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With numerous key figures of the New England Patriots dynasty now departed, NFL bettors are fading or largely avoiding the team as the 2024-25 NFL betting season approaches. This caution is warranted, given last year's roster managed only four wins under Bi... 

The Miami Dolphins will enter the 2024-25 NFL betting season with a chip on their shoulder after nearly snapping a 15-year AFC East title drought. Mike McDaniel’s squad appeared primed to dethrone Buffalo owners of a 9-3 record heading into Week 14. However, a surprisi... 

The Buffalo Bills have produced double-digit win campaigns for the past three NFL campaigns since narrowly missing a Super Bowl berth in 2021. Unfortunately for their championship-hungry fan base, known as the Bills Mafia, the team has been unable to progress beyond the division round of the playoffs. In response, upper management made significant changes this offseason, retooling and restocking the roster through the NFL Draft, trades, and free agency. Oddsmakers at the online sportsbook are predicting another successful season for the folks in Orchard Park, with Buffalo favored to win the AFC East for the fifth consecutive time and secure a playoff spot for the sixth straight year. But should NFL bettors take the over or under on their current win total? Let’s examine the work GM Brandon Beane did in the offseason to make an informed futures bet on the Bills’ win total. ... 

He’s done just about everything a NFL player can do in his short career including winning the NFL MVP award twice. So I guess it’s not too surprising to see Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the NFL futures odds favorite for the league’s highest honor. QBs are a virtual lock to win the award with last season’s MVP Lamar Jackson the 11th straight QB to have the honor... 

The Pittsburgh Steelers surpassed oddsmakers' expectations for the fourth straight season, securing 10 wins and becoming one of three teams from their highly competitive division to make the playoffs. Despite a swift exit in the NFL Wild-Card Round at the hands of the Buffalo Bills, the Steelers' 10-7 record both straight up and against the spread marked yet another non-losing season under Mike Tomlin's leadership in the Steel City. Entering his eighteenth season as head coach, the Steelers face limited expectations once again, according to their current futures odds to win Super Bowl LIX, the AFC, and the AFC North. What more does this team need to do to prove it's not to be underestimated, given their seven playoff appearances over the last decade? Let's examine the offseason moves made by GM Omar Khan to improve the roster in order to make an informed decision on whether to support or fade the Steelers current season win total odds. ... 

The Cleveland Browns' 2023-24 campaign will largely be remembered for the 45-14 thrashing by the Houston Texans in the Wild-Card Round paired with the devastating season-ending injuries incurred by both Deshaun Watson and Nick Chubb. It didn’t help that the offensive line was decimated by the injury bug as well. Nevertheless, Kevin Stefanski, with a little help from Joe Flacco, earned his second AP Coach of the Year Award, guiding the team to an 11-6 record both straight up and against the spread. This impressive performance secured the Browns a playoff spot after a two-year absence, surpassing their 9-game season win total odds and fulfilling their even-money playoff qualification odds. As we look ahead to the 2024-25 NFL season, many questions remain, prompting a closer examination of the current win total odds offered by the online sportsbook. Let's delve into the details and see if we can make an informed futures bet on the Browns' win total. ... 

Despite harboring a next man up mentality, a season-ending injury to Joe Burrow ultimately prevented the Cincinnati Bengals from exceeding their season win total or securing a playoff berth for the third straight season. Consequently, the Bengals were the only team in the AFC North that failed to make the postseason, finishing with a 9-8 SU record and the worst showing against the spread in the division (7-8-2 ATS). Burrow is reportedly fully recovered from the wrist and calf injuries that hindered his 2023-24 campaign, sparking optimism among prop bettors and fantasy footballers for the Bengals' offense in the upcoming NFL betting season. As a result, online sportsbooks view the Bengals as strong contenders to win the AFC North for the third time in four years and serious threats to bring the Lombardi Trophy to Cincinnati for the first time in franchise history. Does all the offseason hype mean Cincy will go over or under its season win total? Let's break it down to make an informed futures bet on the Bengals' win total. ... 

