American football: NFL, NCAAF, CFL and Arena Football
It’s bowl season, which means it’s time to turn the TV to a game between teams you probably don’t care about and won’t care about three hours later. But for those three hours — forget holiday parties and family visits — you’re glued to the screen watching college football bowls. That’s even more the case […] More
It’s Thursday and once again time for The Gronkcast with Chris and Glenn Gronkowski. Each week, the two former NFL players delve deep into the happenings in the league, deliver picks against the spread and offer a one-of-a kind, behind-the-curtain look at the professional football experience from guys who actually played the game. Go ahead […] More
Week 13 presented a number of close calls for us as we lost three of our four picks by either a half-point or just a single point. We’ll aim to close that narrow margin in our four-team teaser pick for Week 14: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Line: Buffalo -3.5 The Bills nearly upset […] More
The Green Bay Packers were forced to accept just how terrible things have become this season following one of the worst losses anybody could remember for Aaron Rodgers and company in Week 13. Now they will try to turn the page to a new era following a surprising decision hours after that defeat. Meanwhile, the […] More
Here’s what happens with my Thursday Night Football picks. I either nail the score exactly, or I’m on another continent. Once again I open the weekend down a game, but have 15 more to NFL picks to choose from to pull out of it. Here’s how I saw the TNF match up between the Jacksonville […] More
Last week was only our second poor week of the season. The FCS playoffs betting lines have gotten predictably tighter from what we saw in the regular season and the sportsbooks got the better of us. We won just two of our seven picks, although our record should have been 3-4 given what happened in […] More
Week 15 of the NFL kicks off with a bang as we’ll see the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs battle for the top spot in the AFC West. Here’s a closer look at the look-ahead line for that game and all of the others for Week 15. Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City […] More
On Monday, news broke that Urban Meyer would retire after the Ohio State Buckeyes took on Washington in the Rose Bowl on January 1. This is now the second time that Meyer has walked away from a program after being embroiled in scandal, following his resignation as the head coach of the Florida Gators at the […] More
Kareem Hunt became the latest occupant of the Commissioner’s Exempt List shortly before the Chiefs released him last week. The debate over Hunt’s next stop is already underway and, naturally, we can bet on it. Here are odds and analysis for how and when the Hunt saga will conclude. Length of Kareem Hunt suspension by […] More
Last Sunday, the Green Bay Packers didn’t even wait until the postgame meal was served to unceremoniously dump head coach Mike McCarthy onto the ice-covered sidewalk. McCarthy’s tenure with the Packers ends with a record of 125-77-2 with a Super Bowl Championship tossed in there. With that kind of record and resume, it’s likely McCarthy […] More
We’ve got a new No. 1 and a new No. 32 and neither should be a surprise to anyone as we delve into the NFL Against the Spread Power Rankings for Week 14. 1. Los Angeles Rams (11-1, ATS: 6-6): The Rams now control home field advantage int he NFC, but can’t take a week off […] More
This year’s Heisman Trophy race is looking like the closest since 2009. That year, Mark Ingram barely edged out Toby Gerhart for college football’s top individual honor, winning a scant one percent more of the vote. Another Alabama player is one of the favorites this year, but Tua Tagovailoa’s Heisman Trophy odds have dramatically shifted […] More
