The Carolina Panthers come out of their bye week looking very different than the team we watched two weeks ago, with offensive coordinator Joe Brady fired this past weekend and star RB Christian McCaffrey done for the season (ankle).
The Panthers have lost two straight and three of their last four and welcome the Atlanta Falcons to Bank of America Stadium in Week 14. Atlanta isn’t in much better shape than their NFC South rivals, with a similar 1-3 SU mark in its last four outings.
It’s a late-season matchup only bettors could love. Check out our NFL free picks and predictions for Falcons at Panthers on December 12.
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Finding values in NFL odds and look-ahead lines gets trickier each week, as sportsbooks get more information and a better understanding of what each team is made out of.
But… thankfully there are injuries, which always act as an equalizer to throw a curveball into getting that precision handicap.
They’re also a foreshadowing of where I’m leaning with my early jump on the look-ahead Week 8 odds, as there’s one spread that doesn’t quite sit right… and I think an injury is why.
As always: there are no NFL player props to be found here — we’re humbly trying to get ahead of the game and find some useful NFL picks value for the weekend after next.
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It’s another “epic” Thursday night battle that might only be made better by betting as Easton Stick makes his first NFL start at Allegiant Stadium. He’ll lead the Los Angeles Chargers into TNF odds as 3-point road dogs vs. Aidan O’Connell and the Las Vegas Raiders.
Coming off a four-week high in route share and sitting with his lowest receiving-yard total since early October, should bettors be looking at Michael Mayer’s receiving NFL odds, especially with his opportunities?
I break down the Week 15 NFL odds and offer my free NFL picks for Chargers vs. Raiders on December 14.
Be sure to also check out our favorite TNF player props and Austin Ekeler spotlight props!
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Week 2 of the NFL preseason continues Saturday afternoon which means it’s time to dig into my Bengals vs. Bears predictions.
The two teams had a joint practice on Thursday, which typically means we will not see many starters in the actual preseason game since they got the reps in a controlled practice environment against each other. However, one team has different plans and we can’t pass up this opportunity.
Let’s get into the best NFL picks for this preseason game on August 17.
Bengals vs Bears prediction
My best betBears -6.5 (-112 at DraftKings)
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Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor has already announced that the Bengals will not be playing their starters in this contest after gett…
Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus said his side can sleep in peace after they sealed a quarter-final spot at Rio 2016 with a 4-0 victory over Denmark.
The Palmeiras star, who will join Manchester City in January, scored the second goal as the host nation dispatched the visitors in Salvador to finish top of Group A.
Having received heavy criticism following 0-0 draws with South Africa and Iraq, Brazil turned on the style on Thursday, with Gabriel Barbosa and Luan also on the scoresheet in a stylish display at the packed Fonte Nova Arena.
And Gabriel, who was delighted with their performance, conceded that keeping their medal hopes alive was a huge weight off their shoulders.
I feel more than relief, he said, as quoted by Globoesporte. In all the interviews I v…
Prediction: Panathinaikos to win by a three-goal margin
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Panathinaikos and Botev Plovdiv will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round this week. The first leg of the tie between the Super League Greece club and the Bulgarian First Professional Football League side will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Athens and is scheduled to kick off at 7 pm UK time on Thursday.
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos are one of the biggest clubs in Greece and one of the most successful as well. The Greens have won the Greek Super League as many as 20 times, although they last clinched the title back in 2009-10. They also have won the Green Super Cup on three occasions and reached the final of the European Cup in 1971.…
Most of the European seasons have already ended and the ones that haven’t – France and Italy, for instance – only have one match left on their respective schedules. This means it’s time for balance.
Now we will look at teams that impressed throughout the season. Either due to their play or their finishing position on the standings, here are three sides that turned heads during the 2018-19 European campaign.
Atalanta
Undoubtedly, Atalanta have been the most surprising side during the 2018-19 Serie A season. They had been flirting with a top status in past season, but they’ve made the jump this season. And being honest, they’re not going to leave that status any time soon. If we look at things closely, we can see Atalanta have built a team to compete for a lo…
Fabio Capello has described the manner of England s World Cup exit in 2010 as the biggest disappointment of his distinguished managerial career.
The Italian was the man in charge of the Three Lions as they were dumped out of the second round of the tournament in South Africa following a 4-1 defeat to Germany.
However, it could have been a different story for England as officials failed to award a goal to Frank Lampard with the score at 2-1 despite the ball clearly crossing the line.
The incident is one of the factors that led to the introduction of goalline technology, but it is a decision that still rankles with Capello.
As a coach, the biggest disappointment was with England in 2010, when Frank Lampard s goal wasn’t given, the 69-year-old told La Gaz…
Sunday night is capped off with a classic NFC South battle between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints. The Saints (6-7) are clinging to their playoff hopes and will be thin on the O-line while the Bucs (10-3) are hunting for the no. 1 spot and a first-round bye.
Can Taysom Hill and Alvin Kamara generate any offense against Tampa Bay? Can the Buccaneers pick up their first regular-season win vs. NOLA in seven attempts? Find out in our free player props and predictions for Saints vs. Buccaneers.
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NFL Week 10 throws a little bit of everything at teams, including an early morning game in Germany. Football bettors need to be conscious of not just which clubs are clashing on that schedule but how the sked itself could impact the outcome.
Situational handicapping — AKA spot bets — is a great layer of analysis to add to your process of picking the best NFL bets each week, going beyond the metrics and matchups, and finding some underlying edges and booby traps hiding in the schedule.
Here are my NFL spot bets to watch for in Week 10.
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