SEASON PREVIEWS
Season Previews
2021-2022 Preseason Sports Previews – Top Analysis and Projections
Our 2021-2022 preseason sports previews are detailed, thoroughly researched, and comprehensive. All of Sports Betting Smarts’ previews offer insights into a team’s starting lineup, premium backups, coaching staff, and front office. We review a club’s recent history, chart its trends, and provide a preseason projection. Each of our articles considers how a club will perform within its division and looks at its chances of making the playoffs. Note, in creating our articles, we use the latest information from the best sources, synthesizing it to create profiles that are accurate, detailed, and exceptionally helpful.
Season Sports Previews – Professional Teams
Sports Betting Smarts offers full preseason sports previews of the top professional US leagues, including the NFL and NBA. In addition, we provide analysis of all MLB and NHL teams, and English Premier League projections. Included are ratings of each team in terms of league specifics. For example, our full season NFL previews rate quarterbacks, offensive lines, receiving corps, running backs, defenses, and special teams on a scale of 1-10.
Along with offering individual team breakdowns, we also include division evaluations for all US leagues and overall conference rundowns. These summaries help to give sports bettors a solid perspective on how each team will fair in relationship to the other clubs in their division and conference. For the English Premier League, we include our picks for those teams that have the best chance of earning spots in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Additionally, we’ll project which professional teams are likely to face relegation. Plus, we’ll provide you with top FIFA World Cup analysis and predictions.
College Previews
Sports Betting Smarts includes preseason college football and basketball analysis and projections. We cover in-depth all Power Five conferences, the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC. In addition, we offer extended previews of the AP’s preseason top-25 NCAAF and NCAAM teams. Our college football previews also include the Group of Five conferences, the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. In addition, we provide analysis of the six Independent college football teams. All of our previews include team and individual stats, analysis of premium players, a review of recent history, and evaluation of coaching and the team’s vets and incoming class.
Betting Futures
Our professional and college sports betting projections are especially useful for futures wagering as well as any bets being made during the first few weeks of the season when teams are just starting to establish themselves. As a reminder, future’s odds, which are available for the next season when the most recent season ends, change continuously. Also, futures odds are available even after the season starts.
Season Sports Previews – Final Thoughts
Along with using our 2021-2022 preseason sports previews to make decisions on futures betting and games played early in the season, you may also utilize them as a season-long foundational element for matchups. As a season progresses, prior to making your picks, you’ll also want to access the latest team, player, and organization developments and information. Of course, Sports Betting Smarts provides the best free picks anywhere on the internet. Always check with us prior to betting. Plus, if you’re looking for a top bookmaker or the most advantageous odds, we’ve got them. When it comes to sports betting, we are your number one resource.
NCAAF Season Previews
Our FBS Independent preview 2021 finds that many of these teams will be very competitive.
Our SEC preview 2021 notes that this is the best conference in college football with the Alabama Crimson Tide being the best of the best.
Our Sun Belt Conference preview 2021 observes that of the Group of Five this conference is ranked third, between the Mountain West Conference and C-USA.
Our Mountain West preview 2021 projects the Boise State Broncos to be dominant in the Mountain Division.
Our MAC preview 2021 notes that in the Group of Five this is presently the lowest rated conference.
Our C-USA preview 2021 observes that of the Group of Five leagues this one is fourth-ranked.
Our Group of Five preview 2021 offers analysis, matchups, and projections for each team in each conference.
Our Big Ten preview 2021 observes that this 14-team conference is the second-ranked league in the nation.
Our 2021 ACC football preview sees the Clemson Tigers as the top team in the Atlantic Division and the North Carolina Tar Heels as number one in the Coastal.
Our Big 12 preview questions as to whether this conference will be competitive when it comes to securing a CFP spot?
NFL Previews
Our AFC West preview 2021 finds that this conference could be more competitive than most might think.
NCAAM Previews
Our Purdue basketball preview 2021 - 22 notes that in the past 16 years, the Boilermakers have been to the NCAA Tournament 12 times.
Our Ohio State basketball preview 2021 - 22 observes that although the Buckeyes have gone to the last three NCAA Tournaments, the furthest they’ve gotten is the Round of 32.
Our Wisconsin basketball preview 2021 - 22 notes that the Badgers have been to the Big Dance three of the last five tournaments. In 2017, they went to the Sweet 16.
Our Rutgers basketball preview 2021 - 22 observes that last season the Scarlet Knights did something they had not done in 30 years. That is, they went back to the NCAA Tournament.
Our Penn State basketball preview 2021 - 22 notes that few teams have experienced more coaching turnovers recently than the Nittany Lions have.
Our Northwestern basketball preview 2021 - 22 notes that it took coach Chris Collins (118-134 Northwestern/Overall/8 years) four years to get the Wildcats to the Big Dance.
Our Nebraska basketball preview 2021 - 22 observes that over the past few years, the Cornhuskers have seen a lot of turnover in players with eligibility.
Our Minnesota basketball preview 2021 - 22 observes that the Golden Gophers enter a new era as Ben Johnson, a first-time college head coach, starts his first season at the helm.
