NFL Handicapping Articles

NFL Playoffs Handicapping: Revenge a Factor in all Four Divisional Round Games
by Robert Ferringo - 1/15/2016

Motivation is one of the biggest factors in handicapping any sport. One of the unique challenges of handicapping the NFL postseason is the fact that the motivation angle is essentially gone since each team in the playoffs has exactly the same motivation: win a championship and prevent the end of the season.

NFL Divisional Round Predictions: Expert Handicapper Handicaps Games
by Robert Ferringo - 1/15/2016

The NFL Divisional Round takes place this weekend, and there are all kinds of stats, facts, tidbits and trends for intrepid football bettors to pour through before making their wagers this weekend. Well, I'm here to throw a few more at you! Here are five interesting angles to consider before putting your money down at the window this weekend:

NFL Betting and Wagering Advice: Biggest Mismatches for Divisional Round
by Victor Ryan - 1/15/2016

With only the NFL's elite remaining, it becomes a more difficult task to find any obvious statistical mismatches that could play a key role in a game's eventual outcome. Sunday's matchup between Carolina and Seattle is one example of this. On paper, these teams are evenly matched-it's simply strength vs. strength as there are no discernible statistical advantages.

NFL Props Odds with Expert Betting Picks and Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 1/15/2016

This season's NFL Playoffs move on to the Divisional Round this weekend with all four Wild-Card teams advancing with victories as road favorites in last week's games. While I cashed in on Bovada's special NFL team prop for how many Wild-Card teams would win last week with a play on "over 2" at -150 betting odds, one of the most popular sportsbooks for releasing special prop bets is back at it this week with betting odds for how many Wild-Card teams will win this time around.

NFL Expert Picks Against the Spread: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos Predictions
by George Monroy - 1/14/2016

The Pittsburgh Steelers versus Denver Broncos divisional round matchup is a tale of two "beat-up" quarterbacks, and the game may hinge on which legendary passer can manage the game best. Ben Roethlisberger is nursing an injured shoulder he suffered late in the wild-card round against Cincinnati, while Peyton Manning has dealt with foot, rib and shoulder issues throughout the entire season. Denver, however, employs one of the elite defenses in the league and may not need a fully-equipped Manning to earn a victory.

NFL Expert Picks Against the Spread: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers Predictions
by George Monroy - 1/14/2016

The Carolina Panthers cut through the NFC like a hot knife on their way to a 15-1 record, but with a schedule filled with also-rans and sub-.500 teams, Cam Newton and company won't start turning heads until they can produce in the postseason. Carolina may be the least threatening one-loss squad in NFL history as evidenced by its less-than-stellar futures odds, where the team is ranked third, behind Arizona and New England. Only time will tell if Carolina's 15-1 record was the result of a soft schedule or the rise of a future NFC contender.

Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals Expert Betting Picks for Best Props on Board
by Chris Vasile - 1/14/2016

This game has the makings to be a crazy, high-scoring contest, and I wouldn't have it any other way. The Arizona Cardinals are putting up points at will. With each passing game, their offense finds new ways to move the ball down field and impress me. If they get to 30 points, they will win this game.

NFL Playoffs Betting Predictions: How the Home Teams Might Fare Against the Spread
by Trevor Whenham - 1/14/2016

As we head into the divisional round of the NFL playoffs each year, you can't help but focus on the teams coming off a bye week. Four lucky teams got a week off to rest and prepare last week, while their opponents had to win a sudden-death game just to get here. Those bye teams also get to play at home, while the more tired teams have to add to their woes with travel. And the bye teams had the best records in football, too. Add it all up and it is no wonder that the betting public has a strong bias towards the bye teams every year.

NFL Playoffs Betting: How Bye Teams have Fared in Divisional Round
by Trevor Whenham - 1/14/2016

Every year it's the same thing in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. In all but one game in the last five years and this year - 24 games in total - the home team has been favored. The home team, of course, is the one that is coming off of the bye week. Public bettors love home teams, and they especially love home teams good enough to earn the bye. They flock to the home teams this weekend every year almost without exception.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots Expert Betting Picks for Best Props on Board
by Chris Vasile - 1/13/2016

If the NFL Playoffs were a Hollywood movie, I do not think the opening acts could have been any more dramatic. All four Wild-Card games were off-the-charts crazy! Knile Davis' 106-yard opening kickoff touchdown got the party started and left Houston stunned and ultimately defeated. The street fight that followed in Cincinnati was like a scene straight out of Fight Club. The Bengals choked the game away in dramatic fashion, and it will take a while to live this playoff loss down. Good job, Adam Jones!

