American football: NFL, NCAAF, CFL and Arena Football
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
The Navy Midshipmen (+7) are heading neutral to face the No. 22 Army West Point Black Knights at Lincoln Financial Field. Kickoff for this game is set for 3:00 p.m. ET and CBS is scheduled to broadcast the action. These teams faced off a year ago with the final result being a 14-13 victory for […] More
The New York Giants (+2) are heading southwest to face their NFC East rival Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. This early afternoon game is scheduled to get going at 1:00 p.m. ET and FOX will televise the action. New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins Betting Preview The Giants come into this Sunday NFC game as […] More
For the first time in recent memory, the final weeks of college football season didn’t include a huge surprise — unless you count Ohio State beating Michigan as a four-point home underdog. But it was close. Oh so close. Alabama trailed Georgia 28-14 midway through the third quarter in the SEC Championship Game before the […] More
The NFL season has maintained the status quo in certain ways, such as upholding the primacy of the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, but it has taken some surprising turns as well, and these four games below represent many of these unexpected occurrences for various teams in the league. Here is our NFL […] More
For fans of the Green Bay Packers, their long nightmare is over. Shortly after the Packers dropped an embarrassing 20-17 loss to the hapless Arizona Cardinals, the team informed head coach Mike McCarthy that his services would no longer be needed. The writing, as they say, had been on the wall for some time with […] More
