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Matt Bush-Imagn Images Two teams who faded down the stretch of their respective conference seasons meet in Detroit for a chance at redemption. Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, is a vaunted tradition in Ontario, with Dec. 26 considered a provincial holiday, akin to its more famous neighbor holidays like Christmas and New Year’s Day. Across the Detroit River, just … [Read more...] about 2024 GameAbove Bowl Game Preview: Toledo Rockets vs. Pittsburgh Panthers

Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images The Huskies erased a ten-point halftime deficit to win back-to-back bowl games for just the second time in school history. The Northern Illinois Huskies erased a ten-point second half deficit, and kept pace long enough in extra time to beat the Fresno State Bulldogs in double overtime by a final score of 28-20 and claim the Famous Idaho … [Read more...] about NIU gets tricky late in 28-20 2OT Potato Bowl win over Fresno State

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Day two of the first round of the college football playoff and three bangers on tap. Don’t look now, but someone’s on a heater. Yesterday evening’s playoff game saw our best bets go 3-0 and our Take a Chance parlay ten Riley Leonard rush yards from cashing also. That’s a solid day... profitable and almost perfect. I’ll take a bunch … [Read more...] about Bet Belt: SMU versus Penn State

Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images The Huskies head west, to the blue turf of Boise, to take on the Bulldogs for just the sixth time. The Northern Illinois Huskies and Fresno State Bulldogs, a pair of teams ravaged by the transfer porter, will square off in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl this Monday afternoon. The teams have had almost a month off, both last playing on … [Read more...] about 2024 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Preview: Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images Then final first round game is maybe the most important. As a general idea, the college football playoffs were great in theory. We had hopes that they’d be nail biting excitement played by the 12 best teams in all of football. Now, there are still games to go and the rounds of 8 and 4 to go, but home field atmosphere aside, these first … [Read more...] about Bet Belt: Tennessee at Ohio State