As we prepare to leave September and the first three weeks of the NFL season behind, it’s a good time to take stock of what we’ve seen this year and weigh it more heavily against what our preconceived notions were going into the campaign. Which teams or players have exceeded expectations, which are playing below them, and which are just about at par as we near the 25% mark of the schedule?
I believe it’s time to start taking the Browns defense seriously, and that will factor into my first NFL odds parlay play of the weekend. I’ve also seen enough of Baker Mayfield in Tampa Bay to start making some conclusions there too.
In my second parlay, I’ll focus on what could be the most exciting game of the Sunday slate in Dolphins vs. Bills.
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Not all touchdown markets are created equally, and there is plenty of value to be had by shopping around and getting the best price. But that’s just one aspect of creating a profitable touchdown card when it comes to handicapping NFL odds.
This year’s total profits are at +11.3 units heading into Week 14 odds. For Sunday, I’m targeting a running back who has taken back his No.1 role, betting on the best wide receiver in football at a great price, and then taking a pair of Buffalo RBs in a great running matchup.
Read more in my latest NFL picks.
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The Philadelphia Eagles’ disastrous December and subsequent early playoff exit prompted them to overhaul both sides of the ball.
Kellen Moore is the new offensive coordinator, utilizing a bevy of weapons on this Eagles attack — including offseason add RB Saquon Barkley. However, none of that matters if the defense can’t keep opponents out of the end zone.
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and his sneaky schemes are the remedy for a stop unit that hemorrhaged points down the stretch and sunk to the bottom of the defensive rankings in 2023.
The NFL odds like those moves, pricing Philadelphia among the top teams in the NFC. It enters 2024 with a season win total of 10.5 (Over -134) and is a favorite in 13 games. For those bettors sti…
Back in the old days, when Mikel Arteta was an Arsenal player and the team had suffered one of those Arsenal defeats, maybe away from home in the Champions League, it was him and only him who would front up to the press and say what needed to be said.
Actually, that is not true. It was Arteta or Per Mertesacker, sometimes both but never anyone else from the squad. Arteta would be collared as he headed for the team bus, its engine revving impatiently, in the bowels of the stadium in, say, Milan or Dortmund, and he would burn with frustration.
They say that you learn more about a player in the low moments, about their character and leadership credentials, and that was certainly true of Arteta. Perhaps it was magnified…