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For the third time in four weeks the Atlanta Falcons are a featured primetime performer, this time taking on NFC South rival the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Week 5 Thursday Night Football matchup. Both teams are coming off wins, albeit in different ways. The Bucs put on an offensive show in their 33-16 win over Philadelphia as a 1-point dog. It was their third payout in four games. The Falcons got a last second field goal to even their record with a 26-24 decision over the Saints in another divi... 

The strong play of Josh Allen has led the Buffalo Bills to an undefeated start to the 2024 season. It also moved Allen up the odds board as an early season MVP candidate. In a key Week 4 matchup Allen and the Bills visit reigning MVP Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football. The Bills obliterated Jacksonville, 47-10, on Monday night and have... 

Showing just how quickly things can change, I went from hitting both NFL parlays in Week 2 to nearly getting blanked on my picks in Week 3. I’ll try my hardest to return to the winning ways with a nice slate of games on tap for Week 4 of the NFL season. There are five teams still unbeaten through three weeks and all of them are on the road with three of them listed as underdogs on the opening lines at the Bitcoin Sportsbook. The most impressive of the group is Buffalo with a NFL best plus-64 point differential. Josh Allen jumped to the top of the board in the MVP futures market and takes his club to Baltimore where the Bills are catching 2.5-points on the early line. It was a good last week for underdogs winning eight games outright with four of the teams catching at least six points on the closing line. Unfortunately I picked none of them in my three-team underdog parlay. Quarterback issues for the Chargers and Bears cost me in those games. Justin Herbert left the Pittsburgh game with an injury and the Steelers mauled the Bolts 20-10 easily covering the 2-point line. Caleb Williams may eventually be a good player but we’ll never know unless the Bears get an O-line. Aaron Rodgers tossed two TD passes to help the Jets cover the 6.5-point spread against my pick New England. ... 

For the second time in as many weeks the Atlanta Falcons will be featured in a primetime matchup hosting the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the Week 3 Sunday Night Football game. Atlanta earned its first win of the season and also got me a nice NFL same game parlay payout at my Bitcoin Sportsbook by beating Philadelphia outright as a 5.5-point road dog on Monday night. The Chiefs play their first road game of the season after two close home wins that both came down to the final play of the game. A 51-yard field goal as time expired gave them a 26-25 win over Cincinnati last week extending their overall winning streak to eight. The Chiefs had been perfect against the spread in that span until failing to cover the 6.5-point line against the Bengals. This is a matchup we don’t see that often with the teams in opposite conferences and on opposite ends of the standings over the years. The Falcons made a big investment in Kirk Cousins with hopes of getting their first winning season and playoff appearance since 2017. ... 

With the help of two underdogs winning outright I hit my three-team NFL parlay and correctly hit all five wagers. It was a good week for me and for teams catching points with eight dogs winning their games outright and another two covering the closing line. Also, 10 of the 16 games played below the closing total with one push. The betting markets will eventually even out as we learn more about the teams and Week 3 is right around the time that starts to happen. Injuries throw a wrench in the pla... 

The Atlanta Falcons spent a lot of money this offseason upgrading their roster with the hope of securing their first winning season and playoff berth since 2017. Quarterback Kirk Cousins was the marquee acquisition brought in to stabilize a position that’s been ineffective since the end of the Matt Ryan era. Welp, after Week 1 we can see there are still some issues. Cousins tossed a pair of interceptions and the Falcons lost outright 18-10 as a 4-point favorite at the Crypto sportsbook. Putting a somber close to the 2023 season behind them, the Eagles’ offense looked in mid-season form in their 34-29 win over Green Bay. Jalen Hurts took a brunt of the criticism for the team losing five of its last six regular season games and the disappearing act in the wild card loss to Tampa Bay. Hurts had a big game in the most recent meeting between the clubs throwing for 264 yards and three touchdowns in Philadelphia’s 32-6 road win in 2021. The last six encounters have all cashed the UNDER with the total positioned at 47. ... 

It wasn’t a bad start to the season on my NFL parlay picks hitting three of four total wagers and winning my two-team favorite ticket. I’ll try and keep it rolling in Week 2 and up the stakes a little bit when I bet on the NFL using bitcoin. My only loss was backing Green Bay as a 3-point dog in its matchup with Philadelphia. The Packers failed to convert several times inside the red zone and lost... 

An NFL playoff rematch from a season ago puts an end to the NFL’s Sunday betting schedule. The Detroit Lions won their first postseason game in over three decades taking down the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 in the Wild Card Round. In one of their more successful seasons ever, the Lions matched a franchise record for regular season victories, won a division title for the first time since 1993 and advanced to the NFC Championship putting them among the favorites to win the conference title.The first Su... 

Parlays have become all the rage in the sports betting landscape increasing the entertainment value of your experience and allowing for a much higher payout if successful. Even though we have past performance and a smattering of preseason games to go off, handicapping the opening weekend of the NFL is always difficult. With most regulars getting a handful of reps if any at all during the exhibition season we didn’t learn much from the games. That won’t prevent us from getting all geeked up about... 

The final Week of preseason beckons, and it is an important one for many clubs. So far, the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, and Los Angeles Rams are undefeated in exhibition action. While the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, and Arizona Cardinals are winless. It is indisputable that the main factor to consider when betting on the NFL using crypto is that most of the teams will be protecting their key players. Another factor to consider is that many of the players who will be in the lineup will be playing for their jobs or looking good on video so that another club can pick them up if they are cut. ... 

We pretty much got what we expected in Week 1 of the NFL preseason. Most of the big name players didn’t see the field and those that did got a series of work if that. We expected the Bears to get No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams some work and he was outstanding so I doubt the coaching staff is going to risk the franchise moving forward. And like he’s done for several years, Rams coach Sean McVay sat his regulars allowing Stetson Bennett to play the entire game. Bennett overcame four inter... 

