There’s no shortage of handicapping tools and tactics when sizing up the NFL Week 2 odds, but it isn’t just one route that will uncover a winning bet. You need a little bit of everything.

Going beyond the box scores and advanced metrics, the schedule can offer an edge for bettors with teams reacting to the situation that they’re in. Also known as “spot bets”, situational handicapping is a subtle slice of the handicapping pie and I give you my top spots that pop in Week 2 of the season.

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The 2023 NFL season finally kicks off tonight when Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Detroit Lions. The Lions have generated a lot of NFL odds buzz following closing out last year with an 8-2 record down the stretch.

Additional intrigue has been added to TNF odds following the bone bruise that was sustained by Travis Kelce in a practice on Tuesday, bringing into question if he will play and how his targets will be divided up if he were to miss Thursday’s game.

Despite the Chiefs remaining home chalk in Week 1 odds, can Mahomes navigate a season-opening win without Kelce? We break down the Patrick Mahomes odds, and give our best free NFL picks, for Lions vs. Chiefs on Thursday, September 7.

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It’s been the year of the Under in the NFL, with games going below the total 59.7% of the time through the first 10 weeks of the season. That figure jumps to 60.6% if you exclude games that went to overtime.

Though the betting public generally loves supporting Overs, NFL odds totals have been trending down noticeably as the season goes on. As such, I think wagering opportunities are appearing on the Over, and that side makes up three of my favorite plays in the Week 11 odds.

I’ll parlay three Over wagers before diving into my favorite same-game parlay of the week, which involves the Dallas Cowboys taking on the Carolina Panthers.

Without further ado, here are my best free NFL parlay picks for Week 11.

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We’re down to the final game of the season, and I’m going to miss it because Sundays aren’t the same without football, especially during the cold winter months.

Thankfully, the Super Bowl odds are giving us a great matchup with a tight spread and an avalanche of amazing betting opportunities. I’m deep into building out my betting card and am combining a variation of my favorite Super Bowl picks into a same-game parlay. 

When playing parlays, I like to play it a little bit safer, and you’ll notice that with my four-legger below. We’ll be backing a strong Chiefs performance, a couple of skill-position studs, and a defense-led conclusion to the game with this Super Bowl parlay pick.

Check out my analysis below and best of luck with your Super Bow…

An AFC West rivalry plays out again on Sunday when the Las Vegas Raiders take on the Denver Broncos in the Mile High City.

Both 2-2 teams will be looking to kickstart a winning streak with a big divisional W. My Raiders vs. Broncos predictions believe the tides will turn in this recently one-sided rivalry.

Find out why I’m projecting a Broncos win in my NFL picks for Sunday, October 6.

Raiders vs Broncos prediction

My best betBroncos -3 (-105 at BetMGM)

My analysisThe Las Vegas Raiders have won nine of the last 10 matchups in this divisional rivalry and eight straight. However, the Denver Broncos are ready to buck that trend, and it’s all thanks to their defense. They’ve only allowed 13.8 points per game, which …

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Thomas Tuchel is not worried about upsetting Chelsea’s players by admonishing them during games and said he has mellowed on the touchline in recent years, admitting “nobody was safe” from him at the start of his managerial career.

Tuchel showed his ruthless side when he substituted Callum Hudson-Odoi on and off during Chelsea’s draw with Southampton last month and he was heard criticising Timo Werner’s positioning during his side’s win over Everton on Monday. The former Paris Saint-Germain manager told the forward in German: “Timo, how long are you staying on the left? You’re playing on the right! The last 15 minutes you’ve only been on the left! Don’t you understand?”

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1) Ten Hag confuses with Casemiro derby decision

Erik ten Hag is nothing if not a Serious Football Man, but there was an element of comedy about Manchester United’s unravelling at the Etihad. It was there in the comment from Ten Hag that Cristiano Ronaldo did not appear “out of respect for his big career”. That may or may not be a brilliant caustic joke. More significantly it was there on Casemiro’s face as he came on with the game already dead, having worked his way through five Champions League medals only to discover that, in fact, he’s not as good as Scott McTominay. So, some useful information there for the Brazilian. Ten Hag is the latest United manager caught between ill-…