NFL Football Picks

The Seattle Seahawks return to the field after their bye week to face the Cincinnati Bengals, who looked like a completely different football team last week. Did the Bungles smash because Arizona is weak? Or have they regrouped to become the offense we all thought they’d be? Get Loot’s Sea/Cin pick here!

The San Francisco 49ers looked like world-beaters on SNF last week. So why the short +5 point spread on the road at Cleveland this week? Get Loot’s SF/Cle free pick here!

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57 is a lot of points for an NFL game but not when you consider the recent scores involving these two teams. Loot Levinson takes a close look at the Super Bowl over under total line of 57 and why he thinks betting on the under with your bookie is the value play. Read LL’s pick!

By the time Super Bowl Sunday is here, there will be more prop bets available than a single website can list. There are so many different ways to bet the big game that when we would ask the GM’s of online sportsbooks which team they needed to win, they would commonly say “it doesn’t matter because there is so much prop betting”. Today we take a look at one category of prop bet, quarterback props, while focusing on the Rams’ Jared Goff.

Over the course of the season, we see a lot of great things on the field on offense and defense. We’ve seen big plays from both teams all year. But it’s not a coincidence that the Patriots are in their third straight Super Bowl and are a perennial participant in this event. Have sportsbooks overvalued New England’s experience? Loot has his early Super Bowl prediction!

Kevin West breaks down the high scoring matchup and looks at some very interesting betting angles: “When I think NFL playoffs, I think New England Patriots. How can you not? They’ve been a mainstay in post-season play for as long as I can remember. Also in that picture in my mind, is Foxboro. The Pats seemingly always have home field advantage, don’t they? So leaves one to wonder how Belichick, Brady and Co. have fared away from home. The answer is somewhat shocking. They’re 3-4 both straight up and against the spread.” Does that make you think twice about backing the Pats? West gives his pick.

No one will confuse either the LA or New Orleans defenses as being great, but they have been better as of late. The Rams’ defense underachieved for the most part this season, as the big-name collection of talent never quite clicked. But this is where they make their money. This is what counts. Sportsbooks opened the Rams at -3.5. How big does the defense need to be for the Rams to cover?

These are two of the highest scoring teams in the NFL. For what the weatherman is worth, it’s going to be frigid in Kansas City, but it shouldn’t be wet. Kansas City thrived in the snow. The Patriots mutilated the Chargers in freezing cold weather. LL looks at how that impacts the scoring and total bets.

The key to the Saints offense will be the battle at the line of scrimmage. The Saints bring in the league’s 6th best rushing attack and the Rams defense allowed the league’ most yards per rushing attempt. In week 9 Alvin Kamara rushed for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns and Mark Ingram pitched in 33 yards. The Rams allowed over 100 rushing yards in each of the last 5 regular season games before selling out to stop the run last week against the Cowboys. Does this matchup on the ground mean you should bet on the Saints? See Keith Allen’s breakdown and pick.