The Baltimore Ravens cruised to an AFC-best 13-4 record during the 2023-24 NFL betting season, securing the No. 1 seed and a first-round playoff bye. John Harbaugh’s team dominated the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round, overwhelming C.J. Stroud and company with a decisive 34-10 victory as 10-point favorites. However, their momentum faltered in the AFC Championship Game in the Charm City, where Lamar Jackson and his teammates suffered a surprising 17-10 loss as 4.5-point favorites. Despite losing some standout performers, many key players return to the team that claimed AFC North bragging rights from the Cincinnati Bengals. Oddsmakers at the online sportsbook expect the Ravens to improve on last season's performance, as reflected in their 11-game season win total odds. Should NFL bettors take the over or the under? Let's explore both possibilities to make an informed futures bet on the Ravens' win total. ... 

All Aaron Rodgers will seemingly have to do to win the 2024 NFL Comeback Player of the Year is not get hurt. In his first game in a New York Jets uniform Rodgers was lost for the 2023 season after four snaps with an Achilles injury. The top four players on the NFL futures board are quarterbacks who had their 2023 campaign cut short due to injury, with Rodgers topping the list follow... 

Laiatu Latu and Dallas Turner are the top two choices to win the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award this season. Latu went with the 15th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft to the Indianapolis Colts, while Turner was the 17th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Latu and Turner are listed with very similar NFL betting odds of +280 and +330 respectively and then it is a bi... 

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams is the favorite to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award heading into the 2024 NFL season. Williams was the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and it already being touted as the franchise quarterback for the Bears. It was just three years ago that the Bears touted Justin Fields as their franchise quarterback and he is now in Pittsburgh. Williams will have a major advantage over Fields, however, as the supporting cast for Williams is much bet... 

The first thing that has to happen for someone to be considered for the Coach of the Year award is for his team to have success. Only one coach has ever won the award with a losing record, that being Jimmy Johnson of the Dallas Cowboys in 1990. There were some circumstances, though, since Johnson directed a club that went 1-15 the previous season, so a six-game turnaround is... 

With the start of the 2024 NFL season a few months away it’s time to start talking about futures odds and the market is robust. There are Super Bowl odds, conference odds and even division champion odds. You can also wager on whether or not a team will make the playoffs at the conclusion of the 2024 NFL regular season. Those are just some of the team futures with another market devoted entirely to individuals. The NFL expanded its playoff field starting at the conclusion of the 2020 regular season with one additional wild card added to each conference. And since then we’ve seen two teams qualify for the postseason with a losing record and several others compete for the Lombardi Trophy with a record of 9-8. ... 

Following all of the hype and fireworks regarding the 2024 NFL Draft, the reality is that not much has changed. The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are favored to meet for the second consecutive season and for the third time in six years on Super Sunday. The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs have won three Super Bowls since beating San Francisco in February 2020 for their first Super Bowl title in 50 years. Until proven otherwise, the Chiefs dynasty is going to be considered unbeatable by millions of gamblers, especially with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid coming back in 2024. Following the Chiefs are the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys as the top choices. Let’s look at NFL future odds for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, 2025. ... 

Just because there’s a break in the middle of the contest doesn’t mean the prop bets stop. Oh no. Like the action on the field and the commercials that cost a boatload of money to air for half a minute, halftime has become a huge part of the Super Bowl experience, appealing to the casual fans that could care less about the game. And believe it or not there are people out there who could care less about who wins. Is there a better way for people who don’t know or care about football but want a pi... 

It’s the best time of the year for bettors and sportsbooks since there’s nothing quite like the Super Bowl when it comes to gambling. BookMaker.eu has a plethora of prop betting options and the number of outrageous exotic props seems to grow every year. And in time for Super Bowl LVIII is a nice cross-over menu since Travis Kelce is hanging out with the biggest pop icon of our time. Maybe it’s a ploy by some higher powers to team the Chiefs’ tight end with Taylor Swift to attract a segment of the population. A side effect of that is a ridiculous prop menu just for Swifties. As you know anything goes when it comes to the Big Game, and it usually does. You don’t have to be a fan of either team or even the NFL to have some fun with a few prop wagers. With Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers getting 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. Watch Super Bowl LVIII live on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. ET from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. The game will be televised on CBS. ... 

