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2025 NFL Week 7 Betting Preview: Odds, Lines, and Best Bets
The final London game and another Monday Night Football doubleheader highlight the NFL Week 7 odds. Several Super Bowl contenders square off, too, creating thrilling betting opportunities this weekend.
Keep reading to see the latest NFL Week 7 betting lines and best bets.
Here are the updated Week 7 odds, courtesy of Bovada Sportsbook.
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Best NRFI Bets Today – No Runs First Inning Picks UPDATED DAILY
Interested in the best NRFI bets today? You’ve come to the right place since our MLB experts share their no runs first inning picks daily! We go through the odds to find the highest value picks for this market and bring them to you.
The table below contains our top NRFI predictions, but we also explain our reasoning for each bet and our overall strategy later in this article.
Best No Runs F...
Best NHL Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions for Today, October 15
Picking the best NHL anytime goal scorer bets today can be time-consuming, but our hockey experts are here to help! They will share their goal scorer predictions daily from October to the Stanley Cup Final in June.
Here are our daily NHL goal scorer predictions for tonight, October 15:
You can find the reasoning for our recommended NHL goal scorer picks in the next section. Also, read bel...
Best Home Run Bets Today – MLB HR Predictions
Who will hit a home run today in the MLB? Check our best HR bets today to find out! Our experts go through the odds on any given night to discover the most valuable HR prop bets available.
They pick the best bets to hit a home run based on factors such as stats, recent trends, ballpark analysis, and more. We explain our approach in detail below, in case you want to build your own HR betting st...
Thursday Night Football Week 7 Predictions: Steelers vs. Bengals
Finding the Thursday Night Football best bets this week can be tricky, but our team is here to help! We will share our analysis and expert predictions throughout the entire NFL season, including recommended TNF player props.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals get Week 7 started with an AFC clash at Paycor Stadium. Check out our Thursday Night Football predictions and betting picks ...
NFL Survivor Picks This Week: Safest and Riskiest Predictions for Week 7
Finding the right NFL Survivor picks every week to win your pool can be difficult. Our team is here to help by providing three suggestions: safe, medium, and risky Survivor Pool picks, so you can decide if the time to take a gamble is right.
Without further ado, let’s move on to the best survivor picks for Week 7 of the 2025-26 season. We provide a summary first and our reasoning afterward.
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo Odds, Props and Predictions
The highly anticipated bout of Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo takes place in Las Vegas this Saturday, September 30th. Charlo will be making the jump to 168 pounds to challenge Alvarez this weekend.
This is a rare meeting of top boxers as both Charlo and Canelo have earned “undisputed” status in their respective weight classes. Thanks to the top boxing betting sites, you can wager on this me...
5 Reasons to Start Live Betting More Often
If you’re serious about making money and consider yourself a true sports expert, live betting might be the perfect wagering option for you.
The reasons live betting has become so popular over the years are clear. It’s fun and interactive, more accessible than ever due to an abundance of online gambling platforms, and it allows you to find high-value plays in nearly every game. ...
How to Become Skilled at Betting on Sports
According to the Council on Compulsive Gambling, about one-half of one percent of gamblers are considered “professional” – that is, they approach betting as a job rather than a source of entertainment. Using those numbers, we can confidently say that maybe a few hundred thousand Americans gamble at a professional level.
These are skilled and confident bettors who have learned how to organize, ...
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Betting Odds and Picks
On Friday, August 25, the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup gets underway as the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia are co-hosting 32 countries, all in search of the 2023 FIBA World Cup crown on September 10.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup occurs once every four years. In 2019, Team Spain blew out Argentina in the gold medal match by a score of 95-75. The Americans crashed out early and finished a ...
UFC 292 Odds and Predictions
On Saturday, August 19, the UFC will be live on PPV from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, for UFC 292: Sterling vs. O’Malley. The main event of the evening is a bantamweight title fight as Aljamain Sterling puts his title on the line against Sean O’Malley.
In total, there are 12 bouts currently scheduled for this PPV event. With that said, let’s examine the latest UFC 292 odds from the ...
Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz Odds, Prop Bets and Predictions
On Saturday, August 5, Jake Paul will battle Nate Diaz in the featured bout of the PPV event Ready 4 War. This professional boxing card will take place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and will air live on ESPN+ and DAZN beginning at 9pm ET.
For Diaz, this will be his professional boxing debut. He’s had a war of words with the Paul brothers for the last few years and will try ...
The 6 Biggest Contracts in NBA History
There is a new player with the biggest contract in NBA history. One year after Denver’s Nikola Jokic set a record for the largest NBA contract, the Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown owns the record for the largest contract ever signed in the NBA. We are examining Jokic and Brown’s contracts while delving into the rest of the richest NBA contracts signed in NBA history.
On Tuesday, July 25, Brown si...
NASCAR Best Bets For Week of July 24
On July 30th, Richmond Speedway will host the 22nd NASCAR Cup Series race of the season -the Cook Out 400. Following a controversial finish at Pocono Raceway, the Cup Series is in Virginia for a short-track oval race.
Last week, Kyle Larson was well on his way to winning his third race of the season at Pocono. However, Denny Hamlin ran Larson into the wall with less than ten laps remaining in ...
UFC 291 Odds and Predictions
On Saturday, July 29th, the UFC will be live from Salt Lake City, Utah, for UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2. This event is headlined by a rematch between two of the best lightweights in Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.
These octagon warriors first battled in April 2018, where Poirier won via fourth-round TKO in what was a Fight of the Year candidate.
As of this writing, UFC 291 featured 12 ...
The 3 Best Times to Place Sports Bets
When is the best time to place sports bets at online betting sites? The best time to bet has been a long-standing debate between sports bettors. Should you take advantage of opening lines or wait until the last minute on closing lines?
Opening and closing lines are likely one of many questions you might have regarding the best time to place a sports bet. However, if you can ascertain whether b...
