Author: Rowan Donaghey

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Sports Fanatic. Rowan Donaghey is a NFL, College Football and Betting insider for Gridironheroics.com covering the New Orleans Saints, Tulane Greenwave and weekly betting lines on both NFL and NCAA.

The moment you have all been waiting for, NFL week 1. Nothing gets the whole country riled up together more than football, and week 1 is a nation wide party. I placed 8 bets for this weekend, can you tell I am excited? I will share my 6 favorites, these are my NFL picks week 1. The Red Beard: NFL Picks Week 1 Buffalo Bills v Los Angeles Rams Over 52 This game is the official kick off of the season, and it just would not feel right with out some action on it. Instead of trying to pick a…

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Week 2 of college football, finally the madness has died down a tad bit. Bettors have the almighty NFL to focus on, but first, Saturday. Let us dive into The Red Beard: College Football Picks. The Red Beard: College Football Picks Week 2. (09/10/22) College Football Picks – Underdogs: This week I have 2 overs to play as well as 2 underdogs, one I am taking the points and another I am taking straight up as a slight dog, betting against the “sharp bettors” as they call themselves. Houston +120 v Texas Tech This game opened at even money on…

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When it comes to the NFL everybody can pick a favorite. Buffalo Bills -240 to win the AFC East, or the Green Bay Packers to win the NFC North at -170. Let’s look at other Division Title bets with value. All of these bets have + money value and are not the popular opinion. However these are the bets I have made due to the “anything can happen” mindset coming into a brand new season. Division Title: Denver Broncos +275 to win AFC West Russell Wilson is that good, good enough to lead this team to the Division Title. At…

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This is the last Sunday without NFL football. Week 1 is always one of the most exciting weeks in the regular season. Division games are usually right behind them on the excitement scale. Which is why I am going to dive into specifically the division matchup for each division taking place on week 1. AFC North Division Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers v Cincinnati Bengals The AFC North is one of the most competitive divisions in the NFL right now. Cincinnati will have the luxury of starting their first game at home, luxury is the complete opposite however of having to face…

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Saturday night in Uptown New Orleans, the Tulane Green Wave football team will take the field against UMASS. Today via twitter the Green Wave reveal the week 1 uniforms. https://twitter.com/GreenWaveFB/status/1565716349820755970?s=20&t=Lb56bAhzu7BAjTiX_NwT_w Bringing out the all sky blue threads to start this season off. Blue pants, blue jerseys, and blue helmets to match. Usually Tulane wears white pants with the sky blue jerseys. Before being known as the “Green Wave”, Tulane athletics were known as the “Olive and Blue” for 26 years from 1893 to 1919. The all sky blue uniforms were made to pay homage to the past. The storied University…

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The city is buzzing, with 4 days left until the season opener, Tulane Green Wave is ready for the season. New Orleans Saints legend, Archie Manning stopped by practice on Wednesday to give the team some wisdom and energy for their first game. https://twitter.com/GreenWaveFB/status/1565002801444429824?s=20&t=EUGHIcfhPiQ-dkjyegOGMw Tuesday the team enjoyed a snowball day during practice. That night the equipment team spent the hours getting the Helmets ready. All in all, the city of New Orleans is buzzing with energy for this Green Wave football season. https://twitter.com/GreenWaveFB/status/1564820538576584705?s=20&t=EUGHIcfhPiQ-dkjyegOGMw With expectations on this team this season high, the excitement is even higher. The city is…

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With week 0 or whatever that was called last weekend is over, it is time for some real football action. This week I have 6 college football picks to get us back into plus money. Here are The Red Beard: College Football Picks Week 1. Thursday 09/01/22 Oklahoma State vs. Central Michigan Thursday night offers some good matchups to watch. However there is only one number that stands out to me. That number is Oklahoma State as 20.5 point favorites over Central Michigan. Coming into this season Oklahoma State is ranked #12 in the top 25. I am looking for…

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College Football Week 1 is officially kicking off this week. The Tulane Green Wave football team will start their season off against UMASS on Saturday. The Green Wave are projected by experts to go 6-6 on the season. However a lot of games on the schedule give them close to a 50% chance to win. Last season was a total failure for Tulane Green Wave football. They had expectations of contending for a bowl game. Instead of taking the next step forward, turnovers caused them to only have 2 wins total. New Year Means a Fresh Slate This season Head…

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There are four New Orleans Saints season props that caught my eye. Let’s dive in to each one individually. As part of Who Dat Nation these four New Orleans Saints season props will make the season a little more exciting. Right now these season props have the best value you will get on them all season. New Orleans Saints to win the division +300 The Saints schedule is a tough one, however the division is looking like a two dog fight between the Saints and Buccaneers. In which the saints are undefeated against Tampa Bay since they signed Tom Brady.…

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The football season is finally here, after weeks of watching NFL pre-season games. The first official games for us to consume and bet on are this Saturday in the NCAAF slate. So let me shift my focus for a day or two from MLB and handicap this weekends games. As we start counting The Red Beard record on the season. Right now it is a fresh beginning, nothing from last year matters. All the noise is on this Uconn vs. Utah St game for some reason the Uconn +27 is the bet being taken worldwide. I am going stay away…

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