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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread: Week 11

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 11? Here you go. Enjoy.

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 11? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 11 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– Week 11 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– CFN Expert Picks: NFL

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Diving into the NFL world, the five lines that appear to be a wee bit favorable are (after going 4-1 last week) …

Click on each game for the game preview and fearless prediction.

5. Kansas City at Las Vegas

LINE: Kansas City -8
ATS PICK: Las Vegas
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line

It’s never a good thing to assume that one team has another team’s number – or that the concept translates to another matchup – but there’s something very New Orleans vs. Tampa Bay about this.

New Orleans was able to stuff the Bucs in the season opener, and then things got even uglier in the big rematch. The Saints just seemed to have the right mix and the right plan for Tom Brady and the bunch.

Does Las Vegas have Kansas City figured out?

The Raiders were able to run, pound, and grind their way to a 40-32 win in Week 5, coming up with 144 rushing yards to go along with a massive 346-yard day from Derek Carr. The defense didn’t have the Chiefs figured out, but the offense dictated the action.

Now the Raiders are running even better than they did earlier in the year – with their three best efforts of the season right in a row, including two 200-yard days – as the team is getting more physical and more successful.

Kansas City has a mediocre run D, but teams tend to abandon the ground game after getting down so quickly. Las Vegas isn’t going to get too funky here.

Of course it’s not fun – and sort of crazy – to ever pick against the Chiefs, but Vegas could win this outright and it’s getting eight at home.

– Week 11 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews

NEXT: Miami at Denver

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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread: Week 10

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 10? Here you go. Enjoy.

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 10? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 10 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– Week 10 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– CFN Expert Picks: NFL

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Diving into the NFL world, the five lines that appear to be a wee bit favorable are …

Click on each game for the game preview and fearless prediction.

5. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

LINE: Pittsburgh -7.5
ATS PICK: Cincinnati
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line

I know, I know. Pick against the Pittsburgh Steelers in any way at your own peril.

The Steelers are 8-0, finding ways to win in dominant fashion, in a few gut-check games, and once in a while there’s been a clunker that went the right way, like last week’s 24-19 fight against a depleted Dallas.

Cincinnati is just 2-5-1, but it’s been able to find ways to come back time and again to break the hearts of investors everywhere to make games relatively close – only one of the five losses was by more than five points.

Pittsburgh will win, but that hook of the extra half a point should be a problem. This is a Cincinnati team coming off a bye week – and with the passing ability to hit the okay Steeler secondary late to come up with a few late yards and points. Joe Burrow has become a master at that.

The Bengals are rested, and the Steelers are coming off three straight road games and with a trip to Jacksonville to follow.

– Week 10 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews

NEXT: Los Angeles Chargers at Miami

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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread: Week 9

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 9? Here you go. Enjoy.

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 9? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 9 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– Week 9 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– CFN Expert Picks: NFL

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Diving into the NFL world, the five lines that appear to be a wee bit favorable are …

Click on each game for the game preview and fearless prediction.

5. Las Vegas at Los Angeles Chargers

LINE: PICK
ATS PICK: Las Vegas
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line

Are you a winner, or are you a loser?

Sorry, that’s lame, but without putting too fine a point on it, some teams just win, and some teams just lose.

Sorry, that’s even worse. Let me try again – the LA Chargers have a bad habit of not knowing how to win.

They’re terrific. Justin Herbert is a budding superstar franchise quarterback, the offense is humming, the defense hasn’t been that bad, and …

This team loses.

Whether it’s the two overtime defeats to Kansas City and New Orleans, or the four giveaways to give up a loss to Carolina, or not being able to hang on against Tampa Bay and then last week to Denver, this team has a whole lot to negative momentum going its way.

Enough gut feeling – why is Las Vegas going to win this even game? The running attack finally showed up like it’s supposed to last week against Cleveland, the team seems to have found something physical up front, and the 32nd-ranked run defense shouldn’t be hit that hard by a Charger ground game that’s great at yards and bad at finishing.

The team is bad at finishing.

– Week 9 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews

NEXT: Miami at Arizona

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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread: Week 8

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 8? Here you go. Enjoy.

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 8? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 8 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– Week 8 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 8 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Diving into the NFL world, the five lines that appear to be a wee bit favorable are …

Click on each game for the game preview and fearless prediction.

5. New York Jets at Kansas City

LINE: Kansas City -19.5
ATS PICK: Kansas City
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line

If you’ve read the college side of this over the years, you’d know there’s a certain theoretical threshold that you just don’t cross.

