Sunday 10/17/21 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Rob Veno

Event: (251) Miami Dolphins at (252) Jacksonville Jaguars
Sport/League: NFL (See all free NFL picks)
Date/Time: October 17, 2021 9AM EDT
Play: Jacksonville Jaguars +3.0 (-115)
Not sure a routine breaking trip to London is ideal for a team in severe disarray like Miami. Offensive line, cornerback & wide receiver are all position groups that are either current or potential headaches for the Dolphins. The OL has been a mess in all facets but they're difficulties in pass protection are extreme. QB Tua Tagovailoa returns this week but the situation isn't ideal with the porous OL, little ground game and a weakened WR corps (DeVante Parker out / Preston Williams ?able). On top of that, HC Bryan Flores stated this week that his defense is “out of sync in a lot of ways”. Making matters worse, #1 CB Xavian Howard is out and #2 CB Byron Jones has been limited this week as well. Jacksonville has issues of their own but last week's 454-368 total yardage edge over Tennessee shows that they are making strides. Jags actually have more offensive weaponry & overall run/pass balance in this matchup. Miami's offensive issues provide Jacksonville's defense they best matchup they've had the past three weeks. Miami is desperate for a win but that alone won't get them one in this spot. Jacksonville was knocking at the door vs. Arizona & Cincinnati but they are in position to walk through and get their first win here.
Recommendation: Jacksonville +3

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The Prez

Event: (251) Miami Dolphins at (252) Jacksonville Jaguars

Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 9AM EDT
Play: Jacksonville Jaguars +3.0 (-115)
251 Miami Dolphins at 252 Jacksonville Jaguars +3, 47


The Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins leave the sunny confines of Florida for a Sunday night showdown across the pond. The Urban Meyer era of Jaguars football has been interesting if nothing else. A Jacksonville win in London today makes the outside of the lines drama with Meyer and a lapdance disappear.

A scuffling Miami offense gets starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa back from a Week 2 rib injury that's kept him inactive the last three weeks, all Dolphins' losses. The Jags haven't yet cracked the win column under Meyer but they have shown growth spurts that make them a live dog in London.

The current handicap in this first Week 7 Sunday event has the Dolphins as three-point chalk. The live odds board doesn't show any indication that the books are going to come off the three in this game but the Jags receiving a field goal plus a hook is a number I would entertain. Free Pick is a play on the Jags plus the points.

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Bryan Leonard

Event: (263) Cincinnati Bengals at (264) Detroit Lions
Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 1PM EDT
Play: Detroit Lions +3.5 (-110)
264 Cincinnati at Detroit
Extremely tough scheduling situation for the Bengals. Coming off a very emotional overtime loss to the Packers, with a trip to division rival Baltimore on deck. It also doesn’t help that your star quarterback was injured in that contest.
Detroit has been on the cusp of a victory more than once this season, but continue to find ways to enter the loss column. But we like the energy this team has played with this season, despite the lack of elite talent. Detroit has been better than many people projected, it’s time to get over the hump here.
PLAY DETROIT

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Bobby Ligs

Event: (263) Cincinnati Bengals at (264) Detroit Lions
Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 1PM EDT
Play: Detroit Lions +3.5 (-115)
3% play Det +3 or more

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The Prez

Event: (259) Minnesota Vikings at (260) Carolina Panthers
Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 1PM EDT
Play: Minnesota Vikings -2.5 (-115)
259 Minnesota Vikings at 260 Carolina Panthers +2.5, 46

The National Football League savvy fan understood what it meant when the Carolina Panthers went from one-point home chalk to nearly three-point home dogs on Friday. The announcement that hybrid tailback Christian McCaffrey will miss as much as another three weeks to injury has flipped the script in this NFC affair.

The Carolina Panthers (3-2) host the Minnesota Vikings (2-3). The Panthers lost in ugly fashion a week ago to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Vikings enter the Carolinas off a much-needed victory over their division rival Detroit Lions.

The Panthers are not as good as their 3-2 record. Not without McCaffrey or the current form of Sam Darnold. Minnesota has gotten healthier and shown marked improvement on the defensive side of the ball across the first five games of the season. Free Pick is a play on the visiting Vikings minus the field goal.

