In Week 3, I was the one that was teased as my top teaser leg selection — the Baltimore Ravens — failed to take advantage of several opportunities to beat the Colts and take care of business. As a result, my teaser record moves to 1-2, but I like my chances of making things even this time around as there’s a handful of great teaser spots in the Week 4 odds.
Once again, my weekly reminder as to how this article works: I look through the NFL odds and rank my five favorite teaser legs of the week below, and the top two get paired together as my official teaser bet. I follow the basic teaser strategy of crossing as many key numbers as possible while never teasing through zero.
Let’s get into my NFL picks for Week 4 teaser action! Be sure to…
Patience is not a virtue shared by many NFL teams, especially when that team has just one win on the season.
The Carolina Panthers pulled the plug on head coach Frank Reich, 11 games into his tenure in Charlotte. Not only did the Panthers fire Reich but also cleaned out much of his offensive coaching staff.
That leaves Carolina in the hands of interim head coach Chris Tabor and offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, who was handed play calling duties by Reich a few weeks back only to have that role revoked before the head coach was canned Monday.
That chaos in Carolina sets up Tampa Bay for a much-needed win after dropping back-to-back games on the road. The Buccaneers are back in Raymond James Stadium and laying a sizeable spread considering their quality…
The midway mark of the 2024 season is highlighted by great games up and down the NFL odds board for Week 9.
Not only do the Jacksonville Jaguars head to Philly for a primetime showdown on Sunday night, but a Halloween affair features C.J. Stroud taking on Aaron Rodgers in the Meadowlands, while the Lions and Packers collide at Lambeau for America’s Game of the Week.
Here’s a look at the opening NFL Week 9 odds for those marquee matchups as well as all the NFL betting action for the October 31-November 4 slate.
NFL Week 9 odds, lines, and spreads
These are the current NFL odds for Week 9, highlighted by the Eagles hosting the Jaguars on SNF.
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We get a double feature on Monday Night Football in Week 7, with the Los Angeles Chargers visiting the Arizona Cardinals in the 9 p.m. ET kickoff.
Los Angeles is a short road favorite for its second straight road game after improving to 3-2 SU last Sunday. Arizona limps home after a one-sided squash at Green Bay in Week 6 with a slew of injuries on both sides of the football.
I give you my early Chargers vs.Cardinals predictions and best NFL picks for October 21.
Chargers vs Cardinals predictions
Early spread leanLos Angeles -2.5 (-120 at FanDuel)
My analysis
The Los Angeles Chargers made the best of their bye in Week 5 and took down Denver last weekend with a solid showing on both sides of the football.
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You can’t have a free agency period without knowing who’s available. On Tuesday, the NFL announced what players have been officially hit with the “franchise player” tag in preparation for next week’s free agency period for the 2023 season that will begin on Wednesday, March 15 at 4:00 pm EST. This year’s crop included six non-exclusive franchise players, as no one was hit with the exclusive tag — exclusive players can’t negotiate terms with other teams, but non-exclusive ones can. The list includes Lamar Jackson, Tony Pollard, Evan Engram, Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley, and Daron Payne. Since free agency is all about money, here’s a look at the six players ranked based on what their checks are supposed to look like this upcoming season. 6. Tony Pollard — RB, Dalla…
Harold’s father, Geoffrey “Jacko” Jackson did not work for Thames Water but rather the Metropolitan Water Board (Obituary, 9 June). The idea of supplying water for profit would have been anathema to both Harold and his father. I remember when I worked with Jacko, how proud he was that his son worked for the Guardian.David F GroenEnfield, London
“These players have a level of humility that is really important. We pride ourselves on it,” says England’s manager (England ‘can’t be shrinking violets’ against Scotland, says Gareth Southgate, 17 June). Delighted to see the England team are proud of their humility.Dr Peter Phillips Swansea
An average week at 74 years, two months. Monday: counselling at a…
Manchester United set out a dazzling Davos shop front this week but insisted its lounge was to entertain clients and partners rather than to attract buyers during the annual summit of the World Economic Forum, which begins on Monday.
United said in November they were looking at options to either get new investment or explore a potential sale, 17 years after the Glazer family bought the club.
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There has been no update since, amid reports that bids from the United States, Middle East and Asia are expected to come in within the next month.
Ellie Norman, a spokesperson for the club, said the lounge was “definitely not” aim…
Ange Postecoglou could not hide his smirk when the question came about whether his record of second‑season success is about to continue in north London. “Dunno,” the Tottenham manager said. “I expect what I expect all the time, mate. To do my job and see what that brings. But I would suggest that it’s not by accident. We’ll improve and see where that takes us.”
After a summer of relative calm in comparison with his arrival before the start of last season, there was a clear sense of optimism as the straight‑talking Australian, who was one of the more insightful pundits employed by ITV at Euro 2024, laid out his expectations for the new campaign in the buildup to their opening match, against Leicester on Monday night.
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[Updated] Will Levis was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 33rd overall pick. The Titans traded their second- (41) and third-round (72) picks to Arizona to get him. Will Levis is still on the board. As we’ve noted, despite the pre-draft hype — including an anonymous Redditor saying that the QB was telling friends and family he was going No. 1 overall to Carolina — the former Kentucky signal-caller is still without a pro team. He may not have to wait much longer. But then again, who knows? Are teams leery of an injury to his toe? Or perhaps his attitude? Or maybe GMs are sickened by the thought of someone putting Hellmann. We know it won’t be Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis, or either New York team, amongst a host of others who draft the 6-foot-3, 231-pound signal-c…
So Andy Dalton agreed to a contract extension with the Bengals, and even though the details of that deal have yet to be released, there was no shortage of football types gladly passing along the numbers as if they were real. Here:
And here: And here: And that, in turn, served as the catalyst for any number of gobsmacked reactions, like so: We've all been through this process before. An NFL writer throws out numbers on a new contract, and then there is a lag, and then all of those numbers are debunked. Ryan Glasspiegel from The Big Lead noted that Schefter did this exact same thing with Colin Kaepernick's deal just two months ago: Everything in that tweet turned out to be wrong. And yet we are still subjected to this process every single time there is a notable free a…