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Perez: The NBA’s Perfect Storm Is Brewing
The NBA has become a 24/7/365 sport now, whether you like it or not. As a result, ball is life, and the main requirement for being married to the game is not only keeping up with all the news, but simultaneously deciphering the league’s opaque hieroglyphics. What this means is that there is always more…
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The Three Donkeys Podcast, Episode 47: NFL Week 2, Lodden Thinks & Intermittent Fasting
Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books, and the guys return to cover DFS, the weekly spreads, and weight loss testing before another round of “Lodden Thinks.” Starfish, beer cans, genital size… the fellas cover all the bases. Subscribe to the podcast here!
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NFL Week 2 Weather: Hurricane Florence Affecting Over/Unders?
Thanks to Hurricane Florence, the college football slate is an absolute mess. Several games were canceled yesterday (just after I finished writing about all of them), one game moved and there’s a good chance for some more cancellations. Luckily, there will be no such tomfoolery on the NFL slate. College Football Week 3 Weather: Hurricane…
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The Daily Fantasy Flex, NFL: Week 2 With Guest Mike Tagliere
With the NFL season now full steam ahead, Matthew Freedman, Peter Jennings and Sean Koerner are joined by Mike Tagliere to break down who’s chalk and who’s not in Week 2. Can Adrian Peterson and Ryan Fitzpatrick stay in their time machines? Are either Patrick Mahomes or James Conner the real deal? Will Travis Benjamin…
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Week 1 Bookmaker Roundup: FitzMagic Saves the Day, Duffel Bag Boy Wins $260K Parlay
Week 1 created huge swings for Las Vegas sportsbooks. The books cleaned up on three games in particular: Tampa Bay over New Orleans, the Jets’ upset of the Lions and Chicago’s cover against Green Bay. But they got crushed with Baltimore’s blowout win over the Bills and the Rams’ 20-point victory at Oakland. How Week…
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Best NFL Division Bets: Buy Low on Steelers in AFC North
Take a look at the NFL standings. The Miami Dolphins and New York Jets are tied with the New England Patriots for first in the AFC East. The Pittsburgh Steelers sit at the bottom of the AFC North. In the NFC South, the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, the division winners in 2017 and…
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Wednesday’s Lead: The Rams are Overrated. Really.
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have trending articles delivered into your inbox each morning. WEATHER, FOOTBALL The Havoc of Hurricane Florence First off, for all of those reading this in the Southeast, you’re in our thoughts this week. Hurricane Florence will impact many things in the coming days, college football just…
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Does Tennessee’s Roster Have Depth to Hold Up vs. Brutal SEC Slate?
Tennessee is still trying to figure out how many players it can rely on this season, even after a 59-3 rout of East Tennessee State on Saturday. Tennessee’s uncertainty with its personnel isn’t too surprising. The Vols have a first-year head coach in Jeremy Pruitt and a roster that has been overhauled by the new…
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Rickie Fowler’s Favorite Golf Gambling Story: 1-on-1 with Michael Jordan
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Rickie Fowler When: Regularly Where: Medalist GC (Hobe Sound, Fla.) It’s no secret that Michael Jordan likes to play golf — and maybe less of a secret that he likes to gamble. Living in…
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Brendan Steele’s Favorite Golf Gambling Story: Ratted Out for Winning Too Much
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Brendan Steele When: About 15 years ago Where: Hemet, Calif. When he was playing collegiately at UC Riverside, Steele would return to his hometown to play in a big skins game at Seven Hills…
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Zach Johnson’s Favorite Golf Gambling Story: When Doubling Down Goes All Wrong
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Zach Johnson When: About 20 years ago Where: Near St. Louis As a college player at Drake University, Johnson partnered in a match with a friend from Northern Iowa against their two coaches, who…
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Senkiw: Did Texas A&M Give Bettors A Blueprint of When to Fade Clemson?
The Clemson Tigers walked out of College Station with a 28-26 victory, but they also left with a major question: Were Texas A&M’s 501 total yards and 430 passing yards an aberration, or a blueprint of how to beat the Tigers? It’s been awhile since a Brent Venables-coordinated defense has been exposed quite like that.…
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Week 2 Fantasy Football Trade Targets: David Njoku Still Has TE1 Upside
If you haven’t considered making a trade in your fantasy football league yet, you’ve come to the wrong place. The NFL’s ridiculous non-guaranteed contracts and salary cap have made player-for-player trades fairly rare over the years, but it’s a market that can be exploited in fantasy by focusing on both potential mistakes in popular public…
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Kevin Kisner’s Favorite Golf Gambling Story: Side Action in the Final Round
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Kevin Kisner When: Last year Where: John Deere Classic In the final round of last year’s John Deere Classic, Kisner found himself in a comfortable pairing with frequent practice-round foil Charley Hoffman. Teeing off…
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College Football Game Cancellation Tracker: What Happens to Your Bets?
