What is going on fam! New year of Football, thank god the NFL is back. Just got back from Vegas to register for the Circa Millions, first time doing this. I hope everyone had an excellent summer and is ready to get back in on the action. I have a lot of futures action that will try to recap, but for now I am going to post my week 1 plays. I did get these lines early because, well, if you wait until 2 days before the games start you wont get CLV or the best of the number. After all, these lines have been posted all summer and have been beat into place.
NYG +7 (-120) - 5 unit play
Steelers -2.5 (-130) - 4 unit play
Broncos -7 (-120) - 5 unit play
Yes, I realize these lines have all moved, except for the Steelers -2.5. I would still play the Giants at +6 and the Steelers at -2.5, I would not put Denver in -120 teasers if you can still find a Denver -8.5 (some books have 9?)
NYG - I think the Giants can be sneaky good. Russel Wilson or Jaxon Dart at QB is an upgrade from Daniel Jones, and their O-line, when healthy, has the capability of being a solid unit. The defense is what is the most impressive, however. They have, probably, three best edge rushers in Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibideaux, and Abdul Carter. They also have Dexter Lawrence in the middle. Who is getting double teamed and who is going to have a free edge rush? Just too many points for a divisional game against a Commanders squad that should regress back to the mean. Their O-line is no match for this front 7. I love Jayden McDaniels but could he have a Sophomore slump like CJ Stroud?
Steelers - Have arguably one of the best defensive units. The Jets start Justin Fields at QB. Can the guy throw? How is he going to move the ball against this defense. One could say the same about Rodgers but I like the Steelers in this revenge spot for AR. The deciding factor in this game is the fact that the Jets O-line will not be able to block the Steelers pass rush. Alija-Vera Tucker, their first round pick, is hurt once again with another season ending injury. Safe to say this guy probably isn't going to be playing much longer in the NFL. They move Joe Tippman, their starting C to Guard and Josh Meyers, who actually played center for the Packers moves to C. A lot of shifting for the line before the game. I think Fields will be under duress all game and I see him good for a couple of sacks and an INT to set the Steelers up in good field position.
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What is going on fam! New year of Football, thank god the NFL is back. Just got back from Vegas to register for the Circa Millions, first time doing this. I hope everyone had an excellent summer and is ready to get back in on the action. I have a lot of futures action that will try to recap, but for now I am going to post my week 1 plays. I did get these lines early because, well, if you wait until 2 days before the games start you wont get CLV or the best of the number. After all, these lines have been posted all summer and have been beat into place.
NYG +7 (-120) - 5 unit play
Steelers -2.5 (-130) - 4 unit play
Broncos -7 (-120) - 5 unit play
Yes, I realize these lines have all moved, except for the Steelers -2.5. I would still play the Giants at +6 and the Steelers at -2.5, I would not put Denver in -120 teasers if you can still find a Denver -8.5 (some books have 9?)
NYG - I think the Giants can be sneaky good. Russel Wilson or Jaxon Dart at QB is an upgrade from Daniel Jones, and their O-line, when healthy, has the capability of being a solid unit. The defense is what is the most impressive, however. They have, probably, three best edge rushers in Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibideaux, and Abdul Carter. They also have Dexter Lawrence in the middle. Who is getting double teamed and who is going to have a free edge rush? Just too many points for a divisional game against a Commanders squad that should regress back to the mean. Their O-line is no match for this front 7. I love Jayden McDaniels but could he have a Sophomore slump like CJ Stroud?
Steelers - Have arguably one of the best defensive units. The Jets start Justin Fields at QB. Can the guy throw? How is he going to move the ball against this defense. One could say the same about Rodgers but I like the Steelers in this revenge spot for AR. The deciding factor in this game is the fact that the Jets O-line will not be able to block the Steelers pass rush. Alija-Vera Tucker, their first round pick, is hurt once again with another season ending injury. Safe to say this guy probably isn't going to be playing much longer in the NFL. They move Joe Tippman, their starting C to Guard and Josh Meyers, who actually played center for the Packers moves to C. A lot of shifting for the line before the game. I think Fields will be under duress all game and I see him good for a couple of sacks and an INT to set the Steelers up in good field position.
