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Eliot Crist's final first-round mock for the 2021 NFL Draft
Draft day is finally here. It has been a long road, but it is in fact finally here. No new information should come out prior to the draft and what does is likely smoke. It’s time for my final mock draft of what I think is going to happen on the day of the first […]
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Eliot Crist
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2021 NFL Draft — The Bets I Got Wrong
Closing line value is an amazing barometer of if you are holding a valuable ticket going into an event. When you beat the closing line, you have CLV, or closing line value — your implied probability to win your bet is greater than what the closing market dictates. While my closing line value for the […]
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Eliot Crist
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Chasing CLV – NFL Draft Value Bets
I have said it time and time again: When you see a bad line during draft season, you have to pounce like a tiger on its prey. Don’t wait to act. That’s how I currently have CLV on 57 NFL draft bets with just 11 lines moving against me. Tuesday morning, I discovered a stale […]
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Eliot Crist
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2021 NFL Draft – Day 2 bets to make now
No sportsbook offers more available Markets right now than William Hill with 83 players currently listed. Now, 83 players can’t go in the first round, so a lot of these players spill into Rounds 2-7. When numbers get that high, you have a lot of outs in either direction, but you also get a lot […]
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Eliot Crist
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2021 NFL Draft long shot bets: Part 2
  The NFL Draft is this week and while the numbers moved on my first NFL Draft long-shot bets article there are still some valuable numbers out there to take advantage of. Yes the Jaycee Horn first defender prop is down from +1000 to +350 and the Titans are now just +550 to go defensive […]
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Eliot Crist
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NFL Draft bets – Tier 2 quarterbacks
While the NFL draft world focuses on who the San Francisco 49ers will draft with the third overall pick in Mac Jones, Trey Lance or now the distant long shot Justin Fields, the opportunity to bet on quarterbacks doesn't end there, it simply begins. With five quarterbacks projected to go in the first round, it is […]
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Eliot Crist
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NFL Draft Odds Movement
The 2021 NFL Draft market odds move faster than Usain Bolt, and it’s important to be able to adjust accordingly. One of the biggest things to understand is when you’ve missed the boat and it's time to go home. Don’t chase it. Unlike a game where a line might move from 6.5 to 5.5, players […]
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Eliot Crist
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2021 NFL Draft Odds – Best Player Prop Bets
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Eliot Crist
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2021 NFL Draft best prop bets
It is 2021 NFL Draft season, as we are only nine days away from 32 young men hearing their names called in the first round by commissioner Robert Goodell. I have talked about this in all my pieces so far — whether Bet the Mock, Long Shot Bets or Landing Spot Bets — but embracing the variance and […]
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Eliot Crist
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2021 NFL Draft long shot bets
The first round of the NFL draft takes place on April 29 and it's a spectacle like few other events. While essentially it is a four-hour event where they are reading off names, players' lives and team outlooks change overnight as the next generation of NFL superstars are welcomed to the league. There is no betting […]
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Eliot Crist
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2021 NFL Draft landing spots bets
Everyone wants to know who is going where during the NFL draft. It is why we all obsess over mock drafts, scroll down to our favorite team and immediately judge the entire draft based on who the analyst gave our favorite team. Betting on who goes where is a tricky task for the NFL draft […]
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Eliot Crist
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Tipico Tips: Favorite NFL Draft bets
Less than two weeks away from an annual celebration of newfangled millionaires, the 2021 NFL Draft is sure to be filled with endless intrigue, especially Round 1. Combing over Tipico Sportsbook’s vast array of props, which ones stand out? This balding sleuth views a couple through the magnifying glass.  DeVonta Smith OVER 11.5 pick position […]
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Brad Evans
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Betting the Mock: The best bets for the NFL Draft (Picks 17-32)
There are hundreds of opportunities to make money April 29 when the 2021 NFL Draft kicks off, and I am not talking about the players having their names called.  There are a ton of NFL Draft prop bets available across DraftKings, FanDuel, PointsBet, BetMGM, William Hill and Tipico Sportsbook. First players taken at different positions, player over/unders, what team players go to, and more. […]
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Eliot Crist
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Betting the Mock: The best bets for the NFL Draft (Picks 1-16)
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Eliot Crist
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Tipico Tips: Betting on the NFL Draft
The 2021 NFL Draft is now less than three weeks away, but there’s still time to get some action in on the festivities. When it comes to NFL draft betting markets, Tipico Sportsbook has some of the most diverse offerings in the industry. There’s a lot to choose from, but three stand out to me. […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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2021 NFL Mock Draft 3.0 – Atlanta Falcons trade down to No. 8 overall
April here and the NFL Draft is rapidly approaching, so it’s time for another NFL mock draft. This is the third iteration of mocks from yours truly, and a lot has changed since Mock Draft 2.0. NFL free agency has reshuffled the deck on a lot of rosters, so let’s take a look at how […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Favorite early win totals bets for the 2021 NFL season