Hurricane Florence is causing college football cancelations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, and the betting market will be affected in a number of different ways. Several games have already been canceled, including North Carolina-UCF and NC State-West Virginia (though several schools have said they will try to reschedule their game later in the…
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Week 2 Fantasy Football QB Report: Starts, Sits and Streams
Which quarterbacks have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Who is the best streaming option? And whom should you fade? Here’s a breakdown of five of the top fantasy football quarterbacks, as ranked by Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman in their Week 2 fantasy football rankings. The No. 1 QB Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints The…
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NFL Power Ratings: Rams Most Overrated Week 2 Team
Week 1 is officially in the books and there’s little time to catch your breath with Week 2 action kicking off Thursday. Lines have been available for only a few days, but there has already been some significant movement. Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every PositionRead now By comparing projected point spreads using The…
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Fantasy Football Workload Data for All 32 Teams Entering Week 2
The below Fantasy Football Market Share Report presents team-specific usage splits in easy-to-analyze visual form. For more information, see the first piece in the series. With Le’Veon Bell out, Pittsburgh Steelers backup James Conner led the week in rushes, finishing with 31 carries against the Cleveland Browns — good for a 96.9% market share. Christian McCaffrey looks to be the biggest…
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Sharps Taking Advantage of Monday Night Football Blowouts
Recreational bettors often make snap judgments based on the most recent results, especially in primetime, nationally televised games. Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season included two Monday Night Football matchups, and both ended in blowouts. Super Bowl 53 Futures: Texans, Giants Among Biggest Fallers After Week 1Read now The New York Jets (+7) went…
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Aaron Rodgers Is a Historically Elite Fantasy Football QB When Playing Hurt
All-world quarterback Aaron Rodgers was carted to the locker room with a knee injury during Sunday night’s season opener … before ultimately returning to overcome a 20-0 deficit and earn a thrilling 24-23 victory over the Chicago Bears. Rodgers was clearly limited during the Green Bay Packers’ comeback win, but managed to finish with 286 passing yards…
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Super Bowl 53 Futures: Texans, Giants Among Biggest Fallers After Week 1
We have one week in the books, folks. Just like that, 6.25% of the 2018 regular season is over. They grow up so fast … With that said, every team has made its first impression on both bettors and oddsmakers, and Super Bowl futures have been adjusted. You know what they say, you only get…
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Find Fantasy Football, Betting Value When QBs Run Wild in Texans-Titans Week 2 Matchup
I’ll be leveraging my experience as a fantasy analyst with a statistics background and a high school football coach to identify aspects of one matchup every week that you can take advantage of while setting your fantasy football lineups and/or placing bets on the upcoming slate. This week, we’re focusing on the AFC South showdown in…
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The Action Network NFL Podcast: Week 1 Recap
On today’s episode of The Action Network NFL Podcast, THE NFL IS BACK! Chris Raybon and Ian Hartitz break down everything that happened in Week 1 both on the field and in the sportsbooks. The guys also touch on the growing fantasy legend of Patrick Mahomes and his potential. Plus, what is going on with…
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What to Do If Le’Veon Bell Is on Your Fantasy Football Team: Don’t Panic
If your fantasy draft took place well before Week 1, there’s a good chance Le’Veon Bell was selected within the top four picks. Now entering Week 2, the Steelers’ workhorse back remains nowhere to be found. So where does this leave fantasy owners who did draft him? Don’t panic. There’s good news, even if Bell’s…
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Overrated, Underrated College Football Teams Based on Our Week 3 Power Ratings
With no marquee top-10 game and a plethora of FCS vs. FBS matchups, Week 2 did not produce much of a shakeup in the AP Top 25. South Carolina and Florida were bounced from Week 3’s rankings, while Arizona State and Oklahoma State made their first appearances. Boise State and Oregon each moved up three…
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College Football Betting Tip: Fade Ranked Power 5 Teams After a Loss
Freshman quarterback JT Daniels completed fewer than 50% of his passes and threw two interceptions in USC’s 17-3 loss to Stanford on Saturday. The three points were the fewest Southern Cal had scored in a game since being shut out by Washington in 1997. Misleading College Football Scores, Week 2: Teams Better, Worse Than They…
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College Football Week 3 Weather: Hurricane Florence Affecting Over/Unders
Editor’s note: This article was published before the Norfolk State-Liberty, UCF-UNC, ECU-Virginia Tech and WVU-NC State games were all cancelled on Tuesday afternoon. The Ohio-Virginia game has been moved to Nashville. Hurricane Florence has her eye on the Carolinas, and the forecast appears to be getting worse by the day. Even though the worst of…
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Fantasy Football Dynasty Trades, Adds and Drops to Make in Week 2
Each week of the NFL season I will highlight risers and fallers in dynasty leagues — one player to trade for, one to trade away, one to add and one to drop. Risers Trade For: Alex Collins, RB, Baltimore Ravens Collins was a popular choice across all fantasy formats in the season opener thanks to…
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WNBA Betting Tip: How do Teams Perform in Elimination Games?
WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 25 points as the Seattle Storm edged out the Washington Mystics, 75-73, on Sunday. The win gave the Storm a 2-0 lead in the WNBA Finals. The series heads to Washington for Game 3 on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET). Since the WNBA went to a best-of-five format in…
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Walsh: Losing to My Wife in Fantasy Football and Popping 3 a.m. (Baby) Bottles
My wife, Christi Walsh, and I play in a fantasy football league with fellow parents that features 10 teams and standard scoring rules. As many of you already know, Christi is an accomplished fantasy football player, so I shouldn’t be shocked that she ended up with a very formidable roster. On a recent visit to…
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Tuesday’s Lead: Week 2 Fantasy Rankings and Waver Wire Picks
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have trending articles delivered into your inbox each morning. NFL Heard Through The Wire Fantasy football drafts are fun. You and your buds get together in the back room of your favorite local dive bar and when the dust settles, your team looks stacked. Then the…
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Marc Leishman’s Favorite Golf Gambling Story: The International Hustle
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Marc Leishman When: About 15 years ago Where: Monroe, La. When he was 19, Marc Leishman traveled from his home in tranquil Warrnambool, on the southwestern coast of Australia, to the American bayou for…
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Paul Casey’s Favorite Golf Gambling Story: A Winning Pitch vs. Lefty
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Paul Casey When: 2001 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am practice round Where: Pebble Beach Prior to his first career PGA Tour start at Pebble, Casey and his partner Seth Waugh [former Deutsche Bank America CEO…
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NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets
Week 1 provided us with Aaron Rodgers’ amazing comeback against the Bears, Ryan Fitzpatrick carving up the Saints and … some tight end named Will Dissly going for 100+ receiving yards? Unfortunately, just as Hurricane Florence barrels toward the East Coast, we also endured a hurricane of injuries to key fantasy players in their season openers. But not…
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Moore & Perez: Deng, Thibs and Another ‘Timberbulls’ Signing … What the Hell Is Going on in Minnesota?
Luol Deng signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, becoming the fourth former Chicago Bull to rejoin Tom Thibodeau. Matt Moore and Rob Perez run down the five biggest questions the signing raises, starting with Thibs’ objective. This whole “Timberbulls” thing wasn’t a joke. What is Thibs doing? Like, for real? Matt…
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Sobel: I Caddied on the PGA Tour and Nothing Really Bad Happened
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — I’ll spare you the gory details, mostly because there aren’t any. In my first round caddying on the PGA Tour, my loop Brendan Steele shot 68, I didn’t screw up too badly and we genuinely had a fun time walking around the golf course together. About an hour after we finished…
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NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Injury Dashboard
The FantasyLabs Injury Dashboard tracks injuries and suspensions from all starters and fantasy-relevant players across the league. The dashboard is constantly updated and displays daily practice participation to gain a clear view of how healthy a player truly is. The team’s official injury designation will go in the “Team” status column once available, but the FantasyLabs Status (which…
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National Title Odds Market Analysis, Week 3: A Few Values Still Available
Last week’s college football schedule was, to be honest, quite mediocre. There weren’t many high-profile games, and very little changed in terms of the playoff landscape. Entering the week, Clemson and Georgia were national-title contenders, and they stayed contenders. For Clemson, a nail-biter over Texas A&M may have been the last significant obstacle to the…
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Misleading College Football Scores, Week 2: Teams Better, Worse Than They Seemed
While Aaron Rodgers was leading a comeback for the ages at Lambeau Field Sunday night, I was scouring box-score data of Week 2’s college football games. While he was leading drives, I was checking drive charts. While he was scoring touchdowns, I was checking when they occurred. It was less glamorous, but we were both…
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Adam Scott’s Favorite Golf Gambling Story: Fred Couples, Phil Ivey and $10K
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Adam Scott When: About nine years ago Where: Shadow Creek GC (Las Vegas) Scott rarely plays money games, but was part of a memorable one nearly a decade ago, playing with Fred Couples and…
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Joffe’s ‘Dead To Me,’ Week 2: Never Bet on Your Own Team
I’m not sure I’m going to make it through this college football season alive. I mean, I know I’m being dramatic, but this season could not have started out worse for me. Despite being 15-point favorites in their first game of the season, my beloved Arizona Wildcats lost by five to BYU. And the only…
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Watch ‘I’ll Take That Bet’ – Episode 43: Jets-Lions, Rams-Raiders NFL Monday Night Football Show