If someone wants to give you 40 or more points walking into the stadium, you take them. If someone wants to set a point total in the mid-70s, you take the under, and be happy the game was a fun shootout if you’re wrong. Do both of those things every time there’s an opportunity, and you’ll be up over the long haul.

Don’t take an NFL team giving away 20 points.

Ever.

Kansas City opened as a 21-point favorite at home against the Jets, and that was totally ridiculous. This is still an NFL team full of NFL players coming into Arrowhead Stadium, and no one things it’s going to win. But keeping it within three touchdowns? That’s what any NFL team is supposed to do, and …

Take Kansas City. The line dipped down to 19.5, so let’s just throw the principles out the window.

The Jets haven’t scored more than ten points in any of the last three games and haven’t scored more than 17 in any game but the 37-28 loss to Denver. Worse yet, the Jets have lost four of its last six games by 20 points or more.

No, you never take an NFL team giving away 19.5 points no matter what …

Take Kansas City.

– Week 8 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews

NEXT: New Orleans at Chicago

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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread: Week 7

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 7? Here you go. Enjoy.

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 7? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 7 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– Week 7 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 7 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Diving into the NFL world, the five lines that appear to be a wee bit favorable are …

Click on each game for the game preview and fearless prediction.

5. Kansas City at Denver

LINE: Kansas City -7.5
ATS PICK: Kansas City
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line

Normally it’s no fun to take a road favorite by more than a touchdown, but obviously this isn’t any normal team going away from its own house.

How has Kansas City done so far on the road? It got by the Chargers, destroyed Baltimore, and last week locked down Buffalo. It came up with its two best defensive performances of the year away from Arrowhead, and now it gets a rivalry date with a Denver team with the NFL’s fourth-worst offense.

Turnovers are going to be the biggest issue. The Broncos turned it over ten times on the year and two or more times in the last four games. The Chief D has come up with at least one takeaway in every game so far.

So why is the line relatively low? The Broncos looked strong in the win over New England on the road last week, and it’s got a good enough defense to keep games from getting out of hand.

All you’re asking for is an 8-point win. Four of KC’s five wins came by eight or more.

– Week 7 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

NEXT: Dallas at Washington

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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread: Week 6

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 6? Here you go. Enjoy. Week 6 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews – Week 6 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews – CFN Fearless Predictions …

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 6? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 6 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– Week 6 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 6 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Diving into the NFL world, the five lines that appear to be a wee bit favorable are …

Click on each game for the game preview and fearless prediction.

5. Kansas City at Buffalo

LINE: Kansas City -5
ATS PICK: Buffalo
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line

Buffalo had a bad night against Tennessee.

Somehow, the Titans got through their funky week with a razor-sharp performance with everything going the right way. Give them credit for making their own breaks, but that 42-16 score was an aberration. The game got away from the Bills, but they actually did a whole lot of things well.

They moved the ball, they continue to be great on third downs, and they weren’t that bad against the run. The three turnovers, though, were a killer. Again, though, that just seemed like a bad day against a team that seemed to have it at home on a weird Tuesday night game.

Kansas City has been off for a few weeks.

The Chiefs lose – probably – to New England had Cam Newton been able to play a few weeks ago, and Las Vegas rolled into town and trucked the defending Super Bowl champs 40-32. All of a sudden, the KC running game doesn’t seem to work, the defense hasn’t been anything great, and the turnovers have been a bit of an issue.

Buffalo is getting five at home on Monday night. Of course the Chiefs could pivot back to the team that destroyed Baltimore on the road in late September, but on the third Monday night game in four, KC will struggle.

At the very least, again, you’re getting points.

– Week 6 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

NEXT: Cleveland at Pittsburgh

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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread: Week 5

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 5? Here you go. Enjoy.

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 5? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 5 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– Week 5 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 5 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Click on each game for the game preview and fearless prediction.

Diving into the NFL world, the five lines that appear to be a wee bit favorable are …

5. Carolina at Atlanta

LINE: Atlanta -1.5
ATS PICK: Atlanta
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line

Atlanta is hurt, it’s off, it’s coaching staff is hanging by the barest of threads, it’s winless, it can’t figure out how to win, its defense has been miserable, the running game hasn’t been consistent enough, the offensive line hasn’t been good enough, and …

The Falcons are way overdue.

Look hard at the four losses. Losing to Seattle and this offense isn’t anything to get into a twist over. The Dallas and Chicago games were collapses, and Green Bay might be one of the three best teams in the NFL at the moment. Even so, the the Atlanta passing game was great, the chances were there, and there but for a few breaks the team should be 2-2.

