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The Denver Broncos will try to start off the season 2-0 after a thorough Week 1 beatdown of the New York Giants. They continue their road trip to the state of Florida to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. Teddy Bridgewater is leading the offense this year after beating out incumbent Drew Lock for […]

Some teams walked away from Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season happier than others. While expectations were low for the Detroit Lions, they held their own against the San Francisco 49ers. If nothing else, there was offensive competence worth being excited over.  Of course, losing 41-33 will still leave a bad taste in a […]

The New York Giants may not be considered a true contender for Super Bowl 56, but by playing in the NFC East, the playoffs become more possible, and anything is possible once you get into the playoffs. The G-Men are hoping to make an impact in 2021 and with Daniel Jones leading the offense again this season, […]

And just like, that we’re back to our winning ways. San Francisco exploded for a five-run bottom of the first against Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres and never looked back to give us a nice sweat-free cash of the San Francisco money line. The win brings the MLB Best Bets’ season record to […]

The Chicago Bears will be hosting the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2 after a horrible Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. While no clear signs point to the Chicago Bears looking promising with Andy Dalton under center, the oddsmakers have them winning this matchup by less than a field goal at -2.5.    […]

Week 2 of the NFL season kicks off Thursday night with a battle of NFC East teams. The New York Giants travel to Washington to take on the Football Team. It has been a very wild ride even in such a short period of time for these teams. Let’s take a deeper look into this […]

Talk about starting the 2021 season off with a bang. The Philadelphia Eagles not only covered as underdogs against Atlanta, they blew the home team away. The Eagles were sharp and impressive throughout their 32-6 win. Quarterback Jalen Hurts stood out more than anyone else. Another solid performance or two and it may be time […]

Sometimes there’s a spread that stands out immediately and you have to double check to see if you misread it. In Week 3 of the college football season, No. 15 Virginia Tech travels to West Virginia as road underdogs. We’ll explore whether this is a mistake or if oddsmakers have correctly identified this spread.  Last […]

Last week’s games brought a couple of major upsets that may have forever changed USC and Ohio State. Losses in Week 2 are rarely so powerful, but one fired head coach at USC and turmoil in Columbus later, it’s clear there’s a lot on the line in 2021. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish could be […]

The Arizona Cardinals could not have scripted a better start to their season. Listed as underdogs in week one, the Cardinals absolutely crushed the Titans in a game that felt over as soon as it started. Meanwhile, the Vikings start to the season was far less smooth, and a late comeback attempt fell short in […]

The Green Bay Packers return home to Lambeau Field after getting their butts handed to them from the New Orleans Saints and face an old reliable foe in the Detroit Lions. The Lions were left for dead vs the 49ers and while they still managed to cover the +8 spread, it will likely be an […]

The PGA Tour’s long, one-week offseason, has come to an end and the first event on the 2022 PGA Schedule is upon us.  Although not a strong field, some big names have come to California for the Fortinet Championship (formerly the Safeway Open) which will be played at the Silverado Resort and Spa.   The course […]

After a wild ending to Monday’s game, the Las Vegas Raiders will travel to face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2. Both teams secured their first win of the season in Week 1, the Pittsburgh defense will look hold off the Raiders offense as home favorites.     Las Vegas Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Week […]

Week 1 of NFL action is now in the books. It is a little early to start talking about some team trends, but we can take a look at the macro view and see some overall league-wide themes. I want to caution everyone that 16 games does not make a reasonable sample size to start […]

The first two weeks of college football brought a solid amount of success for us in both betting and DFS plays. There’s some terrific value on the board as the majority of teams across the country continue their campaign in Week 3. We’re using every tool we can to continue rolling our profits in 2021.  […]

The Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears head into week two after very different results in week one. The Bengals shocked the Minnesota Vikings when they defeated them in Overtime 27-24. Despite the offseason questions, their offense, led by Joe Burrow and rookie Ja’Marr Chase, put on a show against an improved Vikings defense. On the […]

