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Do you realize that more than half of the people who participate in sports betting also play fantasy sports? A recent study conducted by the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association found that 61% of people who wager on sports also play fantasy sports. You might think that fantasy football might take away from sports betting, but the opposite is actually true. The survey from FSGA found that there is no loss of players from either sports betting or fantasy sports, or in other words, there is no c... 

Julio Jones is the favorite to lead the league in receiving yards according to NFL prop betting odds, so his over/under for receiving yards this season is the highest on the board. Jones has been one of the league’s top receivers since breaking into the league in 2011, and he is poised for another incredible year. Is that enough for him to go over his total though?... 

If not for Patrick Mahomes going berserk, Christian McCaffrey would’ve likely taken home the Offensive MVP Award after going HAM in his second played season at the NFL level. The former Stanford Cardinal was the Panthers offense last season. Though his 1,098 rushing yards ended up being the sixth most gained overall, he added another 867 yards through the air and 6 TD to finish the season with nearly 2,000 combined yards and 13 total saunters into the end zone. Linemakers at online sportsbooks e... 

Can Patrick Mahomes duplicate his MVP performance from a season ago? The Kansas City Chiefs certainly hope he can. Mahomes became the third player in NFL history to throw 50 touchdown passes in a season, joining two of the best in Payton Manning and Tom Brady. And if you’re thinking he can come close to that number, Mahomes is the betting favorite at online sportsbooks to lead the league in scoring strikes in 2019.... 

Eclipsing the 4,000-yard passing mark was a big deal until the 1980s when it became commonplace. The next step up is 5,000 yards, which was accomplished just once before the 2008 season. In the previous 11 seasons the 5,000-yard barrier has been surpassed six times with Drew Brees doing it on four occasions. Brees had a down year in 2018 and he isn’t getting any younger. Many feel he could be on the downside of his Hall of Fame career. That may be the case, but if you think Brees and the Saints ... 

There are a number of things to consider when taking a futures bet on the regular season NFL MVP. First, the winner has to put up wicked numbers and those are typically amassed by offensive players. In 2018, Patrick Mahomes became the sixth straight quarterback to claim the award, and his numbers were eye-popping. Mahomes was only the second player in NFL history to throw for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in the same season winning in a landslide.... 

Never one to challenge for the rushing title with two full seasons now under his belt, oddsmakers at online sportsbooks are expecting Alvin Kamara to blow past his career high-rushing mark when he takes to the gridiron for the 2019-20 regular season. Having never rushed for more than 885 yards in a single season, Kamara is now being asked to accrue his first 1000+ yard rushing campaign in order to cash over tickets for those buying into him as being the bell cow back for the New Orleans Saints t... 

Le’Veon Bell felt it to be the prudent move to hold out an entire season. In getting less than the Pittsburgh Steelers ultimately ended up offering, the decision to do so proved faulty. However, there’s one less year of wear and tear on the Pro-Bowl running back’s tires, so the New York Jets will no doubt be looking to run him early and often heading into the 2019-20 regular season. Whether the time off ultimately allows the Jets to become one of the premiere rushing teams in the league remains ... 

Sacks are one of the sexiest stats for any defense. Getting to the quarterback gets defensive ends and outside linebackers paid, and it’s one of the things that defensive coordinators love to see. Sacks put opposing teams behind schedule in terms of down and distance, and it’s no surprise that defenses that lead the league in this category tend to outperform their counterparts. Let’s take a look at which teams are favored to lead the NFL in this stat in 2019.... 

It didn’t take long for the first coach to get fired last season. After another poor start to the season, Cleveland parted ways with Hue Jackson at the midway point of its campaign. Jackson had gone 1-31 in his previous two seasons at the helm of the Browns, so it wasn’t a difficult choice to move on after a 2-5-1 start. A month later, Green Bay fired Mike McCarthy, and by the end of the season, eight teams had decided to go in a different direction.... 

It’s time to break out the crystal ball with a boat load of NFL futures offered at top online sportsbooks. If you think this is the year your favorite team has the pieces to reach the Super Bowl try parlaying that confidence into a matchup winner. That’s right, bettors can wager on Super Bowl LIV matchups among other NFL futures at BookMaker.eu.... 

Lamar Jackson took the league by storm when John Harbaugh handed him the QB1 keys from Joe Flacco and inserted him under center following the Baltimore Ravens Week 10 bye. Over the next seven weeks, the former Louisville Cardinal dazzled with his legs churning out 558 yards and 4 TD en route to leading the Ravens to six wins to punch their ticket to the playoffs. Now for the bad news; he couldn’t pass the ball to save his life completing just 58.2 percent of his passes that went for a grand tota... 

The Minnesota Vikings inked Kirk Cousins to a lucrative $84 million contract in the offseason prior to last year. After struggling at the quarterback position for a number of years, upper management believed it had landed its man. While that could still prove to be true the remaining years of the contract, Cousins first go round in the Twin Cities wasn’t exactly what they thought they signed up for. While his 4,298 passing yards ranked No. 10 overall, it wasn’t enough to help Minny take a step forward. In fact, it took a step back in overall production and failed to qualify for the playoffs altogether. With success the ultimate underlier, his first season under center was considered a failure. Because of it, linemakers at online sportsbooks have repressed his stat tallies on the futures odds enough to the point that there just might be some value banking on No. 8 making you some money this upcoming season. ... 

