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ESPN: VOLS best value bet in the nation to win the SEC
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:21 am
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:21 am
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Vegas favorite: Alabama Crimson Tide (13-5 odds)
FPI favorite: Georgia Bulldogs (25 percent chance to win)
Value bet: Tennessee Volunteers(11-1 odds, 13 percent by FPI)
CG Technology pins Alabama (13-5) as the favorite to win the SEC, but FPI projects that Georgia has the best chance to win the conference. The main reason that FPI favors Georgia is its schedule; Alabama is projected to play the toughest schedule in the nation and has to deal with a loaded SEC West, while Georgia has a fairly manageable path to the SEC championship game through the SEC East.
For this same reason, Tennessee is the best value bet in the nation. The Vols currently have the seventh-best odds to win the SEC, but FPI projects that they have the third-best chance (and a higher chance than Alabama) to win the conference. A $100 bet on Tennessee would result in an expected return of $74, based on the current Vegas and FPI odds, best of any Power 5 team.
The Vols return an SEC-high 18 starters to a team that improved in all three phases of the game last season. They have signed consecutive top-five recruiting classes, so they have the talent on their roster to compete. Add in the fact that as a member of the SEC East, Tennessee has fewer teams to contend with for a division title, and the Vols may be the best "sleeper" in the country entering the season.
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:23 am to Phat Phil
...but y'all are only expecting around 8 wins right?
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:25 am to Phat Phil
"Best value" means the best benefit available in a tradeoff of selective circumstances
So... Congrats on being the most popular choice for gambling addicts and poor people
So... Congrats on being the most popular choice for gambling addicts and poor people
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:27 am to Phat Phil
Pretty much, ESPN is saying, "Tennessee is going to win the SEC for sure."
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:31 am to Team Vote
Ain't that special (Church Lady voice)?
Funny how TN wouldn't piss on ESPN if they were on fire until..........
Funny how TN wouldn't piss on ESPN if they were on fire until..........
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:32 am to Team Vote
0-18 against Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Missouri since 2010. But sure, load up on the Vols
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:35 am to Phat Phil
Much like the fool and his money, if only the SECRant could be parted from you.
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:35 am to Phat Phil
Love it. This is just adding to the magnitude of the inevitable trainwreck.
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:39 am to Oizers
This was written by the media, just FYI for everyone. The UT fanbase did not all chip in to write this. But ya'll don't care
Posted on 7/24/15 at 10:44 am to Phat Phil
Another fricking fat phil VOLS thread
Posted on 7/24/15 at 12:25 pm to Phat Phil
I would take out a loan and put a bundle down if I was a UT fan.
Posted on 7/24/15 at 12:28 pm to MrAUTigers
God, we are going to ransack the SEC THIS YEAR.
Posted on 7/24/15 at 12:45 pm to Phat Phil
Yea but yall still won't win so why would I waste my money?
Posted on 7/24/15 at 12:47 pm to Phat Phil
dizney window lickers have weighed in... (thank Zod!!)
Posted on 7/24/15 at 12:56 pm to Phat Phil
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Phat Phil
Is that because this year as a collective your team has molested more women than the rest of the conference combined?
UThug.
Good luck with that Fulmer Cup this year. It's the only trophy you'll earn this year.
Posted on 7/24/15 at 1:15 pm to austingator
Butch couldn't beat the Chimp.
TeN that's all
TeN that's all
Posted on 7/24/15 at 1:15 pm to Phat Phil
There is zero chance, so it is a zero value bet.
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