NFL Handicapping Articles

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.

NFL Betting Something or Nothing: Taking a Look at Week 2 Surprises
by George Monroy - 9/16/2014

As sports bettors and fans, we are accustomed to the media overacting and blowing things out of proportion. If Richard Sherman has a subpar game, suddenly he, along with Seattle’s secondary, has been exposed, and if Atlanta outguns New Orleans during Week 1 then suddenly the Falcons are legitimate contenders once again. The season is still in its infancy, and making knee-jerk reactions can be a sure-fire way for bettors to lose money over the coming weeks.

Free NFL Pick for Thursday Tampa Bay at Atlanta
by CarbonSports - 9/16/2014

An NFC South game kicks off Week 3 action as the Buccaneers and Falcons come into this contest off defeats. Tampa actually hasn't won a game yet this season after they blew a lead late to the Rams on Sunday and need this game to avoid falling to 0-3 and practically out of it before the season really gets going. Atlanta did not play well against the Bengals, but they are 1-0 SU within the division after beating the Saints in Week 1 and are touchdown favorites to go 2-0 SU in NFC South competition with a win here.

NFL Betting Buy or Sell: Reaction to Week 1 Surprises
by George Monroy - 9/11/2014

The first week of the NFL season ended with a few surprises—New England’s loss and Jacksonville’s near-upset of the Philadelphia Eagles—but also played out exactly the way most fans and experts expected it would. Seattle and San Francisco put on dominating performances and reminded everyone that the road to the Super Bowl runs through the NFC West.

Free NFL Picks for Sunday: Best Totals on the Board
by CarbonSports - 9/11/2014

Jacksonville came out strong in their game against Philly, scoring 17 points in the first half and taking a lead into the break. Yet, they didn't score another point the rest of the way and it was really only two deep passes that the Jags had to get 14 of those 17 points. They've got to be much more consistent for the entire 60 minutes if they want to start winning games again, and they've got a chance to do so against a struggling Washington team.

NFL Totals Betting: Week 2 Over and Under Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 9/10/2014

Week 1 of the NFL regular season is in the books, and when it came to wagering on the “over/under” betting odds, the play on the under finished with a slight 9-7 advantage. I cashed in on all three of my picks by riding the under in all three games. This is the fourth straight season I will be releasing my weekly top three picks on the “over/under” betting lines for Doc’s Sports.

Expert NFL Betting Picks: Weekly NFC East Predictions Week 2
by Dave Schwab - 9/10/2014

Most NFL experts have downgraded the NFC East as a power division in the NFL given the level of play the last few seasons, but it may have dropped a few more notches given what we witnessed from three of the four teams in Week 1. Philadelphia saved face by being the only team to win both straight up or against the spread, and I was right on the money going against Washington as my ‘pick of the week’.

NFL Teasers Betting: Best Basic Strategy Options for Week 2
by George Monroy - 9/10/2014

Every week throughout the 2014 NFL football season Doc’s Sports will analyze every basic strategy teaser bet on the board and provide bettors with the best options to bet on during the week. The wager is a two-team, six-point teaser that moves favorites of 7.5 to 8.5 points down and underdogs of 1.5 to 2.5 points up and is supposed to be a positive, expected-value play.