Covering the Spread

The NFL's Divisional Round kicks off on Saturday and features some drool-worthy matchups. How should we bet all four games? Kelly Stewart of Bleacher Report joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the round, discussing how she alters her betting approach in the playoffs, her read on each game, and her favorite bets of the week.

The NFL opens the playoffs with six games this weekend. Where can we find the best betting value for Wild Card Weekend? Nick Kostos of You Better You Bet joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the slate, discussing his read on the top games of the weekend and his favorite bets. Kostos also gives his thoughts on Monday's College Football Championship Game between...

Heading into the final week of the season, there are still plenty of playoff spots left to be decided. How should we bet the week's highest-impact games? numberFire's Brandon Gdula joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview Week 17, outlining where he sees betting value and how we should alter our approach to such a unique slate of games.

The College Football Playoffs start this Friday as Notre Dame duels with Alabama and Ohio State tries to defeat Clemson. How should we bet those games? Drew Martin of Sports Memo joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the two semifinals, discussing his read on the games and whether he sees any prop bets he likes in each.

Week 16 includes several big games that will go a long way toward deciding which teams make the playoffs and where they'll be seeded. How should we bet those matchups and others? Drew Dinsick of the Deep Dive Podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to outline where he sees betting value across the NFL this week. Dinsick also runs through NBA futures he's betting with...

With the playoff picture beginning to clear up, Week 15 features some games that will go a long way toward deciding who will advance their way to the postseason. How should we bet those games with big playoff implications? The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes preview Week 15, discussing the best betting values on the board and where we may be able to take advantage of the NFC f...

The final spots in the College Football Playoff will be solidified this weekend as teams duke it out in conference championship games. How should we bet this week's slate? Adam Kramer of Bleacher Report joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the SEC, ACC, and Big Ten championship games and outline where he sees betting value in those games and others.

Week 14's primetime slate includes two big matchups with AFC playoff implications. How should we bet those games and others? Olivia Moody of BookIt joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break down the Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens versus Cleveland Browns, other games with betting value, and some NFC futures she likes prior to Week 14.

With spots in conference championships on the line, how should we bet Week 15 in college football? Edward Egros, host of the upcoming Odds and Ed's on the FanDuel Podcast Network, joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to outline where he sees value for this weekend's games and discuss if the Heisman market is worth diving into with just two weekends left.

Week 13 in the NFL features a pair of fun games out west and one with heavy playoff implications between the Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns. How should we bet these games and others? Fabian Sommer of Football Handicapping joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss how he sees those games playing out, the role offensive scheme can play in our betting decisions,...

College football's Week 14 schedule includes some massive games between small schools. How should we bet those and others? Pamela Maldonado of Odds Shark joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break it all down, discussing her thoughts on Louisiana versus Appalachian State, Liberty versus Coastal Carolina, and her other favorite bets across the nation. (UPDATE: Liberty v...

When James Holzhauer won nearly $2.5 million on Jeopardy! in 2019, he credited his sports-betting background for some of the success. What lessons can we learn from Holzhauer as it pertains to betting on the NFL? Holzhauer joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss this, outlining how he built his NFL predictive model, why he favors in-game betting, and where we can...

Week 11's primetime games feature fun matchups between high-scoring offenses and underrated defenses. Where can we find betting value on those games? Joe Ostrowski of Radio.com and 670 The Score joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the week, discussing his thoughts on Bucs versus Rams and Raiders versus Chiefs, other games he likes in Week 11, and where we can...

The Big Ten features a pair of monster games this week that will go a long way toward deciding who will win each division. How should we bet those games and others in Week 12? Megan Nunez of FanDuel joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the week, discussing her general betting process for college football, her thoughts on Ohio State versus Indiana and Northweste...

Week 10 features a couple of divisional games with playoff implications and a fun shootout in Arizona. How should we bet those games and others? The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes give a preview of the week, outlining what Feng's numbers say about each of the teams, whether we should buy into what Josh Allen and Kyler Murray have been doing, and the best betting values of the...

Which bets stand out across college football in Week 11? Professional sports bettor Mike Craig joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break down the week, discussing his overall sports-betting process, why he prefers ancillary markets over betting totals and sides, and where he sees betting value across the nation based on the odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.

​Week 9 features a big divisional showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers​ and New Orleans Saints​. How should we bet that game and others? Peter Jennings, co-founder of Fantasy Labs, joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview Bucs versus Saints, outline his betting process, and discuss his other favorite bets for Week 9.

This weekend's college football slate includes a massive showdown between Clemson and Notre Dame. How much does Trevor Lawrence's absence impact the betting outlook of that game? The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes preview the Week 10 college slate, discussing how to bet Clemson versus Notre Dame, a wacky start for the Big 10, and the best betting values elsewhere across the n...

Week 8 in the NFL features a massive divisional matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers. How should we bet that game and others this weekend? Drew Dinsick of the Deep Dive Podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview Ravens versus Steelers, outline his other favorite bets for Week 8, and check in on the futures market to see which teams cou...

How should we bet Saturday's showdown between Ohio State and Penn State? Which other games present value in Week 9? Eli Hershkovich of Radio.com joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the slate, discussing how he has had to alter his process to account for 2020's strange schedule, his read on Ohio State versus Penn State, and where else he sees value at FanDuel S...

Will the scoring pace in the NFL eventually get back near where it was in previous seasons, or should we expect the shootouts to continue? FanDuel Sportsbook's Director of Trading, John Sheeran, joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss this, the unique challenges sportsbooks have had during the COVID-impacted 2020 season, and how he sees Week 7's biggest games play...

The Big Ten is set to play its first games of 2020, and the slate features a big game between Michigan and Minnesota. How should we bet that game and others? Edward Egros of More Ways to Win joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break down the weekend, discussing his comfort in betting Big Ten teams, the unique challenges of handicapping college football in 2020, and hi...

Week 6 in the NFL features several massive games with undefeated and one-loss teams going toe-to-toe. How should we bet those big games and others? Andy Molitor of the Deep Dive Podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview Week 6, discussing whether he expects the league's scoring binge to continue, his read on the week's big matchups, and his favorite bets on...

Georgia and Alabama are set to square off on Saturday night, headlining Week 7's college football slate. How should we bet that game and the rest of the week? Drew Martin of Sportsmemo joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to break down the battle of SEC titans, his big takeaways from the opening month, and other betting value he sees at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Week 6 in college football features several high-profile games, including a big ACC showdown between Clemson and Miami. How should we look to bet those games? Richard Johnson of the Split Zone Duo podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the week's biggest games and outline what differences he has noted across college football in the opening few weeks.