The Los Angeles Rams just staked their spot atop the NFC food chain, taking a big bite out of the defending Super Bowl champs to move to 3-0 last Sunday. Los Angeles stays home for a key NFC West war with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Bookies opened L.A. as big as 6-point NFL betting chalk at home but early money on Arizona chipped that spread down to -5.5 then forced a heavy move to -4.5 Tuesday afternoon. The Cardinals are also undefeated, behind an offense scoring a league-high 34.3 points per game.

Here are our NFL free picks and predictions for Cardinals at Rams on October 3.

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Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals have surprised most NFL fans outside the state of Ohio by making it to the AFC Championship Game. But after wins over the Las Vegas Raiders and the Tennessee Titans things get a little tougher this week. 

Now, they face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, who are trying to advance to the Super Bowl for the third straight season. 

This is a matchup of two of the best offenses in the NFL, so you know there are plenty of betting options in the player prop market. Find out in our favorite free player props and predictions for the Bills vs. Chiefs in the AFC Championship.

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Critics have doubted Josh Allen at times this season, but the Buffalo Bills QB ended 2022 on a tear then put up a huge game against the Miami Dolphins in the Wild Card round. Now, he gets to face another shaky passing defense when the Bills host the Cincinnati Bengals in the Divisional Round on Sunday.

You could have questioned how efficient Allen was last weekend but there’s no doubting his final numbers, including three touchdowns and 352 yards passing. That’s the kind of production that always hits the Over on prop bets.

Win or lose, Buffalo will let Allen throw the ball and attack on offense this weekend. I’ll be targeting the Bills quarterback across the board in my free NFL picks below. For more, check out our Bengals vs. Bills picks an…

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are 5-1 and winners of five straight, but the wins along the way have been dicey, and the offense has not exactly played to the established expectations from years past. 

After only beating the Broncos, Vikings, and Jets by a combined 21 points in the last three weeks, there have been some growing vocalized concerns about the legitimacy of the Chiefs’ record and their standing as one of the league’s best teams.

Can Patrick Mahomes string together a more Mahomes-esque performance in Week 7 against the Los Angeles Chargers in a key AFC West matchup? I’ve taken a look at some Patrick Mahomes odds and have come up with my favorite NFL picks centered around the superstar.

Be sure to also check out our Chargers …

After 18 weeks of grueling action, the NFL Playoffs are finally here.

If you thought the regular season spreads and totals were tough, wait until you get a load of the NFL Wild Card Round odds.

With just a handful of games on the board, oddsmakers fine-tuning their numbers, and any rough spots are quickly sanded down by early action. That makes getting the best of the number a battle.

I run down the opening NFL odds for the Wild Card round and highlight the best spreads and totals to bet now with your NFL picks, as well as some lines you may want to wait to bet later.

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Moving spreads through multiple key numbers is the name of the game with teasers, and I’m targeting a handful of teams on this weekend’s schedule. 

The Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers both have favorable home matchups and check out as my go-to teaser NFL picks for the NFL Week 3 odds slate.

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Spanish legend Raul hopes Qatar qualify for Brazil 2014 and says improving the national team should be the priority for the 2022 World Cup hosts.

The 34-year-old former Real Madrid and Schalke striker penned a one-year contract with 2011 Asian champions Al Sadd earlier this month, becoming the biggest name to currently play in Qatar s Stars League (QSL).

Speaking to Doha Stadium Plus, Raul revealed he had no doubts Qatar could host a successful 2022 event and believed developing the current crop of youth for the future national team needs to be made a priority.

Qatar has everything in place to host a successful World Cup in 2022, Raul said.

The priority should be to improve its national team in 10 years time to first become the top side in Asia and th…

Ivan Toney remains confident of grasping his England opportunity at Euro 2024 when that arrives, though acknowledged the frustrations over a lack of minutes in Germany.

The Brentford striker came off the bench against Slovakia in the last 16 with a minute of normal time remaining, as Jude Bellingham s stunning overhead kick forced an additional 30 minutes in Gelsenkirchen.

Toney provided the assist for Harry Kane s winner just 50 seconds into extra time, the fastest such goal in Euros history, with a smart flick-on after Eberechi Eze s scuffed volley.

Yet that was Toney s first appearance at the competition, and a maiden outing of his career at a major tournament, with Gareth Southgate admitting the forward was disgusted with the late introduction.

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Real Madrid s performance in the Supercopa de Espana confirms them as favourites to defend their LaLiga title this season.

Zinedine Zidane s men claimed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Barcelona, whose attempts to overcome the loss of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain for €222million look set to define their season.

Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid begin life at their new Wanda Metropolitano home, while two players arrive in the Spanish top flight looking to revive their careers.

Here we take a look at five men to watch out for during the coming season.

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Barcelona face a transitional season following the break-up of the attacking trident formerly known as MSN.

Much of the responsibility for ensuring Barca do not feel the abs…

Champions League holders Barcelona are obviously the odds-on favourites to top Group E, but with Roma and Bayer Leverkusen also in the mix, chances are the Catalans will have to work hard in order to secure the top spot. And while BATE Borisov are unlikely to cause too many problems to any of the other three sides, the likes of Giallorossi and die Werkself are widely expected to be involved in a highly entertaining battle for the second place and opportunity to continue the campaign in the knockout stages.

Outright Tips

Market: Group Betting
Tip: Barcelona to Win Group E
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The reigning Champions League winners were always going to be tipped as the most likely team to go through from this group and we have no doubts whatsoever that Barcelona will deliver. The Cat…