Packers Dealing with Significant Injuries after Falcons Game
The Green Bay Packers were hoping to use Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons as a test to prove how good they are this season. Unfortunately, the Packers showed they still aren’t as good as the Falcons as they got humiliated in Atlanta’s home opener. Things went from bad to worse for the Packers as […]
NFL Divisional Round Against the Spread Picks
While the numbers behind Wild Card weekend hinted at a potentially historic result, the fact that it actually came to fruition is somewhat surprising. Entering the week, all four road teams were, at one point, the favorite in their respective game — although the Packers and Redskins continued to flip sides with most websites naming […]
NFL Wild Card Round Against the Spread Picks
The 2015 season’s Wild Card weekend features an abnormal set of circumstances — at least, regarding the spreads and expectations. All four road teams are now the favorites in their respective games — three opened as favorites, with Green Bay’s spread moving over the course of the week — and many would argue the best four teams […]
NFL Week 16 Picks Against the Spread
Two weeks left. With the final weekend of the regular season lurking around the corner — and, with it, a full slate of only divisional matchups — Week 16 tends to get overlooked. In a normal year, the pairings of the following week will steal the spotlight, using Week 16 as nothing more than an appetizer. […]
NFL Week 15 Picks Against the Spread
With three weeks remaining in the 2015 National Football League season, there is a distinct split between the hunters and the hunted — those who are chasing and those who are trying to hold off the pack. From division leaders to people picking games against the spread to those who set the lines, everyone either has […]
NFL Week 11 Picks Against the Spread
Mario Mergola makes his week 11 NFL picks against the spread and predicts an upset by the Buffalo Bills in New England.
2015 NFL Power Rankings Week 9
As the schedule transitions from Week 8 to Week 9, we approach the official second half of the 2015 NFL season. While many teams have yet to play their eighth game, division races are already taking shape. In fact, the AFC arguably has three division winners ready to be crowned, while the NFC features relatively […]
NFL Week 8 Picks Against the Spread
The National Football League is in the middle of a reversal. The early part of 2015 featured an odd, but distinct set of outcomes. As a whole, favorites were cruising to victories at an unsustainable rate. Games that would normally be classified as ‘traps’ proved to be anything but, and people walked in with ease, and […]