COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the NFL, with numerous players under threat of missing action in Week 16. That will likely provide opportunity in DFS, as reserves with low fantasy salaries are thrust into starting roles. Here are five players under $5,000 on DraftKings to consider this Sunday. Justin […]
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NFL Week 16 Home Dogs: Titans, Panthers, Texans, Vikings
With the holiday weekend almost upon us, there are just three weeks remaining in the season and 27 teams still fighting to qualify for the postseason. Week 16 home dogs in the NFL include the Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, and the Las Vegas Raiders. The New […]
Texas A&M Drops Out of Gator Bowl; Are More COVID Cancellations Coming?
Texas A&M announced Wednesday that it won’t play against Wake Forest in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Dec. 31, citing a combination of COVID-19 and injuries that decimated its roster in recent days. The Aggies said that they had only 38 scholarship players ready to travel to Jacksonville for the […]
NFL Playoff Picture: 27 Teams Still Alive with Three Weeks to Go
If fans and bettors hoped for some clarity in the NFL playoff picture by the end of Week 15, they were sorely disappointed. Only one team has actually clinched a postseason spot, and nearly everyone in the league is still mathematically alive – with 24 teams within a game of […]
New York Jets Head Coach Robert Saleh Tests Positive for COVID-19
It’s been another winter of discontent for Gang Green, so it’s not surprising that Santa Claus gifted them another setback. Robert Saleh, the Jets’ rookie head coach, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Saleh is one of four NFL head coaches to test positive for COVID this season, along with […]
Army Battles Undermanned Missouri Squad in Armed Forces Bowl
Army will try to bounce back from a disappointing season-ending loss to Navy on Wednesday when the Black Knights head to the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, to take on the Missouri Tigers. Army (8-4) will make its fifth bowl game appearance in six years, with […]
Aaron Rodgers New MVP Betting Favorite Over Tom Brady
With three weeks remaining in the NFL season, Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers emerged as the new betting favorite to win the MVP at +125 odds, jumping ahead of Tom Brady from the defending champion Tampa Bay Bucs. Rodgers is the reigning NFL MVP, and he won the […]
Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill Out with COVID
In case you were wondering, cheetahs can’t outrun COVID. Speedster Tyreek “Cheetah” Hill is the latest member of the Kansas City Chiefs to head to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Patrick Mahomes loves throwing the ball to Hill, who’s ranked second in the NFL with 102 catches. He’s fourth overall in receiving […]
Leonard Fournette Out with Hamstring Injury, Bucs Sign Le’Veon Bell
The defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers were shut out by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football, but they also suffered a huge loss when their starting running back went down. With Leonard Fournette sidelined indefinitely with a hamstring injury, the Bucs signed free agent running back Le’Veon Bell. […]
New York Giants Lose QB Daniel Jones to Season-Ending Neck Injury
Danny Dimes sleeps with the fishes. After missing the previous three games with a neck injury, the New York Giants are shutting down quarterback Daniel Jones for the remainder of the season. Jones went 4-7 as a starter for the Giants this season, but suffered a neck injury in a […]
Green Bay Packers New Super Bowl 56 Co-Favorites at +450 Odds
The Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs are co-favorites to win Super Bowl 56 at +450 odds after oddsmakers adjusted their lines during a weekend in which every team in the NFL struggled to contain COVID-19 outbreaks. After the Tampa Bay Bucs were shut out 9-0 by the […]
Tampa Bucs Injury Report: Chris Godwin Out for Season with Torn ACL
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the New Orleans Saints 9-0 on Sunday Night Football in a tough NFC South divisional throw down. After the game, the Bucs discovered they also lost Chris Godwin for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, while Mike Evans is week-to-week with […]
Browns QBs Mayfield and Keenum Out, Nick Mullens to Start vs Raiders
The Cleveland Browns tapped Nick Mullens as the starting quarterback for Monday evening’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Starting QB Baker Mayfield and backup Case Keenum didn’t clear COVID protocols for the Browns/Raiders game, which is why Mullens will start. In 10 games with the San Francisco 49ers last […]
NFL Moves Games to Monday and Tuesday Due to COVID-19 Outbreaks
Tuesday Night Football returns! Week 15 of the NFL season initially had two Saturday games on the slate, but one of them — the Las Vegas Raiders at the Cleveland Browns — has been moved to Monday night due to the Browns’ ongoing battle with a COVID-19 outbreak. The NFL […]
Kansas City Chiefs New Super Bowl 56 Betting Favorite
After a stunning comeback in the fourth quarter, the Kansas City Chiefs forced overtime and defeated the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football. After the victory oddsmakers at DraftKings adjust their lines and the Chiefs are the new betting favorite to win the Super Bowl at +450 odds. The […]
NFL DFS Week 15: Look to Jeff Wilson, DeVante Parker for Value
With just a few more weeks left in the NFL regular season, teams are jockeying for playoff positions or fighting for their postseason lives. The spread of Omicron is putting a wrinkle into Week 15, with numerous players possibly sitting out this week due to the NFL’s COVID-19 policies. That […]
Jacksonville Jaguars Fire Head Coach Urban Meyer After 2-11 Start
The Urban Meyer experiment lasted only 13 games before the Jacksonville Jaguars fired the universally loathed head coach who led the last-place Jaguars to a 2-11 record. Meyer was on a collision course with a one-and-done season, but Jaguars owner Shad Khan severed ties with his rookie head coach with […]
How Will the NFL Playoffs Work this Season? An Updated Guide to the Expanded 14-Team Format
In the 2020 season, the NFL introduced a new, expanded playoff format that added two more teams to the postseason. That format remains in place, largely unchanged for the 2021 campaign. But, with the format still relatively fresh, many fans remain confused as to how the NFL playoffs will work […]
Baltimore Ravens Injury Report: QB Lamar Jackson Carted Off Field (Ankle)
The Baltimore Ravens lost starting quarterback Lamar Jackson to an ankle injury against the Cleveland Browns that saw him carted off the field. Late in the first quarter, Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoa tackled Jackson from behind and rolled his ankle. At the time, the Browns led 10-0. Jackson threw […]
LA Rams Send RB Darrell Henderson to the Reserve/COVID-19 List
The Los Angeles Rams will rely on Sony Michel to handle the main workload at running back in Week 14 after they placed starting RB Darrell Henderson on the reserve COVID-19 list on Saturday. The Rams (8-4) head to Arizona (10-2) to play the Cardinals on Monday Night Football. The […]