Topic: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 - page 242. (Read 57541 times)

Yeah the first half was a disaster for the ravens defense, they played a lot better in the second half but it was too late.  Josh is definatepy having a great year so far but its a long season and he has a lot of competition for mvp.  Probably a good long shot though

The Ravens defense is not as good against the Chiefs in this game, I reckon. The score is 34 - 20 with only 7:00 in the clock on the 4th quarter.

Lamar is taking risks throwing the ball far and long.

Also, what sportsbook in the cryptospace offers NFL MVP futures? Josh Allen is my bet for MVP hehe.

It's really hard to find some arguments for betting on the Chiefs after the last impressions we got against the Chargers. But I wouldn't read too much into that hard-fought win, because of that sudden change to Herbert for which the Chiefs weren't prepared maybe and who was having a very good debut with a pumped up Chargers team in their new stadium. They should have won that one more convincingly, but it's not always easy in NFL. Today will be a new and different game and Chiefs were very solid in first game against Texans, whom the Ravens also beat easily.

I think these odds are fair. Since everyone seems to be on the Ravens, I am tempted to go on the Chiefs, but odds on Ravens are going down, which is not a good sign for Chiefs fans/punters Whatever the outcome, I think it will be a great game to watch.

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On another note: I really liked what I saw from Burrow yesterday, had some superb throws and Bengals should have gotten the W. But as so many teams they were a victim of their "prevent defense", which prevents nothing in the end.....well it prevents you getting the ball back with enough time on the clock to answer with a FG. And most of the times, you won't even have to answer, because you will just stop them with the defense you played all game long. Prevent defense is meh and if I were a NFL coach, this thing wouldn't exist with my team

Yeah I dont think there is an easy bet on this.  In my eyes a true 50/50 with that spread.  Only way to bet this is on the over/under which I think the over is going to get annihilated.  I can see an epic back and forth between mahomes and lamar. 

I also think the Ravens take this one after the Chiefs struggled against the Chargers last week but still it could go either way so i'm staying away from this match.

Now that sportsbet launched their bet builder i'm sticking with this prop bet(Lamar anytime scorer and Mahomes over 1 passing TDs).

Being a Giants fan and with the season almost over for me AGAIN I can now enjoy the other games.  Can't wait for tonight's game.  I like Baltimore in this one.  This is probably a prequel to the afc championship game this year.  Can't wait to see

This week had some crazy finishes, how is it possible Doug Pederson did not went for the FG on OT? I know it was a 64 yards FG but at this rate it is possible that the one team that wins the NFC East do so with a losing record and that tie can be the difference between making it to the playoffs or not, the game of the the Rams vs the Bills was quite exciting I was obviously rooting for the Rams but the Bills gave signs that they are a better team than what they were last season by being able to compose themselves after losing a 25 point lead.

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And this lead us to the Atlanta Falcons they lost a 16 point lead in 7 minutes or so? And this after just losing a huge lead last week, when I saw that the first thing that came to my mind was the amazing rant by Dennis Green.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Green#%22They_are_who_we_thought_they_were%22

Some great games this weekend.

Going to make a pick for tomorrow and that is Ravens ML @ 1.6x. Even though the Chiefs are also 2-0, Ravens look better across the board, have just been putting up bigger numbers on offense. Chiefs D may contain the Ravens' scoring within the spread of 3.5, which is why I'm playing it safe with the ML. Also, Chiefs have a lot of injuries right now, and players recovering from injuries. Think the Ravens got this one for sure, we'll see...

The Saints have lost again because of their horrible defense. I speculated them to have a chance to finish well in their division, however, similar to the Vikings it might not be so. They are the biggest dissappoinents of 2020, I reckon.

What a comeback by the Bears earlier today. I have them in a 3 team parlay and had them at the ML and thought my parlay was over heading into the 4th quarter as I didn't expect them to win but they did, there was no stopping the Bears momentum in that 4th quarter. Now just need the Bucs to hold on and win for me to win my 2 parlay bets I put on. I placed my bets with AceDBets which is a new crypto sportsbook that launched in March this year.

Pretty crazy finish to the Rams / Bills game. After being down quite a bit early on, the Rams went on a late game scoring spree and managed to get ahead for a few, sweet minutes. It was all ultimately for not as the Rams had a dumb penalty on a crucial last minute play and made it a shoe-in for the Bills.

