NFL Best Bets
Welcome to the ultimate resource to help you find the best bets each day in NFL football!
Here you will find a list of our best NFL bets against the spread. This page will be updated several times over the weekend.
The page is divided into three simple sections.
The first section lists all of our premium member best bets for the day. This section lists all the games for all sports, including NFL. If you don't have a membership at Doc's Sports then you can test out our premium best bets risk free with a complimentary free $60 account here.
The second section lists a couple of our complimentary NFL best bet matchup reports. We write these for every single NFL game. These articles are more for the do-it-yourself types that want to really dig in and also have the time do the extensive research required each day.
The third section ties into the second section where our experts give advice on what to do with the information and how to spot a best bet in NFL.
NFL Best Bets Tonight [Updated daily]
THIS WEEK'S TOP FOOTBALL GAMES
AVAILABLE FOR JUST $30 APIECE ABOVE THE GRID
FRIDAY
NICK MENKEN – 6-Unit College Football Play (7:30 p.m.)
GRIFFIN MURPHY – 6-Unit College Football Total (7:30 p.m.)
SATURDAY
ARUN SHIVA - 7-Unit NFL Play (4:30 p.m.)
STRIKE POINT SPORTS – 7-Unit NFL Play (8 p.m.)
NICK MENKEN – 7-Unit NFL Play (8 p.m.)
VERNON CROY – 7-Unit NFL First Half Play (8 p.m.)
CRAIG TRAPP – 6-Unit NFL Play (8 p.m.)
SCOTT SPREITZER – 5-Unit College Football Play (11 a.m.)
RAPHAEL ESPARZA – 5-Unit NFL Play (8 p.m.)
NOTE: Strike Point Sports, Menken, Croy Esparza and Trapp have various sides in the same game.
SUNDAY
AUGUST YOUNG – 7-Unit NFL Play (1 p.m.)
ROBERT FERRINGO – 7-Unit NFL Play (1 p.m.)
GRIFFIN MURPHY – 7-Unit NFL Play (1 p.m.)
SCOTT SPREITZER – 7-Unit NFL Play (4 p.m.)
DOC’S SPORTS – 7-Unit NFL Play (8 p.m.)
CRAIG TRAPP – 7-Unit NFL Play (8 p.m.)
ARUN SHIVA - 6-Unit NFL Totals Play (1 p.m.)
VERNON CROY – 6-Unit NFL Play (1 p.m.)
TONY GEORGE – 6-Unit NFL Play (4 p.m.)
RAPHAEL ESPARZA – 6-Unit NFL Play (8 p.m.)
NOTE: Young, Murphy and Croy have various sides in the same game.
NOTE: Doc’s Sports, Trapp and Esparza have various sides in the same game.
TODAY'S TOP NBA PLAYS
SCOTT SPREITZER has a 7-Unit NBA side Friday (8 p.m.). Scott's 9-2 with his last 11 NBA releases and he's won 70% ATS in the NBA since December 1! Scott's long term NBA winning run has produced +12,515 overall. And all top plays have produced +26,120. Get the 7-Unit NBA release on Friday by signing up below.
DOC’S SPORTS NBA is heating up with 8 of 12 winning nights and scored a 7-Unit winner on Monday. Doc’s is back Friday with a prediction they are very confident in, a 7-Unit NBA prediction (8 p.m. EST). Doc’s expects an easy winner tonight! Sign up below for Doc’s Friday NBA card.
TODAY'S TOP SOCCER PLAYS
DOC’S SPORTS SOCCER is on a run of nearly +2,400 since the middle of December and they are excited for the Friday card as they have had one match circled all week, and this is a 7-Unit French Ligue 1 prediction (3 p.m. EST). Doc’s is very confident in this selection and expects a sharp winner today. Sign up below!