Episode 43 of our sports betting show “I’ll Take That Bet” is live, and we’re discussing the NFL Week 1 Monday Night Football doubleheader featuring the New York Jets vs. the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams vs. the Oakland Raiders. Watch the full episode on ESPN+ here. If you missed the last episode,…
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National Championship Odds: Michigan State Among Week 2’s Biggest Losers
While Week 1 had a clear impact on college football title odds, Week 2 was kind of … boring. No team inside of 40-1 lost, meaning this week’s futures look, for the most part, the same as last week’s. Heisman Odds Watch: Jonathan Taylor Back Among the FavoritesRead now There are, of course, a few…
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Point Spread and Over/Under Results for Every NFL Week 1 Game
The first NFL Sunday of 2018 is in the books and it wasn’t without its surprises, capped by Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ comeback win (though they failed to cover the spread). There was a little something for everybody, as favorites are off to a 6-7-1 start against the spread (ATS) and overs are 8-6.…
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Sharp Action Driving Significant Rams-Raiders Line Movement
Tonight’s Los Angeles Rams-Oakland Raiders (10:20 p.m. ET) game has attracted one-sided public action all summer, and professional bettors decided to join the party early Monday afternoon. Rams-Raiders Betting Preview: Fade the Public and Bet on Jon Gruden?Read now Seventy-three percent of tickets are backing the Rams, indicating that recreational bettors are happily laying the…
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Heisman Odds Watch: Jonathan Taylor Back Among the Favorites
Considering the potential for ridiculous player stat lines in college football, one game can have a significant impact on Heisman odds. That’s especially true early in the season, as frontrunners haven’t had enough time to distance themselves from the pack. Wilson: Projecting Week 3 College Football Point SpreadsRead now Week 2 proved just that as…
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The Action Network Colleges Podcast: Week 2 Recap & Week 3 Preview
Another thrilling slate of college football action is in the books! Stuckey and Collin look back at all the blowouts, backdoors and bad beats from Week 2 and break down their best calls, worst calls and bet regrets. Stuckey pronounces the Liberty Flames dead to him after a terrible showing against Army, and Collin vents…
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The Parlay Show: NFL Week 2 and Some College Football
On this week’s Parlay show, Chad talks to Paul Lo Duca and Geoff Schwartz about Week 1 of the NFL season and gains some valuable insight into the Le’Veon Bell situation. Then they team up to create a nine-team parlay for the upcoming week in sports. All games from any sport are in play, and…
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Sportsbooks Win Big After Bears Cover on Sunday Night Football
Sunday night’s Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers matchup was certainly a fun watch for fans, but sportsbooks got the last laugh as the Bears easily covered the 6.5-point closing spread in the day’s most heavily bet game. According to The Action Network’s proprietary public betting data, Bears-Packers attracted almost 82,000 bets. Cowboys-Panthers finished a distant second…
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15 College Football Numbers to Know from Week 2: Oh Goodness, Boise
Numbers are vital to what we do here at The Action Network. In fact, we’d be nothing without them. Trouble is, it’s tough to sift through every box score and find the most interesting ones. So we’ll do it for you. Here are the college football stats and numbers you need to know for Week…
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Monday’s Lead: Monday Night Football Betting Guides and Sunday Questions
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have trending articles delivered into your inbox each morning. NFL Money Money Mondayyy For the past six months, you’ve dominated Monday with no reward once the work emails, Slack messages and conference calls come to a halt. Now? You get two football games to watch… Jets-Lions…
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Sobel: What’s Caddying on the PGA Tour Like? I’m About to (Maybe) Find Out.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — If the BMW Championship final round is indeed played on Monday — and that’s still a big if; more on that later — I won’t be watching Justin Rose try to hold off a star-studded list of contenders to win the event and become No. 1 in the world for the…
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Justin Thomas’ Favorite Golf Gambling Story: 36 Holes with Michael Jordan
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Justin Thomas When: About nine years ago Where: Harmony Landing CC (Goshen, Ky.) Each year, Michael Jordan and a group of friends would travel to the Kentucky Derby, arriving a day early to play…
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Tony Finau’s Favorite Golf Gambling Story: A $500 Hole-In-One
The Action Network spoke with several of today’s top professional golfers to find out their favorite personal golf betting stories. Who: Tony Finau When: About 10 years ago Where: Las Vegas Finau grew up in a hardscrabble section of Rose Park, Utah, the third-oldest of eight children. When he was 9 years old, his father…
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Jets-Lions Betting Preview: Can Darnold Pull off the Upset in Debut?
