There’s only one spot splitting them in the AFC South standings, but there’s a world of difference between the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans. The Texans sit on a 2-9 record, compared with the Colts, who sit one spot higher with a 6-6 record and have over doubled their number of points scored this season.

Both teams lost last Sunday, and bouncing back today will be key for both, in particular the Colts who still have playoff ambitions. Don’t miss our NFL picks and predictions for Colts vs. Texans on Sunday, December 5.

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As we approach Week 5 of the NFL season, only the Philadelphia Eagles are still undefeated, with the Houston Texans as the lone team that has yet to record a win in 2022. 

Let’s dive into the latest Week 5 odds, news, and key injuries/weather as we prepare for a new slate of Sunday games. 

Make sure to also check out our free NFL betting picks for each game today. 

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Week 4 in the NFL features a battle between AFC North rivals as the Baltimore Ravens face off against the Cleveland Browns. Both of these teams are 2-1 and in a three-way tie atop the division in what should be an absolute dogfight this season.

Oddsmakers are expecting a close contest between these rivals as NFL betting lines opened the Browns as 2.5-point home favorites and the Over/Under at 42. Here are my best Ravens vs. Browns free NFL picks for Sunday, October 1. 

Ravens vs Browns odds

Ravens vs Browns predictions

The Cleveland Browns defense has been nothing short of dominant and leads the league in EPA/Play and pressure rate. They limited the Bengals to three points in their season opener and again a…

The 6-6 Atlanta Falcons will try and hold onto their slim lead in the NFC South on Sunday when they host the 5-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a 2.5-point home favorite in Week 14. The Falcons took the first meeting 16-13 in Tampa back on Week 7 as a 3-point road dog. 

This is going to be a tight playoff-style game with so much on the line, which might have some leaning on taking the points, but the injuries that Tampa has on defense coupled with a lack of run game has me reaching for the Birds. 

I break down the NFL odds and offer my free NFL picks for the Buccaneers vs. Falcons on Sunday, December 10. 

Buccaneers vs Falcons odds

Buccaneers vs Falcons predictions

There was nothing pretty a…

There’s nowhere to go but up for the Arizona Cardinals. But rather than a rising phoenix, think more “turd in a toilet” floating to the surface. 

Improvements have been made in Year 2 under head coach Jonathan Gannon, yet we’re still dealing with a bottom-tier team if the NFL odds have anything to say about it. Arizona is a long shot across the futures market with a season win total of 7.5 shaded heavily to the Under, and look-ahead lines have the Cardinals as underdogs in 12 outings.

A healthy Kyler Murray, rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr., and continuity across the coaching staff are all positives, but are they enough to overcome a porous defense and life in the NFC West?

I head to the desert searching for answers in my Arizona Card…

“Wycombe know all about the ups and downs of football,” Keith Hill explains, before Saturday’s meeting of the Wanderers in Bolton. “It’s only a few years since they only stayed in the Football League on goal difference, the season Bristol Rovers went down. “They are in a different place now, in front of us, but we are on a different journey.”

That is one way of putting it, though the harsh reality is that the two travellers meeting at the Macron on Saturday appear to be wandering in different directions. Wycombe are pushing for promotion to the Championship, while Bolton, who started the season with barely any players and a 12-point deduction, are bottom of the table and looking at a drop into League Two.

Bury heading for li…

“I was in the changing room crying, I burst into tears because I knew what that moment meant and how it had escaped me.” This was Shayon Harrison in the aftermath of what should have been the best night of his life, a Tottenham first-team debut at Anfield aged 19. Six and a half years on, his first game as a professional is still what defines his career.

Harrison came off the bench in the League Cup fourth‑round tie and had a chance to equalise – but he miscontrolled an Érik Lamela cross, allowing Simon Mignolet to collect, and Spurs went on to lose. He would not play for Tottenham’s first team again. Now 25, the Hornsey-born striker is playing in his fourth country, leading the promotion charge for Poli Iasi in Romania’s second…

Whenever Rio Ferdinand needs inspiration, he remembers his mother. Growing up on the Friary Estate in Peckham, south London, Janice St Fort “was always known for helping other people”. “If one of the mums on the estate was in trouble, she would come down and say: ‘What’s going on?’” says the former Manchester United and England defender. “She was a doer – someone that people could lean on.”

Ferdinand is proudly reflecting on the achievements of his foundation, which his mother helped to establish in 2012 and has been taken to new heights since her death seven years ago. Working with disadvantaged communities and aiming to provide opportunities and pathways to employment in a number of fields, the Rio Ferdinand Foundation …

Atletico Madrid must prepare for a trip to the Santiago Bernabeu on matchday seven of the 2018-19 season after the new season s fixture list pitted them against their city rivals Real Madrid on September 30, following a trip to Valencia on the opening day.

Diego Simeone s men, who finished second in 2017-18, will travel to Mestalla on the weekend of August 19 to face last season s fourth-placed side as they embark on a tricky start to the season that includes games against Celta Vigo on matchday three and Eibar on matchday four.

Atleti travel to Villarreal on October 21 before taking on Barcelona at home on November 25, while the second half of the season sees them entertain Real Madrid on February 10 and visit Camp Nou on April 7.

Should Simeone succeed in …