The great thing about betting NFL underdogs in the playoffs is that every team getting the points is a capable team. No more messing with the Jacksonvilles or the Houstons of the world.
Even with underdogs finally falling on their faces in the Wild Card (finishing 1-5 against the NFL odds last week), postseason pups instill a confidence in those clubs getting the short end of the win probability stick.
Hell, the four teams wearing the dog tags in the Divisional Round are a collective 13-5 ATS as pups on the season. And the two rarest underdogs are where we place our NFL picks and predictions for this weekend’s action.
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The second day of the Wild Card Round kicks off on Sunday with three games, and first up is the miami Dolphins trip to Buffalo to face the Bills. This divisional clash may have had the shine taken off it with Tua Tagovailoa’s absence, but there’s still plenty of opportunity for us as bettors to enjoy.
So let’s take a deep dive into Sunday’s game and pick our three main NFL player props for the matchup. Don’t miss our NFL prop picks for the Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills.
Be sure to also check out Ed Scimia’s Dolphins vs Bills Wild Card picks and predictions!
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Monday Night Football offers a non-conference clash between two teams with Super Bowl aspirations — the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers.
Unfortunately, both teams have not lived up to their preseason hype with 3-2 and 2-2 records, respectively. Tonight’s game presents an opportunity for both teams to jump-start their season, and there is little to choose between them on the NFL odds.
While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game… did you know that you can also live stream Cowboys/Chargers directly from legal sports betting sites?
In Canada, bet365 is one of our most trusted NFL betting sites — and the premier platform that offers NFL live streami…
The Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings in the final week of the regular season on Sunday. The Vikes still have a 3% chance of making the playoffs but will need to win and get a lot of help in the NFL odds.
While the Lions have already locked up the No. 3 seed, they could still snag the No. 2 spot with a victory and losses from both the Eagles and Cowboys.
Week 18 odds opened with the Lions as 5.5-point home favorites but money has poured in on the visitors driving the spread down to -3.5. Here are my best free NFL picks and predictions for Vikings vs. Lions on Sunday, January 7.
Vikings vs Lions odds
Vikings vs Lions predictions
The Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback carousel continues as th…
A short week is about as welcome as conventional medicine for Aaron Rodgers.
His aging bones (and tender Achilles) will be put to the test when his New York Jets host the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football in Week 3.
New England has shown some fight in its first two outings, and my early Patriots vs. Jets predictions expect that fight to continue. Find out why in the NFL picks ahead.
Patriots vs Jets predictions
Early spread leanPatriots +6.5 (-115 at FanDuel)
My analysisThe look-ahead line for this Thursday nighter was Jets -7.5 in the summer. After two weeks of results, the New England Patriots have looked better than expected… and the New York Jets are still very much a work in progress.
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The United States women s football team will come up against former coach Pia Sundhage in the quarter-finals at Rio 2016, after Sweden booked their place in the last eight on Tuesday.
Sundhage led USA to Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, as well as overseeing a run to the final of the 2011 Women s World Cup, but will now be tasked with inflicting a shock defeat on the defending champions and tournament favourites.
Sweden drew 0-0 with China in their final group game a result that saw both teams progress behind Group E winners Brazil, whose match against South Africa also finished goalless.
Brazil will now face Australia, who trounced Zimbabwe 6-1 in Group F on Tuesday. Canada maintained their perfect record with a 2-1 win against Germany, the next opponents f…
Injured Spain strikers David Villa and Sergio Garcia have pulled out of Wednesday night s Euro 2008 warm-up match against the USA at Santander, Spain s team doctor said.
The absence of these key players could seriously hamper the attacking options of coach Luis Aragones as Spain build up for the June 7 to 29 finals in Austria and Switzerland.
Striker Fernando Torres was already a doubt for the match with a slightly twisted ankle while attacking midfielder Andres Iniesta will definitely not feature because of food poisoning.
The Villa injury is worrying us the most, Spain team doctor Jorge Candel told the media.
The Valencia centre forward is suffering from a right quadriceps injury after a training ground incident on Tuesday. He had tests on Tuesday …
Antoine Griezmann thinks a hectic year for club and country has taken its toll despite a match-winning performance in Atletico Madrid s 3-2 triumph over Real Valladolid.
Griezmann laid on Nikola Kalinic s first-half opener before marking his 300th LaLiga appearance by converting a penalty after Kiko Olivas handled his shot on the stroke of half-time.
Atletico s usual solidity deserted them and, after Fernando Calero headed home from Michel s corner, Saul Niguez put through his own goal to make it all square in the 63rd minute.
It left Griezmann to pounce on a poor clearance from Oscar Plano and seal the points 10 minutes from time but France s World Cup-winning hero was not entirely satisfied with his performance.
I m glad we won. I m not quite yet at m…
Gareth Southgate believes Joe Hart captaining England against Lithuania in Sunday s World Cup qualifier is just reward for the goalkeeper fighting back from his Euro 2016 nightmare.
Hart endured an error-stained tournament in France, most damagingly when he let Kolbeinn Sigthorsson s decisive goal squirm past him in the last-16 defeat to Iceland.
The 29-year-old was then dumped out of the first-team picture at Manchester City when Pep Guardiola placed Willy Caballero ahead of him in the pecking order and signed Claudio Bravo from Barcelona.
But Southgate has been impressed by Hart s form during his season-long loan with Torino in Serie A and told a news conference his stock within the squad remains high ahead of a 70th Three Lions appearance.
Joe Hart w…
Tickets for the World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2010 will go on sale on 2 February 2009.
The announcement was made by David Will, chairman of the FIFA sub committee in charge of ticketing for WC 2010.
In an effort to beat the black market sales, more tickets will be on sale for the genuine soccer fan. Added to this FIFA will allow only four tickets per customer per seven matches.
The allocation for supporters of teams participating in World Cup games has been increased from eight to 12 percent.
The price of tickets has not yet been decided but the cheapest tickets are likely to be affordable to the South African public.
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