The first Sunday of the NFL season is finally here and we can finally stop looking over preseason usage rates and watching the games through our fingers in fear of injuries.

One of the most intriguing matchups of Week 1 is the divisional game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans, a tale of two quarterbacks (only one of which is playing) with first overall pick Trevor Lawrence looking to start with a bang while Deshaun Watson remains sidelined.

NFL betting lines show the Jags as 3-point favorites, but do they deserve to be odds-on favorites? Check out our free NFL picks and predictions for the Jaguars vs. Texans.

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The Philadelphia Eagles put their perfect record on the line vs. the Dallas Cowboys and Cooper Rush’s flawless record as a starter. With the Cowboys coming in as 6.5-point underdogs, Rush might be passing more than he has this season which could mean big things for CeeDee Lamb and Tony Pollard. 

Find out in my free NFL player prop picks for Sunday Night Football between the Commanders vs. Bears.

Be sure to also check out Jason Logan’s full game betting preview for this matchup.

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It’s been 11 days since we’ve seen the New York Giants. They were steamrolled by the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football nearly two weeks ago, and have enjoyed a nice miniature bye as they get ready for another primetime showdown in NFL Week 4 odds.

Can the Giants pick up the pieces tonight and level their record at 2-2, or will it be the Seattle Seahawks to continue impressing with a third win in four games? Let’s get into some ways to bet the MNF odds from a player prop perspective.

Don’t forget to look at our full-game Seahawks vs. Giants predictions, our spotlight on Daniel Jones odds, and more NFL picks.

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Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (8-4) are fresh off of the wrong end of an upset in front of the nation’s and Taylor Swift’s eyes, dropping to the once-upon-a-time 2-5 Green Bay Packers. Mahomes managed to complete just 21 of 33 passes (63.6%) for a measly 210 yards, managing only one touchdown to match his interception.

In Week 14 odds they return home to host the Buffalo Bills (6-6), who find themselves surprisingly desperate for a win this week after dropping three of their last four and four of their last six.

Can Mahomes get things back on track and take advantage of a hobbled Bills defense? Or will the Bills give Mahomes and company another hard week to fight through?

Continue reading for free Patrick Mahomes odds and NFL picks and pred…

Have you ever checked out a sportsbook’s NFL betting lines and noticed something like this?

You may have wondered why these lines are displayed with such odd juice discrepancies instead of a more evenly-priced option like Team B +7.5 (-110) / Team A -7.5 (-110), which you can typically find tucked within a dropdown menu. It might make sense to see prices like the above for key numbers like three and seven, but you’ll often see it on non-key numbers a few times across a slate.

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No sooner had the Cyprus manager Temuri Ketsbaia declared Scotland have already qualified for next summer’s European Championship than Steve Clarke comprehensively dismissed the notion. “Football can bite you on the bum,” said the Scotland manager.

Victory for Clarke’s men over Cyprus on Friday would make it five wins from as many matches in Group A. In that circumstance, Scotland could seal a finals berth as early as Tuesday if other results go their way. Ketsbaia insisted the Scots are already bound for Germany. “I believe they have already qualified,” said the former Newcastle United midfielder. “I am not surprised they are at the top of the group. I am sure they will finish first or second.”

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In a page straight out of the 2020 storybook, Clemson and Florida State “mutually” agreed to postpone their Saturday conference matchup hours before kickoff, after both teams’ medical staffs could not agree to move forward with the game. The teams had been scheduled to play at noon. According to Mike Gillespie, sports director at the ABC affiliate in Columbia, S.C., Clemson had a backup offensive lineman test positive for COVID-19. This shouldn’t be surprising given Clemson’s previous glut of positive tests. It was practically inevitable to happen again at some point — a pandemic is raging, after all. Meanwhile, Clemson officials, players, and backers were chirping all morning about how disappointing it was that the game was off. They threw an awful lot of shade at F…

When Pedri stumbled through a challenge and swept inside to tee up Dani Ceballos, who crashed a long-range effort off the crossbar, we were given the first taste of the 18‑year‑old’s talent in Tokyo against Egypt. Only 16 days after Spain’s exit from Euro 2020, at which he was named young player of the tournament, Pedri was back on the pitch at the Olympics for his 66th game in 322 days.

That the Spanish football federation brushed off the protestations of Barcelona and the club’s manager, Ronald Koeman, over the inclusion of their young talent in Luis de la Fuente’s squad for Japan – contrasting starkly with the absence of the Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, who was not released by Liverpool – reflected its intent going into th…