NFL Handicapping Articles

2015 Oakland Raiders Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/24/2015

For the first time in this century I can say that the Raiders are heading in the right direction. With their coach and quarterback firmly in place, Oakland is building a foundation that might have them legitimately competitive within the next few seasons.

2015 Denver Broncos Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/24/2015

The offseason coaching shakeup in Denver was one of the most surprising and consequential maneuvers of the spring. The decision to axe John Fox in favor of Gary Kubiak wasn't all that surprising given the relationship between Kubiak and John Elway. But it was a little shocking that the club that was in the Super Bowl two short seasons ago wouldn't take one more shot at a title with the Fox-Peyton Manning duo.

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

The defending Super Bowl champions have been embroiled in controversy this offseason - you may have heard about it - and head into the 2015 season under a veil of uncertainty. Will they have Tom Brady for 16 games? Maybe 12? Maybe 15? And while they wait for a decision in Brady's court trial, the Pats, and their backers, are stuck in limbo.

NFL/NCAA Football Combo Odds: Alabama vs. Denver Broncos
by Alan Matthews - 8/20/2015

Now that my daily NFL home/road split previews have concluded, I will spend the next week or so addressing some interesting 5Dimes props where the site pits a top college team against an NFL team in terms of wins for the 2015 season -- remember, NCAA teams are only regular-season wins, not conference title games or bowls.

Odds for the 2015 St. Louis Rams NFL Road Schedule
by Alan Matthews - 8/19/2015

I was one of those on the Rams' bandwagon last season as a potential wild-card team but jumped off immediately once Sam Bradford suffered (another) season-ending ACL injury in the preseason. The Rams don't have to worry about the brittle Bradford any longer as they dealt him to Philadelphia for Nick Foles. It's not like Foles has been a picture of health in his three-year career, however. But the Rams are all-in with him for now as they already have signed Foles to a two-year extension

2015 Minnesota Vikings Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2015

Entering the 2014 season the St. Louis Rams appear to be Everyone's Sleeper Team in the NFC. Every pseudo-analyst and bobblehead in the country is pimping the Rams as a potential out-of-nowhere team with a realistic chance to make the playoffs. Well, they can keep the Rams; I'll take the Minnesota Vikings.

2015 Chicago Bears Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2015

The Bears are looking to pick up the pieces after the failed Marc Trestman experiment the past two seasons. Trestman was a solid X's and O's coach. But he completely lost control of the locker room, and Chicago slid completely off the rails last season. John Fox was a great hire. And he brought in some of the top assistant coaches in the league, meaning that the Bears are back on the right track.

2015 NFL Betting Advice: Seattle Seahawks ATS Cheat Sheet
by George Monroy - 8/19/2015

Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks have been nothing short of a juggernaut over the last few seasons, where they have three straight postseason appearances, consecutive Super Bowl berths and one championship win during that span. Management has been able to lock up most of the principle players to long-term contracts, and heading into the 2015 season the Seahawks are once again the Super Bowl favorite in the minds of the oddsmakers.

Odds for the 2015 Oakland Raiders NFL Road Schedule
by Alan Matthews - 8/18/2015

If I'm a Raiders fan, I'm pretty excited about where this franchise is going. Well, that is unless I live in Oakland because there's just about no chance that the Raiders will be there next season. The team is going to end up in Los Angeles but perhaps could play a couple of seasons in San Antonio until a new stadium is built in L.A.

2015 Philadelphia Eagles Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/18/2015

Outside of San Francisco, the Philadelphia Eagles had the wildest, most bizarre, most active offseason in the NFL. Chip Kelly has been criticized for everything from being a racist to being a madman, while also being hailed as some kind of mad scientist genius. Like it or not, he is the one responsible for this team, and he'll be the one to answer for their success or failure.

2015 Kansas City Chiefs Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/18/2015

The Chiefs are a team on a razor's edge heading into 2015. They lost more than they gained during the offseason and have one of the most difficult schedules in the league this year. But Andy Reid is nothing if not a proven winner, having won nine or more games in five of the past seven seasons and 11 of the last 15 years.

2015 Houston Texans Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/18/2015

The Houston Texans had one of the quietest nine-win seasons in the NFL last season. Now second-year coach Bill O'Brien is trying to take the next step and vault the Texans to the level of legitimate contender to Indianapolis' chokehold on the AFC South crown.

2015 Miami Dolphins Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/18/2015

The New England Patriots have had all the drama this offseason. The Buffalo Bills have had all the hype. And the New York Jets have once again devolved into a punch line and the team in the AFC East most deserving of a laugh track. But the fourth team in that division, the Miami Dolphins, has been kind of the forgotten team and they enter the season as somewhat of a Wild Card in the AFC race.

2015 Tennessee Titans Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/18/2015

The Tennessee Titans 2014 season defies logic. This was a team that I was looking at to be a competitive, solid against the spread team. Instead they were a complete and total disaster that got hammered week-in and week-out. I still can't really tell you what happened (beyond laughable quarterback play and comical defensive effort). But I can tell you that I expect them to be much better this time around.

2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/18/2015

Lovie Smith is a great guy and a good coach. He has a proven system and has had a lot of success in the NFL. I want to like the Bucs this season, and I'd like to see Lovie succeed. But it is blatantly obvious that Tampa Bay won't be much better this season, and the reason boils down to two words: Jameis Winston.

2015 Jacksonville Jaguars Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/18/2015

If you clicked on this link because you were curious about my thoughts on how Jacksonville would do this season, you need to re-evaluate your life choices. All kidding aside, the Jaguars are horrendous. They are one of the most nondescript, unnecessary, unaccomplished franchises in all of sports, and their fan base, such as it were, is in for another season of blowouts, flameouts, and general incompetence.

Odds for the 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Road Schedule
by Alan Matthews - 8/17/2015

You know how all these sites (ESPN, MMQB, NFL.com, etc.), put out most improved lists each offseason? I urge you to not take those as gospel. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were on everyone's most improved list last season after adding a ton of free agents as well as Coach Lovie Smith. So of course the Bucs finished 2-14 and got the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.

Free NFL Picks for Coaching Props Odds
by Dave Schwab - 8/17/2015

The highs and lows of being a head coach in the NFL can mirror some of the highest peaks and lowest valleys that you might find in the same geographic areas their team represents. MyBookie has put a price on some of these coaches heading into a new season of games with betting odds for NFL Coach of the Year and odds for which one of the 32 gets fired first.

Odds for the 2015 Tennessee Titans NFL Road Schedule
by Alan Matthews - 8/14/2015

Some of the sportsbooks have odds out on whether any team will join the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only teams to finish a regular season at 0-16. First off, I think that's highly unlikely, but I will say that Tennessee is probably the least-talented club in the NFL right now, and if they played in a tougher division -- i.e. didn't get to face Jacksonville twice a year -- then I'd say the Titans have a shot. By the way, that any team will go 0-16 is +3300.

Week 1 NFL Lines: Good Bet, Bad Bet Expert Handicapping
by George Monroy - 8/14/2015

Week 1 of the NFL season might be the happiest time in all of sports betting. The summer can be a long grind with only baseball to wager on, and once football returns bettors are ready to go nuts on America's favorite sport. However, just because the season is new and fresh doesn't mean that bettors should start wagering on every line in sight. Let's take a closer look at a few of the opening week lines and play a little game called good bet, bad bet. All lines come from Bovada.