Youmans: My midseason NFL betting awards
Seattle Seahawks are 6-3 and are the NFC West leaders. They traded quarterback Russell Wilson to Denver for three players and draft picks. Geno Smith has been a big success since taking over for Wilson. The team is 6'3' against the spread. Philadelphia fans are heckling the awards committee. Philadelphia is 8-0 and will get their due during the presentation. Youmans is giving midseason NFL betting awards. He suggests Seattle should be up for Best Picture. It's the NFL's version of the Oscars. Seattle would have candidates in the Best Actor and Best Director categories.
Youmans has won nine awards for his midseason NFL betting awards.
Denver is on pace for a double-digit loss season. Matt Ryan was benched and the Colts have been worse with Sam Ehlinger. Aaron Rodgers is not playing well and his team is struggling. Tom Brady is off the hook after leading Tampa Bay to a last-minute comeback victory over the Rams. He's No. 2 in passing yards (2,547) and throwing only one interception in 398 attempts.
The Lions are annoying to handicappers. The Titans are baffling to them. Youmans gives his midseason NFL betting awards. for annoying teams. For the other awards, Youman gives the most annoying team to the handicap. for most irritating team.
The lowest season win totals belonged to Houston (4.5) and Atlanta (5). The Texans are living down to expectations at 1-6-1 straight up. The Falcons are tied with the Buccaneers for first in the NFC South. Atlanta has been an underdog in eight of nine games and is 6-0-2 ATS in that role.
Brian Daboll gambled with his team's two-point conversion to win 21-20 at Tennessee. The Jets came back from a 30-17 deficit at Cleveland to beat them 31-30. According to ESPN Stats & Info, teams had won 2,229 consecutive games when leading by at least 13 points in the final two minutes.
The Jets came back from a poor start to win their first game of the season. The Cowboys lost their season opener to the Buccaneers, but they won four straight games. Mike McCarthy's team is still struggling, even though they lost the starting quarterback.
Derek Carr and Josh McDaniels are the worst coach-quarterback duo in the NFL. Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury and quarterback Kyler Murray are also in contention. Arizona started 0-2 and is 2-6. The Raiders blew a 17-0 lead and lost 27-20 to Jacksonville. They have blown leads of 17 or more points three times in eight games.
Youmans has given his midseason NFL betting awards. The worst one is the Jaguars' defeat against the Commanders. In the second place is Carson Wentz's 28-22 win over Washington. In Week 3, the Browns led the Steelers 23-17 in the final seconds. Pittsburgh's last lateral bounced into the end zone and Denzel Ward fell on the fumble for a touchdown.
Brandon Staley made some odd game-management decisions in the Chargers' 27-24 loss in Kansas City. Justin Herbert's pass to Joshua Palmer for a touchdown won the game. The Chargers were 3.5-point dogs. The game was played in a place with heavy betting action.
Youmans' midseason NFL betting awards are the best value bets from the preseason. Youmans picks the Philadelphia Eagles as the winner. The Eagles are undefeated and Jalen Hurts is a leading candidate for league MVP.