NFL Expert Picks Against the Spread: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots Predictions
by George Monroy - 1/12/2016

The Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots matchup is a tale of two teams trending in opposite directions. Kansas City closed out the year with 10 straight victories and dominantly made its way into the divisional round of the playoffs with a mugging of the Houston Texans last weekend. New England limped into the postseason with multiple injuries throughout the year and on the heels of a disappointing two-game losing streak that cost the team the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

NFL Expert Picks Against the Spread: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals Predictions
by George Monroy - 1/12/2016

The NFL playoffs move into the divisional round this weekend with a Saturday matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots in the afternoon and a stylistically intriguing game between the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals to end the day. The Cardinals ran through the NFC mostly unnoticed with a 13-3 regular-season record, and Bruce Arian's powerhouse squad could very well be the best team in the entire league.

NFL Betting and Wagering Advice: Biggest Mismatches Wild-Card Weekend
by Victor Ryan - 1/9/2016

Wild-card weekend of the NFL Playoffs opened with all four road teams favored, and each of those hold at least one significant statistical mismatch that lends credence to the lines. The "opened" qualifier in the lead is needed because the Packers-Redskins, which started with Green Bay as a 1-point road underdog, has since been bet to a pick'em.

Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings Expert Betting Picks for Best Props on Board
by Chris Vasile - 1/8/2016

Day 2 of NFL wild-card weekend kicks off Sunday when Seattle travels to Minnesota for a date with the Vikings and Green Bay heads to the nations capital to take on the Washington Redskins in the late game. Currently both road teams have been tabbed as favorites heading into their matchup, with Seattle sitting at -4 and Green Bay at -1.

Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins Expert Betting Picks for Best Props on Board
by Chris Vasile - 1/8/2016

Game 2 of NFL wild-card Sunday kicks off at 4:40 p.m. with a playoff matchup that we have not seen since Christmas Eve of 1972. The Washington Redskins come into this game after claiming the NFC East title in Week 16. Each team is trending in the opposite direction, with the Packers losing their last two games by a combined 58-21. The Skins, on the other hand, are on a four-game win streak, three of those games coming away from home. The spread sees Green Bay as 1-point favorite. Why, you ask? Good question. I will let you know if I find out!

NFL Props Odds with Expert Betting Picks and Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 1/8/2016

It is time to get serious about betting on the NFL with the start of this season's playoffs. And along with a full set of betting odds for the games, Bovada has served up a few special team and player props to add even more action to this weekend's Wild-Card Round of games.

NFL Expert Picks Against the Spread: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 1/7/2016

A total of six wild-card teams have won the Super Bowl, the last being the 2010 Green Bay Packers. I could make an argument that the 2015 Seattle Seahawks are the best No. 6 seed in NFL playoff history. They open Sunday's NFC playoff schedule by visiting NFC North champion Minnesota.

NFL Expert Picks Against the Spread: Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 1/7/2016

The wild-card round of the NFL playoffs concludes late Sunday afternoon from Landover, Md., as Green Bay visits Washington in what I believe is the most interesting matchup of the four-game weekend. Oh, sure, you have the red-hot Chiefs looking for an 11th straight win when they visit the Texans on Saturday.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans Expert Betting Picks for Best Props on Board
by Chris Vasile - 1/7/2016

With the NFL regular season completed, we turn our attention to one of the best weekends in sports, wild-card weekend. With just four games coming over the course of this weekend, the sportsbooks always add some extra props options for bettors to wager on.

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals Expert Betting Picks for Best Props on Board
by Chris Vasile - 1/7/2016

If you like smash-mouth, hard hitting, uncensored hate, this is the game for you! Division rivals square off for the third time this season, and the hate between these two teams is palpable! The Cincinnati Bengals head into this matchup hoping to end one of the longest postseason droughts in NFL history.