NFL Handicapping Articles

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 10 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 11/10/2020

Maybe the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been exposed. Or maybe the New Orleans Saints are just that more prepared against the Buccaneers, knowing that if they defeat the Saints, they’ll still be sitting in first place, like it’s been for quite some time. In the 2010’s, the Saints were 14-6 against the Buccaneers. Now in 2020, the Saints are 2-0, increasing their record to 16-6 against the Buccaneers since 2010.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 9 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 11/2/2020

The NFL Trade Deadline is set for Nov. 3. Now we get to see which teams are all in and which teams are waiting for next season. The 2-5 Chargers have blown plenty of close games and traded their cornerback in Desmond King to the Titans, who are in real need of defense in the passing game. Kwon Alexander was acquired from the 49ers as the Saints, 5-2, prepare for a crazy second matchup against NFC South divisional rival in the Buccaneers.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 8 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 10/26/2020

The NFC East is wacky. The Eagles are leading the division with a 2-4-1 record. The Eagles have allowed 196 points and have scored 163 points, yet they’re in prime position to make the playoffs. We’ve had interesting storylines in the NFC East this week. Because the Giants played the Eagles on Thursday night, Daniel Jones and Saquan Barkley spent some time out at a bar without a mask. They claimed that the video of them hanging out was last year, but the media has rebutted that and has said it was this season.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 7 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 10/19/2020

The Falcons and Giants won their first game of the season during Week 6, leaving the New York Jets as the only winless team in the NFL this season. It’s been a miserable last couple of seasons for the Jets behind head coach Adam Gase. There’s always something. There’s always a problem. This team isn't responding and is now 0-6 against the spread along with being 0-6 straight up. At many outlets, the Jets were double-digit underdogs to the Miami Dolphins at around -9 or -10.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 6 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Jason Radowitz - 10/12/2020

Sunday’s game of the week will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Green Bay Packers. It’s the 4:25 EST start time and the Fox Game of the Week. We’ve got Aaron Rodgers facing off against Tom Brady. There’s an argument for both quarterbacks when it comes to the GOAT (Greatest of all time) conversation. While Brady averaged more yards per season in his career, Rodgers has averaged more touchdowns, less interceptions and a higher completion percentage.

2020 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 10/8/2020

We are four games into the 2020-21 NFL season, and we’ve been treated to some excellent performances by some of the game’s great players. We’ve seen Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, and Josh Allen come flying out of the gates and stick their name in the early MVP discussion. We’ve seen great performances from players nobody has heard of until they score three touchdowns in a single game like Robert Tonyan did on Monday night against Atlanta.

College and NFL Football Biggest Line Moves for Sept. 26-27
by Doug Upstone - 9/25/2020

Another week of football and another week of sportsbooks and football bettors having different opinions. That's the beauty of sports betting, we can have different opinions, and in about three hours we find out who is right or wrong. We’ve lined up three college and three pro football contests that have seen significant line moves, explaining what is going on and who might cover the spread.

2020 Washington Football Team Predictions and Season Win Total Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 9/4/2020

The sinking interest and waning support of the Washington fan base has been an open secret/public joke for years. So, with that in mind, I have to ask: if the 2020 NFL season is played without fans in the stadiums, will anyone really notice a difference in Washington?

NFL Pandemic Betting Props: Yes, You Can Actually Bet This!
by Raphael Esparza - 8/11/2020

It’s no secret that you can pretty much bet on anything and everything, and I will start displaying some of those outrageous betting options here at Doc’s Sports. During these pandemic times, sports books are trying to keep up with the high demand in betting propositions. And at times these great value props get overlooked on the daily sports action.

Tampa Bay Bucs Super Bowl, Conference Odds Updated as Gronk and Brady Reunite
by Doug Upstone - 4/21/2020

On another dull day for sports bettors, other than more NFL Draft talk and horse racing bets to place, we were jolted out of seats. Rob Gronkowski decided not only to come back to football but asked or maybe even demanded (we will learn more on that later) to be traded to Tampa Bay to rekindle his relationship with Tom Brady.

The Buffalo Bills Are Winning The NFL Offseason
by Robert Ferringo - 4/8/2020

Go ahead and read the title of this article again. Let that sink in. Because I know I don't believe it either. The Buffalo Bills have been a pack of rambling losers since the turn of the century. Mainly irrelevant on the national scene, Buffalo's primary role in pro football has been serving as fodder for the New England Patriots dynasty. And the Bills have had just four seasons above .500 in the last 20 years.

