The National Football League is undoubtedly the most attended professional sports league in the US. In fact, during the 2011-12 season, an average of 67,394 fans attended each game.
An NFL season begins in early August with 4 preseason games. This is followed by a 16-game, 17-week regular season, which runs from September to December or early January. After which a 12-team single-elimination playoff ensues, concluding with the Super Bowl in February.
With 32 competing teams, the NFL offers a lot of matchups and betting possibilities. Here are a number of NFL Betting Tips to help you objectively weigh your NFL picks.
Let's look at this example:
In his first game, rookie quarterback scores a couple of touchdown passes, runs for a couple more, commits no turnovers.
Right after the game he gets into the microscope - his every move is analyzed, every word he says is scrutinized. Media outlets proclaim him as the next big NFL superstar, even a sure hall of famer.
But he's just won one NFL game. A season opener at that. Can he repeat the same performance the next game? Can he perform at that high level for the rest of the season?
A single game performance shouldn't be blown out of proportion and over analyzed. Don't look at athletes like Hollywood stars. Veer away from the glitz and glamour.
All of the hype can sway opinion for, or against, any player or team. So get past the publicity. Objectively weigh the chances of each team against this coming week's matchup.
The NFL is one of the toughest sports in the world. Injuries happen - not just in a game, but also while in practice. Knowing which players is injured, how severe his injury is, is a surgery required, how long he will be, or has been, out affects team performance and ultimately, your chance of winning your NFL bet.
Likewise, suspensions due to on-field antics or off-field distractions can throw-off a team's rhythm.
Careless NFL bettors focus only on the availability of star players like quarter backs and running backs. However, equal attention should be given to the availability of role players such as tackles and line backers (for the defensive line) and guards and tight ends (for the offensive line).
Football, after all, is a team sport. It takes all 22 players working on both the offensive and defensive side of the field to win a game.
Also, suspensions can deflate the morale of a team resulting to lackadaisical efforts. Meanwhile, injuries to players when used as a motivation, can boost team play. So before deciding which team to bet on, check who's playing this weekend - read news articles for player suspensions and look at the injury report, even the official NFL website has one.
Parity among big and small market NFL teams has been an issue for the longest time. It's always easy to assume that big market teams, stacked with superstar players, can always win against small market teams with no-name players.
To win in NFL Betting, bettors should carefully look at the chances of each team to win a particular matchup. Don't jump on a team simply because they come from a big market, more popular or laden with star players. Likewise, don't dismiss a team because you've never heard of any of its players.
The knack on NFL betting comes with the ability to identify which favorite teams can cover the point spread. On the flip side, NFL bettors should be able to gauge whether underdog teams can win, or at least, not lose by more than the spread.
The dynamics on each NFL team change from season to season. It fact, it changes from game to game, week to week (see "Look who's playing this game" above).
Last season can serve as a motivation for this season. Losing teams use last season to play harder to get into the playoffs. Playoff teams use the previous season to build into this season to compete for the Super Bowl. And the Super Bowl champions look into a new season to defend their hard earned championship and go for a repeat, even possibly build a dynasty.
Last season also means that players are older this season. Age and injuries take their toll. Explosive players from last season may not come as athletic this season.
All of these simply point to the fact that last season is the PAST season. So don't gauge a team's chance of winning this weekend's game based on how they performed last year.
In fact, it is better to look at the off and pre-seasons - check the draft, see if a new coach has been installed, see which players have been signed or let go, look at how the team has jelled (or not), examine if the team has improved or regressed.