We got a small taste of 2024 NFL football at last week’s Hall of Fame game, but in true preseason fashion the game wasn’t played the full amount of time, instead being stopped due to poor weather. This week every team will take the field for Week 1 of the NFL preseason getting fans back to cheering for the favorite team, or against their least favorite, while also sh... 

The Chicago Bears are hopeful their first season with a rookie quarterback mimics that of the 2023 Houston Texans. The Bears rebuilt their entire offense around Caleb Williams and the No. 1 overall draft pick has stated he wants to play in the game. Of course he says that but it’s highly unlikely he does since we rarely see starters in the HOF game. Behind C.J. Stroud the Texans surprised a lot of people winning 10 games and the AFC South last year. With the foundation laid it’s time for them to... 

Despite Pete Carroll’s consistent success over the last 14 seasons, leading the Seattle Seahawks to the playoffs all but four times, recent struggles, including missing the postseason two of the last three years and a dramatic decline in defensive performance, prompted upper management to make a change. The hiring of former Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald signals a complete rebuild in the Emerald City. With the franchise not considered serious Super Bowl contenders for the better ... 

Oddsmakers expect the San Francisco 49ers to pick right back up where they left off last NFL betting season and once again be one of the league’s elites with most of the key players from last season’s run to the Super Bowl remaining on the roster. Consequentl... 

The Los Angeles Rams entered last season with low expectations, having a 6.5-game win total and heavy juice on the under. They started as 10-1 underdogs to win the NFC West and -375 favorites to miss the playoffs. However, they defied oddsmakers by winning 10 games, and challenging the 49ers for division supremacy before settling for a wild-card bid. This unexpected success has ra... 

Despite matching the prior year's win total under new head coach Jonathan Gannon, the Arizona Cardinals showed consistent effort, laying a foundation for future success under new GM Monti Ossenfort. This was a refreshing change from the condition left by the previous coaching staff and general manager after being excommunicated from the desert. Although their 4-13 W/L record,... 

Benefiting from playing in one of the league's weakest divisions and facing a schedule where only six of their 14 opponents made the playoffs, the Bucs capitalized on the opportunity to capture their third straight NFC South title and secure a fourth straight trip to the playoffs. Despite an early regular-season home defeat to Philadelphia, Todd Bowles’ team avenged the... 

Despite finishing with an identical 9-8 record as the NFC South champion Buccaneers, the New Orleans Saints fell short on tiebreakers, missing out on the division's sole playoff spot in another lackluster season put forth by the division overall. Their inconsistency also disappointed NFL bettors with the team only covering the closing NFL spread six times. The Saints' decline, once renowned for a potent offense and reliable defense, has been worsened by poor drafts and questionable player acquisitions, often blamed on ineffective coaching and management strategies aimed at cost-cutting rather than long-term success. Despite changes in offensive and defensive coordinator roles this past offseason, the upcoming 2024-25 NFL betting season carries significant weight for the franchise, aiming to reverse their recent playoff misses. To achieve this, New Orleans must surpass their current 7.5-game win total set by online sportsbooks, a feat they have yet to accomplish under Dennis Allen's leadership the past two seasons. Despite facing one of the league's easier schedule strengths last season, the Saints benefit once more with another manageable path to earning a potential playoff bid. But will the Saints bite the hand that feeds them once again? That my friends is what we’ll try to figure out in an attempt to make an informed decision of how to attack the Saints win total odds for the upcoming campaign. ... 

The Carolina Panthers struggled mightily throughout their 2023-24 campaign, never holding a fourth-quarter lead on their way to a dismal 2-15 record while only managing to cover the closing NFL spread four times. Their two victories, against the Texans and Falcon... 

The Atlanta Falcons entered last year’s campaign installed favorites at the online sportsbook to qualify for the playoffs by way of winning the NFC South but ended up churning out a disappointing 7-10 record, covering just five games against the closing NFL odds alon... 

Through the first two months of the 2023-24 NFL betting season, the Minnesota Vikings were a .500 team that went 4-3-1 against the closing NFL odds, gaining momentum with three consecutive wins and covers. However, their fortunes changed drastically in the 24-10 ... 

The Green Bay Packers' initial campaign without No. 12 under center started poorly, with the team winning only three of their first nine games, leaving diehard fans frustrated. Despite this, their 4-5 record against the NFL odds painted a somewhat better picture of what was transpiring on the field of play. After a Week 10 loss to the Steelers, where the team coughed up a 19-17 third-quarter lead, the Packers rebounded by winning six of their final eight games, securing a playoff spot. They caught fire in the postseason, decisively defeating the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round before narrowly missing an upset against the 49ers in San Francisco. A victory there would have shocked many, given San Francisco's top seed in the NFC. As a result of their strong finish, expectations are high for Jordan Love and the team, with Love listed as one of the favorites to take home the MVP Award +1109 come the conclusion of the upcoming NFL betting season. However, the upcoming schedule is tougher, the defense has a new coordinator, and the decision not to bring Aaron Jones back is questionable in this author’s opinion. Green Bay has exceeded its win total odds in four of the five seasons with Matt LaFleur at the helm. While history suggests the Packers could surpass expectations again, it’s essential to examine their offseason moves to determine if these expectations are justified or overrated. ... 

The Detroit Lions are poised to make another Super Bowl run entering the 2023-24 NFL betting season coming off a campaign that saw the team fall just one win short of their first-ever appearance in the big game. Detroit just qualified for the playoffs for the first time ... 

The Windy City is buzzing with excitement as the 2024-25 NFL betting season approaches, with the Chicago Bears aiming to transform their first round draft picks and offseason additions into a success story reminiscent of what C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans procured a...