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<p>The Jacksonville State Gamecocks are the -6-point favorites as they host the Sam Houston Bearkats in a week 13 matchup. Kick-off is set for 12:00 ET at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville. The over/under line is currently at 55.5 points. The game will be broadcast on CBSS, and the money line odds stand at +183 for the Bearkats and -222 for the Gamecocks.</p><h3>SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS VS JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Sam Houston Bearkats +6</p><p>This game will be played at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium at 12:00 ET on Saturday, November 23rd.</p><h3>WHY BET THE SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS:</h3><ul><li>We have the Jacksonville State Gamecocks winning this one by a score of 29 to 24</li><li>Even though we like the Jacksonville State Gamecocks to win, our ATS pick is to take the Sam Houston Bearkats at +6</li><li>We see this game finishing below the line of 55.5 points</li></ul><h3>Will The Sam Houston Bearkats Pull Off An Upset As Road Underdogs</h3><p>Sam Houston enters Week 13 with an 8-2 record, sitting at 97th in our power rankings. They are already bowl-eligible and have a 12.7% chance of winning Conference USA. The Bearkats are 3-1 on the road and 4-1 at home this season.</p> <p></p><p>They’ve been favored in six of their ten games, going 5-1 as the favorite. Their average scoring margin is +4.6 points per game, and they are 5-4 against the spread.</p> <p></p><p>This week’s over/under line is 55.5 points, higher than any of their previous games. Sam Houston’s over/under record is 3-6, with their games averaging 44.8 points and an average line of 49.9 points.</p><p>Heading into week 13, Sam Houston’s offense ranks 105th in our CFB offensive power rankings, scoring 24.7 points per game. They are 28th in rushing, averaging 199.9 yards per game on the ground, and 8th in rushing attempts, with 42.9 per game. Jay Ducker leads the team with 580 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns, and an average of 5 yards per carry.</p> <p>Quarterback Hunter Watson has thrown for 1,312 yards, with nine touchdowns and seven interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 81. Sam Houston ranks 120th in passing yards per game. Watson has completed 61.5% of his passes. Simeon Evans leads the receivers with 375 yards and three touchdowns.</p><p>Sam Houston’s defense has been solid this season, allowing just 20.1 points per game, which ranks 24th nationally. They’ve given up 125.1 rushing yards per game and 195.2 passing yards per game, with opposing quarterbacks posting a 77.4 passer rating and completing 60% of their throws.</p> <p></p><p>In their recent game against Kennesaw State, Sam Houston’s defense allowed 17 points, giving up 250 total yards. They held Kennesaw State to 113 rushing yards on 33 attempts and 137 passing yards, while also forcing an interception.</p><h3>Are The Jacksonville State Gamecocks Going To Defend Home Field Advantage?</h3><p>Jacksonville State enters Week 13 with a 7-3 record and a 100% chance of being bowl-eligible. They have a 51% chance of winning Conference USA, according to projections. The Gamecocks are 4-1 at home this season and rank 80th in our power rankings.</p> <p></p><p>In five games as the favorite, Jacksonville State is 4-1, and they have a +9.3 average scoring margin this season. Their ATS record stands at 4-3, with a 3-2 mark at home.</p> <p></p><p>This week’s over/under line is 55.5 points. The Gamecocks’ average over/under line is 58.4 points, and their games have averaged 68.1 points, with a +7.6 margin against the spread.</p><p>Jacksonville State’s offense has been driven by their rushing attack, ranking 4th nationally with 261.7 rushing yards per game. They are 5th in rushing attempts, averaging 44.6 per game. Tre Stewart has rushed for 1,216 yards, scoring 19 touchdowns and averaging 6 yards per carry. The Gamecocks are 9th in scoring, with 38.7 points per game, and are 49th in our offensive power rankings heading into week 13.</p> <p>Quarterback Tyler Huff has thrown for 1,912 yards, with 11 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 95. Jacksonville State is 96th in passing yards per game, averaging 197.3 yards. Cam Vaughn leads the team’s receivers with 517 yards and three touchdowns.</p><p>Jacksonville State's defense has struggled this season, allowing 29.4 points per game. In their recent game against FIU, they gave up 31 points and 431 total yards, including 258 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.</p> <p></p><p>Opponents are averaging 186.3 rushing yards per game against Jacksonville State, ranking them 127th nationally. The defense has faced the 34th fewest pass attempts in the country, allowing a 59.1% completion rate and a passer rating of 90.7.</p>

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<p>At 9:00 ET, the Kings (-344) will host the Nets (+275) in a non-conference matchup. Sacramento is favored by 8.5 points and the over/under is currently 222.5.</p>

