NFL Handicapping Articles

Best NFL Teaser Bets Week 14: Basic Strategy Teasers
by Mike Allen - 12/3/2025

From Thanksgiving through the end of Sunday, Week 13 in the NFL was the best slate for betting underdogs that we’ve seen all year. This was on the heels of a few weeks where the betting favorites did quite well. My Thanksgiving Day picks, much like your Tia’s turkey, were roasted to a crisp. For you Cowboy and Packer fans, it was a beautiful day, assuming you bet on your team. For the rest of us, it was a rough week.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 14 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Spencer Toth - 12/2/2025

The final five weeks of the NFL season are upon us, and it is now or never for the Super Bowl hopefuls to make their late-season playoff push. Parity has been a theme in the NFL this season, as the usual top dogs have struggled, making way for new contenders to emerge.

Super Bowl Longshots: Predictions for Teams with Betting Value for Futures
by Spencer Toth - 11/27/2025

The NFL season is 66% complete, and some teams have emerged as Super Bowl favorites with the big game just 73 days away. The race for the Lombardi Trophy is as wide open as ever, with 11 teams coming in with +1400 odds or shorter. While there is certainly value in some of the favorites, it is also the perfect time to lock in some long-shot bets.

Top Super Bowl Contenders: Betting Odds and Expert Predictions
by Spencer Toth - 11/27/2025

There are six weeks left in the NFL regular season, and now is the perfect time to make your Super Bowl bets. There is still plenty of value on all the contenders, but that may not be the case as the path to the Super Bowl becomes clearer for the top teams.

Best NFL Teaser Bets Week 13: Basic Strategy Teasers
by Mike Allen - 11/25/2025

I am thankful for my health, "my sanity", as well as NFL betting, as tricky as it can be most of the time. If this were easy, then everybody would do it. I personally take a great deal of pride in predicting the future. It sounds silly, and I don’t want you to think I actually believe that, but it reminds me of this quote from my in-law ascendant, the late great Thomas Jefferson.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 13 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Spencer Toth - 11/25/2025

It is crunch time in the NFL, and there are just six weeks left in the regular season. All 32 teams are in action this week, which gives us a wide variety of options for our opening line picks. One of the best ways to profit in the NFL is by securing closing line value, and locking in a favorable line at this stage of the week can pay dividends.

Best NFL Teaser Bets Week 12: Basic Strategy Teasers
by Mike Allen - 11/19/2025

You’re reading this article, so I don’t have to tell you that betting on the NFL can be one of the most frustrating parts of your week. For many folks, it’s much more of a challenge than they found all week at their jobs. Point spreads are dialed in all week by the sportsbooks until they are at their most efficient just before kickoff. This is when the vast majority of sports bettors are getting to the proverbial window.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 12 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Spencer Toth - 11/18/2025

Last week, we didn’t need the closing line value to secure winners, as we went a perfect 3-0 on our opening line picks. The Bears and Panthers both won outright as +3 and +3.5 point favorites, while the Dallas Cowboys (-3.5) completed the sweep on Monday night with a dominant win over Las Vegas. Our tails are high after a perfect week, but before we get into Week 12’s picks, here are the biggest storylines from Week 11.

Which NFL Teams Most Efficiently Allocate Salary Among Players?
by Docsports.com - 11/17/2025

A new report by Doc’s Sports analyzed NFL salary data from 2025 and the overall team salary cap. We used winning percentage and the top five players’ salaries to score which teams are the most efficient on their books. The report uses data from the NFL and the publicly accessible salary cap.

Best NFL Teaser Bets Week 11: Basic Strategy Teasers
by Mike Allen - 11/13/2025

Last week’s basic strategy teaser pick was about as dominant and easy money as one can expect from a (-120) betting ticket. We had a basic strategy teaser ticket with the Philadelphia Eagles at (+8.5) and the Detroit Lions at only (-2.5). Wait, but weren't the Eagles just (+2.5) and Detroit all the way up at (-8.5)? Well, the line shifted by kickoff, but those were the betting odds about mid-week.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 11 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Spencer Toth - 11/11/2025

There are a few strategies you can use to make money betting against the spread in the NFL, and finding closing line value is the most effective one. Closing line value is when you lock in a bet early in the week, say Chiefs -3, then the closing line at kickoff swells to Chiefs -5. Those extra points of closing line value secured can be the difference between winning and losing over the course of the NFL season.

