A pair of former Southwest Conference rivals will meet in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl 2024 as the Arkansas Razorbacks take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Arkansas (6-6) has won five of its last six bowl games but enters Friday’s contest with three defeats over its last four games of the 2024 college football season. Meanwhile, Texas Tech (8-4) has won three of its last four games and has also won three straight bowl games. The Razorbacks lead the all-time series, 29-8, but the Red Raiders won their last matchup in 2015.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tenn. The Razorbacks are favored by 1 point in the latest Arkansas vs. Texas Tech odds, while the over/under is 51.5 points per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Texas Tech vs. Arkansas picks, you’ll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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In an exciting matchup between Texas Tech and Arkansas in the 2024 Liberty Bowl, fans and bettors alike are eagerly anticipating the outcome. Both teams have had successful seasons and are hungry for a win in this bowl game.
The odds for this game are currently in favor of Arkansas, with a -3.5 point spread. The over/under for the game is set at 52.5 points.
In terms of score prediction, the proven model is leaning towards a close game with a final score of Texas Tech 28, Arkansas 31. This suggests that the game will be a high-scoring affair with both teams putting up a strong offensive performance.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 3:30 PM EST on December 31, 2024, so be sure to tune in and catch all the action.
For those looking to place bets on this game, the proven model suggests taking Arkansas to cover the spread and the over on total points scored. Both teams have the potential to put up big numbers on the scoreboard, making this an exciting bet to consider.
Overall, this game is shaping up to be a thrilling matchup between two talented teams. Make sure to follow along and see who comes out on top in the 2024 Liberty Bowl.
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The beauty of the NBA is you will never be short on prop-betting options for a given slate.
From points to steals and three-pointers, FanDuel Sportsbook’s NBA odds are overflowing with possibilities. We’re here to help you sift through it all.
Using FanDuel Research’s daily NBA projections as a guide, here are some NBA player prop bets that look appealing on FanDuel.
Please note: lines and projections are subject to change throughout the day after this article is published. All NBA odds come from FanDuel Sportsbook.
Anfernee Simons has a great shot to punch above his weight class in tonight’s soft matchup against the Utah Jazz.
Simons is averaging 22.2 combined points and assists (PA) and has cleared 24.5 PA at a 50.0% clip this season — right in line with the 50% implied probability courtesy of these +100 odds.
The kicker? Utah comes in with the worst defensive rating in the league. Simons is averaging a massive 28.3 PA against the bottom 10 defenses in the NBA. He sailed past 24.5 PA in six out of seven games in this split (85.7%). In the lone miss, Simons was reduced to 28 minutes in a 42-point blowout.
To add, the Jazz are playing at the 12th-fastest pace in the league. They’re also letting up the second-most three-point attempts (3PA) and three-point makes (3PM) per game. Simons nets 42.5% of his points from behind the arc and is due for positive three-point shooting regression based on his long-term averages. With Utah coughing up the third-most points and sixth-most assists per 36 minutes to guards, it’s easy to like Simons in this spot.
Tyrese Haliburton is starting to put his early season struggles behind him, and I want to trail his success while the market is still meh on him.
The Indiana Pacers are riding a five-game winning streak. Haliburton is averaging 29.4 PA in this span, up from 26.6 PA on the season.
Tonight, Indy will fight to keep that streak alive against a tough Oklahoma City Thunder group. The Pacers (6th) and Thunder (11th) each play at an accelerated pace, which should aid Haliburton’s counting stats. He’s netting 29.4 PA versus fellow top 14 pace teams and cleared 25.5 PA in six out of eight (75.0%) of these contests.
It doesn’t hurt that the Pacers will play this one on their home court. Haliburton’s home vs. away stats are drastic — he’s accumulating only 23.9 PA on the road but manages a massive 30.4 PA at home. He has gone over 25.5 PA in 8 out of 12 games (66.7%) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
OKC has the top defense in the league but will be knocked down a peg with Alex Caruso (hip) out. Caruso leads the entire NBA in defensive rating and would have drawn a key assignment opposite Haliburton.