<p>Brooklyn is 6-10 on the season and 10th in the Eastern Conference. The Kings (8-8) are 12th in the West and have dropped their last two games.</p><h3>BROOKLYN NETS VS SACRAMENTO KINGS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Sacramento Kings -8.5</p><p>This game will be played at Golden 1 Center at 9:00 ET on Sunday, November 24th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE SACRAMENTO KINGS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 119-110 in favor of the Kings.</li><li>Our projections have De'Aaron Fox finishing with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.</li><li>From the field, we have the Kings finishing with a field goal percentage of 47.8% and knocking down 12 threes.</li></ul><h3>Will Brooklyn Make it Happen on the Road?</h3><p>The Nets fell to 6-10 on the season after a 113-98 road loss to the 76ers on Friday. Brooklyn entered the game as +2.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The total score of 211 points narrowly missed the O/U line of 214.5.</p> <p>Brooklyn went on a 14-0 run, extending their lead from 55-53 to 69-53, but the 76ers stormed back, outscoring the Nets 34-21 in the 4th quarter to seal the win.</p><p>Cameron Johnson's 37-point performance, featuring 9 threes at a 69.2% clip, was a bright spot for the Nets in their 98-point effort against the 76ers. Johnson added 13 points in the 4th quarter, while Cam Thomas contributed 10 of his 18 points in the 3rd.</p> <p>Brooklyn shot 49.4% from the field, but their 3-point shooting was below average at 35.1%, with 13 made threes. Nic Claxton chipped in 12 points, scoring 6 in both the 2nd and 4th quarters.</p><p>Defensively, the Nets held the 76ers to 113 points on 44% shooting, but a 34-point 4th quarter from Philadelphia sealed the loss. Brooklyn allowed 16 threes on 37% shooting.</p> <p>The Nets sent the 76ers to the line 20 times, where they made 15 free throws. Brooklyn gave up 15 offensive rebounds while recording 1 steal and 4 blocks.</p><h3>Can Sacramento Lock in a Home Win?</h3><p>The Kings fell to 8-8 on the season after a 104-88 road loss to the Clippers on Friday. Sacramento, who entered the game as -3.5 point favorites, failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game came in well below the O/U line of 218.5, with the teams combining for just 192 points.</p> <p>After the Clippers went on a 14-0 run early, Sacramento struggled to recover, scoring only 12 points in the 1st quarter and 17 in the 2nd. They made a push in the 3rd quarter, outscoring the Clippers 35-25, but couldn’t close the gap in the 4th, where they were outscored 28-24.</p><p>The Kings struggled offensively in their loss to the Clippers, managing just 88 points on 38.6% shooting from the field. Their three-point shooting was particularly poor, hitting only 7 threes at a 20% clip.</p> <p>De'Aaron Fox led the way with 29 points, 15 of which came in the 3rd quarter. Domantas Sabonis added 24 points and 15 rebounds, contributing 11 points in the 3rd.</p><p>Despite a solid defensive effort, the Kings couldn’t capitalize, allowing 104 points in a loss to the Clippers. Sacramento held Los Angeles to 26 points in the 1st quarter and 25 in both the 2nd and 3rd, before giving up 28 in the 4th.</p> <p>The Kings limited the Clippers to 41% shooting from the field, including just 10 made threes on 23% shooting. Sacramento also recorded 8 blocks and 5 steals.</p>

Brooklyn Nets vs Sacramento Kings Betting Pick & Prediction 11/24/24

<p>The Scarlet Knights and Owls are set to face off at 1:00 ET on CBSS. The Owls will host the game at KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, GA. Rutgers is favored by -12 in this non-conference contest against Kennesaw State. The game's over/under currently sits at 157.5 points.</p><h3>RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS VS KENNESAW STATE OWLS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Kennesaw State Owls +12</p><p>This game will be played at KSU Convocation Center at 1:00 ET on Sunday, November 24th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE KENNESAW STATE OWLS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 77-69 in favor of the Owls.</li><li>Not only will Kennesaw State pick up the win, but look for them to cover at +12.</li><li>The over/under is currently sitting at 157.5 points, and we like the under with a projected 146 points.</li></ul><h3>Is A Road Victory Likely for the Favored Scarlet Knights?</h3><p>Rutgers improved to 3-0 on the season with a 74-63 win over Merrimack on Wednesday. The Scarlet Knights were -19.5 point favorites at home but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game reached 137, just over the O/U line of 134.5.</p> <p>Rutgers led 37-30 at halftime and matched that output in the 2nd half, scoring another 37 points while allowing 33. While they got the win, the Scarlet Knights will look to tighten up their defense moving forward.</p><p>Rutgers put up 74 points in their latest game, shooting 41.7% from the field and 41.2% from beyond the arc (7/17). Their effective field goal percentage was 46.7%, with a two-point shooting mark of 41.9% (18/43). At the free-throw line, they connected on 73.9% of their attempts (17/23).</p> <p>Ace Bailey led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 9 of 15 shots, including 2 of 4 from three. Adam Clark added 22 points and 6 assists, shooting 10 of 19 from the field. Dylan Harper contributed 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.</p><p>Defensively, Rutgers held their opponent to 63 points on 41% shooting from the field, with 25 made baskets out of 60 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 18 two-point field goals on 43 attempts, which is also 41% shooting.</p> <p>From three-point range, Rutgers gave up 7 threes on 17 attempts, with their opponent shooting 41% from deep. They also sent the opposing team to the free-throw line 23 times, where they converted 17 attempts, good for 73%. Rutgers allowed 15 offensive rebounds in the game.</p><h3>Is a Home Win Possible for Kennesaw State?</h3><h3>Kennesaw State Owls Recent Game/Games</h3> 

