Chiefs look for revenge, Dolphins offer value as underdog

The Sporting News reached out to bookmakers around the sports betting industry to ask for their expert picks on this Sunday's Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Our panel includes some of the top oddsmakers in Las Vegas. We see a fairly even split of predictions, with a small lean to the favored 49ers. One of our…

Two of the Raiders' biggest rivals will square off in the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The San Francisco 49ers are consensus 1-point favorites over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58 on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium. The consensus total is 47½. The Chiefs, the reigning Super Bowl champions, upset the Ravens 17-10 as 4½-point underdogs in the…

A Kansas City offense that seemed to be falling asleep at the wheel for most of the season is finally waking up in the NFL playoffs. Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback who was not as sharp while dealing with a variety of problems around him, is playing with more of an edge. The Chiefs totaled 409 yards and 26 points in the wild-card round against…

It's not only going to be cold in Kansas City on Saturday night, but potential record-breaking low temperatures are forecast for an NFL playoff game. In a nighttime AFC Wild Card matchup, the Kansas City Chiefs will host the Miami Dolphins at Arrowhead Stadium where temperatures are expected around 0 degrees at kickoff with a wind chill (gusts of…

Kickoff: 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt, Germany) TV: NFL Network, NBC (Ch. 6 in Miami-Dade, Broward); RADIO: Westwood One, WBGG (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM), WEFL (760-AM, Spanish) Coaches: The Dolphins' Mike McDaniel is 15-11, including playoffs, in his second season as a head…

The opening wild card round of the 2023 playoffs produced plenty of drama and higher scoring finishes. Four betting favorites won, but the Los Angeles Chargers did not after blowing a 27-0 lead and losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-30. The four divisional round games and odds are set. The Bills vs Bengals game is the headliner and drawing the…

With the final games of the NFL's regular season approaching, wins and losses in the league have never seemed more irrelevant. The thoughts of players, fans and those associated with the league are with Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who has made remarkable improvement after going into cardiac arrest following a collision during Monday's…

The Philadelphia Eagles are 13-1 and are one win away from clinching the NFC East Division. They are also the current favorite to win the National Football Conference and advance to Super Bowl 57. The Buffalo Bills were the preseason favorites in the odds for betting on Super Bowl 57, and after some ups and downs during 2022, they're now back on…

Will we see a measure of revenge dished out on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Cincinnati Bengals? The NFL Week 13 schedule features a number of notable matchups-Bills vs Patriots, Dolphins vs 49ers, Titans vs Eagles, Jets vs Vikings, Commanders vs Giants, just to name a few -but the standout matchup of the week is a rematch of last…

The 2022 NFL trade deadline delivered chaos and endless tweet notifications, and now rosters are mostly set as some teams prepare for a potential playoff push while others start studying college football film more intensely. Among the biggest headliners of the trade deadline involved tight end T.J. Hockenson moving from one NFC North team to…

The Super Bowl 54 rematch tops the schedule in Week 7. Patrick Mahomes II and the Chiefs visit Levi's Stadium to play the San Francisco 49ers and we've got NFL Week 7 best bets to make. Jimmy Garoppolo is back quarterbacking the 49ers and has the team pointed toward the playoffs. San Francisco has a real chance to win the NFC West. In Super Bowl…

During last year's playoffs, there was an uncanny amount of upsets. In the NFC, the No. 6 seed San Francisco 49ers made it all the way to the Championship Game as they went on the road and upset the No. 3 seed Dallas Cowboys 23-17 and the top seed Green Bay Packers 13-10 before falling short to the eventual Super Bowl winning Los Angeles Rams 20-17…

The 2023 season kicks off Thursday night with the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Detroit Lions. Sunday's action includes last year's runner-up, the Philadelphia Eagles, facing off as favorites against the New England Patriots. Week 1 wraps up Monday night with Aaron Rodgers' debut with the New York Jets against the high-powered…

The beginning of December means there's one month left in the NFL regular season, so it's becoming make-or-break time for teams to make a playoff push or attempt to win the Caleb Williams sweepstakes. Week 13 is here, and even with six teams off, it still has some juicy matchups that will affect the playoff race, starting with the Dallas…

Six weeks into the season, teams are starting to pull away as championship contenders and others are falling into top-draft pick talk. There are two undefeated teams left. And they're both in the NFC. The Philadelphia Eagles (5-0) take on the New York Jets (2-3), who are flying high after a personal win over the Denver Broncos (1-4) last…

Entering Week 4, there are three undefeated teams left. The San Francisco 49ers (3-0) are at the top of the NFC West and host the Arizona Cardinals (1-2) in a division matchup. Christian McCaffrey and company are favored, but the Cardinals are coming off a shocking upset and will be hungry to repeat. The Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) also have a…

One month of the 2023 NFL season is nearly in the books, and we are beginning to separate the contenders and pretenders as we move onto Week 5. There are some intriguing matchups on deck, but the game of the week will be in Northern California when the San Francisco 49ers (4-0) host the Dallas Cowboys (3-1) in a playoff rematch as the two teams…

The end of the 2023 NFL season is near, but there is lots of action still to come. Ahead of Week 17, there are eight playoff spots and six division titles up for grabs. The competition starts Thursday when the already-eliminated New York Jets (6-9) take on the Cleveland Browns (10-5), who are riding a three-game win streak and are gunning for a…

The NFL playoff picture is starting to take shape, and teams will look to boost their spot in the standings in Week 15. In addition to the "Thursday Night Football" matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers (5-8) and Las Vegas Raiders (5-8), there will be NFL football on four days this week, with the first Saturday slate of the season. Saturday…

If Week 1 was a sign of how the season is going to be, NFL fans are in for a wild ride. Defending Super Bowl champs the Kansas City Chiefs (0-1) were upset by the Detroit Lions (1-0). In Week 2, they look to bounce back against Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) and it's still uncertain if they will be without Travis Kelce again.…