Our NBA projections expect Haliburton to net a stampeding 29.5 PA in this one.
From a game environment perspective, this Chicago Bulls–Atlanta Hawks showdown takes the cake for Thursday’s slate. The Hawks (2nd) and Bulls (3rd) operate at two of the fastest paces in the league, leaving us with a slate-high 242.5 over/under.
Both clubs’ starting point guards have an ideal outlook. Let’s start with Coby White.
White is averaging 25.3 combined points, rebounds, and assists (PRA). Tonight’s date with an Atlanta group that ranks second in pace and 18th in defensive rating could do wonders for his stats.
Here’s a look at White’s PRA output in games against teams that fare in the top 10 of pace and the bottom 25 of defensive rating: 32, 31, 35, 33, 33, 14, and 27 PRA.
Coby averaged 29.3 PRA in this split. He achieved north of 26 PRA in all but one game and notched 31-plus PRA in five out of seven contests. The lone miss came against the Dallas Mavericks, who rank 11th in defense. White went an uncharacteristic 3-for-13 from the field in that one.
It’s hard to deny White in a matchup like this. Our projections forecast him to log 28.3 PRA.
Let’s turn our focus to Trae Young, who has been scoring 29.0 points per game across his last three.
Young’s hot-and-cold nature has been on display this season. He’s scored 24-plus points in just as many games (11) as he’s scored 18 or fewer points (11). The Bulls, who rank third in pace and 25th in defense, could bring out his hot side tonight.
Trae is averaging 24.5 points against the bottom 12 defenses in the league. He notched 25 at a 53.8% clip in this 13-game split, but these +110 odds imply only a 47.6% probability.
In eight games against clubs that fare in the bottom 12 of defense and the top 20 of pace, Young is netting 25.1 points and hit the quarter mark at a 62.5% rate.
Chicago surrenders the fifth-most 3PA per game, as well as the seventh-most points to opposing guards. In turn, our projections have Young down for 25.9 points this evening.
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LeBron James Over 25.5 Points
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to take on the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. James has been on a tear this season, averaging over 25 points per game. With the Warriors struggling defensively, look for James to have a big scoring night and easily surpass his point total.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Over 10.5 Rebounds
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will be facing off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Giannis is a dominant force on the boards, averaging over 13 rebounds per game this season. With the 76ers missing key big men due to injury, look for Giannis to feast on the glass and easily exceed his rebound total.
Luka Doncic Over 8.5 Assists
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will be taking on the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Doncic has been one of the top playmakers in the league this season, averaging over 9 assists per game. With his elite passing skills and the Blazers’ struggles on defense, look for Doncic to have a big night distributing the ball and surpass his assist total.
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Our football betting expert Jones Knows is back to provide more Premier League insight and sees more misery for Tottenham at Nottingham Forest.
Manchester City vs Everton, Boxing Day, 12.30pm
To beat this Manchester City you need to be brave with the ball in transition and show ruthlessness with your finishing.
Everton are not that team.
Sean Dyche’s men are a tough nut to crack but are woefully toothless in attack, failing to score in six of their last seven Premier League matches.
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In that period they have the lowest expected goals return of any team and have created the fewest bigger chances. One goal should be enough for City to win this game – and boy do they need it.
The win to nil at 11/8 with Sky Bet is a nice alternative to the outright 1/3 on a home win.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-0
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace, Boxing Day, 3pm
No team have made more tackles in the Premier League than Crystal Palace (709) since February 1 and this encounter could be a tackle frenzy.
Ismaila Sarr is not only contributing from an attacking standpoint, he’s getting stuck in off the ball too with his tackle count soaring in recent weeks.
He has made at least one tackle in six of his last seven appearances, totalling 10 tackles in all. The fact he plays more centrally than he’s done in the past is seeing him encounter tight spaces and turnover opportunities hence why more tackles are being racked up.
