NFL Expert Picks

NFL Expert Picks

NFL Expert Picks

Each week on ESPN.com, the braintrust of Bristol University convene and offer their predictions for the upcoming slate of NFL games.

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Countdown Daily Prediction: TEN-HOU

Mark Schlereth and Herm Edwards make their pick for the Titans-Texans game

Video | November 19, 2009

The one and onlys

ESPN The Magazine and Football Outsiders

From the November 30, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine: an investigation of the most irreaplaceable players in the NFL -- among them Leon Hall, Ryan Clady, DeMarcus Ware and Andre Johnson.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Behind the Bets: All hail college hoops!

Chad Millman, ESPN The Magazine

Think Vegas doesn't care about NCAA basketball until March? You're wrong. In fact, some of the smartest bets around can be taken now, while many sports books are still busy juggling football games.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Week 12 BALLS Index

Chad Millman

Oh joy. At long last, after a season that began with them being anointed the most dominant team ever, only to be shoved aside after so many weak showi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Countdown Daily Recap: Dolphins-Patriots

Jon Anik and Cris Carter recap the Patriots knocking off the Dolphins

Video | November 08, 2009

Week 9 NFL point-spread moves

Chad Millman

...going to be on Baltimore that much. If we knew, we would have opened the game at pick 'em." Matchup: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts Line moves: Opened Colts minus-9.5, currently Colts minus...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Behind the Bets: All The Greek to me

Chad Millman, ESPN The Magazine

Though Jimmy The Greek's name will forever be linked to racist remarks and his subsequent fall, sports betting would never have made it to the big time without him.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Week 10 BALLS Index: Texas pulling away

Chad Millman

...Horns' schedule, McCoy completed nearly 70 percent of his passes while throwing five touchdowns and just two picks. Meanwhile, his team put away Oklahoma, Missouri and Oklahoma State with relative ease, winning by an average...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Top search topic: NFL expert picks

Maalek Marshall, ESPN.com

ESPN.com ranks the top searches for October 2009.

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Week 8 NFL point-spread moves

Chad Millman

Here's what I think of the study of gambling: It is Talmudic. It requires a lifetime of examination to understand it just a little. And even then you'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Week 9 college football point spread moves

Chad Millman

...bookmaker Ed Salmons, the Superbook's college football expert, on Thursday afternoon to talk about this weekend...Michigan at Kent St. Line moves: Opened as pick 'em, moved to two within 20 minutes of...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009

New Behind the Bets column up

Chad Millman

My latest Behind the Bets column is up. It's on the bookmaker's silent killer (so far this season, at least), the parlay bet. Read it here.

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Behind the Bets: The silent killer

Chad Millman, ESPN The Magazine

With NFL favorites on the rampage this season, bettors stand to make a killing on parlays. Chad Millman talks to Vegas pros to get the lowdown on how these three-games-or-more bets have evolved from the sucker to smart man's play.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Week 9 BALLS Index: No worse bet than Florida

Chad Millman

Got the weekly BALLS Index rankings from Sal at madduxsports.com. And it made me realize that, nine weeks into the college football season, there are ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Week 7 NFL point spread moves

Chad Millman

To help me break down the NFL's biggest line moves this week, I called Dave Tuley. It's not because he's from the Chicago 'burbs -- like me. Or becaus...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009