Oddsmaker: South Florida drawing heavy action

Michael Perry is an oddsmaker with Logans.com.

Pittsburgh at South Florida (-13 ½, 49)

South Florida is trying to show last season's success was no fluke, and the program deserves a spot in the top 10 rankings. The betting public is heavy on South Florida, with the Bulls getting 74 percent of the action.

The game opened  at -13 at many other shops, but we figured the people would be on South Florida and we opened it -13 ½ and haven't moved it yet. 

I can’t blame the public for not wanting to back Pitt. The Panthers have underachieved all season and still haven't covered a game this year (although some people may have gotten Pitt at pick against Iowa, a game it won 21-20).

I can also understand the support for the Bulls because the wins they've notched have come against much stiffer competition (Kansas and NC State). Pitt's only decent win this season was the Iowa game, and Iowa just got beat at home to Northwestern last week.

The total opened 48 Tuesday, and has since rose all the way to 50. We are very heavy on the over (73 percent are on the over, mainly at 49 and 49 ½).

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Posted by AustinHoopDream
4 years ago

i like s fla as well. the boards are all over Pitt. is this the board fading the public big time? the public is occasionally right. and besides...how hard is it to get on covers. covers IS the public
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Posted by wmtitan30
4 years ago

im worried about a late score with pitt.. if sfla is up enough to drop in prevent and give a late td.. south florida and the over at home.... 38-17
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Posted by heatseeker2721
4 years ago

i think pitt backdoor...it sucks i am betting..SFLA..something tells me.
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Posted by txcolt436
4 years ago

sflordia has covered once this year. I think they have their offense rolling and will win by 14=17 pts. Pitt is very unpredictable they have barely beat teams that they should. They are 0-4 ats this year as favorites. Does anyone have info on the O/U
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Posted by Wiz66
4 years ago

My favorite weekly article on Covers...Mike Perry says, "take Pitt tonight...the books are."
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Posted by Osirus13
4 years ago

and if you want to lose money youd listen to pmc. South fla wins this game, come on now
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Posted by pmc3
4 years ago

if you had any betting knowledge or a big weiner you would take pitt moeny line to the house
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Posted by heatseeker2721
4 years ago

"i think pitt backdoor...it sucks i am betting..SFLA..something tells me."

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MLB: Milwaukee vs. St. Louis
Pick:
St. Louis
Start:
May 18, 2013 - 7:15 PM
Capper:
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Offered at:
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Analysis:

I've cashed the Cardinals multiple times earlier in the week as a free play winner and think Saturday happens to be a good time to jump on them again as they host the Milwaukee Brewers. They took Friday's opener, 7-6, which was their 13th win in 16 games.  Milwaukee is going the other way right now, losing 13 of 15.  This series appears to be a big mismatch.  St. Louis is now 7-1 vs. Milwaukee this year.

Here are my keys to the game:

1.  Lance Lynn - I have to start here. He's 6-1 in his eight starts with a 2.88 ERA.  At home, he's 4-0 with a 2.00 ERA. Since his 1st start of the year, he's allowed more than three runs only one time.  Needless to say, I don't think Brewers starter Marco Estrada will be much match for him. Estrada has an 8.22 ERA his last three starts, though he did win his last.

2.  Hitting woes - The bottom four hitters in Milwaukee's lineup showed why they are hitting higher in the order Friday night, going a combined 0 for 15 Friday.  Heading into yesterday, the Brewers were averaging just 3.3 runs per game on the road.

3. X-Factor - The Cardinals seem to have solved their previous bullpen woes somewhat with Edward Mujica having saved all 12 games in 12 opportunities. 

Selection: The play is on the St. Louis Cardinals (1*).

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