In an effort to be the most, if not only, transparent sports betting information channel, we will be presenting a weekly review of our site’s three most prolific NFL analysts and their game and prop predictions week by week, and for the season total.
Details of every pick can be found on individual analysts’ pages. (Coming soon.)
Week 7 Results
| HANDICAPPER | UNITS WAGERED | UNITS +/- | UNIT ROI | RAW W-L |
| The Professor | 23 | +5.57 | 24.20% | 11-7 |
| The Knish | 10 | +2.09 | 20.9% | 6-4 |
| The Bartender | 33 | +1.0 | 3.03% | 9-8 |
| Combined | 66 | +8.66 | 13.12% | 26-19 |
Season To Date Results
| HANDICAPPER | UNITS WAGERED | UNITS +/- | UNIT ROI | RAW W-L |
| The Knish | 75 | +13.50 | 20.79% | 46-30 |
| The Professor | 131 | +22.72 | 17.48% | 64-43 |
| The Bartender | 127 | +11.00 | 8.66% | 61-50 |
| Combined | 333 | +47.2 | 14.17% | 171-123 |
Analysis
THE PROFESSOR
Hit six of his eight-player prop bets. Wins: Matthew Stafford over 288.5 yards passing (334), and over 2.5 passing touchdowns (3); Cordarrelle Patterson over 35.5 yards rushing (60), and anytime touchdown scorer (yes); A.J. Brown anytime touchdown scorer (yes); Jonathan Taylor over 64.5 yards rushing (107). His two player-prop losses came from Packers teammates Davante Adams and A.J. Dillon: Adams over 95.5 yards receiving (76); Dillon over 9.5 yards receiving (2).
“Cordarrelle Patterson is the man. Atlanta and New Orleans were reminders of why you have to bet at the right time; wins/pushes on the early numbers, losses on the closing.”
– The Professor
The Professor went 2-2 with four plays on over/under total points. Wins: Eagles-Raiders over 49.5 points (55); Bengals-Ravens over 47 points (58). Losses: Football Team-Packers over 48.5 points (34); Lions-Rams first-half under 26 points (33).
Rounding out his Week 7 betting card was six bets on NFL point spreads, going 3-3. The Professor won Packers -8 and hit on two dogs that won outright: Colts +4.5 and Titans +5.5. Losses came from the Eagles +3, and two narrow losses from favorites: Falcons -2.5 (they won by two) and Saints -4.5 (they won by three).
THE BARTENDER
Put together 17 plays for NFL Week 7, with 13 point-spread bets and four overs on total points. First, the “overs.” The Bartender won Bengals-Ravens 46.5 points (58) and Eagles-Raiders 49 points (55). His losses: Panthers-Giants over 43.5 (28, with 15 combined points after three quarters) and Chiefs-Titans over 56.5 points (30, the Chiefs accounted for three of those points).
“They say football is a game of inches. Following a few narrow loses this week, I can attest, handicapping is also a game of inches.”
– The Bartender
The Bartender cashed seven of 13 point-spread plays, starting with Broncos +3.5 at Cleveland on Thursday night. He got down on the three biggest spreads of NFL Week 7, taking the Cardinals -17.5 (W), Buccaneers -12.5 (W), and Rams -15 (L). Other Sunday wins included the Patriots -7, Titans +5.5, Packers -7.5, and Raiders -3. In the early Sunday window, his losses were Ravens -6.5, Panthers -3, and a half-point Falcons non-cover at -2.5. The Bartender went 0-2 on his primetime plays, with the 49ers losing outright as 3.5-point favorites on Sunday night and the Saints failing to cover -4.5 on Monday night.
THE KNISH
Compiled a mixed bag of betting tastes, from point spreads to over/unders, a two-team teaser, and a player prop. The Knish split his four plays on point spreads, hitting Browns -2 and Colts +4.5. He lost Falcons -2.5 and Saints -4.5. He teased the Packers’ line down to -2 and the Dolphins’ up to +8.5, hitting both for the win. His player prop on Kyler Murray over 2.5 touchdowns (3) also cashed.
“I super suck and am awful. [Editor’s Note, WHile being up 20%+ On the Season!]”
– The Knish
As for his four over/under bets, he won Bengals-Ravens over 47 points (58) and Cardinals’ first-half over 16.5 points (17). The Chiefs were a big-time letdown. They scored three points during their NFL Week 7 road loss, handing The Knish beats on Chiefs first-half over 16.5 points (zero) and Chiefs full-game over 30.5 points (3).
Mario Sanelli writes about sports betting for BeerLife Sports. He previously was the editorial assistant and a general-assignment reporter at The Denver Post for five years after serving as chief editor of The Metropolitan at MSU Denver. Mario was a NFL and college football insider with Mile High Sports for six years.
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