The 11/4 with Sky Bet for Sarr to register two or more tackles is a price to consider.
Despite these two teams both heading here on the back of 0-0 draws, goals should be on the menu.
Chelsea’s games this season have averaged 3.67 goals per game and Fulham have scored in every away game this season, including netting twice at Liverpool and Manchester City. The Boxing Day factor should help the goals flow too. In the last 18 Premier League games played on December 26, there have been an average of four goals per game.
Perhaps the festive mood inside the stadium in terms of atmosphere helps the game flow to a higher tempo which in turn spikes the goal output. Who knows?
Anyway, the 4/5 with Sky Bet on both teams to score and over 2.5 goals should give punters a great run.
Game of the day material this one, involving two top teams on the back of impressive results. They’ll both be hoping to motor towards the top four spots over the next few months as one looks up for grabs with Manchester City’s demise, Tottenham’s troubles and Manchester United’s mediocrity.
If Villa play with their same swagger in midfield as they did against Manchester City then the 11/4 with Sky Bet on an away win could turn out to be a cracking bet.
The axis of Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara with Youri Tielemans playing advanced worked a charm with Tielemans especially flourishing in that role. His output this season has been excellent – he’s got six assists already and Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer have created more chances than him this season (39).
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The rise of Nuno Espirito Santo’s side can be seen through the markets here where Forest are well-backed favourites at 13/10 to beat Tottenham, who are great fun but not a team to take seriously playing in this current style. One area Forest have the edge in this encounter is at centre-back where Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo are an elite partnership.
The manager has built a team around their strengths and Murillo, especially, is making his mark – I’m not sure there is a better all-round central defender in the Premier League on current form.
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His threat in the attacking third is also relevant from a betting perspective as his price of 5/2 with Sky Bet for two or more shots looks attractive. He’s had at least one shot in 11 of his last 12 games, hitting the two-or-more line four times. With Spurs’ vulnerabilities from set-pieces, he’s likely to threaten that shots line.
The Saints battled their way to a hard-earned and deserved goalless draw at Fulham, restricting Marco Silva’s side side to an expected goals figure of 1.04. It was a performance that had Ivan Juric’s stamp all over it despite him not being officially in charge. His work at Torino, where they finished ninth last season before leaving for Roma, was built on solid foundations in defence. Only Inter Milan, Juventus and Bologna conceded fewer goals than Torino last season.
It’s obviously worth treading carefully with any Saints bets in the early stages of the new manager and even though the overall numbers in the Premier League scream profit for over 2.5 goals backers, the under 2.5 line here at 6/5 with Sky Bet is too big to pass up.
Analysing the metrics behind both Wolves and Manchester United’s last results is why using such data is an important and intriguing part of making decisions regarding outcomes of football matches.
Wolves scored three goals from an expected goals figure of 1.11 from just eight shots while United drew a blank in their 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth despite creating 2.28 expected goals from 28 shots.
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This tells us despite winning 3-0 we can’t go too overboard about Wolves turning a corner and perhaps United are moving in the right direction despite just taking seven points from six Premier League games under Ruben Amorim.
The market certainly thinks so as they have the away side priced up at odds-on here at 19/20 with Sky Bet. That’s too short to back for me but it wouldn’t surprise me if United do start to find some consistency in the coming weeks. Keep them on your side would be my advice.
This could be a repeat of what Newcastle did to Leicester a couple of weeks ago where they battered them 4-0 in one of the most one-sided games of the season. Leicester were just camped inside their own half with no confidence or ability to sustain any pressure to get themselves up the pitch. It was wave after wave and ended with Newcastle posting 27 shots, 11 on target and scoring four goals.
Trying to find bets in the Liverpool handicap or their total over-goals line is the correct punting strategy but the prices are so tight with the market expecting them to win this by three goals. That makes this game devilishly hard to find any squeak of value. A major thrashing could be on the cards though so Liverpool to defy a -5 goal handicap could be live although ideally I’d want bigger than 7/1 with Sky Bet.
