When the Odell Beckham news broke, the Browns ascended to the 7-1 third choice to win the AFC behind the Chiefs and Patriots, the 3-1 co-favorites.
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San Francisco is a consensus 3-point home favorite (minus 120) over New York at Las Vegas sports books after the line opened at 2½, with Boyd Gaming sports book offering the Niners at minus 3½ (minus 105).
Since 2001, the Patriots are 31-1 at home against first- and second-year quarterbacks such as the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes.
The Gold Sheet editor Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Seattle Seahawks’ season in the seventh of a series of 32 NFL team videos.
Weather also might be a factor in favor of the Eagles. Temperatures are expected to be in the 20s at kickoff, and Atlanta hasn’t won a game outside with temperatures below 40 degrees in nine years.
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.
The Kansas City Chiefs are an NFL-best 5-0 against the spread and 4-1 over-under this season.
Best bets from Brian Blessing, Bernie Fratto, Mitch Moss and Todd Dewey.
Sharp money is on the Philadelphia Eagles, 3-point underdogs to the Carolina Panthers in Thursday night’s game in Charlotte, North Carolina.