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NFL Week 10 odds & picks: Betting backup quarterbacks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 7, 2013

After a 3-0 week with his picks, Frank is back with his latest NFL Hail Mary picks. Next man up. That’s a common phrase you’ll hear in the NFL. Next man up when a specialty teams stud breaks an ankle. Next man up when your rookie left tackle shreds a knee. Next man up when...

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NFL Betting Week 10 preview: Hot bets and moving odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 7, 2013

All odds current as of noon ET, Nov. 7.  Trying to find value with the worst teams in the NFL is obviously a risky play because so much can go wrong. The winless Jacksonville Jaguars have been set as at least 9.5-point underdogs five times this year and still managed to cover just one pointspread....

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NFL Week 9 odds & picks: No respect for Kansas City Chiefs

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 31, 2013

Don’t be surprised if Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is dressed up in loud plaid jacket while doing his best Rodney Dangerfield “no respect” routine in Week 9. No, it won’t be pretty, but he would have a point. The Chiefs are the lone unbeaten team left in the NFL but with a...

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NFL Betting Week 9 preview: Hot bets and moving odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 31, 2013

All odds current as of noon ET, Oct. 31 Trend setters NFL betting trends come and go as bettors and oddsmakers play their weekly game of cat and mouse. It’s a fluid situation so you just don’t see prolonged trends very often. Bookies adjust to the games and the action they see and try to...

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How to Make Money in Pro Sports – Infographic

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 27, 2017

Just how much money can someone expect to make as a professional athlete? Not quite as much as you might think. Frank Doyle does the numbers, and the results might surprise you. Iron men like John Stockton, Brett Favre or Cal Ripken, Jr, are the exceptions. For the majority of professional sportsmen, careers don’t even...

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NFL Betting Week 8 Preview: Hot bets and moving odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 24, 2013

Half way through the NFL regular season, you aren’t going to see the major line moves that we saw through the first eight weeks barring major injuries or starting lineup moves. And even if there are significant moves, these lines are tight enough that they usually won’t move much. Such is the case in Week...

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NFL Betting Week 7 Preview: Hot bets and moving odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 17, 2013

Peyton’s place At some point, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos may not be the top story of the week in the NFL – just don’t count on that happening until they have their bye in Week 9. Right now, Manning is getting ready to visit the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium for the first...

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NFL Betting Week 6 Preview: Hot bets and moving odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 10, 2013

All odds current as of noon ET, Oct. 10 Setting the bar We all knew it was coming, but when Denver opened Week 6 as a 27.5-point favorite at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars, you still had to shake your head. It’s the biggest NFL spread and you can make a case for it being...

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NFL Betting Week 5 Preview: Hot bets and moving odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 3, 2013

We’re a quarter of the way through the NFL regular season already and what do we know? Well, if you haven’t already, you can throw the running game out the window because this is undeniably a passing league. Peyton Manning is a cyborg. The Patriots keep winning despite a long list of injuries. The Browns...

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NFL Betting Week 4 Preview: Hot bets and moving odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 26, 2013

Welcome to Week 4, when everything in the NFL settles down and gets back to normal. Well, in theory, anyway. It’s been a tough start to the season for NFL bettors in general, but if it’s any consolation, this week’s board looks a lot more like we’re used to. All odds current as of noon...

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NFL Betting Week 3 Picks: All in on Andy Reid and Richardson?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 19, 2013

Want to know why we don’t see blockbuster trades in the middle of the NFL season? Easy. Nobody’s built for this kind of excitement. Well, that’s part of it. The other part of it is every single day means so much in the NFL season. Moving a superstar from one team to another puts the...

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NFL Betting Week 3 Preview: Hot bets and moving odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 19, 2013

Crazy things tend to happen just before the bye weeks begin. With that in mind, we should have known Week 3 was going to give us all we could handle. All we have to deal with is one of the biggest pointspreads in NFL history and a trade involving a No. 3 overall pick in...

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NFL Betting Week 2 Preview: Hot Bets and Moving Odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 12, 2013

For veteran bettors, Week 1 probably went over just as expected. There were some big lines on the board and the underdogs held their own. Four outright underdogs won straight up and dogs finished 8-7-1 overall. Week 2’s lines have come down a bit across the Sports Interaction board so let’s dig in. All odds...

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NFL Week 2 Betting Picks: Can Bill Belichick Save the Pats?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 12, 2013

 Frank got off to a 1-2 start and is still cursing the Texans for coming out flat against the lowly Chargers. He’s back at it with this week’s Hail Mary. It’s only fitting that the NFL’s latest mad scientist, Chip Kelly, honed his craft on the sidelines of the University of Oregon Ducks, a school...

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Patriot Games: Why the Tim Tebow Saga Isn’t Over Yet

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 3, 2013

The New England Patriots cut Tim Tebow last weekend, but if you think that spells an end to this saga, think again. After Tebow was cut, he said all the right things. “I would like to thank Mr. Kraft, Coach Belichick, Coach McDaniels and the entire Patriots organization for giving me the opportunity to be...

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Next question: Terrell Owens sues agent Drew Rosenhaus

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: August 23, 2013

It doesn’t seem so long ago that former superstar NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens and his agent Drew Rosenhaus were two of the most recognizable figures in sports. They were a perfect match for one another. When Owens, possibly the flashiest wideout in league history, was paired with Rosenhaus, the most outspoken agent of our...

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No, David Beckham Can’t be a NFL Kicker

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: June 18, 2013

Rumours are swirling of David Beckham trying his hand as a NFL kicker. Al Dannity loves a good story but this one is a non-starter. David Beckham was a fantastic Soccer player, winning enough trophies to break any mantelpiece. He’s also about as good a name as any team in sports could hope to hire...

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Is a trim JaMarcus Russell bound for the CFL or NFL?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: May 30, 2013

JaMarcus Russell is shadow of his former self – in more ways than one. Gone are the winning days of LSU and the pomp and circumstance which comes with being a No. 1 overall selection in the NFL entry draft. The reality is, now, he’s just trying to find a job – somewhere, anywhere at...

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Rolando McClain Suddenly Retires From the NFL at 23

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: May 15, 2013

Another troubling story of a can’t-miss prospect is being written in the National Football League. Linebacker Rolando McClain, who was supposed to be replacing certain Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, is out of football at the age of 23. Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome made the surprising announcement on Wednesday, which happens to be...

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Redskins Owner Will Retain Team's Controversial Name

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: May 10, 2013

The name of Washington, D.C.’s NFL franchise may change at some point — but not on Daniel Snyder’s watch. As long as he owns the team which he bought in 1999, Snyder will hold firm: it will continue to be known as the Redskins. “We will never change the name of the team,” the owner...