Ten handicappers post their college football best bets for Saturday.
Football
The widely celebrated college football bowl season that begins next month has evolved dramatically since the first Las Vegas Bowl in 1992 with more games — so many, in fact, that teams with losing records were invited to play last year and the NCAA had to call a moratorium on new bowls through 2019. That’s good and bad for Las Vegas.
Five things to look for when UNLV’s football team (3-6, 2-3 Mountain West) plays Wyoming (7-2, 5-0) at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
The Blue Devils, featuring five players who are potential first-round NBA draft picks after this season, are 7-2 favorites to win the national championship in April.
The Patriots are 4-0 since Tom Brady returned from a suspension. The Cowboys have won seven straight by starting rookie quarterback Dak Prescott.
Junior quarterback Kurt Palandech hopes it’s his time to shine Saturday, when he will make his first start of the season for UNLV against Wyoming at 12:30 p.m. at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Dallas (7-0-1) and New England (7-1) lead the league going into Week 10. San Francisco (1-7) has been the worst team to bet.
Wyoming is another example that winning can be created different ways at different places. That perhaps more important than anything else for a new coach, understanding one’s culture stands above all else.
Basic intercepted four passes and shut down Foothill en route to a 42-6 home win in the Sunrise Region semifinals.
After struggling for much of the first half, host Liberty finally got untracked offensively and rode a strong effort from its defense to a 37-6 victory over Silverado in the Class 4A Sunrise Region semifinals Thursday night.
The Baltimore Ravens gained sole possession of first place in the AFC North at the expense of the winless Cleveland Browns, who reached a historic low point in franchise history.
Brian Blessing, Bernie Fratto, Adam Hill and Matt Youmans post their best bets for college football and the NFL.
Week 10 of the NFL regular season kicks off with the Cleveland Browns paying a visit to the Baltimore Ravens for Thursday Night Football.
Here’s who reviewjournal.com and nevadapreps.com readers selected as Nevada Preps football player of Week 11.
The Sunset Region begins its playoffs and the Sunrise Region plays its semifinals on Thursday, and Class 3A starts its state semifinals on Saturday. Here are five games to watch this week.
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