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Complimentary NFL games for today [Updated daily]
San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals Prediction, 1/5/2025 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 18
by Tony Sink - 12/31/2024
The Arizona Cardinals (7-9) host the San Francisco 49ers (6-9) at State Farm Stadium on Sunday. San Francisco is 2.0-point favorites. The total comes in at 47. This matchup report includes NFL odds, predictions, and a free pick against the spread. Read More >>
Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions Prediction, 1/5/2025 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 18
by Josh Schonwald - 12/31/2024
The Detroit Lions (13-2) are welcoming the Minnesota Vikings (14-2) at Ford Field on Sunday. Detroit opens as 2.5-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 52. This games report has current odds, betting predictions, and free picks against the spread. Read More >>
What Makes a Best Bet in NFL? [Updated during the season]
NFL Best Bet Tipsters |
Top 10 Tips |
NFL Football Best Bets Advice |
Doc's Sports |
Bet teams off embarrassing losses… |
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Robert Ferringo |
Locate misleading final scores… |
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Raphael Esparza |
Ride the hot teams all the way… |
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Strike Point Sports |
Look for the short home favorite… |
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Griffin Murphy |
Great attention to injury reports… |
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Jason Sharpe |
Injuries are an important factor… |
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Vernon Croy |
Best bets should have the best value… |
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Tony George |
Bet on numbers, not games... |
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August Young |
Track oddsmaker adjustments early season... |
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We offer our clients top NFL Football predictions at one fair price. Our NFL Football handicappers release a full slate of NFL Football picks at 6 p.m. EST each Thursday throughout the season. Every one of our NFL Football handicappers has a different style, but all have enjoyed vast success, including putting up some big numbers with their weekly best bets and top games, available every week for just $30 apiece.
Here are 10 tips from our NFL handicappers on how to find an NFL best bet each week:
Doc's Sports is the gold standard of sports handicapping, having been one of the most well-regarded and successful handicapping services for over 53 years (yes, we started in 1971). Doc’s is coming off back-to-back winning seasons, and 2024 will be no different. We dominated our top plays in football, hitting 80% of our 8-unit plays, including our Big 10 Game of the Year. This is our world-famous game and it easily hit with Ohio State knocking down Penn State and the Horseshoe. We also hit 73% of our 7-unit plays! Now is the time to jump on board with a full-season package for just 749, as this will give you every college and NFL play that we make through the Super Bowl. In fact, we have hit the Super Bowl winner in six straight years! Sign-up now and let 53 years of handicapping experience work for you.
Robert Ferringo has been among the top football handicappers in the country over the past 14 years, including a run of nearly +40,000 in profit between 2010-2019. That’s an average profit of nearly +4,000 per year for 10 years! Robert has posted five of eight winning football seasons and 9 of 14 overall winning years and has been a consistent long-term football profit producer. Robert has racked up 66 of 106 winning football months – so two of every three months are winners over the past 15 years! Robert is also one of the top football futures bettors in the country, hitting 70% of futures rated 5.0 or higher (21-9) in his career, and one of the best Super Bowl handicappers in the nation (15 of 18 winning years). Claim your spot on The Victory Train today!
Jason Sharpe has beaten the books for six of eight winning football season and has banked nearly +11,000 over the last two years combined. Sharpe is known for his incredibly fast starts to the season and is one of the best NFL Preseason bettors in the country, going 17-8 in Week 1 of NFLX over the past 11 years. He is an unbelievable 85-46 (65%) with his college football picks the first two weeks of the year and a jaw-dropping 54-21 (72%) with his Week 2 college football picks! Sharpe has gone 26-9 over the last two years in the first two weeks of the NFL season and has hit 63% of his football plays rated 7.0+ over the last two years. Sharpe has earned seven of nine winning college football seasons overall and he has been incredibly hot in all sports to start 2024. Sign up now!
August Young has been with Doc’s Sports for two football seasons – and they’ve both been winners, banking +5,115 in 2022 and +6,765 last season. Young and his team are experts at identifying the largest value across all markets. For example, they will take underdogs on the moneyline when the price is better than the spread based on advanced metric conversions and their own number charts based on historical data. They use cutting-edge data science to make their decisions in these instances to remove all bias. In 2022, they released an average of eight plays per week and a +6.45% ROI, and last year they released 6.5 plays per week with a 9.45%. This shows a clear trend, and Young is also a sensational 52-33, +10,280 on plays rated 5.0+. Sign up now!
