Arizona State's 31-28 loss to Oregon State stung the books with a middle on Saturday, leaving the books with the dire need for a big Sunday to avoid a losing week.
Hello players! Another busy week has concluded so let’s get right to it with this past Monday night (Sept. 27).
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The house did need Chicago but the sharps piled in on the 'under' heavy and most all the gimmicks with 'under' was the Bears to make it a blah night for some sportsbooks and big wins for some depending on clientele. We washed out as we have some of the heavy hitters.
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Thursday was a big night for the players as Oklahoma State fell three allowing most football bets to win or push, and also most the players chased their money on Oklahoma State in the second half to make it a double win for some.
Friday was good for the books as Utah State won; the sharps took some of that money, though, on the total as they played 'under' but still a much needed win for the house.
Saturday I’ll just gloss over some of the sharp plays. The winners were UConn -7 ½, Ball State +20, Indiana +13, North Carolina -11 up to -13 during the week, Iowa State +7, Buffalo +3½ and Arizona State +4 ½. Their losers were with Maryland -7½, Memphis +9, Kent State -1, LSU -14 and Marshall +10.
The players had a good Saturday winning with UConn -9, North Carolina -14, Temple -6, Idaho -4, Buffalo +3, Florida State -6½, Iowa -7½, Boise St. -43, Hawaii -9 and ASU -3½. The ASU game was especially nasty as it fell three middling the books on a high-action game.
The house battled back a little winning with Minnesota +4, Virginia Tech -4, Colorado State +33, Colorado +5 and Oregon -7, but still a big win for the players.
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Once again Sunday had to come to the books' rescue and though not as glamorous as last week it was still good enough. The house wins were with Denver +6½, Baltimore +1 ½, San Francisco +6 ½, Rams +1½ and Jacksonville +7.
The players countered with the Jets -5½, Houston -3½ and San Diego -9 and, luckily, the late game was split side and total so no big swings there.
So another back and forth week with the books needing Sunday to prevail once again. Good luck players! Talk to you next week.