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!
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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…
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…
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.
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2021 is dead – long live 2022.
It s a new year, and while the one changing to a two literally overnight may seem arbitrary, it gives us an excuse to look ahead and what s on the horizon.
Of course, we re now into a World Cup year – 12 months from now, we ll have newly crowned world champions and, who knows, maybe a new superstar or two will have emerged.
While there s no guarantee about a player s trajectory, Stats Perform have at least put together a list of 22 under-22 players who could be worth keeping an eye out for in 2022.
GOALKEEPERS
Etienne Green, 21, English – Saint-Etienne
Honestly, he s not included just because of the perfection of a player called Etienne Green playing for Les Verts, Saint-Etienne – though that certai…
Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga on Sunday as a 4-0 victory over Elche at Camp Nou saw them leapfrog back over Atletico Madrid.
Chile international Alexis Sanchez was the star of the show for Gerardo Martino s side as the defending champions began a third consecutive calendar year with a 4-0 win.
Pedro got his name on the scoresheet to complete the rout and give Barca a 16th league win of the campaign to draw level on points Atletico, with the two teams set to face each other next Saturday.
Sevilla moved into the top six with a 3-0 win over Getafe as Unai Emery s team extended their unbeaten league run to six games.
Vitolo put the hosts ahead in the 34th minute after good work by Carlos Bacca and the Colombian striker then netted his ninth goal of the se…
Ronald Koeman is proud of the Netherlands, who he says, fought like lions , despite missing out on a place in the Euro 2024 final.
The Oranje were minutes away from going to extra time when Ollie Watkins scored England s winner in the 90th minute after Harry Kane had cancelled out Xavi Simons early opener.
Koeman s side were bidding to reach their first Euros final since they won the tournament back in 1988, but narrowly missed out on the showpiece meeting with Spain in Berlin.
It was their fifth defeat in six semi-finals in the competition, but the Dutch head coach instead chose to focus on the positives from their campaign.
We should be proud because we ve achieved many things in these weeks and there s no criticism after seeing how my player fought un…
Didier Deschamps will make a decision on his France future in the new year after overseeing Les Bleus dramatic penalty shoot-out loss to Argentina in the World Cup final.
Kylian Mbappe s hat-trick – just the second to be scored in a men s World Cup final – saw France twice come from behind in a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time at Lusail Stadium.
However, it was Mbappe s Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Lionel Messi who got his hands on the famous trophy, with Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni failing to convert in the shoot-out.
The defeat will likely revive speculation regarding Deschamps future, with France great Zinedine Zidane having long been touted as a potential successor.
Deschamps, however, will take his time to weigh up whether to exte…
Barcelona returned record revenues of €679million during 2015-16, according to the club s financial results for the season.
The LaLiga champions released the figures on Monday, with the overall revenue mark representing a substantial increase of the figure originally budgeted for this area .
Barca returned a net profit of €29m after tax and believe they are on course to hit the marks of a strategic plan that targets revenue of €1billion in 2021.
FC Barcelona close the 2015/16 season with record revenues of 679 million euros:
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
The strategic plan includes the Espai Barca renovation project for Camp Nou and its surrounding area.
Barcelona also announced the board have approved a one-year extension of t…
Gerard Pique lauded Lionel Messi following his latest masterclass, saying the Barcelona star should have won the Ballon d Or every year since 2009.
Messi led the way for Barca again on Sunday, scoring a goal and setting up another in the 2-1 LaLiga win at Sevilla.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner cancelled out Vitolo s opener prior to the interval before he assisted Luis Suarez for the decisive goal just past the hour mark.
Messi s display drew praise from injured team-mate Pique, who used Twitter to laud the 29-year-old.
If the Ballon d Or were given to the best player in the world, he wrote. Leo would have won it every year since 2009. He s on another level.
Messi s 43rd-minute equaliser helped him reach a new milestone for Barca his 500th car…