Betting odds: New York Jets at Detroit Lions Spread: Lions -6.5 Over/Under: 44.5 Time: 7:10 p.m. ET TV: ESPN >> All odds as of Sunday afternoon. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets Betting market: The most telling piece of betting market information is what hasn’t happened to…
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Raybon: After Watching Week 1, I Can’t Help But Wonder …
The NFL is the ultimate small-sample sport, and we all know a team or player can look completely different from one week to the next. But every week, there are just a few things you can’t help but wonder about. Here are mine for Week 1. How Long Are the Browns Gon’ Brown? The Browns…
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The Most, Least Valuable Quarterbacks to the Point Spread
Editor’s note: This article was published before Week 1 of the NFL season. Ever wonder how much the spread would move if Aaron Rodgers was ruled out on Sunday morning out of the blue? What about Matt Stafford or Andy Dalton? Well, wonder no more. I reached out to William Bernanke, the Lead Data Analyst…
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Week 2 NFL Odds: Spreads and Over/Unders
Week 1 is not yet done, but we’re already looking ahead to Week 2, as odds have begun trickling in for the next slate of NFL action. For those of you who took the Saints on the moneyline against the Buccaneers, don’t worry! You’ll have another shot at a massive favorite this coming week, as the…
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Week 3 College Football Odds: Spreads and Over/Unders
Two weeks of college football are in the books, which means Week 3 odds are now listed in the other kind of books. We’ll keep updating this post as they become available. >> All odds as of Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET. Download The Action Network App to get real-time college football odds and track your bets. Campbell…
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Steelers-Browns Over/Under the Most Stressful Week 1 Bet
The season-opening matchup between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers was a roller-coaster ride, especially if you had money on the over/under. The total opened at 47 at most sportsbooks, but was bet down to 41 by kickoff due to weather concerns. The majority of public bets (61%) were on the under (see data for…
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The Many Ways the Bucs Burned Public Bettors in Week 1
Many bettors began the 2018 NFL season with an ugly, ugly loss thanks to Harvard graduate Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The New Orleans Saints were a public darling on Sunday against the Bucs, closing as the biggest favorite of Week 1 and potentially the most heavily bet team on the spread, with 74%…
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The Ultimate NFL Week 1 Cheat Sheet: Betting, Fantasy Football, More
The 2018 NFL season is finally here. And if you’ve been too busy enjoying the final days of summer to brush up on all the betting and fantasy football info you need to kick the season off right, don’t worry. We have you covered. Whether you’re looking to place a bet on one matchup (or…
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NFL Week 1 Betting Previews for Every Game
All odds as of Friday morning. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets. Jump to a game: PIT-CLE | CIN-IND | TEN-MIA | SF-MIN | HOU-NE | TB-NO | JAX-NYG | BUF-BAL | KC-LAC | SEA-DEN | WAS-ARI | DAL-CAR | CHI-GB Betting odds: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns…
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NFL Week 1 Survivor Pool Analysis: Let the Lions Lead the Way
Welcome to the start of the NFL season and what hopefully becomes the beginning of bragging rights against all your friends in your survivor pool. If you need a strategy primer, check out my article from last week on how I analyze the options each week. NFL Bettors Should Avoid Big Favorites in Week 1Read…
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Koerner’s Week 1 Fantasy Football Tiers for Every Position
The wait is over. Let’s get down to business. Below you’ll find my tiers for Week 1. These are based on standard scoring and cover every position. If you’re looking for my rankings for PPR or Half-Point PPR, check out this post. And, yes, my tiers will be part of our Action Network subscription this…
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Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every Position
Click the links below to navigate to our experts’ Week 1 fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard and Half-Point PPR formats. Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR Flex Quarterback Running Back Wide Receiver Tight End Defense/Special Team Kicker NFL Week 1 Betting Previews for Every GameRead now Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings: Standard Flex Quarterback Running…
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Win $1,000 in Cash: Enter Our Week 1 Football Sweepstakes