Which NFL Teams Deliver the Most Value for the Fans?
by Docsports.com - 11/6/2025

A new report by Doc’s Sports explores which NFL franchises deliver the value for the fan. Focusing exclusively on two transparent metrics, the Fan Value Index (FVI) and the Fan-to-Franchise Value Gap (FFVG), we measure how much winning-and-scoring fans get for what they pay, and how that value stacks up against the scale of each team’s brand. Together, they show where on-field results truly justify the price of admission

Best NFL Teaser Bets Week 10: Basic Strategy Teasers
by Mike Allen - 11/5/2025

A basic strategy teaser is a 6-point 2-leg teaser in the NFL. Don't bother with college football games. Their totals can be very high, and we want to avoid them. Our 6 points won't go as far as they would with a smaller total, like we will see in a minute with the Jets and Browns. The basic strategy is to tease through the key numbers of 3, 6, and 7. With a 6-point teaser, you look for favorites with odds of (-7.5) to (-8.5) and tease them down under a field goal to (-1.5) to (-2.5).

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 10 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Spencer Toth - 11/4/2025

Finishing an NFL season in the green against the spread is no easy task, and securing the best price possible is crucial for that kind of sustained success. The closing spreads are very sharp in the NFL, but opening lines can hold value in certain instances. Securing an extra point in your favor can be the difference between winning and losing in the long run.

2025-26 NFL MVP Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Mike Allen - 10/31/2025

I bet you didn’t think you were going to see Drake Maye and Daniel Jones near the top of the betting board to win the 2025 NFL MVP Award. The former hasn’t played a full season in the NFL, and the latter has some of the most forgettable years to date for New York Giants fans. Sometimes a change of scenery, or two, can be just what a player needs to reinvent themselves.

5 NFL Teams Who Ruined Their Future by Trading Away a Star Too Early
by Jeremy Block - 10/31/2025

Some trades just don’t make sense, no matter how you look at them. Over the years, NFL teams have made decisions that, at the time, seemed like steps in the right direction. But in the end, those 'strategic moves' backfired hard. Whether it’s dumping a future Hall of Famer or letting a star walk before he hits his prime, these trades didn’t just alter the careers of individual players—they helped shape the future of entire franchises.

Best NFL Teaser Bets Week 9: Basic Strategy Teasers
by Mike Allen - 10/31/2025

Betting on the NFL is a way for us to make the sport we love that much more interesting, and hopefully, we make some money while we're at it. Maybe we break even over the years and begin to worry that perhaps we're failing at this, but to the contrary, if you can say you've been betting on sports for years and you're not down money, then smile.

2025 NFL Coach of the Year Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Mike Allen - 10/29/2025

NFL fans have been treated to some wonderful coaching jobs in less than half a season so far in 2025. One example off the top of my head is San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. No team has had to deal with more injuries this year than the Niners, and he's held down the fort in NorCal as well as anyone.

NFL Betting Predictions: Week 9 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Spencer Toth - 10/28/2025

One of the most effective strategies to consistently win in the NFL is by securing closing line value. The closing lines are very sharp and virtually impossible to stay ahead of, but the opening lines are not as accurate. There will be significant line movement before kickoff rolls around, and locking in the best price possible is essential.

Best NFL Teaser Bets Week 8: Basic Strategy Teasers
by Mike Allen - 10/23/2025

Raise your hand if you're up money in the green right now betting point spread in the NFL in 2025. Heck, include last year and the ones prior if you like as well. Only a few of us can say we've made a few bucks betting on the uber-athletic, ever-exciting, circus of weekly competitions we call football.