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The Baltimore Ravens were one of 13 teams to register a double-digit win total a season ago. Even so, its 11 triumphs were only good enough to finish second in what turned out to be a highly competitive race for the AFC North title. Unfortunately, the final tally only managed to push the 11-win opener and lose once the betting markets bumped it up to 11.5 heading into Week 1. In turn, it ... 

It’s now five years and counting since the Cincinnati Bengals last went over their season win total odds at online sportsbooks with a high of seven wins. The team’s number to beat went off the board at 6 with decent sized vigorish attached to the over a season ago, but an inability to protect stud rookie QB Joe Burrow only saw the team post a 4-12 SU overall record. Had the former No. 1 draft pick received ample protection from his front wall, Cincy likely would’ve surpassed its win total just l... 

It’s now 10 years and counting for the New York Jets since they last punched a ticket to the playoffs. While that streak will more than likely remain intact come the conclusion of the 2021-22 NFL betting season, the franchise as a whole looks to be in a position to end it sooner than later after blowing the internal framework up this past offseason. Jets fans can rejoice now that the Adam Gase regime is no longer calling the shots. The cherry on top is Robert Saleh and a brand new coaching staff... 

The New England Patriots 11-year dominance of the AFC East came to a close last season mostly due to Tom Brady packing his bags for Tampa Bay where he would ultimately lead the Buccaneers to the second Super Bowl title in franchise history. With Cam Newton under center and a bunch of players on the defensive side of the ball opting to sit the 2020-21 season out, the Pats struggled mightily over the course of the regular season only logging seven wins and matching it with seven pointspread covers at online sportsbooks. In doing so, the franchise failed to produce 10+ wins for the first time since 2002! Because of it, the Pats 2021-22 roster will have an entirely different look to it with an influx of big name free agents signed and possibly the quarterback of the future – Mac Jones – one of many new contributors selected in the draft. But will the wholesale changes on both sides of the ball be enough to compete with the Buffalo Bills – or Miami Dolphins - for division supremacy? ... 

The AFC East saw two teams play way above expectations over the course of the 2020-21 season. The first was the toast of the division in the Buffalo Bills who won it for the first time since 1995 and went on to compete in the AFC Championship Game. The second however was the Miami Dolphins who made huge gains in the second full season under the watch of the Brian Flores Regime. Miami won five game... 

Dating back to 2017-18 when Sean McDermott took over the reins of the Buffalo Bills, the franchise has been traveling along an upward slope. The team amassed a 9-7 record in McDermott’s rookie season to smash its 6.5-game season win total odds and finish second to the New England Patriots in the AFC East standings. After taking a step back in Josh Allen’s rookie season the following year, things really started to come together immediately after. The Bills would go on to log their first 10+ win campaign in 2019-20. Though it lost for the fifth straight time in the Wild Card round, the experience gave the team all it needed to make a deep run the following season. The Bills were the AFC’s best story during the COVID-marred season. Buffalo would match former Super Bowl editions by attaining 13 regular season wins and reaching the AFC Championship Game where it would eventually see its season come to an end against the Kansas City Chiefs. Online sportsbooks are extremely bullish on the team heading into 2021-22 with it one of only nine to own a double-digit win total. They’re also the current -160 favorites to take home division bragging rights again and sit only behind the Chiefs on the odds to win the AFC. BillsMafia’ tailgates will attain an all-time high of ridiculousness with Buffalo now a bonafide Super Bowl contender! ... 

Alabama and Clemson are the dominant two programs in college football. Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney are the two biggest winners in today’s college game. Thus, it should be no surprise that they sent off the two top running backs to the 2021 NFL Draft. Of course, times are much different in today’s pro football. Back in the day, running back was a key position for the NFL Draft. These days it is often a secondary consideration. NFL offenses prioritize quarterbacks above all else. As a result, few running backs are listed in the first round with the NFL Draft odds. Alabama’s Najee Harris is chalk as the first back taken in the 2021 NFL Draft. Second, on the board is Clemson’s Travis Etienne. It’s no accident that college football’s top two programs have the two favored running back prospects. The question gamblers have is if there are any attractive alternatives available. ... 