<p>The Owls picked up a 84-78 home win over Abilene Christian on Wednesday, November 20th. Kennesaw State entered the game as -4.5 favorites and covered the spread. The total points for the game hit 162, surpassing the O/U line of 157.5.</p> 

<p>After trailing 42-40 at halftime, the Owls tightened up defensively, allowing just 36 points in the 2nd half while scoring 44 themselves.</p><p>Kennesaw State's offense was firing on all cylinders in their latest game, putting up 84 points with a field goal percentage of 53.7% and an effective field goal percentage of 63.4%. They shot 60% from two-point range and 43.8% from beyond the arc, while also hitting 80.5% of their free throws, going 33-for-41 from the line.</p> <p>Simeon Cottle led the way with 22 points and 4 assists, despite shooting just 38.5% from the field. Quion Williams added 19 points and 6 rebounds, while Leonardo Bettiol contributed 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Jamil Miller was highly efficient, hitting 5 of 6 shots for 17 points and grabbing 7 rebounds.</p><p>Kennesaw State's defense struggled in their last game, giving up 78 points while allowing their opponent to shoot 53% from the field. The Owls allowed 15 two-point baskets on 25 attempts, a 60% shooting rate.</p> <p>From beyond the arc, Kennesaw State's opponent hit 7 of 16 three-point attempts, shooting 43%. The Owls also sent them to the free-throw line 41 times, where they converted 33 free throws, an 80% success rate.</p>

Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Kennesaw State Owls NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/24/24

The National Football League (NFL) is easily the most popular sport in the United States, especially when it comes to betting. NFL betting puts up the biggest numbers every single year, and bettors are always looking for new betting options.

The NFL was founded all the way back in 1920 in Canton, Ohio, and that is where the Hall of Fame is located to this day. There were only a handful of teams in the league when it first started, but it didn’t take long for the league to grow.

There are now 32 teams in the NFL, and the league is broken up into two conferences and eight total divisions. Since the league just continues to be more and more popular, the league has added an extra regular season game for each team to play in.

NFL teams now play 17 total regular season games, and then the top seven teams in each conference advance to the postseason. The NFL regular season begins in September, and the Super Bowl is now played during the month of February.

When it comes to the NFL, the Super Bowl is the event that draws the most betting attention. This league isn’t going away anytime soon, and it’s actually started to become more of an international competition.

This article will not only cover the best NFL betting sites &amp; sportsbooks, but will also provide some tips on how to bet on the NFL.
<h3>Where to bet on NFL</h3>
Knowing where to find the best NFL sportsbooks is a big key if you want to have some success when wagering on this sport. Here are six of the best NFL sportsbooks to use, and all of them are going to be a little bit different.

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At least all sides are talking. That remains the biggest takeaway in the ongoing push to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and pave the way for the legalization of sports betting. The proposals continue to be flawed and require far too many concessions from operators, but, collectively, the ball is moving in the right direction.

Numerous states have already introduced legislation with the expectation that the Supreme Court is going to strike down PASPA, which went into law in 1992 and prohibits state-sponsored betting. Obviously some states, like Nevada, were exempt from the law and continue to take bets on games. Most states fall under the provisions of the act and a lot of those states are considering ways to milk the most revenue out of legalization.

The leagues are doing the same thing. Per a <strong><a href="http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22198782/nba-outlines-plan-professional-sports-leagues-pushing-national-legalized-wagering">report from Brian Windhorst of ESPN</a></strong> on January 24, the NBA has suggested a one percent cut of every bet made on one of its games. Windhorst goes on to say that one of the league’s attorneys also outlined the league’s wish to have betting made legal on smartphones and kiosks, rather than just at racetracks and casinos. The kiosk and smartphone technologies are all available, as evidenced by the sports betting apps and betting terminals at properties within the state of Nevada that accept sports wagers.

