NFL Handicapping Articles

NFL Parlays: A Sucker Bet or a Sharp and Expert Wager?
by George Monroy - 9/3/2015

If you have been a sports bettor for any length of time, you've probably already heard that parlays are "suckers bets". The payouts aren't correct, the odds too long, and the wager doesn't win on a consistent basis. The bet, however, is so darn enticing that most sports gamblers love to throw down an eight-team parlay a few times throughout the football season with the hopes of scoring a huge payday with less risk.

NFL Week 1 Upsets: Which Underdogs Have the Best Betting Value?
by George Monroy - 9/2/2015

Picking an upset might be the best feeling in all of sports. When we put in the work as bettors and find a spot where we can get in with value, it almost validates all the hard work and handicapping you put in. Week 1 of the upcoming NFL season has a few spots where the underdog has a solid chance to cover and win the game outright. Let's take a closer look at the matchups and figure out where the best value lies for picking an underdog during the opening week of the season.

Free NFL Betting Picks: Odds and Predictions for Football Player Props
by Dave Schwab - 9/2/2015

Just in time for the start of a new season of NFL games, BetOnline has ramped up its team and player prop betting odds for a number of different categories. While you can bet on which NFL quarterback you think will throw for the most yards in the regular season, it has recently added the moneyline betting odds for the "over/under" on their total passing yards and/or touchdown throws for 2015.

NFL ATS Betting: Potential Studs and Duds for 2015
by George Monroy - 9/1/2015

ATS, or against the spread, wins and losses should be the major concern of all sports bettors. We can breakdown all the stats that we want, but if a team is not covering the spread, they are not important to us in this industry. In sports, a squad can have the perception of being a winning and popular team, but as bettors we need to look beyond the media representation to see if they are actually covering bets.

2015 Seattle Seahawks Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

The biggest obstacle facing the 2015 Seahawks is the mental baggage of their Super Bowl choke job. Seattle was one measly yard away from back-to-back titles and immortality. But instead have to settle for being infamous thanks to Pete Carroll's baffling call to end last season.

2015 Detroit Lions Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

I think that the Lions are becoming the new Bengals. And I mean that in a positive way. These two franchises spent the 1990s and most of the 2000s as the laughingstocks of the NFL. However, through savvy personnel moves and stability at the head of their organizations these two teams have become two of the most talented rosters in the NFL.

2015 Carolina Panthers Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

Carolina became the first team in NFC South history to win back-to-back division titles last year. So that was positive. But when you consider the fact that they earned a playoff spot despite winning just seven games, you get an idea of just how pathetic this division was last year. The Panthers didn't improve their station this offseason, however, suffering one of the most crippling injuries of the preseason so far in 2015. And that has them behind the eight-ball heading into the regular season.

2015 Green Bay Packers Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

Jordy Nelson's injury has certainly slowed down some of the hype surrounding the Packers heading into the 2015 season. But Green Bay remains one of the favorites to win Super Bowl 50 and has the look of a team hell-bent on avenging last year's epic NFC Championship Game collapse this time around.

2015 Dallas Cowboys Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

I was as wrong about the 2014 Dallas Cowboys as I have ever been about a team, predicting a total collapse for this overrated franchise heading into the season. But Dallas inexplicably banded together behind a suddenly solid coaching staff and turned in one of the best performances in the league last year. Dallas retained all its key pieces and added some more top-end talent in the offseason, and now they enter 2015 on the short list of teams favored to win the NFC.

2015 New York Giants Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

Were it not for a couple of relatively fluky Super Bowl titles in the past 10 years I think that people would mostly overlook this Giants franchise. After all, they've made just one postseason appearance in the last six seasons and have largely been a non-factor while going 22-26 the past three campaigns. This has the look of a last hurrah for long-time coach Tom Coughlin, and I think that things could get ugly as his time finally winds down with the Giants.

2015 Arizona Cardinals Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

Bruce Arians proved once again in 2014 that he is on the short list of the best coaches in football, coaxing an 11-win season out of a team that played four different guys at quarterback after losing starter Carson Palmer just six games into the year. Arians has now won double-digit games in three straight years with two different franchises and is a force to be reckoned with.

2015 St. Louis Rams Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

The Rams haven't had a winning season since 2003 and have averaged 4.4 wins per season the last eight years. They are one of the worst organizations in the NFL and now have the negative karma of a potential move to Los Angeles hanging over their heads this season. Throw in an ultra-competitive NFC West schedule, and for the life of me I can't see anything but failure for this group in 2015.

2015 Washington Redskins Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

Look, it is not as if I didn't predict that Robert Griffin III had major bust potential before he was even drafted. But his spectacular flame out in Washington continues to be one of the best comedic elements of the No Fun League. Griffin is a certified loser. And as long as he is at the controls this racist franchise will continue to receive its just desserts.

NFL Game of the Year Lines and Predictions
by George Monroy - 8/27/2015

The NFL schedule has been out for quite some time, and so have most of the lines-the summer can be a bit slow with only baseball to bet on, and the oddsmakers know that releasing NFL lines is the only thing that will keep bettors sane. Now that the season is quickly approaching, and gamblers can start wagering actual matchups, let's take a closer look at the Games of the Year lines and figure out which of the season's best games have the most value to bet on.

2015 NFC East Predictions with Betting Odds and Expert Picks
by Dave Schwab - 8/26/2015

For the last two NFL seasons I have been exclusively covering and handicapping the NFC East for Doc's Sports with my game previews and top pick for each week of the regular season. What I love about the NFC East is that is usually one of the most interesting divisions to cover in the league given the high-profile nature of the four major NFL markets each of the four teams represent.

10 NFL Handicapping Tips from 10 Different Expert NFL Handicappers
by Doc's Sports - 8/25/2015

Doc's Sports Service is the most trusted and well-respected sports information company in the United States, and below you will find 10 NFL handicapping tips that are as unique as our diverse group. Doc's Sports has a veteran team of NFL handicappers doing some of the most in-depth NFL handicapping in the country, and our service is second-to-none in terms of both results and customer relations.

Green Bay Packers Betting Odds: How The Jordy Nelson Injury Impacts Futures
by George Monroy - 8/25/2015

The Green Bay Packers' had a wrench thrown into their 2015 season when go-to wide receiver Jordy Nelson suffered an ACL tear early in the first quarter of the second preseason game of the year. Nelson, who has been quarterback Aaron Rodgers' favorite and most efficient target, is expect to miss the entire season, and the fallout from the injury caused the oddsmakers to bump the Packers from their position as favorites to win the Super Bowl.

Betting Odds and Free Picks 2015 NFL Player Props
by Dave Schwab - 8/25/2015

Betting on NFL team and player props can be an excellent way to draw some value out the prop bet odds that sportbooks release ahead of the start of a new season of football. Three of the most popular NFL player props to wager on before the regular season gets underway in early September are betting odds for the most passing yards, receiving yards and rushing yards.

2015 San Francisco 49ers Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/24/2015

The San Francisco 49ers had by far the worst offseason of any team in the NFL and, honestly, one of the worst offseasons of any team in recent memory. They ran their outstanding coach - and his excellent assistants -- out of town, and the front office oversaw a roster purge created by free agency, retirement, arrests and suspensions. It was a complete debacle, and the only question that remains is if the Niners have hit rock bottom yet.

2015 New York Jets Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/24/2015

Armed with a Top 10 defense, a powerful running game, and some improved skill position players, one team in the AFC East seemed poised to claim the role of sleeper in the division race. No, it wasn't the Buffalo Bills. The Jets, a team that has actually made the playoffs this century, looked like they might have some gambling value this year.