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While the two rookies battle in Tampa, a pair of wily, veteran quarterbacks will lock horns in the desert when the Cardinals host the Saints. Arizona was cruising along at 8-1 last year until Carson Palmer was shelved for the year with a knee injury, tossing all hopes of a lengthy playoff run out the window. Palmer was 6-0 as a starter last season and is 16-6 both SU and ATS in his two seasons in Arizona.... 

The Cincinnati Bengals will try to turn around a negative betting trend when they visit the Oakland Raiders in Sunday’s season opener. The Bengals enter as a field goal favorite, but are just 1-6 ATS in their past seven when playing as road chalk, losing four of those games straight up.The Raiders look to continue their small run of success from last season when they split the final six games.... 

Week 1 of the 2015-16 NFL season is finally here! While pointspread and total bettors rejoice, daily fantasy football players are still fine tuning their lineups in hopes of winning a life changing tournament.With more season long fantasy players now more in tune with DFS, it’s going to be harder than ever to formulate that once in a lifetime lineup.... 

Cam Newton is healthy entering the opener. The same can’t be said about many of his teammates. The banged up Carolina Panthers open the season against the equally beat up Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. With play-making receivers on both sides out of action, expect points to be scarce.... 

The Green Bay Packers suffered one of the worst injury losses in the offseason when Jordy Nelson went down with a torn ACL.They'll bring their new wide receivers into battle in the Windy City on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.... 

Of all of the unpredictable things in the world, perhaps the most unpredictable is how a rookie quarterback will play in his first game in the NFL. What's worse than one unpredictable rookie quarterback? Two unpredictable rookie quarterbacks.... 

A month ago, we would have told you that Jimmy Garoppolo, Geno Smith, Matt Cassel and Robert Griffin III were all starting quarterbacks for their respective teams in Week 1. We haven't even played a down that counts yet in 2015, yet all four of these have been replaced by others. As a result, the line movement for these Week 1 games starting on Thursday has been nothing short of bizarre.... 

After months and months without football, the NFL is officially back! As has become tradition, the Super Bowl champions are hosting the first game of the season as they unveil their championship banner on the first Thursday of the season. The New England Patriots are not only showcasing another Lombardi Trophy, but they are also showing vindication as a fan base after the end of the "Deflategate" scandal. It almost feels like the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be the sacrificial lambs here of ... 

The opening night of the NFL season is right around the corner, and thanks to a total which has already risen from 50.5 to 52.5, the curtain-raiser between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers is going expected to be a barnburner. But will the two most notable receivers in the game, Rob Gronkowski and Antonio Brown end up finding the end zone in the clash? BookMaker Sportsbook will have props posted for Thursday Night Football for you to dissect.... 

After a preseason of drama and musical quarterbacks, the Redskins are ready to concentrate on playing football.They’ll have to do it with a roster much different than the one they entered training camp with after five players were lost to season-ending injuries. Jay Gruden is the favorite at +180 to be the first head coach fired and a slow start will make bettors some coin.... 

The Indianapolis Colts went all in during the offseason, picking up veteran playmakers with the hope of finally getting over the hump and into the Super Bowl.Those moves – and an ever-improving Andrew Luck – have the Colts +333 favorites to win the AFC. The Rex Ryan era begins in Buffalo with high expectations for the Bills’ first playoff trip in 15 years.... 

Quarterbacks almost always win the MVP award, and this year probably isn't going to be an exception to that rule. BookMaker has odds posted to win the MVP in 2015, a list which probably doesn't include all that many realistic possibilities.... 

Fantasy footballers rejoice! Touchdowns are what truly makes your fantasy team go, but now they can bank your bankroll grow, too. Today, we're looking at BookMaker's odds to score the most touchdowns in the 2015 season across all positions in the NFL.... 

Now that the fake games are done it’s time to get the real thing going. The New England Patriots begin defense of their title by hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday in the first game of the 2015 season.The two teams have represented the AFC in the Super Bowl nine times in the past 14 seasons and the Pats are already winners with Tom Brady starting against a team minus several key players to suspension and injury.... 

Running backs are often treated as a dime a dozen in the NFL, but when a team has one of those truly elite backs, he is often handed the ball until he is run into the ground. The end result is a short lifespan for most top-tier backs in this league, and that's why it's so darn difficult to handicap out who will have the most rushing yards in the NFL in 2015.... 

Antonio Brown led the NFL in receiving in 2015, and he's a good bet to do it again this season.With 23 different men posting over 1,000 yards last season though, trying to figure out who will ultimately end up with the most in the league is a true test of a handicapper's ability.... 

With star receiver Jody Nelson out for the year the Packers are still the overwhelming favorite to win the NFC North. Their quest for a fifth straight division title kicks off against the rival Chicago Bears on FOX Sunday. The Pack has owned the series recently, taking 11 of the last 13 meetings and scored 126 points in three straight wins, cashing the over each time.... 

The Todd Bowles era in New York begins Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. The Jets appeared to be the most dysfunctional team during the preseason until Bowles took down the tent that was hanging over the team’s camp. It also helps that the Redskins are in the league. Bowles looks to carry over the momentum of three straight preseason wins.... 

Two teams that will likely be fighting each other for playing positioning in the AFC come December square off when the Texans host the Chiefs on CBS Sunday. Houston won nine games last season in coach Bill O’Brien’s debut and narrowly missed the postseason cutoff.The Texans are poised to make a run in 2015, but is quarterback Brian Hoyer the upgrade this team needed?... 

The list of elite quarterbacks in the NFL hasn't changed all that much over the course of the last several seasons, as the Tom Brady and Peyton Manning type players are still right there at the top of the list of every fantasy football draft. However, there are others as well who are going to challenge for the passing title in 2015, making this one of the most convoluted seasons to try to figure out the top quarterback in league history.... 

It’s time to put Deflategate behind us and play football. The defending champion New England Patriots, the team at the center of the under inflated footballs saga, kicks off a new season hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on NBC Thursday, September 10.... 

San Francisco’s offense has managed to score just one touchdown in three preseason games, which is exactly how many their defense and special teams have scored. The lack of production is alarming and has the under at 3-0 during the exhibition games.The 49ers will look to bust out against the Chargers when the teams meet on the NFL Network Thursday night.... 

Normally speaking, the man who wins the Offensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL ends up being a skill position player. If all else is equal, the quarterback gets the award. However, on the other side of the ball, it's a heck of a lot more difficult to try to handicap the NFL futures odds.

That said, the payoff on the odds to win the Defensive Rookie of the Year award are tremendous across the board.... 

Any time you've got a man who is drafted No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft, the immediate thought is that that man should end up being the Offensive Rookie of the Year. That's a lot of pressure on Jameis Winston to show that he was worth it for the Buccaneers, but we see no reason why he shouldn't be the favorite to claim this honor.... 

The Cowboys failed to win a game last preseason, but then went 12-4 in the regular season and won the NFC East title. Their losing streak in games that don’t count has reached eight, but they don’t really care. Houston looks to claim the battle of Texas after losing to the ‘Boys last season....