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September 21, 2021

Buccaneers vs. Rams Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

This should be a doozy. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to Los Angeles to take on the Rams in Week 3, and these are arguably the two best teams in the NFC. Both teams have started the year at 2-0, and they have the shortest odds to win the conference on DraftKings Sportsbook. The Bucs […]

Matt LaMarca

NFL Bets

September 21, 2021

Falcons vs. Giants Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

The New York Giants are hosting the 0-2 Atlanta Falcons in Week 3 as both are looking to get their first win. The Falcons offense looked like they finally arrived for the NFL season but are slated as dogs in this matchup as the oddsmakers have them losing by a field goal.     Atlanta […]

FTN Staff

MLB Bets

September 21, 2021

The One Hitter: MLB game-by-game betting breakdown (9/21)

Each day, we are going to try and give you a quick preview of today’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a look. All betting lines and information are from the FanDuel Sportsbook. All stats are from the last 30 days via FanGraphs unless otherwise noted.     Texas Rangers at New York […]

Matt Kupferle

NFL Bets

September 21, 2021

Saints vs. Patriots Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

Mac Jones and the New England Patriots play host to the New Orleans Saints in Week 3 of the NFL Season. The Saints struggled against the Carolina Panthers in Week 2 and are looking for a bounceback here after an amazing Week 1 victory. They are slated as dogs and losing by a field goal […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 21, 2021

Chargers vs. Chiefs Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

The Los Angeles Chargers face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3 after a battle with the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2. Will this matchup live to the hype or being a low-paced battle like Week 2 for the Chargers? Kansas City, coming off of a crushing Sunday night loss, are favored by […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 21, 2021

Ravens vs. Lions Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

The Baltimore Ravens pulled out a thrilling 36-35 win against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night, and now they turn their attention to a much poorer team in the Detroit Lions in Week 3. Sure, the Lions come into each week with absolutely zero expectations, but Jared Goff has looked … serviceable? Yeah, you read […]

Joe Metz

NFL Bets

September 21, 2021

NFL betting trends entering Week 3

Week 2 of the NFL season is now behind us. One of my favorite things to do in Week 2 of any season is look back at some of the overreactions that happened in Week 1. Derrick Henry is still a monster and will put up massive games this season. Week 1 was a worst-case […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 21, 2021

Bears vs. Browns Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

The Chicago Bears head to Cleveland to take on the Browns in Week 3, with both teams enter the contest at 1-1. Both teams dropped their opening contest — the Bears lost to the Rams, the Browns lost to the Chiefs — but they rebounded with wins in Week 2. The Bears squeaked out a […]

Matt LaMarca

NFL Bets

September 21, 2021

Dolphins vs. Raiders Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

Week 3’s Miami Dolphins/Las Vegas Raiders matchup is one of the most intriguing games of the week. The Dolphins have playoff aspirations this season, but they’re coming off a dreadful shutout loss vs. the Bills last week. Meanwhile, the Raiders have won each of their first two games as underdogs, making them one of the […]

Matt LaMarca

CFB Bets

September 21, 2021

College Football Week 4 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

Last week was a rough one for all as trends and modeling projections were bucked. Oddsmakers raked it in in Week 3, but we’re tweaking some things and coming back stronger in Week 4. We now have enough data and games in the books to rely fully on what we’ve seen this year and not […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 21, 2021

Colts vs. Titans Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

The Tennessee Titans will be hosting the Indianapolis Colts for some Week 3 action. Will Carson Wentz be ruled out? Can Jacob Eason actually keep this match-up close? The Titans are predicted to win this game by less than a touchdown via the oddsmaker Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans Week 3 Odds Date/Time: September 26, […]

FTN Staff

MMA Bets

September 20, 2021

UFC 266 – Volkanovski vs. Ortega Betting Odds, Picks, and Preview

Let’s take a look at the opening odds, early betting pick and breakdown of Saturday’s UFC 266 main event. UFC 266 takes place Sep. 20 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in front of what figures to be a raucous live crowd as the fighting capital of the world is hosting International Fight Week. The […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 20, 2021

Bills vs. Football Team Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

After falling to 0-1 in week 1, both the Football Team and the Bills were able to get back to an even 1-1 with wins in week 2. The Football Team won on a last-second field goal attempt by Dustin Hopkins. Meanwhile, the Bills dominated the Dolphins and won while shutting out the Dolphins. In […]

FTN Staff

CFB Bets

September 20, 2021

Heisman Trophy odds and betting picks after Week 3

The first month of the college football season is already nearing its end and we’ve seen a ton of changes throughout the landscape. Blue blood programs Ohio State and Clemson lost to Oregon and Georgia, respectively, and Alabama continues to roll. Oregon, Iowa and Cincinnati all find themselves firmly in the college football playoff race. […]

FTN Staff

MLB Bets

September 20, 2021

MLB Best Bets for Monday (9/20)

While everyone was distracted by Week 2 of the NFL, Boston and Baltimore helped us turn things around in our MLB  Best Bets Sunday by exploding for eight runs in the first five innings to cash our over. If you recall from Sunday’s writeup, I had put out there “I’m expecting runs to be scored […]

