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We’re now just hours out from the 2023 NFL Draft, and even though the countdown to the Carolina Panthers being on the clock is on, outside of Bryce Young being selected first overall, mysteries abound in this year’s draft.

It now seems the draft begins at the No. 2 pick with the Houston Texans. Will they select a quarterback? And will it be CJ Stroud, or Will Levis, who has seen plenty of steam leading up to Thursday. Or, will they pass on QB altogether and then things could get really interesting?

With so many unknowns, keeping up with all the moves in the NFL Draft odds has been a combination of exciting and exhausting. Here’s my final mock for the 2023 NFL Draft and t I still identify some betting value …

Week 8 odds in the NFL feature an AFC West clash at Mile-High between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos. The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs are atop the division with a 6-1 record while the Broncos are at the bottom with a 2-5 mark.

That said, Denver has done a good job of keeping things closer than expected in this rivalry over the last couple of years. NFL odds opened with Chiefs as 8.5-point favorites before that number quickly slimmed to -7.5.

Here are my best free NFL picks for Chiefs vs. Broncos on October 29, and make sure to also check out our favorite Patrick Mahomes props. 

Chiefs vs Broncos odds

Chiefs vs Broncos predictions

The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off a 31-17 victo…

After the Philadelphia Eagles limped to the finish line and fell into a Wild Card spot, the Birds will have to fly to Tampa Bay to take on a swashbuckling Buccaneers team that’s shown more than anyone expected. NFL odds for Tampa were all over the place this season, but now it’s one of the few teams remaining on the Super Bowl odds board.

With the Eagles’ offense losing its mojo and the Buccaneers’ defense having Pro Bowl talent at every level, a banged-up Jalen Hurts is going to be in a tough spot on the road without his best playmaker. Despite that, Wild Card odds are still favoring Philly.

You can see how I’m betting on Jalen Hurts’ odds as I dive into tonight’s matchup to give you my free NFL picks below.

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Finding the best value on NFL odds has become just a little bit easier, as most sportsbooks routinely offer odds boosts and betting promotions on select betting markets.

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Boosts are often time-sensitive, with release times (and expiration dates) being quite spontaneous; it can be tedious to go to every different sportsbook and search for the best bonuses of the week, so we have you covered — we’ve compiled a list of the best Week 3 odds boosts for making your NFL picks!

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This, as José Mourinho might drily observe, is football heritage.

To lose one semi-final might be considered unfortunate. To lose two a coincidence. But in United’s third unsuccessful attempt to grease their season with silverware could be identified a clear pattern running through the club. It is not a problem that can be solved by signing Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish. Rather, it is something more systemic and deep-rooted, a malaise that took years to set in and may well take years to cure.

It is the lack of anything remotely resembling a process, a plan, a blueprint: something that sustains you through the tough parts, that gets you over setbacks. Here, against the wily Sevilla, it manifested itself most clea…

The Premier League is to take further action to prevent crowd trouble next season, while enshrining the right to fairly priced tickets for away supporters.

Stewards will be asked to accompany fans on away trips and supporters who invade the pitch will be subject not just to lifetime club bans but football-wide ones as part of plans announced by the top flight. A cap on away ticket prices, meanwhile, is to be written into the Premier League rulebook, with the cost to remain at £30 until 2025.

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The announcements, which were made after the league’s annual general meeting, could be seen as an attempt at striking a balanced message to ma…

South Korea beat Bahrain 3-1 in their Asian Cup Group E opener on Monday with Paris St-Germain’s Lee Kang-in rescuing his side with a second-half brace at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.

With the score tied at 1-1 after goals from Hwang In-beom and Bahrain’s Abdullah al-Hashsash, Lee turned on the style with two lethal strikes that had the South Korean fans at the small 15,000-capacity arena screaming in delight.

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A stop-start encounter witnessed plenty of fouls in the first half and although there was no malice in the challenges, South Korea had three players on yellow cards in the first half hour – including centre back Kim Min-jae.

A pair of reserves at third base have already been chosen to join the American League All-Star team in Texas next week, but there’s another choice with a strong argument and living quarters nearby. Josh Smith is batting over .300 the past two months and ranks in the top 30 in baseball in batting average (.292), OPS (.829), and doubles (19), which is second in the AL. He adds the versatility to play multiple infield positions, with 22 of his 82 games played at shortstop and the rest at the hot corner. Unfortunately for Smith, 26, the position is well-stocked on the AL roster. Rafael Devers (Red Sox) and Isaac Paredes (Rays) are in as reserves behind American League starter Jose Ramirez (Guardians). Smith helped spare the Rangers without Josh Jung in the first half, but he might not g…

Let us now embark on a tortuous NFL offseason journey that includes all of our favorite dummies and involves a starting quarterback trying to challenge two-thirds of First Take to an “octagon fight.” Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was recently asked about the possibility of selecting Kyler Murray with one of his team’s handful of first-round picks. Gruden said that Drew Brees’s success led him to reevaluate his somewhat parochial views towards smaller QBs, and that Murray was good at football. Given Derek Carr’s struggles last season and his occasionally combative relationship with Gruden, this led to speculation that Carr’s days with the Raiders could be dwindling. Yesterday, First Take host Max Kellerman connected those dots: “Carr didn’t want it. Gruden knows they g…