How Do NFL Computer Picks Work?
The above table displays computer picks based off the last 100 games played in the NFL. Confusing? Worry not - listed below are a few key terms to help guide you through our NFL computer picks table as efficiently as possible so that you're better equipped to make NFL picks and parlays at the best online sportsbooks.
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Units of Profit for NFL Picks: Opening and Closing Odds
This is a computer-generated opening and closing line that calculates the last 100 NFL picks made based on a bettor placing $100 on each game. “To Win” indicates any NFL picks straight-up or moneyline bet that the player wins. “ATS” is a representation of the record based on wagers against the spread. “Total O/U” shows the record for both OVER or UNDER picks.
Picks Record: Opening and Closing Odds
The first column in the above table is labeled “To Win,” the second “ATS” and the third “Total O/U.” “To Win” represents the record based on straight moneyline bets. “ATS” indicates the record based on wagers placed against the spread. “Total O/U” represents the amount won OVER or UNDER wagers.
NFL Schedule
The 2020-2021 NFL offseason saw some very big changes take place, which impacted the 2021-2022 NFL season schedule and beyond. The topic of the NFL considering an expanded 17-game regular season had been discussed for a number of years and after the expansion of the NFL Playoffs, the NFL regular season now consists of 17 games as opposed to 16.
The 2021-22 National Football League season will be its 102nd, and officially begins with the NFL Kick-Off game on Thursday, September 9th, between Tom Brady’s Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dak Prescott’s Dallas Cowboys.
The National Football League regular season wraps up on January 9th, 2022 with the NFL postseason kicking-off on January 15th. Super Bowl 56 is slated for Sunday, February 13th at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, where both the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers play their home games.
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Our computer generates expert NFL predictions that can help you cover the point spread for every game. Review our computer’s NFL picks for this week and take advantage of free picks before you place any money on the NFL wagerline.
NFL Computer Picks
Humans are biased and their opinions color their decisions. Machines don’t care if you have a man-crush on Aaron Rodgers or despise Tom Brady. If the stats say Green Bay is the team to win and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will lose, then the computer will tell you - the Packers will win and the Bucs will lose.
This is why advanced stats have grown in popularity for fantasy leagues, pro sports teams, agents and even the general stats geek. And it's why NFL computer predictions are coming to be relied upon more than the screaming, angle-quoting handicapper.
NFL Picks Against the Spread
Picking NFL winners against the spread is one of the toughest tasks in sports betting. Professional handicappers can sell you their information and you can try to figure it out yourself, searching through stats, scores, rankings, game logs, betting trends, weather reports, and studying line moves.
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Increasingly, bettors are relying on computers to do the work, to come up with unbiased, stats-focused predictions on NFL games throughout the regular season, including the Super Bowl. Of course, the output is only as good as the input. If the stats are accurate with significant handicapping measurements and if the formulas or algorithms are solid, then the resulting NFL computer selections can be reliable.
Our NFL picks are generated by a computer algorithm that accounts for metrics such as injuries, the time of day, which day of the week it is, recent records, recent matchup records, and much more.
NFL Over/Under Picks
If you aren’t entirely sold on which NFL team will win in any given football game, or you’d rather bet on the match itself instead of a particular team, get in on the betting action with totals picks. As opposed to taking a side, you wager on whether both football teams will combine to score over (more than) or under (less than) the total number of points set by the oddsmakers.
Totals picks make late-game drives in matchups that are well out of reach exhilarating as they have the potential to push the points total over or under the line that was set. Odds Shark previews every NFL season game, offering expert analysis along with NFL betting picks on the over/under market.
Moneyline NFL Picks
With NFL moneyline picks, you bet on a winner or a loser without any point spread. If you’re an underdog type of person, moneyline bets are great as far as increasing your profits go. For example, if Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens are a +10 against the spread vs Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, they could be up to +450 on the moneyline to win outright, which means a $100 wager would payout $450.
NFL Score Predictions
Depending on how complex (does it include player data, weather variations, and depth chart consideration?) the formula is, you could have success with picking more NFL winners at sportsbooks online. Of course, naysayers will always argue that a coin toss or some zoo animal will be able to do just as well, but those are true flukes.
Computer picks have a basis in fact and stats. It's just a question of finding the right mix of data and math, but don't forget to weigh handicapping factors that you believe are relevant and important. If you pinpoint that perfect mix, you should be able to find edges and advantages that you can exploit at the sportsbook window each Sunday (or Monday or Thursday).
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