NFL Draft Odds for Virtual First Round
by Raphael Esparza - 4/8/2020

The NFL Draft is in a couple of weeks. And with COVID-19 still changing lifestyles, the NFL will conduct the draft Fully Virtual. What does Fully Virtual mean when it comes to the NFL Draft? That means all coaches, general managers and other personnel will operate from their homes.

NFL Championship Weekend Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 1/17/2020

Most of the time when I sit down to write about the line movement surrounding a major football game, it's a story of wild swings, clear preferences, sharp action, and general intrigue. When it comes to the Championship Round of the NFL Playoffs this year, though, the story is that there really is no story. Oddsmakers set numbers for both games that pretty much everyone seems to have been okay with.

NFL Championship Round Predictions: Titans vs. Chiefs Props
by Chris Vasile - 1/16/2020

Let's have a show of hands for those of you who were fuming and about two seconds away from ripping your KC -10 tickets when the Texans went up 24-0? I was one of them, but then something clicked, and the Kansas City Chiefs put on one of the most dominant postseason displays I've seen in a while.

NFL Championship Round Picks: Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers Props
by Chris Vasile - 1/16/2020

The 2020 NFC Championship Game will be a rematch of Week 12 when the San Francisco 49ers host the Green Bay Packers. In that Week 12 game, the Niners blew out the Packers by a score of 37-8, and the score was indicative of how dominant the Niners were. The Packers were held to just 198 total yards of offense despite possessing the ball for 35:16 to the Niners' 24:44. The question that begs to be asked is will that game have any effect on the NFC Championship Game?

NFL Playoffs Betting Tips: How to Bet the Conference Championships
by Ricky Dimon - 1/16/2020

And then there were four…with no Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, or New Orleans saints among them. That's not to say the absences of New England and New Orleans from the NFL's conference championships are entirely surprising. After all, they did not even earn first-round byes in the playoffs. But the Saints were actually just a half-yard away from snagging said bye (see: San Francisco vs. Seattle in Week 17) and despite their status as No. 3 seeds, they were still a trendy pick to reach the Super Bowl out of a wide-open NFC.

Free Football and Basketball Picks for Weekend by Handicapper Doug Upstone
by Doug Upstone - 1/10/2020

We have a variety of sports betting action from the NBA, college basketball and NFL Playoffs to cover this weekend. Take a minute to review all the betting trends, our free picks and predictions (175-143-3 of late) to see what we are thinking about today. See you back here next week.

NFL Divisional Round Wagering Predictions: Passing Yard Props
by Trevor Whenham - 1/9/2020

There are eight quarterbacks left standing in the playoffs. And though it would be tougher to make a case for Ryan Tannehill and Kirk Cousins than some, they are all very impressive guys who have very high ceilings. It's a loaded group. Aaron Rodgers has two MVPs and a Super Bowl MVP. Lamar Jackson is about to have his first MVP, and Patrick Mahomes already has one. Russell Wilson has a Super Bowl.

NFL Divisional Round Betting Tips: Keys and Distractions Each Team
by Trevor Whenham - 1/9/2020

The interesting thing about these four NFL divisional round playoff games this weekend - and about every football game ever played - is that they can be boiled down to a few things that are going to be key to how the game turns out. There are also always a few things that are not nearly as important as they seem to be, or that don't warrant the attention they are getting. Handicappers who can spot the keys and avoid the distractions are the ones who wind up ahead. Here's a look at a key and a distraction for each of the four games on the slate:

NFL Playoffs Divisional Round Betting: Ranking the Games by Value
by Trevor Whenham - 1/9/2020

The slate of divisional games this week is a solid one. Hard to argue about that. Solid enough quarterbacks all-round, good coaching for the most part - and Bill O'Brien - and some intrigue. But as is so often the case in this round of the weekend, we don't really have a lot of edge-of-the-seat intrigue. All four home teams, the ones coming off the byes, are solidly favored, and other than Green Bay all of them are favored by at least a touchdown. Any of the road teams winning would be an upset by definition but would also feel like a pretty solid upset given the realities of the two teams involved in each case.