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NFL Divisional Round Betting Picks: Best Props Browns at Chiefs
by Chris Vasile - 1/15/2021

When the Cleveland Browns travel Kansas City to take on the Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs, it’ll mark the first-ever meeting between the two franchises in postseason play. By now, I’m sure we all know how the Browns earned the right to play in this contest, so I won’t go into too much detail on that. I will say is that the Browns might have momentum and some swag that could boost the team up another notch and perhaps put a real scare into the Chiefs. As for the Chiefs, they had the bye-week last week courtesy of finishing first in the AFC, and we all know how good Andy Reid’s teams are coming off a bye.

NFL Divisional Round Betting Predictions: Best Props Buccaneers at Saints
by Chris Vasile - 1/15/2021

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to New Orleans to take on Drew Brees and the Saints, it’ll mark the first-ever meeting between the two franchises in the postseason. If we are talking about the regular season, the Bucs and Saints first met in 1957, with the Bucs scoring a 33-17 win. However, the Saints own the season series having won 37 of 58 head-to-head matchups, including both games this season by scores of 34-23 and 38-3, respectively.

NFL Divisional Round Betting Picks: Best Props for Ravens at Bills
by Chris Vasile - 1/14/2021

When the Bills take on the Ravens in Saturday’s Divisional Round game, it will mark the first time that these two franchises have competed against one another in postseason play. For the Bills, they are coming off a thrilling win against a game Colts team that gave them everything they could handle and were within a completed Hail Mary from pulling off the upset. The Bills failed to cover in that contest as 7.5-point underdogs, while the total flew over the number.

NFL Divisional Round Betting Predictions: Best Props Rams at Packers
by Chris Vasile - 1/14/2021

When the Los Angeles Rams take on the Green Bay Packers on Divisional Round Saturday, it will mark the third meeting between the teams in the postseason, with two meetings coming as the Los Angeles Rams and one coming as the St. Louis Rams (2001). These two teams come into this contest in different fashions as the Packers are rested courtesy of a bye week thanks to winning the NFC. The Rams backed into the playoffs with a Week 17 win against a Kyler Murray-less Cardinals.

NFL Wild Card Betting Picks: Best Prop Bets Ravens at Titans
by Chris Vasile - 1/8/2021

When the Baltimore Ravens travel to Tennessee on Saturday to take on the Titans in Sunday’s first Wild-Card game, it’ll mark a rematch from last year’s playoffs when the Titans knocked off the Ravens in the Divisional Round. The Ravens were 14-2 and one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl before the Titans manufactured a masterclass in how to slow down Lamar Jackson.

NFL Wild Card Betting Picks: Best Prop Bets Bears at Saints
by Chris Vasile - 1/8/2021

When the Chicago Bears travel to New Orleans to take on Drew Brees and the Saints, it’ll mark just the third-ever meeting between the two franchises in the postseason. The Bears got the better of the Saints in both meetings, first in a 1990 Wild-Card game and then in the NFC Championship Game in 2006, and then they lost to the Colts in the Super Bowl. This year, it’s the Saints who are heavily favorite and expected to make a deep playoff run one last time for their franchise quarterback.

NFL Wild Card Betting Picks: Best Prop Bets Browns at Steelers
by Chris Vasile - 1/8/2021

When the Cleveland Browns travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers, this will be the third meeting of the season and one of two Wild-Card matchups that feature division rivals (Seattle/LA is the other one). By now I’m sure we’ve all heard about how the Browns snapped their 17-year playoff drought by beating the Steelers in Week 17. That game should be taken with a grain of salt, however, as the Steelers had already clinched a spot in the playoffs and were playing for very little while starting their backup quarterback.

NFL Wild Card Betting Picks: Best Prop Bets Colts at Bills
by Chris Vasile - 1/7/2021

When the Bills take on the Colts in Saturday’s Wild-Card game, it will mark the first time that these two franchises have competed in postseason play. For the Bills, they won the AFC East division for the first time since 1995. And to say it wasn’t well deserved would be an understatement. The Bills scored the most points in the NFL this season and rank inside the top five in all major offensive categories except for rushing (20th).

NFL Wild Card Betting Picks: Best Prop Bets Buccaneers at Football Team
by Chris Vasile - 1/7/2021

When the Buccaneers take on the Football Team on Saturday night in the final Wild-Card game of the day, it’ll mark the third postseason meeting between the two franchises. The two teams split the previous meetings, with the Bucs winning 14-13 in 1999 and the Redskins returning the favor in 2005. This year, these two teams come into this game in very different fashions. The Bucs nearly won the AFC South as they posted a record of 11-5 and have one of the top offenses in the league. The Football Team backed into the NFC East division title with a record of 7-9 because their division was terrible.

