NFL Handicapping Articles

NFL Teasers Betting: Best Basic Strategy Options for Week 6
by George Monroy - 10/8/2014

Heading into Week 6 of the NFL season, basic strategy teasers are 11-5 on the year and falling slightly behind the break-even mark. The bets, which are two-team, six-point teasers, need to win at a 73 percent rate to become profitable, but they do statistically come in near that mark over the long term. The best way to wager on a basic strategy teaser is to only bet on the strongest teasers of the week in order to maximize your win rate and profit on the year.

Expert NFL Betting Picks: Weekly NFC East Predictions Week 6
by Dave Schwab - 10/8/2014

A half a point in my top game for the NFC East cost me a perfect 5-0 start last week when the Giants beat Atlanta 30-20. The total stayed “under” the 50.5-point closing line. This week New York faces Philadelphia on Sunday night, and I remain confident that my pick in this showdown is sure to get me back to my winning ways.

NFL Totals Betting: Week 6 Over and Under Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 10/8/2014

The oddsmakers’ razor-sharp edge kept the results on the total line as even as possible last week with eight of the 15 games on the slate staying “under” the closing line. My year-to-date record on my weekly NFL “over/under” predictions took a plunge below .500 with a brutal 0-3 record in Week 5. This is my fourth straight season that I will be releasing my top three weekly picks on the NFL betting odds for the total line for Doc’s Sports.

NFL Football Predictions: Week 6 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 10/7/2014

I don't think the remaining living members of the perfect Miami Dolphins were too worried about a team going unbeaten this season. Not with Denver having to play Seattle and San Francisco and the Seahawks facing both the Broncos and 49ers. Really the Broncos and Seahawks were the only teams with a slimmer of hope for doing it. Already in Week 6 we have no unbeatens left after Arizona lost in Denver and Cincinnati got crushed in New England in Week 5.

NFL Picks: Updated Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 10/3/2014

After every quarter of the NFL season (i.e. four weeks), Bovada will offer updated individual player prop futures odds. While it's a bit too early to speculate on the NFL MVP -- Andrew Luck has taken over as the very slight 5/1 favorite over Peyton Manning (11/2) -- there is a clear favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year. Here is each prop option and an analysis.

Free NFL Week 5 Totals Picks for Over and Under Betting
by CarbonSports - 10/2/2014

While the Rams were sitting at home during last week's bye week, they might have beenhanded a great blueprint for how to stop Chip Kelly's Eagles offense from their division rival in San Francisco. There is no doubt the Rams defensive coaching staff had their eyes glued to the Eagles/49ers game last week and took plenty of notes on how the 49ers completely shut down the Eagles until late in the 4th. Philly didn't have a snap on San Francisco's side of the field until the 4th quarter and while the Rams would love for a similar result this week, they just don't have the type of talent the 49ers have.

NFL Totals Betting: Week 5 Over and Under Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 10/1/2014

Last week in the NFL was a great time to cash in on the total line, with 10 of the 13 games going “over” BetOnline’s closing betting odds. I capitalized on the over in two of my three picks to run this year’s overall record to 7-5. This is my fourth straight season that I will be releasing my top three weekly picks on the NFL “over/under” betting lines for Doc’s Sports.

NFL Teasers Betting: Best Basic Strategy Options for Week 5
by George Monroy - 10/1/2014

Each week Doc’s Sports follows basic strategy teasers and provides analysis on which of the bets hold the most value for bettors to wager on. For Week 5 of NFL action there are three basic strategy teasers on the board, two of which involve Philadelphia and Detroit being teased down to less than three points and the Chicago Bears being teased up to over eight points.

Expert NFL Betting Picks: Weekly NFC East Predictions Week 5
by Dave Schwab - 10/1/2014

I was very fortunate to book last week’s Eagles game against San Francisco early to lock in a favorable 5.5-point spread. Philadelphia lost 26-21, with most of the sportsbooks’ betting odds closing below five points to swing things in favor of the 49ers. That is why it is important to watch line movements and shop for the best odds. This is why I am off to a perfect 4-0 start with my weekly NFC East picks for Doc’s Sports.

NFL Football Predictions: Week 5 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 9/30/2014

I know the NFL loves parity and that it presumably gives every team -- other than Jacksonville and Oakland, clearly -- some hope for the playoffs. Did you know that 30 of the 32 teams, other than those two clubs just mentioned, have at least one win? That's tied for the most through four weeks in a season since 2002 realignment.

