The San Francisco 49ers are undefeated at 4-0, but are they a contender for the Super Bowl? San Francisco might be the overlooked story of the 2019 NFL season, or they could be just another early season illusion. To go along with an early season bye week, San Francisco has […]
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NFL Notes: Jay Gruden’s Fired, but What Now for Washington Redskins?
Now that the Jay Gruden era is over after five-plus seasons in Washington, the question is who will replace him? BetOnline believes it is going to be Kansas City Chiefs offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy. The internet sportsbook has him at +350. Bieniemy is followed by Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Bryon […]
Quickie NFL Recap Week 5: Christian McCaffrey MVP Watch, Road Teams Winning 56 Percent
Carolina Panthers star RB Christian McCaffrey scored three touchdowns and looked unstoppable in a victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Panthers won their first home game of the season. Through five weeks of the NFL season, visiting teams have been winning at an impressive clip of 56 percent. In Week […]
NFL Week 5 Featured Incredible DFS Points From These Players
Incredible. No other word best describes some of the individual performances we saw in Week 5 of the NFL. Players put up monstrous DFS points, leading to gottowin33 needing 285.64 points to take down the $1 million first prize on FanDuel this Sunday. Last week, I proposed five sleepers you […]
College Football Playoff – Who’s In, Who’s Not, Who Might Be
Six weeks into the season and nearly a month before the College Football Playoff Selection Committee meets for the first time, there are odds out on who will be in the final four. There might be a surprise or two for those following the AP Top-25 rankings. The CFP Selection […]
National Football League AFC South – Parity or Mediocrity?
The AFC South division of the NFL isn’t the worst division in football, but its not a real threat either. Despite two teams making the playoffs each of the last two seasons, the stigma remains. The Texans, Colts, Titans, and Jaguars aren’t considered to be Super Bowl contenders. Through the […]
Washington Redskins Fire Jay Gruden After 0-5 Start
You knew it was coming, but after five tumultuous seasons, the Washington Redskins finally put head coach Jay Gruden out of his misery and fired him after a 35-49-1 record. Jay Gruden got fired after the New England Patriots crushed Washington in Week 5. The team fell to 0-5, and […]
Georgia, Ohio State Share No. 3 in AP College Football Top 25 Poll
Georgia and Ohio State share No. 3 in Week 7 of the AP Top-25 college football poll. It is the first time two teams have been tied in the top 3 since Sept. 20, 2015, when TCU and Mississippi shared third. Both the Bulldogs and the Buckeyes finished with 1,393 […]
Big College Football Spreads Pay Off for Brave Bettors
Betting big college football spreads takes a lot of nerve, but those gamblers that did it in Week 6 were rewarded. Of the nine teams in the AP Top-25 College Football Poll that were laying 20 or more points, six of them covered. Only No. 6 Oklahoma, and No. 13 […]
New England Patriots, Gamblers Feasting on Winless Teams
The New England Patriots, and gamblers everywhere, took advantage of a soft matchup against another winless team. This time, it was the Washington Redskins. The Patriots defeated the now 0-5 Redskins, 33-7 on Sunday. The New England Patriots were a 16.5-point favorite, and easily covered. It was the second of […]
Penn State, Wisconsin Face Crucial Tests in Big Ten Showdowns
With conference favorite #3 Ohio State off this week, it’s time to see if Penn State is really going to challenge for the Big Ten East title. Penn State (5-0) travels to Iowa (4-1) this Saturday. The Hawkeyes are coming off a disappointing performance at Michigan, losing a snore-fest, 10-3. […]
Four Players to Target in Monday Night DFS Showdown
Monday Night Football in Week 5 features the Cleveland Browns visiting the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are favored by 3.5 in a game with an over/under of 47.5. It appears that Vegas is expecting this game to be above the average NFL game in points scored, so I’ll focus […]
Jett Duffey, Joe Burrows Shine in Week 6 of College Football DFS
Saturday was definitely a day for robust college football quarterback numbers, and you pretty much needed two in your lineups to finish deep in the money in DFS contests. Although Jalen Hurts had another big day for Oklahoma, the winning lineups mostly bypassed him for other gunslingers, such as the […]
#LOLJets Week 5: It’s Never Sunny After a 25-Point Beatdown in Philadelphia
The New York Jets (0-4) and frustrated RB Le’Veon Bell continued their winless streak with a 31-6 blowout loss against the Philadelphia Eagles (3-2). Another week, another ugly loss for the #LOLJets. Quarterback Sam Darnold, still recovering from mononucleosis, was itching to play after missing the last two games. Darnold […]
Baltimore-Pittsburgh Contest Features New Faces at Quarterback
Baltimore-Pittsburgh is one of the NFL’s stronger rival games, but when the two teams face each other on Sunday, it will be with different quarterbacks than usual. The Ravens are favored by 3.5 points, and the over/under is set at 44 points. Baltimore’s new quarterback was determined last year. Lamar […]
Can Five Winless NFL Teams Achieve a 0-16 Season?
There are now five NFL teams – the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, and Washington Redskins – that have the possibility of having an 0-16 season. All but Miami are playing this week. The Dolphins are a +250 to have an 0-16 season, according to Sportsbettingdime.com. […]
Five DFS Sleepers in the NFL This Week
It’d be nice to cram Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott, Lamar Jackson, Julio Jones, and DeAndre Hopkins into your DFS lineup, but that’s just not feasible with salary caps. (And everyone would just pick all of the best players, making most lineups very similar.) No, to play some of the studs, […]
Pac-12 After Dark: Stanford 15-Point Home Dog vs. No. 15 Washington
Last on the schedule in the Pac-12 After Dark game on Saturday evening, Washington (4-1) and star RB Salvon Ahmed take on Stanford, who will be a 15.5-point home dog against the visiting Huskies. UW is aiming to move into the Top 10, while Stanford (2-3) is trying to not […]
One Bet: $100: Chicago Clamps Down on Raiders in London
The Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders are flying across the pond for their game, and with my One Bet, $100, I like the under in this contest. It opened at 41.5 points and dropped to 40.5 at most sportsbooks. In Las Vegas, Station Casinos still have it at 41. There […]
Air Force and Navy Battle in 52nd Meeting Between Military Academies
Air Force (3-1) flies out to the Naval Academy to take on Navy (2-1) in a college football battle. Air Force won their meeting last season in Colorado Springs, 35-7. Navy will be a +3.5 home dog in this year’s rematch. Air Force lost their only football game of the […]