Strike Point Sports has racked up 7 of 10 winning football seasons for +20,600 in profit. They were the No. 1 football handicapper at Doc's in 2019-20 and No. 3 in 2023-24. SPS was in cruise control last year, showing a profit from September through the Super Bowl and banking over +5,000. They closed out the year with 13 of 18 winning football weeks (+6,200) and 12 of 17 winning NFL weeks. Strike Point Sports – known as "Mr. Saturday" for their college success – has burned the books for 7 of 9 college football years and 8 of 10 winning NFL seasons. You can expect 2-3 prime college football picks followed by 2-3 top NFL predictions each week, and SPS's selectivity is perfect for bettors who like focused action. Get on board with one of the best in the business!
Raphael Esparza is one of the most consistent and profitable handicappers in the business. Esparza has more than 13 years’ experience as a Las Vegas sportsbook manager and is now one of the most well-connected handicappers on The Strip. This fall, Esparza will dial in and look for a monster season on the gridiron as he hunts his fifth winning year in the last eight. As in all sports, Esparza is one of the best big-play handicappers in the country, and he is one of the few handicappers in the country that releases picks on every single bowl game each winter. Esparza is 11-6 on his last 16 Game of the Year picks and will get it done again! Sign up today!
Scott Spreitzer has more than 25 years of betting and handicapping experience and posted an outstanding +5,700 in profit in 2022 while going 77-55 (58%) overall. Spreitzer is on a long-term 325-239 (58%) run with his college football service and is also 74-54, +5,850 with his last 128 picks on the college gridiron. Spreitzer is an impressive 433-301 (59%) on his last 734 NFL predictions and he has gone 127-88 (59%) on his last 215 football plays rated 5.0+. Spreitzer is the only handicapper to advance to three straight finals in the Station Casinos Football Invitational and has placed in the money at the NFL Westgate SuperContest. He’s been featured on national television and radio shows, and you can put this experienced mind to work today!
Vernon Croy is ready for his 10th season at Doc's Sports and will put his vast knowledge and experience to work for you today. Croy has posted eight of nine winning NFL seasons, and he is looking to build off his winning NFL postseason run. Croy uses his personal, private football systems that he has developed over the course of the last 20+ years to give him a huge edge over the books. He hit 68% for +9,390 in the NFL in 2018-19 and he is looking for his usual big play success to translate again this year. Get on board today and don't miss out as he continues his outstanding work on the gridiron!
Tony George has over 30 years of football handicapping experience, and the NFL has always been his top sport. George has 70 documented Top 10 awards across all sports and he is looking for another dominating season in 2024. George hit 64 percent of his NFL plays in 2016, and in 2021 he hit 80 percent of his college football picks rated 5.0+. George is looking for another big year with a low-volume approach. He is well known for his national radio shows over the past 15 years. Put 30 years of experience and a long-standing reputation to work for you today.
Griffin Murphy is the newest addition to the Doc’s Sports team. Griffin is an expert when it comes to college football and NFL betting profits. Murphy cannot wait to bring his clients huge wins this season. Murphy has managed to focus the majority of his time on his algorithm to get his top sport just right to acquire a consistent success rate. Sign up and check him out today!
Arun Shiva posted the best football season in his career in 2021, banking +5,000 with start to finish winners. Shiva went 64-46 (58%), +5,305 in the NFL in 2021 and is looking to do it again this season. There is no doubt Shiva is one of the most popular handicappers year after year on Doc's Sports site, and his winning predictions and entertaining daily videos (with free picks!) make him one to watch for during every season of every sport he handicaps. Shiva has been researching extensively for this NFL season and is ready to beat the bookies from the first game through the Super Bowl in February. Sign up now!
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