Handicapper Scott Kellen breaks down Week 13 of the NFL season.
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Handicapper Hank Goldberg and Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay are tied for the contest lead at 34-24-2 ATS.
This game presents the biggest coaching challenge for Jon Gruden since he left the broadcasting booth. His team is young, and its confidence was badly shaken last weekend.
The Chiefs are 9-1 straight up in the last 10 games against Oakland and have won six straight against the Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Cowboys are 1-7 ATS in their last eight Thanksgiving games. The Bills are on an 8-3-1 spread run and are 6-0-2 in their last eight games as underdogs.
Chalk has been the perfect side on turkey day the last three years, as favorites have gone 9-0 straight up and 8-1 ATS. The under is 5-0 in the prime-time game on the holiday.
The Buccaneers have gone 3-8 against the spread, but their last nine games have gone over the total.
Baltimore’s 45-6 win over Los Angeles on “Monday Night Football” was worth $375,000 for one MGM Resorts bettor.
The gutless call by the Cowboys coach to kick a field goal with 6:04 left essentially cost Dallas the game in a 13-9 loss and cost countless New England bettors a cover.
Final scores, opening and closing lines and point-spread highlights from every NFL Sunday game.
Bill Belichick (Patriots), Mike Zimmer (Vikings), Sean Payton (Saints), Andy Reid (Chiefs) and Pete Carroll (Seahawks) are 551-405-24 ATS since 2003 and 31-20 this season.
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Mark Franco leads the contest with a 33-21-1 ATS record. Doug Fitz is second at 31-22-2, followed by Jay Kornegay (30-23-2) and Hank Goldberg (29-24-2).
The Jets have been a mess for most of the year, but you cannot overstate how much quarterback Sam Darnold’s battle with mono earlier this season set the franchise back.
The Dolphins have covered five of their last six games with Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback, including three straight on the road.