SCORE PREDICTION: 6-0
Brighton vs Brentford, Friday, 7.30pm
It’s the football betting guru derby. Owners Tony Bloom and Matthew Benham both made their fortunes beating the betting markets using ahead-of-their-time models and have now built two of the best-run football empires in the world, especially in Brighton’s case and I want to be with them here.
Brentford have lost 19 of their last 24 matches away at Premier League teams and are a very one-dimensional and stale team on the road.
The market does like them in certain spots which always does make me think they’re too short – and I think Brighton have got a great chance of winning this game, especially as Brentford are missing their best player in Ethan Pinnock. In the 19 games without Pinnock in the Premier League since the start of the 22/23 season their win percentage drops from 40 per cent to 15 per cent.
I’m very greedy though when it comes to backing outright short prices, and I’m always looking to boost where possible and I think adding both teams to score to the Brighton win is worth it in this case when it takes the price to 7/4 with Sky Bet. Both teams have scored in 14 of Brighton’s last 15 games in all competitions. And if you had backed the opposition to beat Brentford and both teams to score in their last eight away games you’d have landed a winner at odds-against prices seven times.
“It is crystal clear that we are going to have to show a different side of us in these next few games,” said Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna after his team were ripped apart by Newcastle.
Reading between the lines, this means that Ipswich are going to slip into a deep defensive block, frustrate and try to stay in the game. It’s a defensive structure that Arsenal have struggled against this season, most notably in their 0-0 with Everton.
It’s doubtful whether Ipswich can repeat that level of organisation but with this one-way game likely to be on the cards there are betting angles to exploit with Arsenal’s corner lines. I think they could rack up a healthy number here and the 11/10 with Sky Bet for nine or more Arsenal corners should go close if Ipswich can stay in the game early on.
This is a detailed article providing insights and predictions for various Premier League matches. The article is structured with headings for each match, providing analysis and score predictions.
The first match discussed is Manchester City vs Everton. The analysis highlights Everton’s struggles in attack and predicts a win for Manchester City, suggesting a win to nil bet at 11/8 with Sky Bet.
The article continues to discuss other matches such as Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace, Chelsea vs Fulham, Newcastle vs Aston Villa, and Southampton vs West Ham, providing score predictions and betting tips for each game.
A notable prediction is for the match between Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham, where the author predicts a win for Nottingham Forest at 13/10 and highlights the strength of Forest’s center-back partnership as a key factor.
The article also includes video highlights and images related to the matches being discussed, adding a multimedia element to the analysis.
Overall, the article provides a comprehensive preview of the upcoming Premier League matches, offering betting tips and insights for readers interested in football predictions.
Are you ready for another exciting weekend of Premier League action? Well, get ready to make your predictions and place your bets because Nottingham Forest is set to turn up the heat on Ange Postecoglou and Spurs.
Nottingham Forest has been on a roll lately, winning their last five games in all competitions. They are currently sitting in third place in the Championship and are looking to make a statement against Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham, on the other hand, has been struggling in recent weeks, with only one win in their last five league games. Manager Ange Postecoglou is under pressure to turn things around quickly or risk falling further behind in the race for a top-four finish.
So, who will come out on top in this crucial match? Will Nottingham Forest continue their winning streak, or will Spurs bounce back and secure a much-needed victory?
As for the best bets of the weekend, keep an eye on the following matches:
– Manchester City vs. Chelsea: A top-of-the-table clash that could go either way. Both teams are in top form, so expect a tight and exciting game.
– Arsenal vs. Brighton: Arsenal has been on a good run of form lately and will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak against Brighton.
– Leicester City vs. Manchester United: A must-win game for both teams as they look to stay in the hunt for a top-four finish.
Make sure to do your research and place your bets wisely. Good luck and enjoy the weekend of Premier League action!
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