The final week of the NFL regular season begins on Saturday, with an AFC West Division matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos. While the Chiefs have already clinched their sixth consecutive division title, they need a win to remain alive for the top seed and a first-round playoff bye. Meanwhile, the Broncos will simply be trying to conclude their season on a positive note. Denver was officially eliminated from playoff contention last week. Considering the varying motives that these two rivals have, it is no surprise to see the NFL betting odds heavily favoring the visitors for…
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Henry John
Henry’s passion for sports dates all the way back to childhood and has ultimately led to a full-fledged career as an analyst and content creator. After getting his start penning fantasy football articles, he forrayed into the betting side of the business in early 2019. His love for sports and statistics proved to be an ideal match with the dedicated research and strategy that handicapping requires. Henry currently specializes in betting analysis and picks for college football, college basketball and NASCAR. He counts the NFL, the WNBA, and NBA player props as additional leagues/markets of interest. Henry graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 2021 with a Communication Studies degree and a Psychology minor. A native of the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York, he and his pup, Harold, have since relocated to Laramie, Wyoming. Thanks to his professional goals within the sports betting industry, there has been a whole lot of steam on the odds for a move to Las Vegas in 2023! Most of Henry’s free time is spent on outdoor adventures, playing chess, snowboarding, or reading a good book. He is also a competitive powerlifter and aspires to qualify for the USAPL Nationals meet within the next 2-3 years.
The NFL regular season has quite literally flown by. With the advent of a 17-game schedule, there is a Week 18 still to come this weekend. As a result, the NFL playoff schedule has been pushed back one week compared to previous years. This year’s NFL Wild Card Weekend is set to span three days from Saturday, January 15th-Monday, January 17th. The second edition of “Super Wildcard Weekend,” which was born one year ago when the league expanded the AFC and NFC Playoffs to include seven teams, features three games slated for primetime kickoffs. If you did a double-take on…
As the calendar ushers in a new year, more and more eyes will gradually shift to college basketball. While March Madness remains several months away, the start of conference play is sure to intensify the action. Oh, and the return of the most hilarious commentator in all of sports network television will help too. If you call yourself a college basketball fan, surely you know who we’re talking about. After working a lean fall schedule exclusively doing games for the Pac-12 Network, the great Bill Walton is back on the ESPN airwaves! Bill Walton Returns to ESPN College Basketball Airwaves…
The diversity of people and cultures is part of what makes the United States of America such a wonderful nation. America’s vast geographical landscape results in many different cultural symbols and identifiers for each of the 50 united states. While many are familiar with official state markers such as flags, slogans, birds and even flowers, it may come as a surprise to hear that several U.S. states also claim an official sport. The inspiration for this article actually stems from my personal life. Over the past couple of months, I have been doing a fair bit of research on a…
One of the Week 17 games with major playoff implications is an early-afternoon contest between the Las Vegas Raiders and Indianapolis Colts. Both of these teams are firmly entrenched in the AFC Wild Card race with two weeks remaining in the regular season. A win on Sunday could potentially clinch a playoff berth for the Colts. Meanwhile, a victory would certainly boost the Raiders’ cause. Despite the two teams being separated by just one game in the standings, the NFL betting odds have declared the home side a large favorite ahead of this Raiders vs Colts showdown. The following Raiders…
Among the early-afternoon action in Week 17 is an AFC contest between the Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots. Pretty much the only similarity between these two franchises is that they each drafted a quarterback in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. While the Jaguars are trending towards once again picking first overall in 2022, the Patriots have their sights set on locking up a playoff spot. It’s hard to believe that it was only four years ago that these teams met in the AFC Championship Game. The NFL betting odds list the home team as a massive…
After a roller-coaster season, we have reached championship week in fantasy football. Heck, this NFL season even forced fantasy managers to sweat out one additional week of football just to get to this point thanks to the expanded schedule. Alas, those who have survived all the way to Week 17 now find themselves just one win away from glory. That said, there is still much work to be done. In a winner-take-all championship matchup, anything goes. This includes foregoing players you have been stashing all season in favor of the best possible outcome at every position in your lineup. If…
For the second time in 20 days, the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots will clash on Sunday. Once again, this second meeting will prove critical to the AFC East Division race. For the Patriots, a win might also be necessary when it comes to their chances of clinching a first-round bye in the playoffs. The NFL betting odds are projecting another low-scoring, defensive-minded battle between these two teams. They also list the home team as a short favorite ahead of this Bills vs Patriots rivalry game. The following Bills vs Patriots NFL betting preview will give you the current…
Among the early NFL games on Sunday afternoon is a crucial divisional contest between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. First place in the AFC North will be on the line when these two teams tangle in Week 16. Both enter this game with identical 8-6 records. However, it is the Bengals who currently hold the tiebreaker in the standings as a result of winning the first head-to-head matchup. Will Cincinnati be able to hold serve at home? Or will Baltimore successfully exact some revenge in this rematch? The NFL betting odds list the home team as modest favorites ahead…
Among the eight early-afternoon NFL games this Sunday is an AFC matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans. The outlooks for these two teams with three weeks remaining in the regular season are drastically different. Although the Texans are the side who enters this matchup off a win, they are still in the hunt for a top-three pick in next year’s draft. Meanwhile, the Chargers will look to get back on track and avoid what would be a devastating loss with regard to their playoff aspirations. The NFL betting odds have installed the visitors as a double-digit favorite…