We opened up the first week of the NFL season with seven picks, we came away with a 4-1-2 record. This week we are back to low volume with four NFL Picks. Here is today’s free pick.
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Here is my Week 2 Free NFL Pick
Miami Dolphins (1-0) at New York Jets (1-0) 1pm EST
Pick: New York Jets -2.5
The New York Jets have cover the spread on five out of their last six home openers.
The Jets are 8-1 against the spread in their last 9 home games and the Jets are also 7-1 in their last 8 home games when facing a team with a winning road record.
The Dolphins are 0-5 against the spread in their last five road games and only 2-6-1 in their last nine games against the Jets.
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The First Sunday of meaningful National Football League games is finally here.
I know you are excited, but remember this is only Week 1 and nothing would surprise me on this first “Even Given Sunday.”
I recommend betting low volume during week one of the NFL, but I do have six official plays for Sunday. For what it’s worth we got off to a 1-0 start picking the Eagles on Thursday Night.
Remember to bet responsibly and to shop around for the best lines possible.
Here is my Week 1 NFL Six Pack
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Giants 1pm EST
First Pick: UNDER 42.5
The Jaguars had both the league’s number one rushing and passing defense in 2017.
The UNDER is 5-1 in Jacksonville’s last six games as a road favorite of three points or less.
The UNDER is 6-1 in the Giants last seven games an underdog.
Second Pick Giants +3
Jacksonville is 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games in Week 1.
This game will be important for the Giants opening up a new season healthy. I will take the Giants and the points as a home underdog.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints 1:00pm EST
Third Pick Tampa Bay +10.5
Jameis Winston or no Jameis Winston 10 points is a big number between two division rivals on week one.
7 out of the last 8 games between these two teams has been decided by seven points or less.
Saints offense is explosive, but I expect a disrespected Buccaneers team to keep up enough to cover.
Houston Texans at New England Patriots at 1:00pm EST
Fourth Pick: Houston Texans +7
New England is 1-4 against the spread during week one the past five seasons.
Houston is 5-2 against the spread in the last 7 September games. The Texans also have the talent advantage at several key positions. I feel this is a good spot to take the Texans as a touchdown underdog.
5dimes still has this line at +7. Bovada, Bookmaker, William Hill, MGM Mirage and Wynn LV have the line at 6.5 and you can buy the half point. I stress this because is you can only get +6, I recommend that you pass and just enjoy the game.
Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos 4:25pm EST
Fifth Pick Denver Broncos -3
Seattle 1-12 against the spread in their last 13 road openers and just 2-5 against the spread in their last seven week 1 games overall.
Broncos are 4-1-1 in last six Week 1 games.
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers 4:25pm EST
Sixth Pick Carolina Panthers -3
The Cowboys are 1-4 against the spread in their last four games as an underdog.
Panthers are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as a home favorite of 3 points or less.
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I am a sports handicapper and sports fanatic. I’m also a die hard Cleveland Browns fan. The last couple years, I have learned to cope with my pain by often betting against the team that I have loved for just as long as I have loved the game of football. As the apathy and disgust continued to build, I decided to capitalize on possibly the biggest cheat code in sports handicapping; betting against the Browns. I still hate to see the team lose, but the losing was going to happen regardless of what I did, so why not enjoy some easy money and comic relief at the expense of the franchise that I love.
I’m sorry but if the Browns are going to go 1-31, I need something back for being a fan. Still my soft spot for Cleveland has prevented me from cashing in on them as much as I easily should have.
I’m not on the radio in Cleveland. I’m not on Fox or ESPN. I’m not a NFL scout and I have not spent hours on hours dissecting tape with Mel Kiper and Todd McShay. So I guess you can say, I’m just “another guy on twitter.” So what is my opinion even worth when it comes to the 2018 NFL draft anyway?
