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Saints open as underdogs at home against the Jaguars in Week 7

The Saints opened as underdogs at home against the Jaguars in Week 7, with oddsmakers predicting another low-scoring affair for New Orleans:

This isn’t too surprising. The New Orleans Saints opened as home underdogs for Week 7’s prime time game with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night; the visiting Jaguars are favored by a three-point spread on the first line from BetMGM Sportsbook.

Take that with an over/under at just 39 points and the oddsmakers are predicting a final tally in the neighborhood of Jacksonville 21, New Orleans 18. That lines up with the erratic scoring output we’ve seen from the Saints offense and the effective (if futile) efforts of their defense.

We’ll see if things stabilize this week, but it isn’t looking good. The Jaguars are a bona fide playoff time with a proven head coach, a promising young quarterback, and plenty of talent on the depth chart. Both teams are working on a short week after playing Sunday, but the Saints have the added hurdle of less time to prepare after traveling home from Houston; the Jaguars played in Jacksonville. The clock is ticking.

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Colts vs. Jaguars: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

The Jaguars will host the Colts on Sunday, five weeks after getting a 31-21 win at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Jacksonville Jaguars play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet.

The game starts at 1 p.m. ET and can be seen on CBS.

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The winner of the matchup between 3-2 teams will take sole possession of first place in the AFC South.

Five weeks ago, the Jaguars started their season with a 31-21 win against the Colts. After losing in the next two weeks, Jacksonville got its season back on the right path with back-to-back wins in London.

The Colts similarly bounced back from their Week 1 loss with wins in three of the next four weeks. Still, they’re the underdog in the rematch with the Jaguars.

  • Point spread: Jaguars -3.5
  • Money line: Jaguars -190 / Colts +155
  • Over-under: 44

Colts at Jaguars injury report:

The most significant injury is the loss of quarterback Anthony Richardson to the injured reserve, which will push Gardner Minshew II into the starting lineup for Indianapolis. The Colts will also be without right tackle Braden Smith.

For the Jaguars, wide receiver Zay Jones and offensive lineman Walker Little will be out of action after both suffered knee injuries in Week 5.

Advice and prediction

Calvin Ridley over 61.5 receiving yards (-115)

During the Week 1 win, Ridley went off for 92 yards in just the first half against the Colts. It’ll mostly be the same group of inexperienced cornerbacks who struggled to contain Ridley and are tasked with stopping him this time around. The addition of JuJu Brents could make a difference, but the absence of Zay Jones could mean even more balls headed Ridley’s direction.

Prediction: Jaguars 34, Colts 20

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Oddsmakers: Bills are largest favorites of their 2023 season vs. Giants

Oddsmakers: #Bills are largest favorites of their 2023 season vs. #Giants:

The Buffalo Bills have been the favorite in all five of their games in 2023.

Their upcoming one sees the oddsmakers favoring them more than any other contest so far this season.

According to sportsbooks including BetMGM, the Bills (3-2) are a huge 14.5-point favorite over the New York Giants (1-4) in Week 6.

The matchup will be on Sunday Night Football as former Bills OC turned Giants head coach Brian Daboll makes his return to western New York. Clearly, the oddsmakers don’t see this one going very well for him.

The number of injuries for the G-men have added up throughout the first month of the season has led to the lopsided spread. The likes of Daniel Jones (neck), running back Saquon Barkley (ankle), among others, might miss the contest.

The Bills-Giants spread opened as the largest in the NFL in Week 6.

So far this season, the Bills, like their record, are 3-2 against the spread. Meanwhile, the Giants manage to be worse against the spread than even their record: New York is 0-5 ATS.

In addition to the spread, the over/under is listed at 44.5. The under has hit three times in Buffalo’s season–and have altered each week. In Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the 25-20 final was under the line of 48.5.

The moneyline sits at Bills (-1100) and Giants (+700).

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NFL Week 6 best bets: One wager to make for every team (including the Bills)

NFL Week 6 best bets: One wager to make for every team (including the Bills):

Our NFL Wire editors are back this week with best bets for every team in Week 6. Once again, our picks range from player props to touchdown scorers to over/unders and spreads, so there are a wide variety of wagers to make this week.

The fun kicks off on Thursday night with Broncos-Chiefs and things wrap up on Monday night when the Cowboys and Chargers square off in prime time.

Below are our best bets of Week 6, with odds courtesy of BetMGM unless otherwise noted:

Lexi Thompson’s odds for the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open, including 9/1 for Top-40 finish

Thompson is the seventh woman to play on the PGA Tour.

Lexi Thompson is making history this week as the seventh woman to tee it up alongside the men at a PGA Tour event. The last to do so was Brittany Lincicome at the 2018 Barbasol Championship. She shot rounds of 78-71 and missed the cut.

Thompson will play in the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. The course measures just over 7,200, so distance shouldn’t be too big of a problem for one of the LPGA’s longest hitters (Thompson averages over 270 off the tee).

The 25th-ranked woman in the world has found her game over her last three starts, finishing T-19 at the Kroger Queen City Championship, T-8 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and solo fifth at last week’s The Ascendant LPGA.

If you’re interested in our picks for the Shriners, you can find them here, including Ludvig Aberg at 12/1.

Now, here are Thompson’s odds for several finishing positions.