Our Michigan State basketball preview 2021 - 22 observes that although the Spartans lose some scoring in front and see three players from the backcourt depart, they return a solid core.
Our Michigan basketball preview 2021 - 22 notes that the Wolverines continue to be in the midst of late-round Big Dance action.
Our Iowa basketball preview 2021 - 22 finds that the Hawkeyes saw a load of talent leave after their disappointing loss to Oregon in round two of the NCAA.
Our Maryland basketball preview 2021 - 22 finds that the Terrapins got a lot out of each player last year. They went 17-14 overall and 9-11 in the Big Ten during what was a transitional year.
Our Indiana basketball preview 2021 - 22 notes that the last time the Hoosiers went to the NCAA Tournament was 2016. That year, they were eliminated by North Carolina 101-86 in the Sweet 16.
Our Illinois basketball preview 2021 - 22 observes that the Fighting Illini did something last year that they had not done since 2005. That is, they won the Big Ten Tournament.
Our Mountain West basketball preview 2021 - 2022 projects the top two teams in this conference to be the Colorado State Rams and San Diego State Aztecs.
NBA Previews
Our Utah Jazz preview 2021 observes that last season this team went 52-20, finishing first in the division and first in the conference.
Our Portland Trail Blazers preview 2021 finds that for most of this team’s 50-year history they have been playoff bound.
Our Oklahoma City Thunder preview 2021 observes that since 2008 when this team moved from Seattle, they’ve made it into the postseason 10-of-13 seasons.
Our Minnesota Timberwolves preview 2021 finds that this team has been to the playoffs once in the last 17 years.
Our Denver Nuggets preview 2021 finds that for the past three seasons, this team has been on a roll. Each of those three years, the Nuggets have made the playoffs.
Our Sacramento Kings preview 2021 observes that the last time this team won the title, they were known as the Rochester Royals, and in the Semis, they defeated the Minneapolis Lakers.
Our Phoenix Suns preview 2021 observes that for the third time in their 50-plus-year history, this team made it to the NBA Finals.
Our Los Angeles Lakers preview 2021 notes that after a playoff drought of six years and going without an NBA championship for nine, in 2019-2020, this team scored their 18th league title.
Our LA Clippers preview 2021 finds that this team, which has finished second or better in the Pacific Division for a decade and made the playoffs nine times, will struggle this year.
Our Golden State Warriors preview 2021 observes that from 2014-15 through 2018-19, this team made five straight NBA Championship rounds, winning three titles.
Our San Antonio Spurs preview 2021 notes that this team has always been a powerhouse. In fact, from 1998 through 2014, Spurs went to the NBA Finals six times, winning five titles.
Our New Orleans Pelicans preview 2021 notes that in their first 19 years this team has been to the postseason seven times.
In creating our Memphis Grizzlies preview 2021, we note that last year for the first time in three seasons, this team made the playoffs.
Our Houston Rockets preview 2021 observes that after eight straight seasons of making it into the postseason, the wheels came off the bus last season.
Our Dallas Mavericks preview 2021 observes that the last time this team was competitive in the postseason was 2011.
Soccer Previews
Our Fourth Five EPL preview 2021 – 22, that is our fourth and final tier of five teams, is comprised of the football clubs we feel are most likely to be caught in the relegation vortex
In our Third Five EPL preview 2021 – 22, you’ll definitely find some middle-of-the-road teams as well as those that could possibly slip into the bottom tier.
Our Second Five EPL preview 2021 – 22 includes Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In our First Five EPL preview 2021 - 22, we like Manchester City and project them to be the top of the pack in the First Five
Our English Premier League Preview 2021 includes a breakdown of the 20 teams into four segments of five each.
NHL Previews
After winning the Cup in 2019, our Saint Louis Blues preview 2021 - 22 notes that in the past two seasons, this team has not made it past the initial round of the playoffs.
After 12 seasons where they missed the playoffs 11 times, our Toronto Maple Leafs preview 2021 - 22 observes that for the past five years,
Last season, the Nashville Predators (31-23-2) finished second in the Central Division and made their seventh straight Stanley Cup Playoff appearance.
In the last eight seasons, our Tampa Bay Lightning preview 2021 - 22 observes this team has been to the playoffs six times.
Our Minnesota Wild preview 2021 - 22 finds that in their 21 seasons, this team has been to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 11 times.
Since 1992-93, when this team entered the NHL, the Senators have been to the playoffs 16 times.
In 2019-20, this team made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals where they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning two games to four.
Our Vancouver Canucks preview 2021 - 22 observes that this team has been to the Stanley Cup Finals three times.
Starting with the 2006-07 season, our Edmonton Oilers preview 2021 - 22 observers that this team missed the playoffs for 10-straight years.
In the past 14 seasons, the Capitals have been to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 13 times, winning the title in 2018.
According to our Anaheim Ducks preview 2021 - 22, last year this team was the worst in the West.
MLB Previews
Our Major League Baseball previews for the 2022 season will be posted in early March. Preview publication may be delayed by the owner lockout, COVID-19, or other factors affecting the season.