The NFL expanded its season to 17 games Tuesday. Following the official announcement, DraftKings Sportsbook released its 2021 win totals. Win totals are sure to move and quickly, so getting in early on value is a great way to hold a winning ticket with the greatest upside. Without further ado — my two favorite win […]
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Eliot Crist
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QB landing spot best bets
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Eliot Crist
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Top 5 NFL Draft Betting Props
We are only 49 days away from the 2021 NFL Draft, and the betting opportunities are opening up by the day. While we are just at the tip of the iceberg for what will end up being hundreds of prop betting opportunities, there are five NFL Draft prop bets that stand out to me to […]
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Eliot Crist
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2021 NFL Draft Props and Odds
The NFL draft is a yearly spectacle to behold. It can elicit hope, excitement or dismay for any NFL fanbase. These three days stand as both the culmination and precipice of hard work for 257 collegiate athletes. Rumors of each player’s landing spot or draft slot begin circling early. With each headline, their betting or […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL MVP Odds
The NFL MVP is the league’s top honor. Yearly players take home this award due to their individual play and their integral parts in their team’s success for that season. Quarterbacks have dominated this award in recent seasons, especially with the league’s affinity for passing (for good reason). This is not to say another skill […]
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Derek Brown
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Super Bowl Odds
Despite Super Bowl 55 sitting in the rearview and the 2020 NFL season concluded, the betting season never ends. Super Bowl futures bets are already live, and now is the time to strike before the offseason hot stove reheats the iron. As the weeks roll on, trades will commence, free agency will begin, and rosters […]
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Derek Brown
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MSG Super Bowl DFS Breakdown
Welcome to the MSG Super Bowl LV Breakdown. I wanted to first thank all of you for being part of FTN and our first NFL season. I know a lot of you have been with me for years now and I truly appreciate the loyalty. Like football stats, I also like to nerd-out on google […]
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Kevin Adams
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TwoGun’s Guide to the Super Bowl
I'll be honest. As a full-slate NFL GPP specialist, I don't exactly look forward to the Super Bowl. While I do play Showdowns from time to time, they are not my specialty. But it is the Super Bowl, I like football, and I can't for the life of me give out decent picks this postseason […]
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Michael Cohen
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Tipico Tips: Three Super Bowl Bets from Eliot Crist
It’s Super Bowl weekend and man do we have one for the ages. The Chiefs take on the Bucs, Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady, Travis Kelce vs. Rob Gronkowski, as some of the best of all time at their positions square off Sunday night at 6:40 p.m. ET.  Looking to get action down? No better […]
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Eliot Crist
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Between The Numbers, NFL: Super Bowl
After a long, weird football season, Super Bowl week is here, and we have an awesome guide for you guys to have all of the content, tools and analysis at your disposal. Typically for NFL, I do a model video breaking down the slate by taking a look at my NFL model, and I also […]
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Kyle Murray
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The best and worst WR/CB matchups for Super Bowl LV
Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level. Each week, I dig through […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Fade Five: Quiet night for Gronk could lead to greenbacks
Each week through the Super Bowl, FTN’s resident blabbermouth and player props purveyor, Brad Evans, will attempt to not bleed his pockets dry outlining his favorite picks on the NFL slate. Fade or follow? That, of course, is entirely up to you. And, as always, use the FTN Prop Shop tool to unearth the best lines.  (Check out […]
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Brad Evans
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How to maximize your Super Bowl bets
Super Bowl betting is unlike any other week of NFL football. The volume of potential wagering options and the volume of dollars wagered on a single game dwarf what we normally see during the season. You have access to a lot of smart people in this guide that will tell you what they are going […]
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FTN Staff
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Breaking down the Chiefs/Bucs Super Bowl for DFS
Super Bowl Sunday is approaching fast, and with it comes the final showdown slate of the season. These two teams combined for 51 total points back in Week 12 during their last duel. While this game's total (56.5) looks high initially, these two teams have been scoring at a torrid pace and have exceeded it […]
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Derek Brown
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MSG Super Bowl Betting Breakdown
Opening Super Bowl odds Opening spread: -3Opening moneyline: KC -190 / TB +165Opening total: 57 Current Super Bowl odds Spread: KC Chiefs -3Public bets: (KC, 70%)Percent of money: (KC, 70%) Moneyline: KC (-165), TB (+150)Public bets: (KC, 52%) Over/under: 53.5Public bets: (OVER, 84%) Implied team totals KC: 29.5 TB: 26.5 2020-21 records & ranks  Record: Chiefs: […]
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Kevin Adams
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Best bets for the 2021 Super Bowl
The Super Bowl features two legends in Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, as the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Super Bowl has more eyes on it than any event throughout the year and with the added attention comes added betting opportunities. Here are three props that stand out to […]
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Eliot Crist