It wasn’t that long ago the National Football League, and every other major professional sport, wanted nothing to do with Las Vegas. The city’s connection to organized crime and gambling was thought to have a negative effect on the sport thus damaging its integrity and credibility. Welp, times change and if you don’t change with them you’ll be left behind. The NFL adapted with one of its members relocating to one of the fastest growing markets in the country and on Sunday, February 11, the league’s showcase event will take place at new Allegiant Stadium when the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers battle in Super Bowl LVIII. The Super Bowl isn’t just a game to determine the NFL champion. Not even close. It’s an experience that lasts the entire day. And to make things more interesting and to liven up the game even more, sportsbooks go all out with an insane market of thousands of propositional bets. You don’t have to be a football fan to guess whether or not the coin toss will land on heads or tails. But you can place a wager on it. The halftime show has become a bigger deal than the game itself, and because of that there are a number of prop bets available for intermission activities. And let’s not forget why we are here, there is a game taking place between two of the best teams in the NFL. And that’s where the betting really takes place with billions of dollars wagered on which team wins as well as the performance of certain players. Welcome to the world of Super Bowl props. Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will air live on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. ET from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. The game will be televised on CBS. ... 

Since there is only one game and if you desire to play a parlay I guess that would fit in the same-game NFL parlay category. Much like the game itself, how to wager on the NFL has evolved over the years. The super bowl of sports betting is actually, well, the Super Bowl with millions of dollars exchanged. And how to bet on the game has taken on a life of its own. With an additional week to prepare sportsbooks go all out on the wager making a parlay more than just a spread and total bet. That means wagering options at bitcoin sportsbooks are abundant when the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers square off in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Winning a parlay isn’t easy but rather than throwing down a big chunk of change on a single bet, we can increase the odds with multiple wagers on the same ticket to get a piece of that cash pie at the end of the day. That’s exactly what a NFL parlay does with sweeter odds on a multi-wager bet. ... 

With an added week in between conference championships and NFL Super Bowl LVIII we have more time to handicap picks and digest the massive prop bet menu coming our way. One of the biggest props in terms of tickets and handle is game MVP and there’s a good reason why quarterbacks are always the favored players. Over the previous 57 Super Bowls a QB has won the award 32 times, that’s over 56 percent. Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is one of a handful of players with multiple Super Bowl MVPs, including last year when he threw three scoring passes in a 38-35 win over Philadelphia. And that’s exactly why players on the offensive side have combined for 47 trophies. Picking an MVP is all about numbers and defenders typically don’t put up enough because they aren’t touching the ball every play. With another trophy Mahomes joins Tom Brady (5) and Joe Montana (3) as the only players with more than two MVPs. There are a bunch of playmakers on the field, though, leaving several value options available. ... 

The Kansas City Chiefs earned the right to defend their NFL title winning their last two playoff games as road underdogs to reach the Super Bowl for a second straight season and for the fourth time in the last five years. One of their previous three appearances was against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, which the Chiefs won 31-20. The No. 3 seed in the AFC, the Chiefs beat No. 2 Buffalo in the Divisional Round to reach the AFC Championship for the sixth year in a row where they beat ... 

