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Eagles-Saints Betting Odds, Line Odds: Saints -8 Over/Under: 52 Time: 4:40 p.m. ET TV: FOX >> All odds as of 4:35 p.m. ET. Download The Action Network App to get real-time NFL odds and track your bets. After a wild-card weekend in which dogs were barking, favorites held their own on Saturday. The Saints will…

LAS VEGAS — The sportsbooks in Las Vegas are hoping for a little bit of a bounce-back weekend in the Divisional Round. The general consensus around town was that, while the books generated a huge handle for the wild-card games, none of the oddsmakers I spoke to indicated that last weekend was a particularly good…

The ticket was shared by the most random of sources: Chef Andrew Zimmern. After the Chicago Bears lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on the “Double Doink” in last weekend’s wild-card matchup, Zimmern shared a ticket placed by someone he called the “Playoff Philanthropist.” It was for the Divisional Round: A money line bet on the…

We’re onto the Divisional Round, and lucky for you, we’ve got every angle of Sunday’s games covered. See what our experts are betting in both matchups, plus our best advice for setting your DFS lineups and more. We’ll also be tracking odds for Chargers-Patriots and Eagles-Saints until kickoff. Betting Previews Our experts offer their favorite…

I had a great 2018 betting on props, thanks primarily to our FantasyLabs Tools, so for 2019 I am publishing a quick-n’-dirty daily piece in which I highlight one of my favorite props for the day. A quick note on props: When a line is terribly wrong, I usually don’t even get the chance to write…

I treat sports betting like part of my job because it literally is my job to know about it, and also because it can be profitable when done skillfully. But every once in a while it’s fun to make some bets regardless of whether they’re sharp. For these bets, I don’t dip into the “investable”…

It’s Divisional Round time, folks. The best sports weekend of the season. Eight teams, four games and one step closer crowning a champion. We know the old trope: “Defense wins championships.” That may have been true back in 1985, but you have to score points now. And if you want to score points, you better…

We’ve made it to the Divisional Round, which means the top seeds in this year’s playoffs will finally begin their march to the Super Bowl. The Saints, Chiefs, Rams and Patriots all have a decided advantage over their opponents this week. Saturday NFL Divisional Round Mega Preview: All You Need to Know for Colts-Chiefs, Cowboys-RamsRead…

We had some fun last week analyzing props — and even cashed a few tickets, including Marlon Mack at 9-1 to lead the wild-card round in rushing yards — so let’s run it back for another weekend. Remember, we’re still providing our Action Network fantasy rankings and plenty of other DFS content and projections over at FantasyLabs,…

Welcome to the Divisional Round! Only eight teams remain, so we’ll be able to focus on each team’s respective wide receiver and cornerback groups more than usual. Visit the FantasyLabs NFL page for more on this week’s slate. You can also view all of the week’s WR/CB matchups using our Matchups tool and check out matchup-specific stats for every…

Grab your whistle and put on your striped shirt, it’s time to preview the Divisional Round referees. John Hussey, John Parry, Ron Torbert and Carl Cheffers will lead the four crews officiating the games this weekend. History Against Chiefs Covering in Mahomes’ NFL Playoff DebutRead now Referees are expected to be impartial, but they do…

Betting Odds: Philadelphia Eagles vs. New Orleans Saints Odds: Saints -8 Over/Under: 50.5 Time: 4:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 13 TV: FOX >> All odds as of Wednesday afternoon. Download The Action Network App to get real-time odds and track your bets The New Orleans Saints have been bet down to 8-point favorites against…

The Wild Card round has passed, meaning we now have just eight teams vying for the chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy next month. The Kansas City Chiefs host the Indianapolis Colts to kick the Divisional Round off on Saturday (4:35 p.m. ET on NBC) followed by the Dallas Cowboys-Los Angeles Rams matchup (8:15 p.m. on FOX). The action…

The Divisional Round matchups are set for the NFL Playoffs. The top seeds in each conference are favored at home. In the Wild Card Round, only one team was favored by more than three points, but this weekend every game features a favorite of at least 4.5 points. By comparing the projected point spread created…

Bye bye college football season, hello NFL season. Oh wait, there’s just seven NFL games left, too … Last weekend, all four underdogs covered, and three won straight up. Three of those dogs had the majority of spread bets, and the one that didn’t still had 49%. Based on the early betting market this week,…

The NFL Divisional Round of the playoffs has arrived and in conjunction with host of the “Pat McAfee Show” and former NFL punter, Pat McAfee, we are celebrating by throwing a NFL Divisional props contest. Our prop contest is 100% free to enter and we’re giving away $1,000 to the winner. Here’s the lowdown: The Pat…

The legend of Nick Foles continues to grow. Trailing by five points late in the fourth quarter, Foles led the defending champions on a 12-play, 60-yard drive against a defense ranked No. 1 in Football Outsiders’ DVOA. On fourth-and-goal from the two-yard line, Foles hit Golden Tate for the game-winning score. Dating back to last…