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      My NFL Season Betting Review
      • Mar 29
      • 2 min

      My NFL Season Betting Review

      By Steve Rieder @AvoidtheVig Documented Plays It is readily accepted that NFL sides and totals are the most difficult market to beat. ...
      NFL Week 16 LOOKAHEAD LINES
      • Mar 29
      • 3 min

      NFL Week 16 LOOKAHEAD LINES

      By Steve Rieder @AvoidtheVig LOOKAHEAD LINES: COLUMN OVERVIEW Every week several domestic and off-shore books post lookahead lines for...
      NFL Week 18 Power Ratings
      • Mar 29
      • 3 min

      NFL Week 18 Power Ratings

      By Steve Rieder @AvoidtheVig "The difference between sharps and squares is that sharps bet numbers and squares bet teams." Most...
      Week 1 Power Ratings
      • Sep 5, 2021
      • 4 min

      Week 1 Power Ratings

      By Steve Rieder @AvoidtheVig The difference between sharps and squares is that sharps bet numbers and squares bet teams. Most successful...
      NFL Packages
      • Aug 28, 2021
      • 2 min

      NFL Packages

      If you haven't done so already, check out Betting Predators NFL Packages. The best in NFL player prop and DFS content, the Betting...
      NFL Opponent Win Total Strength of Schedule
      • Aug 19, 2021
      • 2 min

      NFL Opponent Win Total Strength of Schedule

      By Steve Rieder @AvoidtheVig The NFL offseason is often filled with prognosticators, pundits, and talking-heads discussing a team's...
      Betting the NFL Preseason
      • Aug 10, 2021
      • 7 min

      Betting the NFL Preseason

      By Steve Rieder @AvoidtheVig Want to bet NFL Preseason Football? You most certainly can, unless, of course, you want to bet more than a...
      The Betting Predators
      • May 3, 2021
      • 1 min

      The Betting Predators

      Avoid the Vig's, Steve Rieder has teamed up with The Betting Predators to offer the best player props, betting strategy, and DFS content.
      2020 NBA Mock Draft Database
      • Nov 12, 2020
      • 1 min

      2020 NBA Mock Draft Database

      All the most popular 2020 NBA Mocks in one place. Get the web's best NBA Mock Draft 1st Round all with just one click.
      NFL Coach of the Year: Best Bets
      • Jul 6, 2020
      • 6 min

      NFL Coach of the Year: Best Bets

      Dan Rivera breaks down the best NFL Coach of the Year Best Bets.
      College Football Games of the Year: Best Bets
      • Jul 2, 2020
      • 7 min

      College Football Games of the Year: Best Bets

      Dan Rivera analyzes the best bets among the College Football Games of the Year.
      Win Totals vs. Playoff Format
      • Jun 22, 2020
      • 5 min

      Win Totals vs. Playoff Format

      Dan Rivera identifies how to make money on NFL Futures by analyzing team win totals in the new playoff format vs. the old.
      NFL Futures: Best Bets
      • Jun 11, 2020
      • 11 min

      NFL Futures: Best Bets

      Dan Rivera identifies where there is value in the NFL Futures market and gives his best bets.
      2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Best Bets
      • May 20, 2020
      • 4 min

      2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Best Bets

      Dan Rivera explores the history of the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award to determine DROY best bets.
      2020 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: Best Bets
      • May 19, 2020
      • 3 min

      2020 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: Best Bets

      Dan Rivera explores the history of the Offensive Rookie of the Year award to determine OROY best bets.
      NFL Strength of Schedule - Season Win Totals
      • May 16, 2020
      • 1 min

      NFL Strength of Schedule - Season Win Totals

      NFL Strength of Schedules are much more accurate when analyzing the odds for this year's Season Win Totals.
      Betting the NFL Preseason - Part 1
      • May 13, 2020
      • 5 min

