Sunday night is capped off with a classic NFC South battle between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints. The Saints (6-7) are clinging to their playoff hopes and will be thin on the O-line while the Bucs (10-3) are hunting for the no. 1 spot and a first-round bye.
Can Taysom Hill and Alvin Kamara generate any offense against Tampa Bay? Can the Buccaneers pick up their first regular-season win vs. NOLA in seven attempts? Find out in our free player props and predictions for Saints vs. Buccaneers.
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NFL Week 10 throws a little bit of everything at teams, including an early morning game in Germany. Football bettors need to be conscious of not just which clubs are clashing on that schedule but how the sked itself could impact the outcome.
Situational handicapping — AKA spot bets — is a great layer of analysis to add to your process of picking the best NFL bets each week, going beyond the metrics and matchups, and finding some underlying edges and booby traps hiding in the schedule.
Here are my NFL spot bets to watch for in Week 10.
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SNF odds serve up a big game this week as the Baltimore Ravens travel to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Ravens came into the Week 15 odds slate leading the race to be the No. 1 seed in the AFC but will need to finish strong to lock it up.
All eyes will be on Lamar Jackson’s odds here and I’m going to dig deep into the former Louisville man to find the best prop to bet on him. Join me as I provide my best free NFL picks surrounding Jackson.
Be sure to also check out our Ravens vs. Jaguars betting preview and SNF player props!
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The Philadelphia Eagles host the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday afternoon to get ready for the regular season in just two weeks.
Given that it’s the final preseason game and neither team is expected to play many notable players our Eagles vs. Vikings predictions have still found an edge on the total.
Read on for my NFL picks for Saturday, August 24th.
Vikings vs Eagles prediction
My best betOver 33.5 (-105 at BetMGM)
My analysis
The Minnesota Vikings have had no trouble moving the ball and finding the end zone so far in the preseason. They’ve put up 24 and 27 points against the Raiders and Browns, and we have a total set just above that here in the preseason finale.
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Michel Platini has been re-elected as UEFA president until 2015, vowing to battle the scourges of violence in stadiums and match-fixing.
The 55-year-old former France captain, who has been in the post since 2007, was re-elected unopposed at the UEFA Congress in Switzerland on Tuesday.
His policies of opening up European club competitions to lower-ranked teams and toughening financial rules on clubs to crack down on reckless spending have made him popular amongst member nations, and Platini vowed to continue to fight to reduce crowd violence.
There is no place in football for those who transform passion into violence and pride into sectarianism, Platini said.
Every country should establish a whole battery of legal measures enabling them to ban hooligans…
Spain s tactical flexibility under Luis de la Fuente has been the key to their emergence as the outstanding team at Euro 2024, believes Rodri.
Some felt Spain could struggle after being drawn with Italy, Croatia and Albania in Group B, but they won all three group games and have continued to impress since then.
They thrashed Georgia 4-1 in the last 16 before overcoming hosts Germany 2-1 in extra time in the quarter-finals, teeing up Tuesday s semi-final meeting with France.
The Opta supercomputer makes France (30%) and Spain (30%) favourites to lift the trophy on Sunday, ahead of England (23%) and the Netherlands (16%) on the other side of the draw.
Many believe Spain have played the best football at the tournament, and they lead all teams in Germany for …
Barcelona have approved their largest ever budget of €897million for 2017-18, following a record revenue in 2016-17.
The LaLiga giants earnings of €708m for 2016-17 were presented at the club s General Assembly on Saturday, with club members then approving next year s record budget with 391 votes for and 49 against.
The huge revenues did not include the €222m received from Paris Saint-Germain for Neymar, which should prompt another record-breaking set of figures in a year s time.
It is the first time Barca have surpassed the €700m barrier in terms of revenue for a fiscal year, and the club have now accumulated a profit of €175m since 2010.
Barca plan to have earned €1billion in revenues by 2021, though that strategy could be threatened by th…
1) Barcelona
Pep Guardiola, one of the Nou Camp’s favourite sons, returned to the club over the summer to take the Barcelona hot set. That despite his lack of managerial experience.
Having endured the humiliation of finishing a massive 18 points behind old rivals Real Madrid last season, Barca will be looking to bounce back by capturing the La Liga title this time around.
The club has significantly bolstered their squad over the summer, signing Sevilla pair Seydou Keita and Daniel Alves, Gerard Pique, Martin Caceres, Jose Manuel Pinto, Alexsandr Hleb and Henrique.
The hurt of last season should spur Barcelona to towards their 19 La Liga title in 2008-2009, with a much improved side to select from in 2008-2009.
2) Real Madrid
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This NFC East clash sees the Giants travel to the Linc to face the Eagles who still have faint hopes of reaching the playoffs. The Giants are out of contention but every game against division-rivals matters and the franchise will look to finish the season strong.
Can the Eagles do enough to secure the W? Don’t miss our NFL picks and predictions for the New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles.
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Monday’s prime-time game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts might not get everyone excited, but this game is still loaded with prop gems. Will both teams try to establish the run in a game that should see a fairly neutral game script, or will either coach trust two of the worst passing offenses in football?
One thing I do know is this game is ripe for sacks, and there is just one pass-catcher I’m trusting for an Over.
Find out my free prop picks in Monday Night Football’s Week 12 game between the Steelers and Colts.
Also, be sure to check out Jason Logan’s full Steelers vs. Colts betting preview along with Robert Criscola’s spotlight player props for Matt Ryan.
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