DeVonta Smith was the marquee man in the 2020 college football season. Most important of all, Smith was the 2020 Heisman Trophy winner. Yet, Smith is not favored to be the first receiver taken in the upcoming NFL Draft. Instead, it is LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase that is favored with the NFL Draft lines. Chase opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19. But his 2019 dominance for national champion... 

The NFL never sleeps! It’s been less than a month and a half since Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers secured a dominating win against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. With that, the quest to win next year’s Super Bowl has already begun. Teams that missed out on the postseason have already been doing their due diligence for months in an attempt to better their own respective rosters and get on a path that leads to more overall success. The 2021 NFL Draft will be here before you know it. By then, much of the value on the current betting board at online sportsbooks will have already dried up. The time to strike is now! The following relays information on draft day investments I’ve already made, as well as some players to keep an eye out for should any late breaking news catapult them up the draft board. ... 

Need to get your NFL fix on? Well, the 2021 NFL Draft is right around the corner and BookMaker.eu has a plethora of prop bets available to make the proceedings more interesting. It’s not up there with the Super Bowl as far as the number of props, but to spice up the draft there are plenty of wagering possibilities.... 

The ink isn’t even dry on the final stat sheet from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-9 thumping of Kansas City in Super Bowl LV and bettors already have the opportunity to wager on next season’s NFL champion. Odds to win Super Bowl LVI, which is scheduled to be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. in February 2022, surfaced with the Chiefs the betting favorite on the early line. ... 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for bettors and sportsbooks since there’s nothing quite like the Super Bowl. BookMaker.eu has a plethora of prop betting options and the number of outrageous exotic props seems to grow every year. Anything goes when it comes to the Big Game, and it usually does. The Super Bowl is a smorgasbord for degenerate gamblers and it’s also the perfect opportunity for first-timers. You don’t have to be a fan of either team or even the NFL to have some fun with a few wagers. With Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs inching closer, it’s time to take a look at a few exotic props and see where a few extra bucks can be won in order to line your wallet. ... 

We've seen some incredible halftime shows during the Super Bowl over the years. The most infamous one involved Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson exposing millions to puberty in an event that put live sports on a delay. The NFL reeled it in with "safe" performers over the next decade, but they have started to let their hair past their collar now. In the last eight years, we've seen Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry each take part in the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Shakira and Jennifer Lopez pushed the envelope a little further last year, and The Weeknd could blow the lid off the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show on Sunday. The Weeknd has been building up the suspense since debuting his "After Hours" character even before the NFL announced he would be hosting the show in November. ... 

The Super Bowl isn’t just a game to determine the champion of the NFL. Nooooo, it’s an experience that lasts the entire day. From the hours long pregame show to the postgame awards ceremony and second-guessing analysis, football fans are bombarded. To make things more interesting and liven up the game even more, sportsbooks go all out just like the television commercials. And what they’ve come up with is an amazing array of propositional bets. ... 

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Sunday on CBS. It is perhaps the most anticipated Super Bowl in history and it could be the most bet on Super Bowl in terms of dollars wagered. The Chiefs are the defending Super Bowl champions and feature a high-powered offense, while the Bucs have Brady and their own stable of offensive weapons. Let’s look at Super Bowl LV odds, key matchups, key trends and Super Bowl LV picks. ... 

A quarterback has cashed in on the Super Bowl MVP odds in 10 of the last 14 seasons. With Patrick Mahomes squaring off against Tom Brady in a matchup that brings with it the second highest total in the history of the game, it’s tough to envision anyone either than those two taking home the hardware come the conclusion of LV. But crazier things have happened, so we need to relay an honest case for others should the game not be nearly as high scoring as online sportsbooks expect. Heck, a defensive player cashed in as a longshot the only other time the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went to the Super Bowl back in 2003 when Dexter Jackson’s two interceptions of Rich Gannon allowed for the Bucs to flex their defensive muscles en route to cruising to the shocking 48-21 outright win and cover as short underdogs. As great Andy Reid’s offense is, Bruce Arians’ defense is one of the main reasons why the Bucs went on to win the NFC. Will the backbone of the Buccaneers lone championship team carry over into 2021 and give the team a shot to thwart the Chiefs chances of winning back-to-back titles, or will this be the back and forth affair many envision? How it all plays out will ultimately decide the winner of this year’s Super Bowl LV MVP Award. ... 