Well, who I am is a die hard Cleveland Browns fan whose happiest moment as a NFL fan was the Browns 1994 season led by “Browns legend” Vinny Testaverde, which resulted in one playoff win over the New England Patriots.
I don’t need to go into detail as to what has happen since 1995, if you are reading this you either already know or can easily find out.
Although I’m not a scout, I follow college football very closely, and although I don’t like to brag, when it comes to handicapping college football, I’m pretty damn good. I love watching college football, not just attending Ohio State, Notre Dame, USC, and Alabama. I enjoy watching Grambling State, Wyoming, Hawaii, Bowling Green, Memphis, San Diego State, Navy, Toledo, Trine University, and a long list of other random teams.
For what it’s worth, I have seen my share of superstars at small and mid-major schools long before they were on the national radar, and I have learned that special talents will often jump out at you.
I remember going to see Eastern Illinois play Toledo in 2000. I had no idea who any of the players on Eastern Illinois where, but I knew when I left the game with my dad, I was convinced that the quarterback for Eastern Illinois was the best quarterback I had ever seen in person, in my life up to that point. I decided to research that kid from Eastern Illinois, and follow his career as much as I could. The kid was Tony Romo.
I remember watching Ben Roetsliberger in high school and college, he was unbelievable. For those who don’t remember Roetsliberger led Miami to a 13-1 record and top ten AP poll ranking in 2003. He was the type of player who elevated the program to another level and put Miami Ohio on the national scene.
Josh Allen is no Big Ben.
I remember watching highlights of Steve McNair in college and all the national attention he brought to Alcorn State in the early 90s. The hype was not all based on his size and charisma, but because of his production, and what he was doing to take Alcorn State to a level the program had never seen prior to his arrival.
So how does any of this relate to this years upcoming draft? Well, when I watch Josh Allen play, I just don’t see it and I just don’t feel it. I do not want Josh Allen on the Cleveland Browns.
In fact if the Browns draft Josh Allen number one, I will want to break something…. but I won’t because I’m a Browns fan and drafting Josh Allen would be the “Browns thing to do.
I believe that if Josh Allen is to be anointed savior of the Browns, then you should be able to tell he’s good from watching the games, without trying to force yourself to love him because Mel Kiper keeps telling you he’s great. I believe that the next man who is presented with one of the biggest challenges in all of professional sports (the man who we are expecting to turn the Cleveland Browns around), should at least be able to turn the Wyoming Cowboys around.
I hope that every quarterback that is selected this year turns out to be a future Hall of Famer. I am not rooting against anyone. It’s not personal; but being a Cleveland Browns fan is tough. Being a Cleveland Browns starting quarterback is even tougher, at least while it last.
Since I am a Browns fan, I did my best to follow the top college quarterbacks this season, even though I hope we would not be in this situation again (yes I said “we”) after drafting Deshone Kizer last season.
“in Cleveland there’s rarely any time to learn; only pressure to save a failing franchise regardless of the odds stacked up against you.”
I have watched Josh Allen a few times in his career. I watched him lose to Eastern Michigan and Brigham Young in 2016. Then when I heard he was the number one prospect going into 2017, I told one of my friends, “I just watched him, he was okay, but I didn’t see anything special.” So I told myself going into 2017, let’s watch Josh Allen as much as possible, let’s really watch him, with more than just concern for the point spread. So this past season I watched Josh Allen against Oregon, Hawaii, Boise State and Central Michigan. Forgive me for missing Allen’s stellar games against Gardner-Webb, Texas State and New Mexico.
Maybe I can’t evaluate talent.
Maybe I’m not intelligent enough about the game of football to understand that just because I watched a quarterback play over and over again, and he looked like he’s not ready for the NFL doesn’t mean he actually is not ready for the NFL.