      Betting the NFL Preseason - Part 1

      Avoid the Vig analyzes which NFL teams prioritize the preseason, which do not, and how to use this to attack the betting markets.
      NFL Draft Free Picks
      • Mar 28, 2020
      • 1 min

      NFL Draft Free Picks

      Avoid the Vig's Free Picks for the 2020 NFL Draft.
      Composite 2020 NFL Mock Draft
      • Mar 28, 2020
      • 2 min

      Composite 2020 NFL Mock Draft

      We create the Avoid the Vig Composite NFL Mock Draft to identify mispricing in the marketplace.
      XFL: Week 6 Power Ratings
      • Mar 9, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 6 Power Ratings

      To no one's surprise, the Houston Roughnecks lead our XFL Power Ratings. But the rest of the list may raise some eyebrows.
      XFL: Week 6 Betting Primer
      • Mar 9, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 6 Betting Primer

      Our XFL Week 6 Betting Primer gives you all the information you need to know to make money this XFL weekend.
      XFL: Week 6 Stats and Trends
      • Mar 9, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 6 Stats and Trends

      At Avoid the Vig, we are your one stop shop for insight, data, and against the spread information you need to make money betting the XFL.
      XFL: Week 5 Power Ratings
      • Mar 3, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 5 Power Ratings

      To no one's surprise, the Houston Roughnecks lead our XFL Power Ratings. But the rest of the list may raise some eyebrows.
      XFL: Week 5 Betting Primer
      • Mar 2, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 5 Betting Primer

      Our XFL Week 5 Betting Primer gives you all the information you need to know to make money this XFL weekend.
      XFL: Week 5 Stats and Trends
      • Mar 2, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 5 Stats and Trends

      At Avoid the Vig, we are your one stop shop for insight, data, and against the spread information you need to make money betting the XFL.
      XFL: Week 4 Power Ratings
      • Feb 25, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 4 Power Ratings

      To no one's surprise, the Houston Roughnecks lead our XFL Power Ratings. But the rest of the list may raise some eyebrows.
      XFL: Week 4 Betting Primer
      • Feb 24, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 4 Betting Primer

      Our XFL Week 4 Betting Primer gives you all the information you need to know to make money this XFL weekend.
      XFL: Week 4 Stats and Trends
      • Feb 24, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 4 Stats and Trends

      At Avoid the Vig, we are your one stop shop for insight, data, and against the spread information you need to make money betting the XFL.
      XFL: Week 3 Betting Primer
      • Feb 18, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 3 Betting Primer

      Our XFL Week 3 Betting Primer gives you all the information you need to know to make money this XFL weekend.
      XFL: Week 3 Stats and Trends
      • Feb 17, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 3 Stats and Trends

      At Avoid the Vig, we are your one stop shop for insight, data, and against the spread information you need to make money betting the XFL.
      XFL: Week 2 Betting Primer
      • Feb 11, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Week 2 Betting Primer

      Our XFL Week 2 Betting Primer gives you all the information you need to know to make money this XFL weekend.
      XFL: Team Futures
      • Feb 10, 2020
      • 1 min

      XFL: Team Futures

      We track the odds to win the XFL Championship throughout the season and determine how much perceptions have changed.
      XFL: Week 2 ATS Stats and Trends
      • Feb 10, 2020
      • 2 min

      XFL: Week 2 ATS Stats and Trends

      At Avoid the Vig, we are your one stop shop for insight, data, and against the spread information you need to make money betting the XFL.
      How to Bet the Super Bowl
      • Jan 25, 2020
      • 4 min

      How to Bet the Super Bowl

      The Super Bowl is the most heavily bet game of the year, but there are many bad bets. We identify the best way to make money during the SB!
      Super Bowl Picks
      • Jan 22, 2020
      • 1 min

      Super Bowl Picks

      We continue our profitable year as we maintain a remarkable 58% win percentage, up 28.49 units.
      Gambling Twitter - New Year's Resolution
      • Jan 4, 2020
      • 2 min

