Sam Panayotovich
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
Two of this weekend’s hottest soccer video games can be broadcast on the FOX Sports airwaves. We’ve received you lined.
First, No. 2 Ohio State welcomes No. 5 Indiana to the Horseshoe on Saturday. Then on Sunday, Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will stroll you thru the San Francisco 49ers-Green Bay Packers sport at Lambeau Field.
You can watch them on each FOX Sports and the FOX Sports app.
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Seriously, although, the Buckeyes-Hoosiers matchup is extraordinarily polarizing within the betting market. Circa Sports in Las Vegas opened Ohio State -12 final Sunday and the primary cash confirmed for the loser. Indiana guess as excessive as +11 earlier than a blitz on the favourite pushed the road to -13.
The line climbed as excessive as Ohio State -13.5 earlier than information broke that OSU’s prime offensive lineman, middle Seth McLaughlin, had torn his Achilles tendon.
“I received Indiana +13.5,” one revered skilled bettor advised FOX Sports.
“I guess that is proper when phrase received out about Ohio State’s middle. You know the books are going to maneuver the road, so you may guess on it. Center is a crucial place for me. Changing facilities this late within the season could cause some issues. And I feel Indiana is an efficient workforce, I suppose we’ll learn how good they’re.
My FOX teammate Geoff Schwartz performed offensive line on the highest degree for six years and is effectively conscious of musical chairs in Columbus.
“It’s regarding as a result of offensive line depth is nonexistent on this sport,” Schwartz mentioned. “When you lose a beginning left sort out and a middle, there’s not a lot you are able to do to interchange their manufacturing. They’ve already moved the left guard to the left sort out, so now you are shifting the backup guard to the middle.
“You hope the scheme and scenario stays favorable to assist that group. Running the ball and staying out of high-leverage conditions like third-and-long can be useful. Indiana’s line of defense has good items, however it’s in all probability not sufficient good to render Ohio State inoperable for 60 minutes.”
Schwartz likes OSU to drag away late and win 31-14.
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The elephant within the room is that “India did not play anybody” and almost each TV pundit believes Ohio State will emerge victorious.
Now that I give it some thought, the narrative is not concerning the Hoosiers dropping, versus how a lot they may lose.
“Of course there are issues about their schedule,” the bettor continued. “But you may solely play who you are in entrance of. They took care of enterprise each sport. Great coach, nice quarterback. Don’t get me unsuitable, they might lay a complete egg and Ohio State may blow them up. I nonetheless received the factors.”
Moving on to the NFL, the reigning NFC champions have attracted plenty of bets over the past couple of days. Green Bay received as little as -2.5 in Sunday’s matchup in opposition to San Francisco, then got here the Niners’ resistance.
The Niners went from +2.5 to +1.5 Thursday morning and the Wisemen will doubtless proceed to battle across the 2.
There are clearly opinions on each side.
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“We like Green Bay at an excellent value,” the bettor mentioned. “San Francisco has plenty of issues proper now and it is not simply accidents.
“This is not the Niners workforce from final yr or the previous couple of years. Nobody’s actually reducing their energy degree, although, as a result of the pedigree is blinding. There’s at all times going to be somebody who thinks they’re going to bounce again. They’re not a workforce between prime 5 groups for me.
“Next week in Buffalo, they get to the road (Buffalo -3.5 vs. San Francisco) and Buffalo was solely 2.5 over Kansas City. So you are telling me Kansas City and San Francisco play nearly the identical rating? Stop. “
It actually does not assist that Nick Bosa, George Kittle, Brock Purdy and Trent Williams are all coping with accidents. Maybe everybody may play, however there is a distinction between enjoying and performing.
“The clock is ticking,” the bettor mentioned. “If the Niners lose their subsequent two video games, the season is over.”
Sam Panayotovich is a sports activities betting analyst for FOX Sports and BetQL Network. He beforehand labored for WGN Radio, NBC Sports and VSiN. Follow him on Twitter @spshoot.
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