In our Week 4 Home Dog Alert, four NFL home teams are underdogs, with the Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, and Arizona Cardinals all getting points at home. Technically, five teams are home dogs in NFL Week 4. However, you can toss the Miami Dolphins game out the […]
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List 2019 NFL Bye Weeks, Byes Begin in Week 4 with Jets/Niners Out
The byes arrived and we have a complete list of 2019 NFL bye weeks. The first week of bye weeks begin in Week 4 with the NY Jets and San Francisco 49ers sitting out. The bye weeks last through Week 12. If you’re a fantasy football junkie, then bye weeks […]
Hemingway Report Week 3: Backup Quarterbacks Win 5 Games
Almost 25 percent of the games in Week 3 featured backup quarterbacks in their first start of the season and overall, backups won five games during a underdog heavy week in which dogs went 9-7 against the spread including Teddy Bridgewater and the New Orleans Saints upsetting the Seahawks in […]
Which Undefeated NFL Teams Are Locks for the Playoffs?
A fast start means a lot this year in the trek toward the NFL playoffs. After three weeks, there are seven undefeated teams (eight, if you count the 2-0-1 Detroit Lions) with wildly different odds to make the postseason. Three, or maybe, four of these teams seem like near locks […]
Home Dog Alert: Jags, Browns, Skins in Week 3
In Week 3, three teams are home dogs with the Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) trying to avoid an 0-3 record while battling the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football. In addition, the Cleveland Browns (1-1) and Washington Redskins (0-2) are all small dogs at home including a Sunday Night Football match […]
Quickie NFL Report Week 2: Down with Drew Brees and Dogs 9-7 ATS
Another dog-heavy week during NFL Week 2 in which both Drew Brees (thumb) and Ben Roethesberger (elbow) went down with a major injury. Underdogs went 9-7 against the spread and that’s including a pair of easy victories for the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots, plus a Monday Night […]
Home Dog Alert: Jets, Giants, Skins Avoiding 0-2 Hole
In the latest Home Dog Alert, half of the Week 2 schedule features home dogs including somewhat desperate teams like the NY Jets, NY Giants, Washington Redskins, and Miami Dolphins that started the season 0-1 and hoping to avoid another win while facing a superior opponent. Eight games on the […]
Hemingway Report: Early Underdogs Win the Bone, Favorites 5-10-1 ATS in Week 1
All of the big teams won (New England, Kansas City, New Orleans, LA Rams), but not everyone covered during this dog-heavy opening week in which the underdogs went 10-5-1 against the spread. Only the Ravens, Cowboys, Patriots, Vikings, and Chiefs covered the spread in Week 1. The Rams closed as […]
AFC Preview: Can Anyone Else Challenge the New England Patriots and KC Chiefs?
The Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots are the big favorites out of the AFC once again to win the Super Bowl. Can anyone else, such as the LA Chargers or Cleveland Browns, legitimately challenge the big dogs for the AFC crown? With Andrew Luck abruptly retiring from […]
NFC Preview: Last Hurrah for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints?
The New Orleans Saints hope that a 40-year old Drew Brees can lead Who Dat to the Promised Land and the Super Bowl one last time before Brees fades off into the sunset. The Los Angeles Rams are on a mission to return to the Super Bowl after losing to […]
Usual Suspects Among 2019 Top Fantasy WR: Hopkins, Jones, Adams, Thomas, and ODB
The 2019 fantasy football season is around the corner and you’ll find the usual suspects like ODB among the consensus top 5 WR in the NFL with DeAndre Hopkins (Houston Texans), DaVante Adams (Green Bay Packers), Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons), Michael Thomas (Drew Brees), and Odell Beckham, Jr. (Cleveland Browns). […]