Finish position Odds $100 would pay out…
Win 2,500 to 1(+250000) $250,100
Top 5 400 to 1 (+40000) $40,100
Top 10 150 to 1 (+15000) $15,100
Top 20 45 to 1 (+4500) $4,600
Top 30 18 to 1 (+1800) $1,900
Top 40 9 to 1 (+900) $1,000

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2023 Shriners Children’s Open odds, course history and picks to win

Aberg has finished T-10 and T-2 in his last two starts.

The PGA Tour is back in Las Vegas this week for the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin.

The defending champion Tom Kim returns to Sin City hoping to go back-to-back. Since finishing tied for 20th at the Tour Championship, Kim has finished T-18 at the BMW PGA Championship and T-6 at the French Open on the DP World Tour.

He’s joined in the field by European Ryder Cupper Ludvig Aberg — T-2 at the Sanderson Farms Championship last week — Si Woo Kim, Cam Davis, J.T. Poston and Chicken Open winner Luke List.

This week’s winner will earn $1.512 million and 500 FedEx Cup points.

Golf course

TPC Summerlin | Par 71 | 7,255 yards

2022 Shriners Children's Open
Patrick Cantlay putts on the 16th green during the final round of the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. (Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

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Top 10 betting odds for 2023 national championship includes Alabama

10 college football teams with the best odds to win the 2023 national championship

We are roughly halfway through the 2023 college football season, and it still feels as if this year’s national championship could belong to anyone. The Georgia Bulldogs looked the best they have all year against Kentucky this past Saturday, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State all have playoff aspirations, and the PAC-12 has probably been the best conference in the entire country but don’t for one second think the Tide are out of the race.

At 5-1 on the year, Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide squad is very much alive in the playoff hunt. Tennessee and LSU both travel to Bryant-Denny later in the year with Alabama still set to visit Kentucky and Auburn, the season is far from over. However, a path to the playoffs is beginning to look much clearer by the day. Win out, win the SEC and the Alabama Crimson Tide will be among the final four teams playing in January.

Despite dropping an early season game against Texas, the Tide have looked much better in the week’s following and sneakily have top-10 odds to win this year’s national championship.

Jaguars open as 4.5-point favorites vs. Colts in Week 6

The Jaguars are favored to finish a season sweep of the Colts.

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts will play for first place in the AFC South when they meet at EverBank Stadium for a Week 6 tilt.

It’s the second matchup for the divisional rivals this season after the Jaguars earned a 31-21 win at Lucas Oil Stadium in Week 1. Since then, the Colts have won three of their last four games, including a 23-16 win against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

While Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson suffered an injury that is likely to keep him out for a while, the team has a capable backup in former Jaguars starter Gardner Minshew II. Still, it’s the Jaguars that are favorites after winning back-to-back games in London.

If you’re looking for betting odds on the Jaguars upcoming game against the Colts, we’ve got you covered. The following lines for the spread, money line and over/under are from BetMGM, giving you an idea of how the oddsmakers think the game will go.

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Moneyline (ML)

  • Jaguars -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
  • Colts +180 (bet $100 to win $180)

Against the spread (ATS)

  • Jaguars -4.5 (-115)
  • Colts +4.5 (-105)

Over/Under (O/U)

  • 45.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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NFL Week 5 best bets: One wager to make for every team

NFL Week 5 best bets: One wager to make for every team (including the #Bills);

In the blink of an eye, we’ve already reached Week 5 of the season, putting us at the quarter mark of the 2023 campaign. The legitimate contenders in each conference are beginning to emerge, while others are fighting to remain relevant as the season progresses.

For the first time this season, teams will be on a bye, which has fantasy owners adjusting their lineups to replace players from the Browns, Chargers, Seahawks and Bucs who are off. And from a betting perspective, there are two fewer games than usual. Thankfully, there are still 28 teams in action that we can bet (and hopefully win money) on this week.

Our NFL Wire editors picked one bet to make on each team in Week 5, from bets against the spread to player props and touchdown scorers.

All odds are courtesy of BetMGM:

Bills listed as strong favorite over Jaguars for Week 5 matchup

#Bills listed as strong favorite over #Jaguars for Week 5 matchup (via @SharifKeaton):

The Buffalo Bills (3-1, tied for first in the AFC East) will face the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2, tied for first in the AFC South) in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for their Week 5 matchup.

Right now, Buffalo is on a roll as they have won their last three games in convincing fashion and the betting odds show that they’re expected to continue rolling.

According to BetMGM, at the time of posting, the Bills are slated as 5.5-point favorites over the Jaguars on a neutral site. When you look at how both teams have performed thus far into the season, it’s easy to see why the lines are showing this way.

Through Buffalo’s first four games this season, they have scored 139 points to their opponents’ 55 points, good for a 84-point gap. For Jacksonville, they have scored 80 points through the first four weeks while their opponents have scored 82 points for a -2 point gap.

Essentially, Buffalo will be facing a Jaguars team that has been fairly mediocre so far this season while the Bills have been dominant for three out of four games this campaign. However, as alluded earlier, this matchup will be on a neutral field so this game could go either way.

In terms of the spread, outings have gone right align with the records for both teams. the Jaguars are 2-2 ATS, meanwhile, the Bills are 3-1.

The over/under could me more of a roll of the dice though, depending on which Jags team shows up. That number has opened at 48.5. Both teams have hit the over in two of their games this year. Buffalo did not in their Week 3 win over the Washington Commanders, which was a 37-3 final.

The moneyline sits at Bills (-250) and the Jaguars (+200).

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