Maybe I need to understand that just because I watched Josh Allen go 8 for 18 for 67 yards in regulation against defensive juggernaut Hawaii this season. doesn’t mean he’s not the next Tom Brady. Maybe I just I need to be more open minded and learn to just hop on his nuts like the broadcasters did, when he threw that beautiful 25 yard pass in overtime to give Wyoming a 28-21 overtime win against Hawaii finishing with 92 yards passing and the win.
It feels like I’ve seen 50 college quarterbacks better than Josh Allen in my life, and honestly I want to say even more than that. The kid just isn’t good right now. Some people will say Allen needs time to develop, but so did Deshone Kizer, and we see how that worked out. Despite the 0-16 season, I was all for keeping Kizer around because when he was drafted it seemed to be clear that he would need time to learn. But in Cleveland there’s rarely any time to learn; only pressure to save a failing franchise regardless of the odds stacked up against you.
When I see Josh Allen, I see why the scouts love him. He’s a tall, athletic, strong, good looking white kid. He looks the way the NFL wants their quarterbacks to look. The scouts seem to love what they see in Allen,no matter how many receivers he over throws. The physical skills are definitely there, but when I look at Josh Allen, I see more Ryan Mallet than Big Ben. I see more Charlie Frye than Carson Wentz and I see more Christian Ponder than Phillip Rivers.
With the proper coaching, support and patience maybe Josh Allen will be a great pro. I do believe that the odds however are stacked against Allen going to Cleveland right now, I’m skeptical about every quarterback in this years draft, but for what it’s worth here’s how I rank the quarterback class based on NFL potential.
Josh Rosen
Baker Mayfield
Sam Darnold
Mason Rudolph
Josh Allen
Lamar Jackson
Luke Falk
It really hurts for me to list Josh Allen over Lamar Jackson. I placed Allen fifth because I have bought into his strong arm and physical potential a little bit as well. However, if we are talking about how the those seven quarterbacks rank based off college performance alone, then Josh Allen is easily seventh.
Like always the situation that any quarterback gets drafted into will have a lot to do with his future success. I am sure that at least six of the top incoming rookie quarterbacks would be fine in Pittsburgh or New England; where five of those same six may fail in Cleveland. The same can be said about Deshone Kizer last season, and basically every other Cleveland quarterback since 1999. There was no patience or support system for Kizer last season. With Kizer being traded to Green Bay, I honestly believe today, that the odds of Deshone Kizer becoming an elite NFL quarterback are better than the odds that Josh Allen ever will.
On a positive note, I believe that regardless of who the Browns pick, if Tyrod Taylor can start all 16 games next season, with a healthy Jarvis Landry and Josh Gordon, it will be in the best long term interest of any rookie quarterback that “we” select. Despite
Despite all the questions surrounding the quarterbacks in the upcoming draft, in today’s NFL the Browns basically have to take a quarterback at number one or number four. I would love to see Josh Rosen or Baker Mayfield be selected at #1 or #4, with Mason Rudolph, Lamar Jackson or Luke Falk also being selected after the first round.
Still when it comes to Josh Allen I say, “don’t do it Cleveland!”
But at the end of the day I’m a Browns fan. So to the Cleveland Browns, even if you ignore my words and you do draft Josh Allen, I will be pulling for him and your entire organization to make me eat my words.”
But in case you don’t get this right…Shea Patterson or Drew Lock?
Philadelphia Eagles 15-3 vs New England Patriots 15-3 Feb 4, 2018 6:30 PM
The Super Bowl is always the most watched American Football game nationwide. In additional to the game there is also a long list of prop bets available to wager on.
Although the Super Bowl it most gambled on single sporting event in the world, it is not easiest game to wager on. With all eyes being on this one game for one day, the lines are usually very sharp. However, I believe I have a winner for you.
I am using a six point teaser to get these lines where I am more comfortable
Get Sports Strong Personal Play: Part 1: Philadelphia Eagles +11.0 (Teased 6.0 points)
The New England Patriots will be making their 8th Super Bowl appearance of the Bellhick-Brady era. The Patriots are 5-2 straight up in the 7 previous super bowls. Despite winning five super bowls, the Patriots biggest margin of victory was six points, in last seasons 34-28 win over Atlanta.