Broncos at Mile High vs a Rookie QB who is sure to be an upgrade from Will Levis. Still, I cant think of a worse spot for a rookie than going up against this top 3 defensive unit for the Broncos. Broncos just signed Nick Bonitto, and for good reason. I think he is going to be bringing pressure all game long to Cam Ward. I don't see how this Tennessee offense is going to be able to manufacture sustainable drives against this defense at altitude. I am excited to see Greenlaw and Huffanga both back from injury, I anticipate they will be flying around to the ball and making plays. Both are pro-bowl caliber plays and Huffanga was an all-pro before he got injured. I also give the major coaching advantage to Sean Payton at home
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Broncos at Mile High vs a Rookie QB who is sure to be an upgrade from Will Levis. Still, I cant think of a worse spot for a rookie than going up against this top 3 defensive unit for the Broncos. Broncos just signed Nick Bonitto, and for good reason. I think he is going to be bringing pressure all game long to Cam Ward. I don't see how this Tennessee offense is going to be able to manufacture sustainable drives against this defense at altitude. I am excited to see Greenlaw and Huffanga both back from injury, I anticipate they will be flying around to the ball and making plays. Both are pro-bowl caliber plays and Huffanga was an all-pro before he got injured. I also give the major coaching advantage to Sean Payton at home
Just got back also a few hours ago myself after registering 3 circa million entries on Wednesday night around 7:30 (no Westgate entries for me this year gold or SC after many straight years o well next year) we will have 2 for sure common picks week 1 with Pit and NYG (LV DET MIN round off my 5) as I always enjoy your write up on these games. Look forward to your future bet listing if you get a chance to post them here. I am big into the lions this year for total wins and SB along with the Steelers and Vikings to a lesser degree. Well I remember both of us were big on the Jets this time last year so let's hope we do better this year. Both your steelers jets and giants commanders takes are spot on. The only thing I would add is the steelers will probably have 20k fans there min. so it will feel like a home game for them.
All the best this year 8.
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Just got back also a few hours ago myself after registering 3 circa million entries on Wednesday night around 7:30 (no Westgate entries for me this year gold or SC after many straight years o well next year) we will have 2 for sure common picks week 1 with Pit and NYG (LV DET MIN round off my 5) as I always enjoy your write up on these games. Look forward to your future bet listing if you get a chance to post them here. I am big into the lions this year for total wins and SB along with the Steelers and Vikings to a lesser degree. Well I remember both of us were big on the Jets this time last year so let's hope we do better this year. Both your steelers jets and giants commanders takes are spot on. The only thing I would add is the steelers will probably have 20k fans there min. so it will feel like a home game for them.
I think the winner of the SB is going to be an AFC team. The top teams are Baltimore > Bills > Chiefs. I think that the Bills have issues on defense. They lack depth at CB, their rookie CB is injured at T. White is a shell of himself. Josh Allen can overcome all of this but it would really help if they could help him on defense. I think the AFC championship game will be the Ravens with either the Bills or Chiefs/Steelers. I think that the Bengals, despite their potent offense, will not have enough on defense to help the offense win games against playoff caliber teams.
The Chiefs....I think they will be back with a vengeance. They have real issues on the O-line, with the loss of Joe Thuney, but the Rookie LT looks promising. I think Kelce will probably have a better year than most expect, and I think that Pat Mahomes will be a front runner for MVP with Lamar when the season ends.
I did Round Robin the exacta matchups at Circa with the Ravens, Bills, and Chiefs with the Eagles and 49ers and Packers. This creates ample hedging opportunities at the end of the year come playoff time.
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Futures bets:
Steelers 40/1 to win SB - small
Baltimore Ravens to win SB 7/1
Buffalo Bills to win SB 7/1
I think the winner of the SB is going to be an AFC team. The top teams are Baltimore > Bills > Chiefs. I think that the Bills have issues on defense. They lack depth at CB, their rookie CB is injured at T. White is a shell of himself. Josh Allen can overcome all of this but it would really help if they could help him on defense. I think the AFC championship game will be the Ravens with either the Bills or Chiefs/Steelers. I think that the Bengals, despite their potent offense, will not have enough on defense to help the offense win games against playoff caliber teams.