Week 1 of the NFL season is finally here, and The Action Network team wants you to win more than just your weekly bets. That’s right: We’re giving away $1,000 in cold hard cash to one lucky winner. Follow the instructions below for a chance to win. Here’s how to enter: Step 1: Download The…
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Wilson: Projecting Week 3 College Football Point Spreads
Welcome to Sunday Morning Coffee. Let this column serve as your first look at the projected point spreads for Week 3’s college football matchups. When the real lines come out later on Sunday, I’ll compare my power-rated spreads to what oddsmakers posted to find betting value. Be sure to follow me in The Action Network…
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Bears-Packers Betting Preview: Do You Dare Fade Aaron Rodgers at Home?
Betting odds: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers Spread: Packers -7 Over/Under: 46 Time: 8:20 p.m. ET TV channel: NBC >> All odds as of Sunday afternoon. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets. Betting market: At the time of writing, 66% of spread tickets are on Green Bay,…
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Sobel: Justin Rose Backers Have Two Chances to Win at Rainy BMW Championship
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Here are three things we know entering Sunday’s final round of the BMW Championship: Justin Rose is the current leader at 17-under. The weather is supposed to turn ugly, with buckets of rain in the forecast. You can live-bet Rose to win this tournament at +165. Considering this is the penultimate…
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The Blocked-Punt Stunner: FAU Bettors Suffer Bad Beat for the Ages
Betting on college football is not for the faint of the heart, and we saw exactly why during today’s matchup between Florida Atlantic and Air Force. This might take the cake for the worst beat of this young college football season. Let’s set the scene: The Owls came into this game as 8-point favorites, and…
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Eastern Michigan’s Upset Over Purdue the Second Biggest of the Season
The Purdue Boilermakers closed at -645 on the moneyline Saturday morning for their matchup vs. the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Most deemed the Boilermakers on the moneyline a sure winner, but as the game went on, the Eagles kept, as Teddy KGB famously said in Rounders, “hanging around, hanging around.” Eastern Michigan went on a 15-play…
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Wisconsin Scores with 22 seconds Remaining Dealing a Bad Beat to Under Bettors
What’s the definition of a bad beat? For me, a bad beat is a sudden change of fortune in a sporting event that affects a gambling outcome and leaves the losing side feeling like puking. Saturday’s Wisconsin-New Mexico matchup is a perfect example of that level agony. The over/under for this game closed at 58 before…
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College Football Sharp Report: Pros Betting Penn State-Pittsburgh, 4 Other Games
A late touchdown was the difference for sharp bettors in Week 1, as they wound up starting the year 3-2 after cashing the over in Louisville-Alabama. Of course, as will be the case every week, sharps have targeted a number of games on the Week 2 slate, and if you’re planning on betting Saturday’s matchups,…
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College Football Betting Cheat Sheet, Week 2
The NFL might be occupying a lot of your brain power this weekend between betting, fantasy football, and survivor or pick’em pools. But don’t let college football’s Week 2 pass you by. The regular season will be about 15 percent completed following this week, after all. We’ve compiled everything you need to know to bet…
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Alabama-Arkansas State Bet to Watch: Saban Eases Up in These Spots
Arkansas State vs. Alabama odds Spread: Alabama -36 Over/Under: 65 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN2 If Nick Saban needs to make a statement, he’ll do it. A Vanderbilt player saying “Alabama, you’re next” after the Commodores started 3-0 last season? 59-0 Tide. An upstart USC team many were calling a national title dark horse…
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Looking Ahead to Find Second-Half Betting Value in Week 2
We’re back for Week 2 after a 2-1 first weekend of second-half fades — thanks to UTSA’s tackling clinic against Arizona State. N’Keal Harry is a stud, but yikes. Arizona State WR N’Keal Harry dodged tackles from almost the entire UTSA defense to score a TD 😳⚡️ pic.twitter.com/NoaWec0ICR — RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 2, 2018 For…
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Stuckey, Locky, Wilson: Week 2 Moneyline Underdogs Worth Exploring
Each week, we will provide the three moneyline underdogs we feel hold the most betting value on Saturday’s card. You can play them straight, throw them in a longshot parlay or just read for some additional insight. Two will always be provided by Stuckey and Collin on The Action Network Colleges podcast — and college football…
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Duke-Northwestern Bet to Watch: Can Blue Devils Duplicate 2017 Domination?