      Gambling Twitter - New Year's Resolution

      It is time for #GamblingTwitter to look into the mirror, be honest with itself, and make a New Year's Resolution.
      How to Bet the NFL Playoffs
      • Jan 4, 2020
      • 2 min

      How to Bet the NFL Playoffs

      What is the difference between the NFL Regular Season and Postseason? We identify how to handicap the NFL Playoffs and make money.
      Picks - NFL Playoffs
      • Jan 3, 2020
      • 1 min

      Picks - NFL Playoffs

      We continue our profitable year as we maintain a remarkable 57% win percentage, up 24.17 units.
      ATS Trends and Records - Year in Review
      • Jan 3, 2020
      • 1 min

      ATS Trends and Records - Year in Review

      How did each NFL team fare against the spread and totals? We explore in our ATS Trends and Records - Year in Review article.
      Jameis Winston - NFL's Best QB?
      • Dec 30, 2019
      • 1 min

      Jameis Winston - NFL's Best QB?

      We sift through all the analytics to determine if Jameis Winston is actually the best quarterback in the NFL. The answer may surprise you.
      PointsBet - The Best and Worst Thing That Happened to the Sportsbook
      • Dec 26, 2019
      • 7 min

      PointsBet - The Best and Worst Thing That Happened to the Sportsbook

      How PointsBet's breakthrough was an innovation to the sportsbetting community and a deception to its customers.
      NFL Power Ratings - Week 17
      • Dec 24, 2019
      • 1 min

      NFL Power Ratings - Week 17

      Updated: 12/26/19 To calculate the spread, take the difference between the home team and add in the home-field advantage.
      Picks - NFL Week 17
      • Dec 24, 2019
      • 1 min

      Picks - NFL Week 17

      Check back for NFL Week 17 Picks! We went 7-4-1 last week to improve our profitable performance. For the year, we are 50-39-2 (57%) and...
      NFL Turnover Differential - NFL Week 17
      • Dec 24, 2019
      • 2 min

      NFL Turnover Differential - NFL Week 17

      Teams that do not turn the ball over are far more likely to win straight up. In fact, the team that wins the turnover battle wins the...
      ATS Trends and Records - NFL Week 17
      • Dec 24, 2019
      • 1 min

      ATS Trends and Records - NFL Week 17

      SEASON LONG TRENDS NFL TEAM ATS and O/U RECORDS AGAINST THE SPREAD MARGIN NFL TEAM O/U Margin
      Picks - NFL Week 16
      • Dec 17, 2019
      • 1 min

      Picks - NFL Week 16

      2 Units: Marshall +17.5 (DraftKings -110) LOSS 2 Units: DEN -6.5 (DraftKings -114) WON 2 Units: OAK +7.5 (FanDuel -110) WON 2 Units:...
      NFL Turnover Differential - NFL Week 16
      • Dec 17, 2019
      • 1 min

      NFL Turnover Differential - NFL Week 16

      Teams that do not turn the ball over are far more likely to win straight up. In fact, the team that wins the turnover battle wins the...
      ATS Trends and Records - NFL Week 16
      • Dec 17, 2019
      • 1 min

      ATS Trends and Records - NFL Week 16

      SEASON LONG TRENDS NFL TEAM ATS and O/U RECORDS AGAINST THE SPREAD MARGIN NFL TEAM O/U Margin
      NFL Power Ratings
      • Dec 11, 2019
      • 1 min

      NFL Power Ratings

      Updated: 12/22/19 To calculate the spread, take the difference between the home team and add in the home-field advantage.
      Picks - NFL Week 15
      • Dec 10, 2019
      • 3 min

      Picks - NFL Week 15

      57% on the year - Check back for our Week 15 Picks GAME: MIN -2.5 @ LAC (O/U45.5) The Chargers have been unlucky and currently are very...
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