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Steve Merril

Event: (265) Los Angeles Rams at (266) New York Giants
Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 1PM EDT
Play: Los Angeles Rams -8.0 (-110)
-Los Angeles last played on a Thursday, so they have extra rest; average 6.8 yards per play
-New York has one lucky win in overtime; injuries to their main offensive players; disarray
-Rams defense allows just 20.5 points per game on the road; will stifle an anemic NY offense
Play RAMS (-).

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Tony Finn

Event: (259) Minnesota Vikings at (260) Carolina Panthers
Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 1PM EDT
Play: Minnesota Vikings -2.5 (-115)
The Minnesota Vikings have won two of three since starting the season 0-2. Conversely, the Panthers have lost two straight after a perfect 3-0 beginning to 2021. The Vikes rallied to earn a victory over the winless Detroit Lions and failed to cover as 10-point home chalk. Carolina failed to cover as 2.5 point faves over Philadelphia losing straight up 21-18.
The opening number in this Week 6 NFC event found the Panthers as short home chalk. The combination of sharp money and the Friday announcement that all-everything tailback Christian McCaffrey will miss as much as another three weeks to injury.
The movement in this contest is correct in my opinion. The less-than-dynamic duo of McCaffrey being an inactive and poor form of Carolina QB Sam Darnold make Kirk Cousins and a healthy Dalvin Cook the side to back.

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Kevin Dolan

Event: (201233) AS Roma at (201234) Juventus
Sport/League: ISAL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 2PM EDT
Play: Juventus -114
We like Juventus to get the home win here on Sunday against Roma.
Both teams heading on opposite trajectories right now with Juventus overcoming a terrible start to the season to now going on a three game winning run, holding a 7.08 to 2.54 xG advantage over those three games as well.
Roma meanwhile were red-hot to start the season, sitting on top after three games, but since then have won just two of their last four and have beaten Juventus just once on the road over their last twelve attempts in this venue.
Take Juventus on the moneyline for Sunday to beat Roma in Turin.
PLAY: JUVENTUS ML -114

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Las Vegas Cris

Event: (267) Arizona Cardinals at (268) Cleveland Browns
Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 4PM EDT
Play: Arizona Cardinals +3.0 (-115)
(Free Plays 65-36 64%* *45-23 L/68 66%) New Orleans free play winner last week. Let's keep them coming. I'm going to go with an unpopular side for this one. Cleveland at home is getting all the love so far, and Arizona has to be due for a loss, don't they? Well. I'm not stepping in front of that bus, and I like the fact the Cardinals were flat last week and still came away with the win. My numbers show value here with the Cardinals getting a FG. Arizona Cardinals +3.0 (-115)

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Dave Cokin

Event: (267) Arizona Cardinals at (268) Cleveland Browns
Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 4PM EDT
Play: Cleveland Browns -3.0 (-120)
Cleveland still finds ways to lose games they should win, but the fact is this team could be unbeaten right now. The Cardinals are unbeaten but while they're obviously playing good football, they're also getting a little lucky. Arizona could easily have lost last Sunday against a shorthanded 49ers entry. SF had a stopped on downs at the one yard line and basically ended up leaving too many points off the board in the seven point loss. I tend to like games where both teams are off misleading results and that's the case here. Cleveland minus the field goal is my play.

