Covering the Spread

With just over a month left until the men's college basketball tournament, is there a favorite in the field from a betting perspective? Ken Barkley of You Better, You Bet joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break down how he sees the field and whether any teams with longer odds have his interest. Barkley also discusses how his betting process differs from the NBA to college and how he formulates his college basketball and NBA ratings.

How do the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers match up with each other, and how will it impact Super Bowl LIV from a betting perspective? Dr. Eric Eager of Pro Football Focus joins The Power Rank's Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the game, discussing key matchups that will help dictate the outcome, who he thinks will come out on top, and his favorite bets for the game.

Where can we find value when betting player props for Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers? JJ Zachariason, Editor in Chief of numberFire and FanDuel, joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the game, discussing his favorite prop bets for Super Bowl LIV, the difficulties in projecting player output for a single game, and what he looks for when trying to identify value in a number.

With the NBA season effectively at its midway point, where can we find value in the futures market? Whale Capper, host of the Deep Dive Podcast, joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break down his favorite futures bets currently on the board. Whale also breaks down his thoughts on the Australian Open and provides an early look at Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.

The matchup for Super Bowl LIV will be set this weekend as the NFL plays its conference championship games. Which will emerge on each side? Nick Kostos of You Better You Bet and Sports Illustrated joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview both games, discussing where he sees betting value, how he expects each game to play out, and his big takeaways from the 2019 regular season.

This weekend's divisional round of the NFL playoffs features several meaty spreads in favor of the home teams. Should we side with the favorites or underdogs in those matchups? Chris Andrews, the sportsbook director for South Point, joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the slate, discussing where he sees value, the role of recency bias in setting a line, and his new book, Then One Day: 40 Years of Bookmaking in Nevada.

The much-anticipated national championship game between Clemson and LSU is coming up on Monday night, and there are lots of betting angles to be played. Where can we find advantageous numbers? Teddy "Covers" Sevransky of Sports Memo joins The Power Rank's Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break down all angles around the game, discussing the total, spread, player props, and more.

Which bets stand out as we open the NFL playoffs with wild card weekend? John Sheeran, the director of FanDuel Sportsbook, joins The Power Rank's Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview all four games, discussing how the public has been viewing the games, how he sees things playing out, and any alterations the sportsbook made to its process throughout the 2019 season.

​The upcoming week features both the college football semifinal games and Week 17 of the NFL season. Where can we find betting value in such a glorious week of football? The Power Rank's Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes break down the two semifinal games and some impactful NFL games to preview the slates and outline their favorite bets.

There's a lot on the line in Week 16 with four games featuring massive ​playoff seeding implications. How should we bet those games and others in the penultimate week of the regular season? Edward Egros of More Ways to Win and Vokal joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break down where he sees value in the week's biggest games and whether he sees any value in the futures market as the playoff picture takes shape.