2018 AFC Preview by Marc Lawrence
Welcome to the AGAINST THE NUMBER team preview report for the 2018 season. You will find an overview of what to expect from teams inside each division, along with key stats and an isolated ‘Best Bet’ on each team. We start first with teams from the AFC. I hope you enjoy the previews and I’ll look forward to working with you throughout the 2018…
2018 NFC Preview by Marc Lawrence
Welcome to the AGAINST THE NUMBER team preview report for the 2018 season. You will find an overview of what to expect from teams inside each division, along with key stats and an isolated ‘Best Bet’ on each team. In this preview we feature teams from the NFC. I hope you enjoy the previews and I’ll look forward to working with you…
NFL Mock Draft by GO FOR THE 2
1) Cleveland-Sam Darnold-QB USC Darnold is not the best quarterback in this draft, however, he can come in and challenge Tyrod Taylor to start in week one. As a starter, he was 20-4 as a starter and led his team to a Rose Bowl along with a PAC-12 Championship in just two seasons. He complted…
And Then There Were Two
Once again the New England Patriots get to the Big Game. No Surprise as most of us look each year at the Future odds in the AFC and realize as low as they are on the Pats to win the Conference they are still a solid wager. Doesn’t seem to matter if they lose a…
Two For The Price Of One
There is no doubt that the final NFL Sunday is indeed Super but NFL Conference Championship Sunday gives football fans two marquee games all in one afternoon. ATN friend, Joe Fortenbaugh provides this week’s preview. Whether you believe in this sort of thing or not, the fact remains that home teams are a highly lucrative…
NFL Divisional Round: The Elite 8
One constant in handicapping the playoffs is to bet the quarterbacks. As the NFL Divisional playoffs get set to start, the question right now is whether the betting public has taken that to an extreme. Each of the four matchups for Saturday and Sunday feature lopsided examples of success and experience at quarterback against passers…
Catching NFL Fever Once Again
The College football season wets the whistle for our football crazed nation a full 13 days before the NFL opener. When the Patriots open up with Kansas City on September 7th, the true American past time in the sports world will be in full swing. So many perplexing questions to be answered. Both the AFC and…
What Are The Wiseguys Up To This NFL Season?
At this point in the preseason most serious NFL bettors have read all the magazines and followed all the stories on injuries and suspensions. There is probably nothing I can add in that respect that would shed additional light on the coming season. However, one aspect I can inform you on is where the sharp…
The Top 32 Players in The NFL Draft
Go For The 2’s Top 32 Players Regardless Of Position DeShaun Watson QB Clemson Go ahead laugh. But we are talking about a quarterback that was 28-2 as a starter the past two seasons, led his team to two National Championship appearances (won one and lost one) along with completing 67% of his passes for…
Falcons vs. Patriots by Chris Andrews
Director of Southpoint Race & Sports and former owner of Against The Number, Chris Andrews takes an interesting look at Sunday’s NFL Championship Game from both a bookmaker’s view and a handicapping perspective. “You can’t bet against Bill Belichick and Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, they have an unequaled record”…zzzzzzzzzzzzz All right,…
NFL Conference Championships Preview by Jason Cole
“It’s A Quarterback League” If you pick NFL playoff games based on quarterbacks alone, the first two rounds of the postseason have been pretty easy. Now, it gets hard. As Pittsburgh gets ready to visit New England in the AFC Championship Game and Green Bay travels to Atlanta for the NFC title game, the…
Is Las Vegas in The Cards for The Raiders? by Jason Cole
The question of where the Raiders will call home in the future is coming to a head and revolves around one important issue: Which unholy alliance can the NFL tolerate best? That issue is central to the debate between Oakland and Las Vegas. Or, more to the point, between Fortress Investment Group and Sheldon Adelson.…
