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Betting on Colts, Saints down the stretch

Chad Millman

...emboldened by all the dogs covering. But this past weekend wins by the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans and New York Jets helped players get healthy. Now, the bad news: There are two undefeated...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Behind the Bets: Save your pool

Chad Millman, ESPN Insider

If the death of NFL parity destroyed your survival pool, try one of these three solutions

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Week 11's NFL point spread moves

Chad Millman

...play Green Bay, so I can see this number going to seven." Matchup: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans Line moves: Texans from minus-3.5 to minus-5 What that means: There is some...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Week 9 NFL point-spread moves

Chad Millman

...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-8.5 What...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Week 6 NFL point spread moves

Chad Millman

...most of the money is on the Broncos, but by game time it will be." Matchup: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals Line moves: Cincy opened at minus-4, now at minus-5 What that...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009

Week 5 NFL point spread moves

Chad Millman

...on the side of the public, knowing the public is going to bet the favorite." Matchup: Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals Line move: Cards opened at minus-3, currently minus-5.5 What that...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman, ESPN The Magazine

No team has seen the betting action around it change since spring like the Cincinnati Bengals, but they're not completely alone in the world of shifting lines.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Beating the Spread in the Playoffs

Chad Millman

How did every playoff team do against the spread?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 30, 2008

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

Four road favorites to open the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs? It's historic! It's unfathomable! It's the British laying points to beat the Colo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

...ago, She discovered Ethan's. Cassie and Juan, a quarter horse trainer, had taken Ethan along to Houston's Sam Houston racetrack. As Cassie scanned the racing program, Ethan, then 14, asked his mom if...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008

Behind The Bets

Chad Millman

Newsflash: Understanding risk is what separates everyday squares from the big-money wiseguys who live off their gambling wits. Now, here's a piece o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008

Behind the Bets: Public Trading

Chad Millman

[Ed's Note: Chad Millman is a Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN The Magazine, and once wrote a book called The Odds. His column takes a close look at the c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008

NFL 2002: Who's Next?

Chad Millman

New season, new divisions, new team and (almost) everybody has a chance to win. Check our picks on Jan. 26.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2002

Step By Step

Chad Millman

Take a look at Texans GM Charley Casserly's blueprint for building an expansion franchise.

Story | Conversation | August 07, 2002

Lift Off

Chad Millman

Forget America's Team. The Texans just want to restore some pride to Houston and ... oh, yeah, own the state.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2002