Duke at Northwestern Betting Odds Spread: Northwestern -2.5 Over/Under: 47.5 Time: 12 p.m. ET TV: ESPNU >> All odds as of 6 a.m. ET. Download The Action Network App to get real-time odds and track your bets. Despite 70% of bettors backing Northwestern in this game, it’s come off the key number of -3 and…
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College Football Schedule, Week 2: Best Games to Watch Based on Vegas Data
We get it. You’re an avid college football fan, and you like spreading bets across a variety of games. But then you plop down on your couch with a beer at noon to start your all-day binge, and you have remote anxiety. Should you watch Clemson-Texas A&M or Penn State-Pitt? Or will the best game…
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Georgia-South Carolina Betting Guide: Are Gamecocks Ready for Big Stage?
Georgia-South Carolina Betting Guide Odds: Georgia -8.5 Over/Under: 54 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV Channel: CBS >> All odds as of 2:30 p.m. ET. Download The Action Network App to get real-time odds and track your bets. Is this a reset year for Georgia, by the new Georgia standards, anyway? We’ll have a much better…
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Inaugural The Action Network Football Madness Betting Contest
Looking to create a contest for The Action Network employees to increase the smack talk (and side action) while allowing our audience to follow along and see just how good we are, I created a monthly bracket-style betting contest — The Action Network Football Madness Betting Contest. And in the coming months, we may have…
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Danny Garcia vs. Shawn Porter Betting Preview: Finding Value in a Coin-Flip Bout
Danny Garcia (34-1-0, 20 KOs) vs. Shawn Porter (28-2-1, 17 KOs) Betting Odds Garcia: -160 Porter: +135 Over/Under: 10.5 rounds (-365/+300) Time: 9 p.m. ET Channel: Showtime September is a huge month for boxing fans. Most enthusiasts are already looking ahead to next weekend’s rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, but there’s a worthwhile fight…
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College Football Betting: Odds, Tips, Picks for Biggest Week 2 Games
College football’s Week 2 slate is kind of a strange one. But you’re going to bet it no matter what, right? A handful of key games headline the day, including ranked teams as mid-sized road favorites. Meanwhile, plenty of Power 5 teams will be playing FCS and Group of 5 squads as massive favorites. Let’s…
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WNBA Finals Game 1 Preview: Storm Are 5-Point Favorites Over the Mystics
The WNBA Finals are going to be killer. The Mystics, led by Elena Delle Donne and Kristi Toliver, take on the No. 1 seed Seattle Storm led by Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart Friday night, with the Storm a surprising five-point favorite in Game 1. A look at the key elements in Mystics at Storm…
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USC-Stanford Betting Guide: Will Points Be at a Premium?
USC-Stanford Betting Guide Odds: Stanford -6 Over/Under: 55.5 Time: 8:30 p.m. ET TV Channel: FOX >> All odds as of 2 p.m. ET on Friday. Download The Action Network App to get real-time odds and track your bets. USC beat Stanford twice last season en route to a Pac-12 title — will revenge be on…
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UFC 228 Betting Preview: Can Darren Till Dethrone Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley?