The Patriots have won three super bowls by three points and one super bowl by four points, and lost the other two.
The Eagles have only lost three games all season. Only one of those loses was by double digits. Even if the Eagles lose, I find it highly unlikely that Patriots defeat them by 11 points of more.
Part 2: Over 42 (Teased 6.0 points)
As for the over/under for the Eagles is 9-9 this season, but the over is 13-5 in games with a six point teaser being applied to the total.
The over/under is 8-10 in Patriots games this season and 11-7 in games with a six point teaser applied to the total.
There have been at least 45 points scored in 11 out of the last 15 super bowls.
Official Get Sports Strong Play: Teaser (6.0) Philadelphia Eagles +11.0 and Over 42 points
After the first two rounds I am 1-3 on over/under and against the spread picks in this seasons NFL playoffs, but 2-0 on teasers. This week I am making predictions for both games, although I am not personally recommending playing game either game against the spread or over/under straight up.
Now with news about Tom Brady being questionable for Sunday, there is a lot of uncertainty around what to expect in the AFC Championship. Even though I am not personally making wagers on either game individually, for fun I am giving my predictions.
My personal recommendation is a two team +7 parlay. Hopefully our record will move to 3-0 on teasers in this NFL postseason.
Jacksonville Jaguars (12-6) at New England Patriots (14-3) 3:05pm EST
Lines: New England -8 O/U 45
Before Tom Brady was listed as questionable I had the Patriots covering here. Since 2014 the Patriots are 8-1 straight up in their last nine playoff games. The Patriots are also 5-0 against the spread in their last five playoff games overall.
Brady’s status could all be smoke and mirrors, nevertheless it is enough for me to stay away from the Patriots covering by more than a touchdown at the moment.
Looking at the total here, the under is 5-2 in the Patriots last seven AFC Championship games. The under is also 7-3 in Jaguars last ten games as a road underdog between 3.5 and 10 points.
I recommend teasing this +7 points and taking the under 52 points.
Get Sports Strong Prediction: New England 24 Jacksonsville 20
Minnesota Vikings (14-3) at Philadephia Eagles (14-3) 6:40pm EST
Lines: Minnesota -3.5 O/U 39
I expect a close low scoring game here. The under is 3-1 in the Eagles games since Nick Foles took over for the injured Carson Wentz. The under is also 10-2 in the Viking’s last 12 road games against teams with a winning home record.
I am using this my second part of a team two teaser UNDER 46 points.
Get Sports Strong Prediction: Minnesota 20 Philadephia 17
Recommendation: Two Teaser +7 Jacksonsville at New England UNDER 52 points and Vikings at Eagles UNDER 46 points)
Tennessee Titans (9-7) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
My Pick: Titans +9
Titans are averaging 20.9 points per game and allowing 22.2 point per game.The Chiefs are averaging 25.9 points per game and allowing 21.2
Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has been inconsistent this season but has never thrown a red zone interception in his career.
The Titans are 4-1-1 against the spread this season against teams who finished the season with a winning record. Overall, I think nine points is too many. I like the Titans to cover the +9 spread.
Get Sports Strong Prediction: Chiefs 21 Titans 16
Atlanta Falcons (10-6) at Los Angeles Rams (11-5)
My Pick: OVER 48.5
The Rams led the NFL in averaging just under 30 points per game.The Falcons are averaging 22.1 points per game. Both teams have been solid defensively during the regular season with the Rams allowing 20.6 points per game and the Falcons allowing 19.7 points per game.
The Over is 5-0 in the Falcons last five playoff games. Over is 3-1-1 in Falcons last five road games against a team with a winning home record.
The Over is 10-5 in Rams games this season, including the last five straight.
Tennessee Titans (9-7) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
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