NFL Wild Card Betting Picks: Best Prop Bets Rams at Seahawks
by Chris Vasile - 1/7/2021

When the Los Angeles Rams take on the Seattle Seahawks on Wild-Card Saturday it will mark the third meeting between the teams this season and will be one of two wild-card matchups that feature division rivals. These two teams come into this contest in different fashions as the Seahawks are riding a four-game winning streak and won the division at 12-4. The Rams backed into the playoffs with a Week 17 win against a Kyler Murray-less Cardinals – a game in which John Wolford got the start under center.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 17 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 12/28/2020

By now you’ve heard about Dwayne Hasksins being released by the Washington Football team a week after being in a strip club with no mask on. He violated team and league policies and lost his captaincy while doing so. But because Alex Smith was inactive and couldn’t start, the Washington Football Team made an exception and let him start and play over the weekend against the Panthers.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 16 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 12/21/2020

We’re not used to hearing this or seeing this, but the New England Patriots will not be in the postseason after former quarterback Tom Brady left the team for a new start in Tampa Bay. It’s time to rebuild the Patriots. It’s honestly pretty amazing that the Patriots won some games this season. When you look up and down the roster, you can compare the roster to a Jets or Jaguars team.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 15 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 12/14/2020

On Sunday, the Eagles started Jalen Hurts over Carson Wentz. It was a move that had to be done. The Eagles needed some kind of spark for their offense after having just three wins going into Week 14. The Eagles might have their quarterback. Hurts committed to Alabama and started there until Tua Tagovailoa took over. Then he moved onto Oklahoma, where he was a Heisman finalist. He’s had doubters throughout his career, but the Eagles gave him a chance when they drafted him 53rd overall.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 14 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 12/7/2020

On Sunday, every sportsbook in the country thought they caught their biggest break of the season. The Jets were about to defeat the Raiders and send every parlay with the Raiders moneyline into the trash can. Except, Jets the now former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, called for a zero coverage, all-out blitz, leaving one of the fastest new wide receivers in the game, Henry Ruggs, wide open in one-on-one coverage with 13 seconds to go and the Jets leading the Raiders 28-24.

College and NFL Football Biggest Line Moves for Dec. 5-7
by Doug Upstone - 12/4/2020

There are those of us that love to play the never-ending battle – Beat The Oddsmaker. Though they have the upper hand in setting the numbers and having the betting odds stacked in their favor, we press on and challenge them. They sometimes have to make adjustments in the form of line moves based on possibly an error on their behalf, injuries, or the public possibly rightly or wrongly backing one side because they want to.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 13 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 11/30/2020

The Broncos didn’t have any quarterbacks on their roster on Sunday due to COVID-19 hitting their three quarterbacks. Unable to pick up a new quarterback, the Broncos elected to roll with Kendall Hinton, who played quarterback for Wake Forest in college. He couldn’t even hold the job in Wake Forest, but he was inserted in the starting lineup, starting quarterback for an NFL team.

Allen Eastman's Famous "411 System" for Betting the NFL
by Docsports.com - 11/28/2020

Several years ago a professional gambler finally perfected what he believed to be an all-encompassing NFL football betting system: The “411 System”. This NFL football betting system took into account a range of NFL variables like coaching, quarterback play, defense, and even weather. There was a point value assigned to each variable and teams were compared based on their scores according to the system list.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 12 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 11/24/2020

It’s a tradition to watch the NFL on Thanksgiving. We’re blessed with three games and get to enjoy family along with football. This year, many of us won’t get the opportunity to spend quality time with family, but we’ll also still have the chance to watch football.

College and NFL Football Biggest Line Moves for Nov. 21-22
by Doug Upstone - 11/20/2020

As we navigate our weekly Covid issues for the games on the board at online betting websites, we still can come up with line moves in football. The week we will take a tour around three of the Power 5 conferences along with a trio of early NFL football games on Sunday. Let’s take the deep dive to understand what caused the line movement and hand out some free picks.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 11 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 11/16/2020

I’m not one to name winners and losers in a trade. I like to let trades play out. But I’d like to revisit one of the most ridiculous trades in NFL history. You know exactly where I’m going with this. On Sunday, DeAndre Hopkins scored the game-winning touchdown for Arizona against the Buffalo Bills on a hail mary, catching the ball above three Bills defenders and securing it for a completed catch and touchdown.