Carolina is playing well defensively, it’s bending but not breaking, and Teddy Bridgewater has been terrific with Christian McCaffrey out, but …

The Falcons are way overdue, and the line is just 1.5, and 1 in some spots.

– Week 5 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

NEXT: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread: Week 4

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 4? Here you go. Enjoy.

What 5 NFL games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 4? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 4 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews
– Week 4 NFL Predictions, Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 4 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Click on each game for the game preview and fearless prediction.

Diving into the NFL world, the five lines that appear to be a wee bit favorable are …

5. Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay

LINE: Tampa Bay -7
ATS PICK: Tampa Bay
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line

For the first time, Justin Herbert started to look and play like a rookie.

The Chargers turned it over four times against Carolina in a 21-16 loss last week even with a big day through the air from Herbert. He’s not going to get hot against a Tampa Bay defense that’s been surprisingly stingy so far – it’s doing a whole lot of bending without breaking.

And that’s the problem. The Chargers are doing a whole lot of things right, they’re running well, the secondary has been good, and outside of the giveaways last week, there’s a whole lot to like. But scoring has been an issue.

LA is 30th in the league in scoring – it hasn’t cracked the 20-point mark – and the Bucs at home should have no problem winning by a touchdown as long as Tom Brady doesn’t start throwing picks.

– Week 4 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

NEXT: Arizona at Carolina

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2020 NFL Futures Betting: AFC North Division Winner

Analyzing the 2020 NFL futures odds for which team will win the AFC North Division, with sports betting picks, tips and best bets.

It’s never too early to get into NFL Futures betting, even if we are just completing the scouting combine in Indianapolis and the draft and free agency hasn’t yet occurred. In fact, sometimes you can get a good price on a team before all hell breaks loose.

Case in point – the 2019 Cleveland Browns. They were near the bottom of the pack last spring before landing WR Odell Beckham Jr. from the New York Giants. After several other moves, which appeared to be shrewd, they went from long shots to one of the favorites two win the Super Bowl, seeing their number shrink exponentially. We see now that it was foolish to take them early or late, as they wet the bed and didn’t even come close to making the postseason.

Below, we look at the futures odds to win the AFC North.

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday, March 3 at 10:25 p.m. ET.

2020 AFC North odds: Baltimore Ravens (-250)

The Ravens are one of just four division favorites with minus-odds, meaning you need to lay more than your potential return. That’s how heavily favored they are. In fact, they’re tied with the New Orleans Saints (NFC South) with the third-best chance of winning their respective division based on the odds – behind only the New England Patriots (AFC East) and defending champ Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West).

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QB Lamar Jackson took the NFL by storm last season, and there is no reason to believe he will be slowing down anytime soon. Plus, the Ravens defense is nasty. Couple that with the fact the Pittsburgh Steelers are still not hitting on all cylinders, the Browns are still the Browns, and the Cincinnati Bengals are picking No. 1 overall in the draft, and this should be a slam-dunk play.

2020 AFC North odds: Pittsburgh Steelers (+340)

The Steelers are expected to have QB Ben Roethlisberger back under center after losing him to a season-ending elbow injury in Week 1 last season. While he is getting a bit long in the tooth, he is much better for the team’s outlook than if Mason Rudolph or Devlin Hodges were taking snaps. They just missed out on a playoff spot with that duo at the helm. If the Steelers can grab a wideout playmaker in free agency or the draft, and plug a few holes, they could easily challenge the Ravens for the top spot. Coach Mike Tomlin seems to always have his team right there challenging in the end.

2020 AFC North odds: Cleveland Browns (+650)

The Browns still have an impressive offensive core with QB Baker Mayfield, RBs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, Beckham and WR Jarvis Landry, etc. Plus, their defense is sick, too, returning DE Myles Garrett from his helmet-swinging suspension. They’re worth a small-unit wager, especially if they can add some beef to the O-line so Mayfield isn’t running for his life every down. The Browns will face a semi-favorable schedule due to their tumble down the standings to third place in 2019. Will they win the division? Probably not. But stranger things have happened, and their skill position players rival anyone in the NFL.

2020 AFC North odds: Cincinnati Bengals (+2000)

The Bengals are going to improve their personnel with the No. 1 overall pick, but they’re still much further away from the competition even with possibly adding a Heisman Trophy winning quarterback. In fact, QB isn’t really their biggest issue, as Andy Dalton was more than serviceable for many years. He is expected to be dealt, perhaps to the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts or New England Patriots. They might get more draft picks in return from someone, helping them improve even quicker. However, they have so many holes to fill that it’s not worth taking a flier on them, even at this rate, which is sure to decrease slightly after some additions.

