 7:00 p.m. ESTNetwork: ESPNRecords: Florida Gators (4-2) vs LSU Tigers (4-2)Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FloridaSpread: Florida -2.5Over/Under: 50.5Pick: Florida 31 – LSU 27 Florida vs LSU Preview Florida comes into this game as a two and a half point favorite at home. The Gators and Tigers both enter at…
Best College Football Bets for Week 7
The college football slate of bets for this week looks fantastic. It also has the potential to be quite profitable. Here are five great bets for this weekend of college football. All lines are via Draft Kings as of Friday afternoon. #16 Mississippi State @ #22 Kentucky: Kentucky +4 (-110) The biggest key to this…
Florida vs USF Preview
Date: September 17, 2022Time: 7:30 p.m. ESTNetwork: SEC NetworkRecords: Florida Gators (1-1) vs USF Bulls (1-1)Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FloridaSpread: Florida +24Over/Under: 60 Florida vs USF Preview After a hard-fought victory over Utah, Florida comes off a loss to Kentucky and looks to bounce back at home before another top-25 matchup next week.…
Alabama vs. Texas: Game Recap & NFL Draft Prospects Review
In spite of all of the freak injuries, Alabama vs. Texas was a great matchup of NFL draft prospects on Saturday. Both teams played stout defense throughout, not allowing either offense to show much explosiveness. Although the situation looked dire for the Crimson Tide late, the team managed to stave off a potential upset due,…
Cincinnati vs. Arkansas: Prospects Review and Game Recap
Cincinnati vs. Arkansas was one of the more exciting matchups in an otherwise bland 3:30 slate of games. Relive the excitement and learn about some of the NFL Draft prospects for each team who stood out in this Cincinnati vs Arkansas review. Cincinnati vs. Arkansas Game Recap The number 23 ranked Bearcats took on the…
Florida vs Utah Preview
Date: September 3, 2022Time: 7:00pm ESTNetwork: ESPNLocation: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FloridaSpread: Utah -3.0Over/Under: 51 Florida vs Utah Preview The #7 Utah Utes travel to the Swamp to face the unranked Florida Gators for each of their opening games of the season. Utah is coming off of a Pac-12 Championship last season, led by…
Backyard Brawl NFL Draft prospects review: Pitt wins but WVU players shine
College football fans and NFL draft enthusiasts were treated to the return of one of its classic rivalry games this week, as Pittsburgh and West Virginia renewed their famous Backyard Brawl after a decade hiatus. The return was exciting enough that it became the highest-attended Pittsburgh sporting event of all time with over 70,000 fans…
The 7 Best Defensive Line matchups in Week One of College Football
College football officially kicked off last week with few solid matchups to wet the appetite of football fans. But for NFL draft fans, the Week 1 slate will debut many incredible talents. Although skills players will take center stage, some of the best matchups in college football this week will be between those offensive and…
Nebraska vs. Northwestern Game Recap
Nebraska vs. Northwestern was the first significant Power Five bout of the 2022 college season, finishing in a tight Wildcats 31-28 victory. The game did not disappoint with plenty of exciting plays made by both squads in a classic BIG 10 matchup. Although it was an incredible victory for Pat Fitzgerald’s Wildcats, the loss by…
Wyoming vs Illinois: Game Recap
Week 0 of the college football season finally came to us this weekend. With only a handful of teams playing, we got a chance to see some teams that normally don’t get the spotlight on college gameday. One of those games involved the Wyoming Cowboys heading to Illinois to take on Bret Bielema and the…
Nebraska vs. Northwestern Preview: Week 0 Prospect Roundup
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The Baylor Defensive Line is loaded with draft prospects
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Nick Saban’s Comments On Rival NIL Deals Sparks Drama
During a media interview, Alabama head coach Nick Saban attempted to reveal his competition’s unscrupulous techniques in bringing recruits — mainly concerning NIL practices — into their institution. During said interview, Saban accused SEC rival Texas A&M of “buying every player,” while also pointing the charge at Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders for paying…
Washington State Cameron Ward Is The Player To Watch This Season
With all of the buzz about quarterbacks to keep an eye on this season — a list that could include potential first-round picks like Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke or Kentucky’s Will Levis — let me shine a light on a Pac-12 quarterback who recently transferred from an FCS school where he set multiple records. That…
Paolo Banchero is Here to Save Your Franchise
While the NBA draft approaches and organizations prepare for the lottery and subsequent workouts with prospects, a particular Blue Devil, Paolo Banchero, screams franchise changer. Paolo Banchero is Flat-Out Special During his first year of college basketball, the former Duke freshman excelled by all standards. He took home multiple honors including ACC Rookie of the…
Dwayne Haskins: Remebering the Husband, Player, Difference Maker
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, the NFL world was struck by tragedy as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Dwayne Haskins, was struck and killed on a highway in Florida. Haskins, a 24-year-old from New Jersey, was a beloved husband, teammate, and son. Dwayne Haskins is an Ohio State Legend Growing up, Dwayne Haskins knew he was destined…
2023 Recruiting Class Update: Spring
How will the early reports of 2023 compare to the 2022 class?
Florida Gators vs Iona Gaels in NIT Tournament
Matchup: Florida Gators (19-13) vs Iona Gaels (25-7)Time: Wednesday, March 16, 9:00pm ESTChannel: ESPN2Venue: Exatech Arena at the Stephen O’Connell Center (The O’Dome)Betting Odds: Gators -6.5, O/U 143 Florida Gators vs Iona Gaels Analysis Analytical Analysis Almost every analytical measure would indicate that Florida should win this one rather easily. Florida is the higher rated…
Al Pinkins named Florida Gators Interim Head Coach
Al Pinkins was recently named as the Florida Gators’ interim head men’s basketball coach. This is following Mike White leaving to take the same position at the University of Georgia. Pinkins was previously the associate head coach for the Gators. He has been with the team since 2018, focusing on the front-court. Prior to joining…
Mike White Goes to Georgia
Mike White has been announced as the next head basketball coach for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. White is making an unprecedented move going directly to a rival while still under contract for the other school. However, White was more likely than not going to be fired by the University of Florida. White leaves Florida…