| DATE | MATCHUP | SPREAD |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep. 09, 08:25 pm |
New England Patriots | (+3) -104 |
| Seattle Seahawks | (-3) -116 | |
| Thu, Sep. 10, 08:40 pm |
San Francisco 49ers | (+3.5) -110 |
| Los Angeles Rams | (-3.5) -110 | |
| Sun, Sep. 13, 01:05 pm |
Cleveland Browns | (+8) -110 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | (-8) -110 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | SPREAD |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep. 07, 09:15 pm |
SMU | (-3) -102 |
| Florida State | (+3) -118 | |
| Fri, Sep. 11, 07:35 pm |
Rutgers | (+3.5) -115 |
| Boston College | (-3.5) -105 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | MONEY |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct. 03, 09:00 pm |
Payton Talbott | -550 |
| Deiveson Figueiredo | +415 | |
| Sat, Oct. 03, 08:00 pm |
Wang Cong | +180 |
| Natalia Silva | -210 |
Friday, Sep. 11, 07:00am EDT
| GOLFER | MONEY |
|---|---|
| Zach Johnson | +275 |
| Retief Goosen | +1100 |
| Ernie Els | +1100 |
| Henrik Stenson | +1800 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | +1600 |
| Freddie Jacobson | +2200 |
| Jamie Donaldson | +2000 |
| Jerry Kelly | +1800 |
| George McNeill | +2200 |
| Soren Kjeldsen | +2200 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | SPREAD |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep. 08, 06:45 pm |
New York Mets | (+1.5) -178 |
| Miami Marlins | (-1.5) +156 | |
| Tue, Sep. 08, 07:45 pm |
Chicago Cubs | (+1.5) -120 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | (-1.5) +100 | |
| Tue, Sep. 08, 09:45 pm |
Washington Nationals | (+1.5) -135 |
| San Diego Padres | (-1.5) +115 | |
| Tue, Sep. 08, 09:50 pm |
St. Louis Cardinals | (-1.5) +159 |
| San Francisco Giants | (+1.5) -182 | |
| Tue, Sep. 08, 10:15 pm |
Cincinnati Reds | (+1.5) +128 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | (-1.5) -148 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | MONEY |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep. 12, 10:30 pm |
LA Galaxy | +102 |
| Seattle Sounders | +240 | |
| Draw | +283 | |
| Sat, Sep. 12, 10:30 pm |
San Jose Earthquakes | +135 |
| Houston Dynamo | +180 | |
| Draw | +275 | |
| Sat, Sep. 12, 08:30 pm |
Sporting Kansas City | +400 |
| Los Angeles FC | -165 | |
| Draw | +340 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | MONEY |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug. 29, 04:10 pm |
Buse, Ignacio | +110 |
| Fery, Arthur | -130 | |
| Sat, Aug. 29, 04:10 pm |
I. Buse Games | |
| A. Fery Games |
| DATE | MATCHUP | MONEY |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep. 08, 05:10 am |
Serban, Raluca Georgiana | +910 |
| Jones, Francesca | -2500 | |
| Tue, Sep. 08, 04:50 am |
Bulgaru, Miriam Bianca | +247 |
| Urgesi, Federica | -340 |
September 6, 2026
Watch as Christopher Bell finally found victory lane when it mattered most, storming to a dramatic win in Sunday night's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and opening the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase in spectacular fashion. Bell, driving the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, snapped a frustrating 33-race winless streak by making his decisive move with just 18 laps remaining, powering past defending Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and holding off a hard-charging field to capture his first career Southern 500 victory. Bell had already shown his strength by winning Stage 2, and his late-race strategy paid off when fresh tires helped him charge through the field in the closing laps. Ty Gibbs finished second, Tyler Reddick third, Ryan Blaney fourth and Larson fifth, with Bell taking his 14th career Cup Series victory and immediately putting himself in championship contention. After a season filled with seven runner-up finishes, Bell's long-awaited breakthrough couldn't have come at a better time—the Chase has officially begun, and the No. 20 is already sending a warning to the rest of the field. Credits to the video owner.
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the premier baseball league in the world. A total of 30 teams - 29 in the United States and one in Canada - compete in MLB.
The teams are divided into the American League (14 teams) and the National League (16 teams). Each league is further subdivided into three divisions, namely East, Central, and West.
An MLB season starts with Spring training with a series of practices and exhibition games. The regular season begins on the first Sunday in April and ends on the first Sunday in October. During the course of the regular season, each MLB team plays a total of 162 games. The teams' schedule is typically arranged into 3-game series, with occasional 2 or 4-game series.
Only 10 teams qualify for the Postseason - six division champions and four "wild-card" teams (two teams in each league with the best record but are not division champions).
MLB betting can be tricky, with numerous games being played everyday. Here are a few MLB betting tips to consider before making a pick.
In betting terms, a 'chalk player' is someone who usually bets on the favored teams. While underdogs offer great value in baseball betting, favorites offer good value too - if you know what to look for.
Consider that in MLB, even the top teams lose more than 70 games a season. This puts more value in betting on underdogs in baseball matchups than in any other sport.
At the end of the 2011 MLB season, the Philadelphia Phillies had the best win-loss record at 102 - 60. Meanwhile, the Houston Astros owned the worst win-loss record at 56 - 106.
Just by looking at the standings, we can conclude that breaking even on betting on underdog MLB teams requires a lower percentage of wins than betting on the favorite.