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Teddy Covers

Event: (267) Arizona Cardinals at (268) Cleveland Browns
Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 4PM EDT
Play: Arizona Cardinals +3.5 (-110)
Take Arizona (#267)
The Browns gained 7.8 yards per play at LA last Sunday. The league average is in the 5.5 range. The NFL’s second worst defense this season – the awful Lions – has allowed 6.5 yards per play. KC, who has faced one high scoring, big play offense after the next, ranks dead last at 7.1 yards per play. Cleveland was in an AVERAGE of 2nd and 2 on every second down last week. They didn’t commit a single turnover. And they lost, becoming the first team in NFL HISTORY to lose a game with 40+ points, 500+ yards and zero turnovers. Which tells us, very clearly, that there are problems in Cleveland. When you can’t win playing a near perfect offensive game it’s an issue!
The Browns injury report is downright ugly. They’ve got cluster injuries on the offensive line, with both starting tackles questionable at best for Sunday – no surprise here if both Jack Conklin and Jedrick Wills sit this week. That comes on the heels of injuries to Chris Hubbard and Nick Harris earlier; both guys out on Sunday. And the Browns have got cluster injuries in their secondary. MJ Stewart is out, Denzel Ward, Greedy Williams and Greg Newsome are questionable at best. Pass rushing stud Jadeveon Clowney is banged up as is his counterpart on the other side, Myles Garrett. Both guys missed Wednesday practice, as did top two RB’s Kareem Hunt and Nick Chubb, center JC Tretter, TE David Njoku and Clowney’s backup at DE Takk McKinley. This, folks, is NOT a healthy team.
Arizona did something last week they hadn’t done in the Kyler Murray era – they won a game when scoring only 17 points, the first time they’ve been able to accomplish that in the Kliff Kingsbury/Kyler Murray era. This team drafted defense, they emphasized defense throughout camp, and now they’ve proven that the defense is good enough to win games even when the offense isn’t clicking. That’s a real confidence boost for an undefeated team; a team that shouldn’t be underdogs in this pointspread range against a flawed favorite like Cleveland on Sunday, even without Rodney Hudson or Chandler Jones in the lineup this week. Take the Cardinals.

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Gianni the Greek

Event: (267) Arizona Cardinals at (268) Cleveland Browns

Sport/League: NFL

Date/Time: October 17, 2021 4PM EDT
Play: Cleveland Browns -3.0 (-115)

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Info Plays

Oct 17 '21, 11:30 AM in 11h
Soccer | Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United
Play on: Tottenham Hotspur +125 at linepros

1* FREE INFO PLAY on Tottenham Hotspur +125

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Jack Jones

Oct 17 '21, 1:00 PM in 12h
NFL | Rams vs Giants
Play on: Rams -10½ -110 at Caesars

Jack's Free Pick Sunday: Los Angeles Rams -10.5
I don't normally lay double-digits in the NFL. But I'm willing to Sunday with the Los Angeles Rams over the New York Giants for a number of reasons. For starters, the Rams come in on extra rest after beating the Seahawks 26-17 Thursday. They will be the fresher, more prepared team.
That's especially the case with all the injuries the Giants are dealing with right now. RB Saquon Barkley and WR Kenny Golloday are out. QB Daniel Jones, WR Sterling Shepard, WR Darius Slayton, WR Kedarius Toney and S Jabril Peppers are all questionable. In all, they have 18 players out and another 6 questionable. They are a mash unit right now.
The Giants are coming off a 20-44 road loss to the Dallas Cowboys in which they gave up 515 total yards. They are now giving up 409 yards per game and 6.3 yards per play. The Rams can pretty much name the score behind an offense that is averaging 28.2 points per game, 408.2 yards per game and 6.8 yards per play.
The Rams are 17-5 ATS in their last 22 road games vs. bad defensive teams that give up 27 or more points per game. Los Angeles is 24-9-1 ATS in its last 34 vs. NFC opponents. New York is 6-19-1 ATS in its last 26 home games. The Giants are 4-15 ATS in their last 19 games as home underdogs. The road team is 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings. Bet the Rams Sunday.

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Dave Price

Oct 17 '21, 1:00 PM in 12h
NFL | Packers vs Bears
Play on: Packers -4 -112 at linepros

Dave's Sunday Free Play:
1* on Green Bay Packers -4
The Key: The Green Bay Packers have owned the Chicago Bears. They have gone 9-1 SU in the last 10 matchups and have won each of the last 4 matchups by 7 points or more, including blowout wins by 16 and 21 points in their 2 matchups last year. The Packers are going to get their points, and I just don't think Justin Fields and the Bears can keep up. The Bears are averaging just 224 YPG in their last 3 games with Fields as their starter and it's not like it has come against good defenses as they have faced the Browns, Lions and Raiders. The Packers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. Green Bay is 20-7 ATS in the last 27 matchups. The Packers are 17-5 ATS in the last 22 matchups in Chicago. Take Green Bay.