Free NFL Betting Picks for Sunday: Pro Football Totals Predictions
by CarbonSports - 9/25/2014

It's the first game overseas in London this year and you can bet that the NFL fans over in England aren't thrilled to see a game between two struggling teams. However, no matter what teams have shown up to Wembley Stadium in the past, the fans are usually treated to points.

Expert NFL Betting Picks: Weekly NFC East Predictions Week 4
by Dave Schwab - 9/24/2014

Three weeks and three straight winners is not a bad way to start the season handicapping the NFC East. Last Sunday I rode Dallas to victory in a 3-Unit play, but the Cowboys made me work for it by falling behind 21-0 to St. Louis in their eventual 34-31 victory as 1.5-point road favorites.

NFL Totals Betting: Week 4 Over and Under Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 9/24/2014

Looking back at BetOnline’s closing betting odds on the total line, the “under” paid-off in 20 of the first 32 NFL games this season, but last week the tide turned a bit with 10 of the 16 games on Week 3’s schedule going “over” the closing line. My impressive 3-0 start to the new NFL season has turned into a pedestrian 5-4 record after a second straight week of going 1-2 with my top three weekly picks. This is the fourth straight season I will be releasing my weekly picks on the over/under betting lines for Doc’s Sports.

NFL Power Ratings: Top 5 and Bottom 5
by Mike Davis - 9/24/2014

As we roll into week 4 of the NFL season, I want to take some time to share my thoughts on the “Top 5 and Bottom 5”. Remember when I told you the ‘Niners would be exposed defensively and that’s why they were not in my original Top 5? I’m a genius, right? Well, let me remind you that I did not believe the Jaguars or Buccaneers were Bottom 5 teams. Yeah, um, about that….

NFL Teasers Betting: Best Basic Strategy Options for Week 4
by George Monroy - 9/24/2014

Basic strategy teasers continue to be one of the most solid bets on the board for gamblers looking to wager on something outside of standard spreads and totals. The bets are two-team, six-point teasers that use the most powerful NFL key numbers of three and seven to anchor lines around those marks. The bets are currently 9-4 on the season and went 3-1 last week, with Green Bay being the only team unable to take advantage of the added points.

NFL Football Predictions: Week 4 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 9/23/2014

Hard as it is to believe, there are only three unbeaten teams left in the NFL entering Week 4: Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Arizona. The first two I don't consider a huge shock. The Cardinals most definitely. The Eagles might be the most fortunate 3-0 team in NFL history, and that's not an overstatement. They are the first club to win their first three games of a season by rallying from double-digit deficits in each.

Expert NFL Betting Picks: Weekly NFC East Predictions Week 3
by Dave Schwab - 9/17/2014

The Eagles erased another double-digit deficit this past Monday night on their way to a 2-0 start, and both the Cowboys and the Redskins pulled off solid wins last Sunday to even their mark at 1-1. The only team still sporting a goose egg in the win column is New York in what is becoming an all-too-familiar scene after the Giants lost their first six games to start last season. I am also sporting a perfect 2-0 record in my NFC East weekly pick after Philadelphia’s second-half explosion against Indianapolis took that game “over” the closing 54-point line.

NFL Totals Betting: Week 3 Over and Under Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 9/17/2014

If you love to wager on the “over/under” betting odds when it comes to the NFL, you would have cleaned up in the first two weeks on the under, which has paid off in 20 of the first 32 games. After a fast 3-0 start with my top three weekly picks, I came back to earth with a 1-2 record in Week 2. This is the fourth straight season I will be releasing my weekly picks on the NFL over/under betting lines for Doc’s Sports.

NFL Teasers Betting: Best Basic Strategy Options for Week 3
by George Monroy - 9/17/2014

Basic strategy teasers faltered last week and only produced a 2-2 record, which is a rare losing situation for the wager. Heading into Week 3 there are four teaser options on the board, with three solid spots and an uncertain situation with the hapless New York Giants receiving more than a touchdown’s worth of points at home. Basic strategy teasers are two-team, six-point wagers that allow bettors to move lines through the strongest NFL key numbers of three and seven.

NFL Football Predictions: Week 3 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 9/16/2014

It's just about impossible to start 0-3 in the NFL and make the playoffs as just three clubs have done it since 1990 and none since the 1998 Buffalo Bills, who were quarterbacked by Doug Flutie (and Rob Johnson). You know it's been a long time if I'm using the words Bills and playoffs in the same sentence. Thus, it's must-win time for these 0-2 clubs in Week 3: the Giants, Buccaneers, Saints, Colts, Jaguars, Raiders and Chiefs.