Per David Purdum, ESPN’s top gambling writer, in <strong><a href="http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/22006278/indiana-bill-includes-integrity-fee-nba-mlb">his January 19 article</a></strong>, the state of Indiana has proposed a one percent “integrity fee” from the operators. Both MLB and NBA were part of the discussions within the state of Indiana.

Here’s the thing – the operators aren’t going to be in the business of just handing over one percent of the handle for each league. That would be $10 from every $1,000 bet. That certainly doesn’t seem like a lot, right? But, think about it from the sportsbook side of things. The sportsbooks try to achieve balanced books on games, to the point where they will make some money regardless of the outcome. In an ideal world, the books would have 100 bets of $1,000 on Team A and 100 bets of $1,000 on Team B. To simplify the math just a tad, we’ll just use 91 percent for the return (10/11 is 90.9%).

The total amount wagered on Team A is $100,000 and the total amount wagered on Team B is $100,000. Roughly $910 per winning ticket would have to go out, along with the original bet amount. The books are only going to hold about $9,000 in this scenario.

As it is, a $9,000 hold on $200,000 worth of wagers is just 4.5 percent. Now the leagues want one percent of the total amount bet, which means an extra $2,000? And, furthermore, that’s just <em>one</em> league. The NBA. What cut does the NHL want? How about MLB? The NFL won’t settle for what the NBA and NHL are getting. Thus far, the NCAA has been pretty quiet on all of it, but we’ve seen the way that states take a cut for education via the lottery. Will NCAA have more of a leg to stand on with the idea that the money will be kicked back into education?

Sportsbooks simply cannot operate under those conditions. The books are almost never going to be as balanced as this example. If the sportsbooks have a run like they did during the 2017 NFL season when favorites covered at upwards of a 70 percent clip, that additional loss to “integrity fees” is going to be even more significant. Also, as we know, not every bet is going to be $1,000. The margins are just too thin to operate in an environment like that.

These basic hypothetical situations really dumb down the wager counts and big decisions that operators face. They’re not going to be willing to simply hand over the one percent fee on top of other taxes and provisions set by the local, state, and federal governments. With every little bit of revenue taken away from the operators, they’re going to be looking for ways to recoup what they’re losing.

The obvious solution for the sportsbooks is to increase the vig. The industry standard right now is -110. For the player, that represents a break-even percentage of 52.38 percent. In order to recoup monies lost by these fees and likely higher tax rates than the state of Nevada, will operators have to go to -115 vig? That is a 53.49 percent break-even rate for bettors. How about -120, which is a 54.55 percent break-even point?

Is the convenience of betting at your local bar or at a sportsbook in your local casino worth an extra 10 cents of vig? Is the safety of knowing that you are betting in a regulated environment as opposed to the loosely-watched offshore market worth those extra 10 cents? Most bettors would probably answer yes. Most recreational bettors would just be happy to play in an environment like that and will trade the two percent disadvantage for a safer, regulated marketplace.

For the bigger bettors, especially those making a living off of handicapping, this would be a very tough pill to swallow and would encourage them to continue betting offshore. Think about it. If you have to risk $11,000 to win $10,000 instead of $12,000 to win $10,000, that adds up over the course of time.

Furthermore, will each state have a different standard? If the vig is -115 in Ohio, where the tax rates are a little lower, and the vig is -120 in Pennsylvania and Michigan, what will that mean for the states? A lot of states originally got casinos because they were losing too many dollars to neighboring states with casinos just outside of their borders. Will Ohio keep its -115 and reap the benefits of bettors crossing the border? Will there be pressure from the other states for Ohio to maintain the same -120 vig as its neighbors? Will it become a federal issue?

There are so many unanswered questions at this stage of the game. What we have seen to date is that the state legislatures are open to discussion and the leagues are increasingly coming around to the realization that this will happen. Unfortunately, those two parties seem to have unrealistic expectations of what they can ask from the operators. If that is the only way that operators can set up shop in those states, the consumer is going to have to pay the difference.

Progress is happening, but it is very slow. Operators are ready to pounce and have likely been creating their own infrastructure behind closed doors so that they can start in New Jersey and some of these other states right away, but the financial framework of legalization is filled with so many challenges that it’s fair to wonder how close we actually are to being able to walk to our local watering holes and throw $20 on a game or swing past the casino and throw a nickel on the home team.

Coming to an agreement that works for all parties is never easy when it comes to dollars and cents, but we’re no longer dealing with intangibles and that’s why we’ll cross the goal line sooner rather than later.

Progress Being Made in Quest to Legalize Sports Betting, But At What Cost to Bettors?