Championship Sunday is upon us with the four remaining teams in the NFL postseason vying for a trip to Las Vegas in February for Super Bowl LVIII. The top seeds in each conference survived the Divisional Round and will host with the NFC’s San Francisco 49ers and AFC’s Baltimore Ravens listed as the favorite in their respective games. The Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs in the first game of the day as a 3.5-point favorite. The Chiefs are making their sixth straight appearance in the title game with three wins in their five previous trips. For the first time under Patrick Mahomes KC went on the road for a playoff game knocking off Buffalo, 27-24, last week as a 2.5-point dog on the closing line. The Chiefs improved to 13-3 in the postseason with Mahomes as their starter. The only one among the four teams without a Super Bowl appearance, the Detroit Lions are a converted touchdown underdog in their quest to change history. They already have in so many ways but are still looking for the ultimate prize. The Lions won their first division title in three decades, matched a franchise record with 12 regular season wins, snapped an eight-game postseason losing streak with a victory of the Rams on Super Wild Card Weekend and reached the NFC Championship for just the second time. Since Week 8 of last season the Lions have gone 22-7. Over the same time period the Niners are 25-6, the Chiefs 25-7 and Baltimore 20-9. So they definitely belong in the semifinal round of the NFL playoffs. ... 

After watching the playoff field battle it out over Super Wild Card Weekend, the NFL’s two best teams hit the gridiron as the biggest favorites on the Divisional Round betting board. The San Francisco 49ers have a big grin after their Super Bowl odds shrunk following the early departures of their biggest threats in the NFC. The Green Bay Packers upset second-seed Dallas earning a trip to the Bay Area for a Saturday showdown with the Niners in the only Divisional Round contest that isn’t a regular season rematch. The Niners opened as a 10-point favorite with the number falling 9.5 by midweek. The AFC’s top-seed Baltimore Ravens are laying 9-points for their matchup with the Houston Texans. Combined when favored by at least 9-points at crypto sportsbooks the Ravens and Niners were 8-0 SU and 5-3 ATS. Oh, let’s not forget there are two other games this weekend to determine who plays for a trip to Vegas in early February. The Detroit Lions snapped an eight-game playoff losing streak with a narrow win over the Rams and hit the board as a 6-point home favorite against Tampa Bay. The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs meet in the postseason for the third time in four years with the Bills laying 2.5-points to the defending Super Bowl champions. ... 

The NFL’s second season begins with Super Wild Card Weekend where 12 teams get the month-long tournament started with the two remaining clubs squaring off in Super Bowl LVIII. It also gives bettors another chance to hit it big with a NFL parlay at Crypto Sportsbooks. Six games are played over the weekend with the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Miami Dolphins in one of two Saturday matchups. The subplots abound in Sunday’s encounters with former Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy taking his No. 2 seed Dallas Cowboys into a home matchup with the Packers. Sunday night has the Lions hosting the Rams as 3-point favorite. The clubs swapped QBs a few years ago with Matthew Stafford taking the Rams to a Super Bowl title in his first season. The Lions are looking for Jared Goff to do the same. I closed the regular season in a slump with my NFL parlays but will use the playoffs as my second season. ... 

Winning a single NFL wager is hard enough let alone a multi-team parlay when you bet on the NFL with bitcoin. Overall it’s been a good season with three NFL parlay winners and success on 58 percent of my individual picks entering last week’s games. The percentage came down after losing all three wagers. And the final weekend of the regular season being like an exhibition game for some teams, breaking out of my slump will be hard. But that won’t stop me from trying. Besides, I have to make up for last week’s disaster. The top seeds in each conference have been determined so you wonder how motivated Baltimore and San Francisco are going to be. The Ravens are actually a 3.5-point home underdog to the Steelers for their Saturday tilt. In addition, 12 teams enter Week 18 having already been eliminated from playoff contention. ... 

Just when you think you have things figured out it so happens that you don’t. Man I came close to hitting my three team NFL parlay at my crypto sportsbook last week only to have the Steelers rise from the ashes to take out the Bengals giving me my only loss. Heading into Week 17 of the NFL regular season 75 percent of the teams are still mathematically alive for a playoff berth. That means every game on the slate has postseason implications for at least one of the teams involved. And two teams that reached the tournament last season are among the eight clubs that have been eliminated from playoff consideration. The LA Chargers fired their head coach among the chaos of the season and the New York Giants are searching for a quarterback. Those are good teams to target in a NFL parlay. ...