  After playing Week 1 in Detroit, the San Francisco 49ers will stay east for Week 2 as they face off with the Philadelphia Eagles. With two offenses that have explosiveness, the 49ers are favored at -3.5 by oddsmakers. San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles Week 2 odds  Date/Time: September 19, 1 p.m. ETArena: Lincoln […]

The New England Patriots march into MetLife Stadium in Week 2 to face off versus the New York Jets. We get to see two rookie quarterbacks battle it out as the Patriots are favored a little under a touchdown by oddsmaker at -5.5.     New England Patriots vs. New York Jets Week 2 odds  […]

The Buffalo Bills will travel to visit the Miami Dolphins for Week 2 of the NFL season after a Week 1 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Miami Dolphins, who are coming off a close victory over the New England Patriots, are slated as underdogs by more than a field goal via oddsmakers.      […]

Our success streak ended at seven Sunday after the Giants and Cubs erupted for 11 runs, blowing blow any hopes cashing of the first five and full game unders. While most people are certainly focused on the first Monday Night Football matchup of the year, I’m still out here in the trenches trying to grind […]

The Green Bay Packers return home to Lambeau Field for Week 2 of the NFL season after getting their butts handed to them by the New Orleans Saints and face an old reliable foe in the Detroit Lions. The Lions were left for dead vs. the 49ers, and while they still managed to cover the […]

Week 2 of the NFL Season kicks off Thursday, 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 […]

The first week of NFL football was fun and (hopefully) 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 2 NFL spreads. After studying the lines and key trends from across the NFL, I’ve found five games with spreads that […]

The New York Giants and Washington Football Team are both coming off tough Week 1 losses and will try to rebound in the win column Thursday night of Week 2. The Giants will try to get going offensively as they were held to 13 points by the Denver Broncos while Washington has to recalibrate the […]

Welcome to Week 3 of the college football season. Last week brought several top-10 upsets, and this week could be even more entertaining. The stakes continue to rise as the slates feature more powerhouse programs battling. We have the unique opportunity to see Penn State and Auburn in Week 3. These programs have split their […]

Week 2 of the college football season brought some stunning results across the country despite what seemed like a weaker slate of games. This week features a pair of blue-blood programs coming off blowout wins. But make no mistake, Alabama and Florida are in two very different places.  Alabama appears to have reloaded after losing […]

This may be the first Sunday of the NFL season, but let’s not forget there’s still plenty of MLB betting left for us in 2021. The column is up 17.29 units on the year and is on another hot streak as we just cashed our seventh straight MLB Best Bet with Cincinnati and Chicago securing […]

The NFL season has kicked off, and the first full Sunday of action is upon us. The FanDuel Sportsbook has a few mispriced lines that I am looking to play against. I spent the evening scouring the online sport books for the biggest differences between our projections at FTNDaily and the prop number that the books offered. […]

PointsBet is offering some ridiculously good deals for the start of the 2021 NFL season. Every straight spread bet is priced at an even money +100 for the week. They are also offering a bonus up to $250 on top of your first deposit that you can take advantage of by clicking here. While I will […]

FTN content overlord Josh Collacchi has assigned me a piece titled, “Top 3 DraftKings Sportsbooks Betting Picks for Week 1.” SEO much? Anyways… Across the 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 […]

The goal of this article is, of course, to provide winning picks. However, it’s also to provide a blueprint on how to cleverly bet props with math. Perhaps the most important point is then to show how math can sometimes be dangerous. Suppose a receiver averages 65 yards per game, has a neutral matchup, and […]

You can’t spell “Freedman” without “Free” — and that means I’m definitely playing in the 100% FREE Week 1 DraftKings Sports Betting Contest that we at FTN have organized with our friends at Collectable. Also, use the promo code FREEDMAN to get 20% off an FTN subscription until Monday Night Football kicks off. What an […]