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2020 NFL Futures Betting: AFC South Division Winner

Analyzing the 2020 NFL futures odds for which team will win the AFC South Division, with sports betting picks, tips and best bets.

Only dweebs insist “it’s too early to bet on the NFL.” If that were true, BetMGM wouldn’t have done us a solid and listed NFL division futures. The division we are tackling today is the AFC South, which has been dominated in recent years by the Houston Texans — to the tune of four division crowns in the last five seasons.

Below, we look at the futures odds to win the AFC South.

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. ET.

2020 AFC South odds: Houston Texans (+170)

Is Bill O’Brien underrated? The Houston Texans are back-to-back reigning AFC South champions and have won the division four out of the six seasons he’s been the head coach. Even when O’Brien’s teams underperform they still find ways to win; the Texans finished last season with a 10-6 record but a minus-7 point differential. The offensive line, linebackers and the secondary are the most obvious areas of need for the Texans. Regardless of whether they adequately address these needs, we should expect O’Brien’s Texans to contend for the playoffs.

2020 AFC South odds: Indianapolis Colts (+200)

The good news about this offseason is that it cannot go worse than the last offseason when now-former quarterback Andrew Luck abruptly retired two weeks before the start of the regular season. Backup QB Jacoby Brissett was promoted to the first string and the Colts crested at 5-2 before losing seven of their final nine games to go Under their 7.5 regular-season O/U win total with a 7-9 record.

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Brissett’s future is in question and there’s a growing belief that the Colts will use free agency or the draft to upgrade at quarterback. They’ve been linked to Tom Brady, Philip Rivers and Teddy Bridgewater, but have also been projected to draft Jordan Love, Justin Herbert or even Tua Tagovailoa. But at this moment Brissett is at the helm and a limited supporting cast featuring Pro Bowl offensive guard Quenton Nelson, a depreciating WR T.Y. Hilton, and mediocre (yet somehow Pro Bowl) TE Jack Doyle. If the roster doesn’t dramatically improve this offseason, it could be another long, playoff-less season for the Colts.

2020 AFC South odds: Tennessee Titans (+200)

The Tennessee Titans (9-7) were the last remaining AFC South team in 2019, making it all the way to the AFC title game where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs 35-24. Tennessee surged to a playoff appearance when QB Ryan Tannehill took over the starting job. Tannehill had a 7-3 record as a starter and was ranked first in yards per attempt and quarterback rating, and third in completion percentage. Still, the Titans are headed into the 2020 offseason facing questions because Tannehill and fellow Pro Bowl RB Derrick Henry are free agents. Henry was the straw that stirred the Titans drink and his dominance was the key to the Titans’ stunning playoff upsets of the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens. It’s assumed the Titans will re-sign both Tannehill and Henry, but certainly not guaranteed. There’s even talk that head coach Mike Vrabel could lure free-agent QB Tom Brady down to Tennessee.

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2020 AFC South odds: Jacksonville Jaguars (+1000)

The third full season of the Doug Marrone tenure in Jacksonville was an unmitigated disaster. Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey became disgruntled and was traded to the Los Angeles Rams, V.P. of Football Operations Tom Coughlin was fired, and the Jaguars missed the playoffs for the second straight season—finishing with a 6-10 record—after winning the AFC South in 2017. Nick Foles signed a four-year, $88 million contract in the 2019 offseason, got injured in Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs, and saw the Jaguars turn to rookie QB Gardner Minshew — who finished the season as the starter even as Foles came back for limited duty. All signs point to Minshew being the starter next season but, the defense that was elite the previous two seasons finished 24th in the NFL last year and could be the focus of the front office this offseason. The fall-off in defensive sturdiness and a typically unimpressive offense make it clear that the Jaguars are the AFC South team with the most work to do this offseason.

2020 AFC South odds: the pick

It’s surprising how good of a price the Houston Texans (+170) are getting. Houston is the only AFC South team that has its franchise quarterback—Deshaun Watson—locked up heading into free agency and the draft. When healthy, Watson is throwing to one of the best receiving corps in the NFL with DeAndre Hopkins, Kenny Stills and Will Fuller. Just like every team, the Houston Texans need to make roster improvements, but as of now, they are for sure the best bet to win the 2020 AFC South title.

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