The Chiefs....I think they will be back with a vengeance. They have real issues on the O-line, with the loss of Joe Thuney, but the Rookie LT looks promising. I think Kelce will probably have a better year than most expect, and I think that Pat Mahomes will be a front runner for MVP with Lamar when the season ends.
I did Round Robin the exacta matchups at Circa with the Ravens, Bills, and Chiefs with the Eagles and 49ers and Packers. This creates ample hedging opportunities at the end of the year come playoff time.
I love this bet. The patriots have the second easiest schedule. They upgraded and had a great draft, drafting Will Campbell at tackle and added Milton Williams and Carlton Davis in FA. I think they had one of the better draft and free agencies this offseason. COY classically goes to teams that were notoriously bad the year before that had a large jump the following year (see Kevin O'Connell last year). I think that the Pats will finish second in the division behind the Bills, and I see them winning 10 games and getting a wild card spot in the AFC. I think this sets up Vrabel nicely to win coach of the year.
Other futures:
Sean Payton COY 25/1
Mykel Williams Defensive ROY 14/1
DPOY:
Derrick Stingley 55/1
Fred Warner 90/1
Maxx Crosby 13/1
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Other futures:
My favorite future is...
MIKE VRAVEL COACH OF THE YEAR - 10/1 ODDS
I love this bet. The patriots have the second easiest schedule. They upgraded and had a great draft, drafting Will Campbell at tackle and added Milton Williams and Carlton Davis in FA. I think they had one of the better draft and free agencies this offseason. COY classically goes to teams that were notoriously bad the year before that had a large jump the following year (see Kevin O'Connell last year). I think that the Pats will finish second in the division behind the Bills, and I see them winning 10 games and getting a wild card spot in the AFC. I think this sets up Vrabel nicely to win coach of the year.
@keven vanlith Futures bets: Steelers 40/1 to win SB - small Baltimore Ravens to win SB 7/1 Buffalo Bills to win SB 7/1 I think the winner of the SB is going to be an AFC team. The top teams are Baltimore > Bills > Chiefs. I think that the Bills have issues on defense. They lack depth at CB, their rookie CB is injured at T. White is a shell of himself. Josh Allen can overcome all of this but it would really help if they could help him on defense. I think the AFC championship game will be the Ravens with either the Bills or Chiefs/Steelers. I think that the Bengals, despite their potent offense, will not have enough on defense to help the offense win games against playoff caliber teams. The Chiefs....I think they will be back with a vengeance. They have real issues on the O-line, with the loss of Joe Thuney, but the Rookie LT looks promising. I think Kelce will probably have a better year than most expect, and I think that Pat Mahomes will be a front runner for MVP with Lamar when the season ends. I did Round Robin the exacta matchups at Circa with the Ravens, Bills, and Chiefs with the Eagles and 49ers and Packers. This creates ample hedging opportunities at the end of the year come playoff time.
Pittsburgh? Again you think Rodgers is gonna win one last title???
Trashmonsters - Unite & Horrify.
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@keven vanlith Futures bets: Steelers 40/1 to win SB - small Baltimore Ravens to win SB 7/1 Buffalo Bills to win SB 7/1 I think the winner of the SB is going to be an AFC team. The top teams are Baltimore > Bills > Chiefs. I think that the Bills have issues on defense. They lack depth at CB, their rookie CB is injured at T. White is a shell of himself. Josh Allen can overcome all of this but it would really help if they could help him on defense. I think the AFC championship game will be the Ravens with either the Bills or Chiefs/Steelers. I think that the Bengals, despite their potent offense, will not have enough on defense to help the offense win games against playoff caliber teams. The Chiefs....I think they will be back with a vengeance. They have real issues on the O-line, with the loss of Joe Thuney, but the Rookie LT looks promising. I think Kelce will probably have a better year than most expect, and I think that Pat Mahomes will be a front runner for MVP with Lamar when the season ends. I did Round Robin the exacta matchups at Circa with the Ravens, Bills, and Chiefs with the Eagles and 49ers and Packers. This creates ample hedging opportunities at the end of the year come playoff time.
Pittsburgh? Again you think Rodgers is gonna win one last title???
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