I put in one easy bet: ML on Buccaneers. It's not a big payout but I just don't see them losing this game -- not in this universe or through much of the multiverse.

I had this feeling too when I was checking the matches for my survivor picks. I ended up taking the big favorites which is the Colts and the Browns.

I also have a small parlay going with the Seahawks, Colts and Cards (-5.5) spread.

Edit : I can't believe the Falcons lose again with that big of a lead against the Bears.

i have a few bets placed already:

No Mostert or Coleman for 49ers which only means one thing, more carries for McKinnon (over 58.5 rush yards)
I will be watching the Eagles/Bengals game, i have Drew Sample over 3.5 receptions (had 7 vs. CLE), hoping for a big game from DeSean Jackson since he is in one of my fantasy teams.
Third prop bets is on Joshua Kelley total rush yards, over 53.5.

Have also Tampa's spread + Arizona's Over in a separate ticket, i'd be happy on a 2/2 split...but let's see.

edit; all 4 lost gg

It's rare that I don't find anything to bet on in NFL....today is one of those days Earlier this week I wrote that I like Atlanta, because Bears are poor imo. Falcons will miss quite some starters on defense though and odds have gone up, which is never a good sign, so I'll pass on that one.
Raiders were good against Saints, but Jacobs and Waller are not at 100% and Raiders in an early game at the east coast is also putting me off. I could just bet on the Patriots, but odds are too low for my liking.
I am tempted to go for Bengals ML, since Eagles still struggle mightily with their O-Line and Wentz is not in good form. Bengals kept it close against Chargers/Browns, but Eagles are another caliber. Not very convinced with this one overall.
Giants vs 49ers with all those injuries for SF is unpredictable and the rest looks ok odds-wise. I will probably just watch this week

I think everyone was expecting more from the Jaguars, even on their loss against the Titans they played well and they had the opportunity to win it, but in this game they were a disaster, it is not only they lost it is they way they lost, the game was never close, the closest they were was when the score was 14-7 but then their defence could not stop the Dolphins and the game went downhill from there, they have 3 sacks all season so they are averaging one sack per game which is ridiculous and whenever they were close to Fitzpatrick the guy just decided to run and averaged 5.4 per run, not only that they are getting dominated on the time of possession and since their offence is capable of moving the ball then it means the fault falls on their defence.

I am very disappointed because I thought if the Jaguars played well we may get to see Tua but I suppose we will have to wait for some weeks if Fitzpatrick keeps playing at that level.

I got it at Over/Under 48.5...
I just expected so much more from the Jags... :/

I didnt bet on my Dolphins because I normally dont bet on my Team. I should have this time, would have made me money.  

What was the over for this game. This Jaguars defense is one of the most horrible after 2 weeks of this season, I reckon.

@nutildah. I bet Jaguars -2.5 because Miami is 0 - 2. A casual fan's mistake.

Good luck! I almost put a bet in for JAX to cover (-2.5) but changed my mind at the last second. That probably means they'll win by a lot now. Lol. Good 'ol Florida vs. Florida -- you know they'll have as many fans in attendance as possible, which I kind of prefer to empty stands and fake crowd noise, even if some of them statistically have to die of covid in a few weeks (not so LOL).

Fitzmagic vs. Minshew Mania, the facial hair showdown on TNF  

Probably not the matchup everyone wants to see but at least it's going to be a high scoring game, 300+ passing yards and multiple touchdowns each.
I have two prop bets, James Robinson over 72.5 rush yards and Gesicki over 55.5 receiving yards, have of both of them in my fantasy team this week, i hope i don't get double the disappointment tonight lol  They did well over the weekend though:

- J.Robinson 16CAR, 102YDS, 1TD vs. Titans
- Gesicki 11 TGTS, 8REC, 130YDS, 1TD vs. Bills

edit; both bets lost, Jags with and without DJ Chark are two totally different things...no deep threat for Minshew to throw to.
I'll take the 30.90 fantasy points for James Robinson though (he was projected only 12.6), what a steal...

Yeah I read about the Tyrod Taylor incident...
Sorry but he is a professional doctor and punctures a superstars lung?
I would def. be looking around for another doctor

The upside Herbert got to show his skills and surprised us all a bit!