After managing just one winning record in the last nine years and logging a 7-9 SU record a season ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be competing in Super Bowl LV. That dramatic change in production had everything to do with the signing of arguably the best to ever play the quarterback position in the offseason. Tom Brady will be making the 10th Super Bowl appearance of his illustrious career on February 7. He’ll also be out to earn ring No. 7 when he leads the Bucs into battle against Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the biggest game of the 2020-21 NFL betting season. On top of that, he will go down in history as the first quarterback to ever participate in the big game on his home turf with SB LV set to play out on the gridiron of Raymond James Stadium located in Tampa Bay, FL. Even before the Chiefs put the finishing touches on the Buffalo Bills in the AFC title game, betting lines for this must-see matchup were already posted and on the move at online sportsbooks. Let’s dig into the action in our first look at the Super Bowl LV odds. ... 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game on FOX. It is a marquee matchup between two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, with Tom Brady leading the Bucs, while Aaron Rodgers is under center for the Packers. Green Bay is listed as a 3-point home favorite, with the total at 50.5. Let’s look at NFC Championship Game odds, key matchups, key trends and NFC Championship Game picks.... 

The Buffalo Bills visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the AFC Championship Game on CBS. It is a matchup between the top two seeds in the AFC and two high-powered offenses. The Bills are led by Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs, while the Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill. The question that everyone is asking leading up to this game is whether or not Mahomes will pass concussion protocol tests and be ready for this game. Let’s look at AFC Championship Game odds, key matchups, key factors and AFC Championship Game picks. ... 

NFL Divisional Playoff weekend wraps up on Sunday, January 17th with two games, as the Cleveland Browns visit the Kansas City Chiefs, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the New Orleans Saints. The Chiefs are double-digit favorites to handle the Browns in the first matchup on CBS, while the Saints are 3-point favorites against the Saints on FOX in what will be the third meeting this season between the teams. Let’s look at both Divisional games, odds, key matchups, key factors and Saturday Divis... 

NFL Divisional Playoff action begins on Saturday, January 16th with two games, as the Los Angeles Rams visit the Green Bay Packers, while the Baltimore Ravens visit the Buffalo Bills. Both home teams are favored, as the Packers are laying a touchdown, while the Bills are listed as a 2.5-point favorite. Let’s look at both Divisional games, odds, key matchups, key factors and Saturday Divisional Playoff picks.... 

Super Wild Card weekend wraps up with three games on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers. The Titans are a home underdog, while the Saints and Steelers are home favorites. Let’s look at all three Wild Card games, odds, key matchups, key factors and Sunday Wild Card picks. ... 

Super Wild Card weekend begins with three games on Saturday, the Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Washington Football Team. The Bills and Seahawks are listed as home favorites, while Washington is a home underdog. Let’s look at all three Wild Card games, odds, key matchups, key factors and Saturday Wild Card picks.... 

The Miami Dolphins visit the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in a game that can be seen on CBS. It is a must-win situation for the Dolphins who can clinch a Wild Card spot with a victory, while the game is relatively meaningless for Buffalo. The question in this game is whether or not the Bills will play their starters. That decision will definitely affect the odds one way or another. Let’s look at the matchup and NFL picks. ... 

If you want to win money betting NFL games then you need to be willing to take teams no one else wants to bet. We refer to these teams as ugly dogs and you really have to hold your nose sometimes when you bet on them, but history has shown that going against the public works. We went 2-4 with the picks in Week 16 and that takes the season record to 39-36-2. We have five plays to look at as we end the season. Let’s take a look at the Week 17 Ugly Dog picks....