The Buffalo Bills surprised many an NFL Draft bettor back in 2018 when it selected Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen with the No. 7 overall pick. After throwing more interceptions than touchdowns through six career starts, Sean McDermott and company was only left shaking their heads wondering if they made the right choice. But after the rookie returned from the IR in Week 12, he started to give upper management and the fan base some hope that he was indeed their quarterback of the future. It’s safe... 

Tons of hype surrounded Jimmy Garoppolo entering the 2018-19 season with the keys to a full time gig in his possession for the first time in his career. Before San Francisco 49ers fans got a chance to enjoy what the handsome gunslinger had to offer, he was lost in Week 3 when he suffered a knee injury at the Minnesota Vikings. Word out of Niners’ camp is that No. 10 is 100 percent healthy and fully recovered. C.J. Beathard and Nick Mullens combined to put forth respectable numbers in his absence... 

We know the talent is there. Jameis Winston is a former Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. He’s shown us glimpses of stardom in the past, but turnovers, injuries and suspensions have prevented him from taking his game to an elite level. Enter QB whisperer and former AP Coach of the Year Bruce Arians who has resurrected the careers of Carson Palmer and many others over the course of his successful coaching career. In only 11 games and nine starts, Winston just came up short of... 

Now in the third season of the Sean McVay regime, The Los Angeles Rams are again one of the favorites to represent the NFC in Super Bowl LIV. How could they not after winning a league-high 13 regular season games and going on to partake in the big game against the New England Patriots a season ago? The offense was one of the main reasons why the team achieved so much success, and it once again looks to be one of the premiere attacks the league has to offer. Though Jared Goff fizzled out in a big... 

Drew Brees led the league in passing yards three of the previous four seasons heading into the 2018-19 campaign. With most everyone back in tow, the former NFL MVP was expected to once again be in the mix for the title. It didn’t come to pass. In fact, he regressed so terribly the last five weeks of the regular season that he failed to even surpass the 4,000 yard plateau. But with Michael Thomas inked for the foreseeable future and pass catching reinforcements brought in, linemakers at online sportsbooks are expecting a bounce back campaign from the veteran in his year 40 season. The betting action is currently slanted against the Saints QB1 with a heavy amount of juice currently riding the under of both his passing yards ( -200 ) accrued and touchdowns ( -129 ) thrown for the season. ... 

The start of a new NFL season provides hope. Hope that your favorite team doesn’t stink and can possibly compete for a playoff berth. If that hope is fleeting or you just have no confidence in your team, there is still a way to make a few extra bucks on them. That’s right, how about throwing down on your team finishing the season with the worst record in the NFL in 2019. ... 

The Houston Texans have been the team to beat in the AFC South going on the last four seasons. Last year’s title made it three titles in four tries for Bill O’Brien’s troops, but they enter 2019-20 looking up to the Indianapolis Colts on the divisional futures odds at online sportsbooks. The overall success hasn’t translated too much when it counts the most with the Texans getting as far as the divisional round of the playoffs back in 2016. Now entering the third season of his professional caree... 

After Drew Brees fell eight yards short of 4,000 passing yards last season, his old teammate took over his streak of longest consecutive seasons with at least 4,000 yards. Philip Rivers has now thrown for 4,000 yards or more in 11 straight seasons, and he has been the model of consistency during his 15-year NFL career. He led the Chargers to a 12-4 record and a playoff victory last season, and Rivers is out to have another big year in 2019.... 

Patrick Mahomes was the story of last season. Mahomes tore up the league in his first season as the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, proving Andy Reid a genius for parting ways with Alex Smith in the offseason. The second-year quarterback threw for more than 5000 yards in his first season as the starter, showing a poise and presence that you rarely see out of young QBs. After such an incredible debut, the sky is the limit for Mahomes, and his NFL player props betting odds have th... 

Jon Gruden’s return to the Oakland Raiders didn’t go as planned. However, the franchise mortgaged the future by getting rid of its superstars and those moves could begin to pay off starting this season with an influx of top-rated talent now residing on the Silver and Black’s roster. But the Raiders didn’t only improve themselves via the draft; not in the least! The insertion of Antonio Brown into any offense can only make it better regardless of how cuckoo he’s proven to be in both the past and ... 

The Dallas Cowboys enter the 2019-20 season the reigning NFC East champs. That’s the one thing that’s 100 percent without question. What we don’t know is how the team will ultimately perform with the stars of the unit all trying to improve their futures by renegotiating their rookie contracts. Ezekiel Elliott isn’t the only one on an island in that respect. While Dak Prescott isn’t holding out, he’s still holding strong in hopes of getting paid what he believes his worth is to the franchise. Whe... 

The Philadelphia Eagles are considered one of the premiere teams in the NFC heading into the 2019-20 regular season at online sportsbooks. But Nick Foles is no longer on the roster, so it’s high time the No. 2 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft lives up to the lofty expectations that came with that selection and join his teammates on the playing field for a full 16-game season instead of being a cheerleader on the sideline. That hasn’t been a reality each of the last two seasons, and you can’t help but ...