The NFL’s expanded slate on wild-card weekend, with several networks opting to expand their footprint by simultaneously broadcast on alternate networks or streaming, did not yield a ratings bonanza. Instead, overall viewer numbers were down year over year and in some cases were the lowest in five years or more. […]
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Super Bowl 55 Betting: Kansas City, Green Bay Top Futures Board with 8 Teams to Go
Only eight teams remain in the hunt for the Super Bowl trophy. The Kansas City Chiefs are the consensus favorites to win Super Bowl 55, and they top the futures board at DraftKings at +200 odds. The Green Bay Packers, the top seed in the NFC, are the second-highest team […]
NFL Trade Rumors: Deshaun Watson Wants Out of Houston, Texans Ship QB to NY Jets?
Houston has a huge problem. Deshaun Watson wants the Houston Texans to trade him after a failed promise to consult him about filling vacancies for the team’s general manager and head coaching positions. The New York Jets are among the numerous suitors in desperate need of a quarterback that would […]
The Browns Need an NFL Playoff Bubble Most Yet Want Nothing to do with One
On Sunday, the Cleveland Browns will play their first playoff game since Blue Crush was in the theaters, and they’ll do it with special teams coordinator Mike Priefer roaming the sidelines instead of head coach Kevin Stefanski. Stefanski, along with defensive backs coach Jeff Howard and tight ends coach Drew […]
Sunday Wild Card Betting Preview: Ravens/Titans, Bears/Saints, Browns/Steelers
The Quickie Betting Preview continues. Sunday features three more NFL wild-card games, and each one includes teams that played each other at least once this season. The Baltimore Ravens were knocked out of the postseason last year by the Tennessee Titans. The Titans and Ravens meet again this year. For […]
Saturday Wild Card Quickie Preview: Colts/Bills, Rams/Seahawks, Bucs/Washington
Ready for another installment of the Quickie Betting Preview? The Buffalo Bills host the Indianapolis Colts to kick off the postseason on wild-card Saturday. The LA Rams and Seattle Seahawks square off in an NFC West battle as those teams meet for the third time this season. Tom Brady and […]
NFC Conference Championship Futures: New Orleans or Tampa to Challenge the Green Bay Packers?
The Green Bay Packers (13-3) are the consensus favorites on the NFL futures board to win the NFC Championship. The Packers are +140 odds to win the NFC, followed by the New Orleans Saints at +275 and the Tampa Bay Bucs at +400. The San Francisco 49ers won the NFC […]
Justin Herbert Betting Favorite for 2020 NFL Offensive Rookie of Year
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has the inside track to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after a sensational season. Herbert set new rookie records with 31 touchdown passes and 36 total touchdowns. Herbert finished the season as the league’s sixth-best passer with 4,336 yards. He ranked […]
Conference Championship Futures: Kansas City Leads Stacked AFC
The NFL playoffs begin this weekend, and the AFC side of the postseason bracket looks much stronger than the NFC side. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are the favorite to win the AFC Championship at -115 odds, while the Buffalo Bills (+350) and Baltimore Ravens (+600) are […]
LOL Jets: Nightmare 2-14 Season Ends, Gase Fired, Rebuild Time… Again
The New York Jets finally get to close the book on one of the darkest and most humiliating chapters in franchise history. The LOL Jets lost to the New England Patriots in the final week of the season to finish 2-14. The Johnson family, who owns the Jets, finally fired […]
Playing Through a Pandemic: Team-by-Team Breakdown of the NFL’s (Not So) Regular Season
After 256 games, numerous fines, dozens of quarantines, practice facility closures, hospitalizations, decimated coaching staffs, COVID lists, and one game delayed three times in a week, the NFL’s chaotic pandemic-infused regular season is over. Here’s a look at how each team fared in the time of COVID-19. Arizona Cardinals Despite […]
Line Shifts for Pittsburgh as Cleveland Continues to Lose Players, Coaches to COVID Spike
With their first playoff appearance since 2002 at stake, the 10-5 Cleveland Browns have closed their facility after a member of the coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday. It is the second time a coach has tested positive for the virus this week. Head coach Kevin Stefanski announced Friday […]
A Record $609 Million Wagered in Nevada as Sportsbooks Sit Empy
The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its November totals on Tuesday, continuing a year of big ups and downs with reports that more money was wagered on sports in a single month than any other time in history. The $609.6 million bet on sports in November accounted for almost 90% […]
Christmas Super Bowl Odds: Betting on Old School or New School QBs?
On Christmas Eve, NFL fans hope that Santa Claus gifts them a path to win the Super Bowl. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs are +170 odds to win the Super Bowl according to a recent update by DraftKings. The Green Bay Packers (+650 […]
NBA Joins NFL in Decision to Wait Their Turn for COVID-19 Vaccine
The NBA gave its franchises and individuals a warning Christmas Eve that nobody in the league could cut in line for the first round of COVID-19 vaccines. In a memo released Thursday afternoon, the league made official their position on the FDA-approved Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which started to be […]
Unmasked with Strippers: Washington QB Dwayne Haskins Commits Second Major COVID-19 Violation
The Washington Football Team fined quarterback Dwayne Haskins $40,000 and took his team captain status away less than 72 hours after photos showing him with strippers while not wearing a mask were released. Team officials haven’t said whether Haskins, 23, will retain his starting role when the Washington Football Team […]
NFL Week 16 Quickie Betting Preview: Vikings/Saints Christmas Football, NFC Least Sprint, Bubble Fight
Week 16 marks the penultimate week of the NFL season, including a rare Christmas Day football game and a Saturday triple-header. The Minnesota Vikings visit the Big Easy for a Christmas afternoon matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Plus, the Miami Dolphins attempt to fend off the Baltimore Ravens for […]
The NFL’s Future is Streaming: You Can Watch it Unfold with Amazon’s ‘NFL Holiday Blitz’
With NFL broadcast contracts coming to fruition for all three legacy networks at the end of next year, an emerging player is already setting the stage for what may be a once-in-a-generation shift in how we watch football. You can see the beginning of what that change looks like this […]
LOL Jets Win First Game of Season, Lose Chance to Draft Trevor Lawrence
Even when the LOL Jets win, they still lose. After an 0-13 start, the New York Jets finally ended their winless streak against the LA Rams with their first victory of the season. The 23-20 victory also meant that the Jets lost the inside track to securing Trevor Lawrence with […]
NFL MVP Betting Odds: Patrick Mahomes or Aaron Rodgers?
With three weeks remaining in the NFL’s regular season, the MVP race is down to a two-pony sprint between Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers. According to a recent update by DraftKings, Mahomes is -200 odds to win his second MVP in the last three seasons. Rodgers is the second favorite […]