Two men will enter the Octagon Saturday night in Dallas, one will leave with the undisputed welterweight title. Current champ Tyron Woodley is attempting to defend his title for the fourth consecutive time against undefeated Darren Till. The Liverpool native earned the title shot after winning his first six UFC fights and recently dispatching top…
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Watch “I’ll Take That Bet” – Episode 42: NFL Week 1 Preview Show
Episode 42 of our sports betting show “I’ll Take That Bet” is live discussing ten different NFL Week 1 games, including Texans-Patriots, Jaguars-Giants, Cowboys-Panthers, Sunday Night Football and both Monday Night Football games. Watch the full episode on ESPN+ here. If you missed the last episode, here’s the gist of the show: Two analysts —…
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“The Favorites”: Millman and BlackJack’s Week 1 SuperContest Picks
The first Sunday of the NFL season is just days away, and the Action Network’s Chad Millman and BlackJack Fletcher have made their five Week 1 picks for the Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest. More info here about the contest odds, which lock on Wednesdays. You can check out the logic behind their picks below, and don’t…
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Sobel: Schauffele Leads the BMW, But Finau Still Has Inside Track on Final Ryder Cup Pick
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Forget the upcoming Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson pay-per-view event. We need a live feed of U.S. Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk this weekend. Don’t tell me you wouldn’t pay $24.99 for that. Here’s guessing that Furyk had a nice little weekend planned. Maybe listen to a few English-to-French tutorials, make sure the…
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Rockies-Dodgers Betting Preview: Gray and Kershaw Can Neutralize Coors Field
Dodgers at Rockies Betting Odds Dodgers moneyline: -146 (Clayton Kershaw) Rockies moneyline: +136 (Jon Gray) Over/Under: 9.5 First Pitch: 8:40 p.m. ET >> All odds as of Thursday Night. Download The Action Network App to get real-time MLB odds and track your bets The Dodgers visit the Rockies this weekend for a big three-game set…
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The Favorites: NFL Week 1 SuperContest with BlackJack Fletcher
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for Chad and BlackJack Fletcher to try and pick five games for the Las Vegas Westgate SuperContest, without coming to blows. They have a shot at winning one million dollars. This week, the guys took a hard look at every single NFL Week 1 matchup, and somehow, after a…
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Week 2 College Football Straight-Up Picks: Can Big Home Dogs Pull Off Upsets?
Don’t let the NFL occupy your whole weekend. There are plenty of great college football games to pick from in Week 2. Our experts have selected 10 games to pick straight-up. Our eight-person panel includes: Ken Barkley, Matt Moscona, Steve Petrella, Brad Senkiw, Stuckey, Josh Ward, Brad Kellner and Collin Wilson. Remember, these are straight-up picks,…
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The Action Network Colleges Podcast: Week 2 Betting Preview
Stuckey and Collin Wilson are back to discuss all their favorite plays, parlays and stay-aways for Week 2 of the college football season. After congratulating himself on his Liberty Flames pick last week, Stuckey goes back to the well again versus Army this week, while Collin does the same with the Duke Blue Devils. And…
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The Action Network NFL Podcast: The Ultimate Week 1 Breakdown
On Friday’s episode of the Action Network NFL Podcast, Matthew Freedman and Chris Raybon talk all things Week 1. From weekly and daily fantasy lineups to all the spreads, the guys break it down from start to finish. We also hear from Action Network football experts John Ewing, Geoff Schwartz and Ian Hartitz about Week…
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2018 NFL Preview: Betting Odds, Picks for All 32 Teams
The 2018 NFL season is almost here! The Action Network’s Chris Raybon has breakdowns of all 32 teams to help you get ready. Each team’s preview contains fantasy football insights, player prop picks from Sean Koerner, bookmaker quotes from Michael Leboff, DFS blurbs from Ian Hartitz and more. 2018 AFC East Betting Previews Buffalo Bills Why Oddsmakers, Bettors…
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Friday’s Lead: NFL Week 1 Betting Previews
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have trending articles delivered into your inbox each morning. NFL Sunday Means Something Again The Browns haven’t won a Week 1 game since 2004. Jeff Garcia was the quarterback. Dub-ya was the president. You get the idea. It was a long arse time ago. But everyone’s…
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Johnson: Almost Everything South Carolina Does Well, Georgia Does Better
After an opening weekend that was more exciting for its huge scores than actual good games, it’s time to play some meaningful conference matchups. You know, the sort of games that will tell the story for a few programs this year. With all apologies to Florida and Kentucky fans, all SEC eyes will be on…
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Chiefs-Chargers Betting Preview: Sharp Action on the Over/Under
Betting odds: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers Spread: Chargers -3.5 Over/Under: 47.5 Time: 4:05 p.m. ET TV channel: CBS >> All odds as of Sunday afternoon. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets Betting market: While there’s not much to report regarding the spread, sharp action…
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Cowboys-Panthers Betting Preview: Bank on a Huge Week from McCaffrey
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers betting odds Spread: Panthers -3 Over/Under: 42.5 Time: 4:25 p.m. ET TV channel: FOX >> All odds as of Friday morning. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets Betting market: Both offensive lines are beaten up, so bettors have focused on the under…