FTN Staff

PGA Bets

September 20, 2021

2021 Ryder Cup betting preview

The PGA and European Tours are taking the week off as some of their best travel to Wisconsin for this year’s Ryder Cup, to be played at Whistling Straights on the coast of Lake Michigan. As a Michigander, I’m happy that this week the viewers will see the splendor and magnificence of the Lake Michigan […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 20, 2021

DraftKings Pick ‘Em Contest Picks for Week 3

Week 3 of the NFL season is here, which gives us a few days to get our office pool picks in for the week. If you are lucky, whoever runs your office pool is smart enough not to include the Thursday game so that everyone has more time to get those picks in.  DraftKings Sportsbook […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 20, 2021

Eagles vs. Cowboys Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

The Dallas Cowboys return home to Jerry World in Arlington, Texas, for Week 3 after a two-game road trip to start the 2021 season and find a familiar foe will be there to welcome them back in the Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams sit at 1-1 in the NFC East, with the Cowboys winning vs. the […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 20, 2021

Panthers vs. Texans Week 3 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

The Carolina Panthers are one of the few 2-0 teams entering Week 3, and despite having to travel on a short week, they’ve got potentially the easiest matchup they can ask for when they face the Houston Texans for Thursday Night Football. The Texans are 1-1 and although they gave the Browns a good run […]

FTN Staff

MLB Bets

September 20, 2021

The One Hitter: MLB game-by-game betting breakdown (9/20)

Each day, we are going to try and give you a quick preview of today’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a look. All betting lines and information are from the FanDuel Sportsbook. All stats are from the last 30 days via FanGraphs unless otherwise noted.     Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies […]

Matt Kupferle

NFL Bets

September 20, 2021

Early look at Week 3 spreads for the NFL

The first two weeks of NFL football was fun and profitable. We identified several key lines early last week and were able to bet as sharps. We’re looking to do the same for Week 3 NFL spreads. After studying the lines and key trends from across the NFL, I’ve found four games with spreads that […]

FTN Staff

CFB Bets

September 20, 2021

Texas A&M vs. Arkansas Week 4 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

Who would have thought we’d enter Week 4 of the college football season with a 3-0 Texas A&M squad already on its backup quarterback and a 3-0 Arkansas team that has defied expectations? Here we are, and both teams have performed well against the spread. This is close to a must-watch game. The Aggies entered […]

FTN Staff

CFB Bets

September 19, 2021

Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin Week 4 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends

Doesn’t everyone love a good revenge game? We have that in Week 4 as the Wisconsin Badgers host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. All eyes will be on Fighting Irish quarterback Jack Coan and Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz as these Midwestern heavyweights square up. Last week was a tale of two experiences. While Notre Dame […]

FTN Staff

MLB Bets

September 19, 2021

MLB Best Bets for Sunday (9/16)

What had the makings to be a run-scoring affair on paper, turned into a mere seven-run combined performance by New York and Baltimore with four of the seven runs being scored from the bottom of the eighth inning on. Needless to say, their lack of ability to score runs in this one lost us both […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 19, 2021

Monday Night Football Betting Breakdown

Week 2 comes to a close with a Monday Night Football showdown between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. The Lions are coming off a thrilling loss vs. the 49ers in Week 1. They fell behind by a massive margin early, but they came storming back in the second half. They ultimately lost […]

Matt LaMarca

NFL Bets

September 18, 2021

Top 3 NFL BetMGM betting picks for Week 2

The NFL season is finally here, and I will be helping each week identifying the three best bets on BetMGM! We have a long 18-week NFL season ahead of us. As a friendly reminder, always be sure to shop around for the best possible prices. The easiest way to do so is by using our […]

Josh Gross

NFL Bets

September 18, 2021

Top 3 NFL DraftKings betting picks for Week 2

Across the sports betting market, there tends to be strong uniformity in NFL sides, totals and moneylines — but not total uniformity. Using our NFL odds page to lineshop, I’ve identified the following three lines that right now offer the most value at DraftKings relative to the rest of the market. For my best Week […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 18, 2021

Top 3 NFL PointsBet betting picks for Week 2

We move on to Week 2 of the NFL season and have a full slate of games. The list of potential prop bets I like at PointsBet this week is long. I used Kyle Murray’s NFL player projection model to start my research. Once I narrowed down my list, I plugged each player into our FTNBets prop shop […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 18, 2021

Top 3 NFL Caesars betting picks for Week 2

Eliot Crist

NFL Bets

September 18, 2021

Top 3 NFL FanDuel Sportsbook betting picks for Week 2

Week 2 of the NFL season is upon us. I have dug through the prop bets at FanDuel Sportsbook in order to find the biggest edges in the market. FTN’s Jeff Ratcliffe has put together a massive list of potential prop bets by comparing his projections to the numbers offered at most sports books. Examining this list […]

FTN Staff

MMA Bets

September 17, 2021

UFC Vegas 37 betting breakdown

Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Vegas 37: Smith vs Spann, which goes down Saturday night in front of a small crowd at the Apex facility in Las Vegas. After a week off for the UFC last weekend, the promotion returns with a 14-fight offering headlined by two light heavyweights who are trying to […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

September 17, 2021

Betting NFL Props Using Math: Week 2

The goal of this article is, of course, to provide winning NFL picks. However, it’s also to provide a blueprint on how to cleverly bet props with math. After a lackluster performance in Week 1, I’ve decided to switch things up a bit in Week 2. After all, if the goal is to tail some […]

FTN Staff