Week 2 NFL Trend Report: First Quarter Fireworks in Buffalo?

Week 1 of the NFL season is in the can, and we already have some league-wide trends developing.

Road teams cleaned up against the spread, covering in 12 of the 16 games, while low scores led to 12 of the 16 games going Under. Of course, these things tend to even out a bit as the season goes on, but it’s not rare to see a particular trend linger for a few weeks as the season gets going.

Before we get into my favorite trends for every game in Week 2, remember to avoid betting NFL trends blindly. I use trends as a starting point for a handicap and always try to find additional data points to support them before making my NFL picks and predictions.

Let’s get into the NFL odds action for Week 2!

Week 12 NFL Teaser: Chiefs Worth a Look Against Raiders

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s teaser time!

I got back into the winner’s circle last weekend in a very unexpected way as the Lions were able to come back and beat the Bears despite being down by 12 very late into the game. As a result, no more complaining about bad beats… for at least this week anyway.

Week 12’s Sunday and Monday slate of games is challenging for us NFL odds bettors for two reasons. First of all, we usually have more games to make our NFL picks & predictions from, but between the Thanksgiving and the Black Friday games, our options are cut down. And second, we only have one favorite (the Chiefs) in that coveted 6.5-to-8.5-point range that we can tease down inside of a field goal.

Either way, I think I’ve got a great pairing for t…

Super Bowl Picks: 3 Betting Experts Weigh In

The Super Bowl is just hours away, but there’s still plenty of time to make some last-minute Super Bowl predictions ahead of the NFL’s heavily hyped championship game.

We sat down with Covers betting analysts Jason Logan, Josh Inglis, and Rohit Ponnaiya to get their best NFL picks ahead of kickoff, including a quick-and-dirty opening drive play, Brock Purdy’s first Big Game performance… and whether or not Patrick Mahomes & Co. will be repeat champions.

What will happen on the first drive?

Josh Inglis is a big believer in Kansas City’s ability to score early. “Patrick Mahomes and this offense are +135 to score a point on their opening drive, which is something they have done in eight straight playoff games, and in 55% of their game…

NFL First Touchdown Props Week 6: Gibbs Gets Going Early

Six weeks into the NFL season and each game is coming thick and fast. My NFL picks for October 13 focus on a trio of first-touchdown scorer props, highlighted by Jahmyr Gibbs

Make sure you also read Josh Inglis’ Week 6 touchdown props.