My Super Bowl betting strategy is simple: I’m picking the Patriots to win a tight game, but I’m going to try for a “middle” by using the Rams in a 7-point teaser.
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Home favorites in the -3 to -6½ range have a record of 12-1 straight up and 11-2 against the spread since 2005. And home teams are 10-0 straight up and 8-2 ATS in conference championship play in the past five years.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden told his team after Monday’s victory over Denver: “Fellas, we’ve got one game left. It’s against the team we hate the most — the Kansas City Chiefs. They hate us, too, so it should be a heckuva game.”
The NFL always has been a copycat league. When a team storms to a Super Bowl victory as the Philadelphia Eagles did, every team studies the blueprint and follows accordingly.
This weekend, we have two live ’dogs in the NFL playoffs. The Saints are getting 5 points at the Vikings, and the No. 1-seeded Eagles are catching a field goal against the defending NFC champion Falcons.
Finally, the NFL is back on our Sunday calendars. But even as we keep looking ahead, it’s hard not to be distracted by what happened Thursday night.
If you’re an action junkie like me, Nevada is the only place to be this weekend.
Rookie quarterbacks Mitch Trubisky of the Bears, Deshaun Watson of the Texans and DeShone Kizer of the Browns had impressive preseason debuts this week.