Week 10 NFL Picks Against the Point Spread

Well, that was ugly. What are the odds, too? Right after I led last week’s article with praising the league and how consistently profitable it had been, we go out and deliver one of the worst weeks on record. It’s almost too coincidental. Because it is too coincidental. I write about the popular teams almost […]
Week 9 NFL Picks Against the Point Spread

We have to be thoroughly pleased with what we’ve seen from the National Football League, this year. There have been excellent matchups that have not disappointed – think New England and Kansas City in Primetime a few weeks ago and the Packers and Rams, last week – and drama in the storylines – such as […]
DFS Plays: NFL Week 8 DFS Game-by-Game Analysis

As good as some matchups appear to be on paper in terms of purely competitive football, we also have a decent amount of potentially lopsided games. Thankfully, this split allows us to find targets from either option, especially when seeking members of the passing attack, as the heavy underdogs tend to shine in this area. […]
Week 8 NFL Picks Against the Point Spread

Can you believe it? We are almost halfway through the 2018 NFL season. Halfway through one of the most fun years we have had. Halfway through another season in which this column would rank in the top-three of experts against-the-spread at NFLPickwatch. And halfway through a season in which we just had our first losing […]
DFS Plays: NFL Week 7 DFS Game-by-Game Analysis

We officially have the smallest slate of games to address, this season, with four teams on a bye week and two playing the early morning game in London – thus knocking them out of most daily fantasy contests. We do, however, see a decent split between the main slate and the Primetime games, where talent […]
Week 7 NFL Picks Against the Point Spread

Over the past few weeks, we have been looking for direction. Either the underdogs to keep winning or the reversal to occur. It hasn’t happened, but we have been careful to remain profitable through the uncertainty. Part of this comes from recognizing ‘traps,’ while the other part is scaling back how aggressive we can be. […]
DFS Plays: NFL Week 6 DFS Game-by-Game Analysis

Week 6 might have some of the best matchups we have seen in the National Football League, to date, but this type of competitive schedule doesn’t always work well for crafting fantasy lineups. We are probably in line for a series of close games, which usually plays well for the more reliable stars in the […]
Week 6 NFL Picks Against the Point Spread

My goal is to prove myself wrong. I’ve now said it in multiple conversations, and I write it every so often when it applies. When I can find a way to convince myself that my own pick is going to lose, I can put myself – and my readers – in a position to win. […]