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Aaron Rodgers is fancied to just get the better of old rival Tom Brady when Green Bay host Tampa Bay in this weekend's NFC Championship game. The Buccaneers are on a six-game winning run, but face formidable opposition and a big change in playing conditions at a freezing cold Lambeau Field. More...

We've reached the Divisional Round with this season's NFL predictions and are hoping to land a near-10/1 accumulator from handicap picks on all four matches. Teams are now just two wins away from featuring in Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled to take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on February 7. More...

With the NFL post-season beginning in early January, we have analysed every previous one since the current format was established back in 2002 to understand what might happen this time around on the road to Super Bowl LV. More...

Kansas City and Houston were involved in a couple of high-scoring thrillers last term but replicating those classic contests will be tough. It is always easier for defences to prepare for a new NFL season and that should be even more apparent after a summer of disruptions this year. More...

With the sporting calendar gradually returning to normality in the United States, we’ve taken stock of the most popular sports and identified which franchises have enjoyed the most success to date. More...

With Free Agency under way, we're taking a look at bwin's NFL Draft predictions ahead of this year's Las Vegas spectacular. Punters can bet on a number of first-round markets and the latest NFL Draft odds suggest we are in for some fireworks when teams are on the clock on April 23. More...

San Francisco seem to be holding all the aces ahead of Sunday's NFC Championship clash with Green Bay, having won 37-8 when these teams met here two months ago. However, the Packers have since secured six straight wins and have a wealth of play-offs experience, so this could be much closer. More...

Kansas City have a point to prove when entertaining Tennessee in Sunday's AFC Championship game and are tipped to sparkle at Arrowhead Stadium. The Titans edged out the Chiefs 35-32 on home turf during the regular season and prevailed 22-21 in a wild-card clash here a couple of years ago. More...

Super Bowl odds > BET HERE! Odds: Philadelphia 8/5, New England 51/100 Kick Off: 2330, 04/02/2018 Stadium: US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis TV: BBC/Sky Sports Super Bowl LII promises to be another spectacular event and we’re going with Philadelphia to upset the odds against New England in our final NFL betting tips of the season. Of More...

Think the Patriots will win? BET HERE! Can the Chiefs cause an upset? BET HERE! Explore all bets It was 214 days ago when the New England Patriots lifted the Lombardi Trophy and, as they prepare to begin their title defence against the Kansas City Chiefs, Bill Belichick’s men have only strengthened since, writes Liam More...

As NFL teams prepare for the new season, we’re taking an early look at the Super Bowl 2018 winner odds and have picked out three selections for punters to follow. With the draft done, free agency moves made and the fixture list revealed, gridiron fans can get stuck into the ante-post market on the Super More...

Super Bowl LI on Sunday will be all about the two quarterbacks: the legendary Tom Brady features in his seventh championship game, having won four of the previous six, while Matt Ryan – eight years his junior but his main rival for the MVP award – has reached this stage for the first time in More...

The AFC Championship Game is not alien territory for either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the New England Patriots, and once again we are looking at either Ben Roethlisberger or Tom Brady being in the Super Bowl. The Pats are here for a sixth successive season and either they or the Steelers have been at this More...

The 52-year-old New Yorker has been unveiled as Gus Bradley’s permanent successor as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Reporter Liam Blackburn spoke to him to hear his hopes for the team, his thoughts on returning to London for their fifth regular-season NFL game against the Baltimore Ravens next autumn and the development of American More...

Recommended bet: Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Kansas City Chiefs @ 21/20 The trickiest contest to call this weekend comes at Arrowhead where two in-form franchises meet hoping to prove they are New England’s biggest rivals to an AFC title. Momentum is lodged with Pittsburgh. They are riding an eight-game winning streak, running back Le’Veon Bell More...

Recommended bet: Atlanta Falcons to be winning at half-time and full-time against Seattle Seahawks @ 19/20 Four years after these two franchises met in a thrilling play-off encounter in Georgia, Atlanta and Seattle will go head to head again at this stage for an NFC Championship Game berth. Back then Russell Wilson was just a More...

Recommended bet: Pittsburgh Steelers to win the AFC Championship @ 15/4 While the NFC looks wide open between the final four, the AFC has a clear favourite, two contenders and one obvious rank outsider. The New England Patriots are as short as 11/20 to make it through to their seventh Super Bowl in 16 years, More...

Recommended bet: Green Bay Packers to win the NFC Championship @ 13/4 Four remain in the NFC and an argument could be constructed in favour of any of the quartet going all the way to Houston at the start of February. The number one seeds are the Dallas Cowboys, the story of the 2016 season, More...

Like their AFC peers Oakland and Houston, Miami have limped into the play-offs with their second-choice quarterback under centre, and that makes a trip to Pittsburgh all the more intimidating. Ryan Tannehill was having his finest year as a professional before disaster struck four weeks ago, leaving Matt Moore to assume the post of starter. He More...

And so it comes to this – Week 17, the final slate of regular-season games, with some play-off spots still to be determined in the NFL. The six teams that will be representing the AFC – New England, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Kansas City and Miami – are all locked in, though the top two seeds More...

Christmas came early for those of a Dallas Cowboys persuasion on Thursday night, and their thoughts are now more likely to be on the play-offs than a date with Detroit Lions. The New York Giants’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles handed Dallas both the NFC East crown and their spot as the conference’s number-one seed, More...

Monday Night Football will feature a Washington Redskins outfit fired up for revenge when hosting Carolina Panthers at FedExField. Just over a year ago, the Redskins were crushed 44-16 by a red-hot Panthers side which went all the way to the Super Bowl, but things have changed a lot since then. Cam Newton and Co claimed More...

This weekend’s NFL betting action kicks off with the New York Jets hosting Miami on Saturday night and the home team could be a value bet at odds against here. The Dolphins have more to play for after winning seven of their last eight games to trail only New England in the AFC East, whereas More...

The Los Angeles Rams will head to Seattle with special teams coordinator John Fassel as interim head coach and that could inspire an improved performance from the underdogs. Previous boss Jeff Fisher (pictured) had been under pressure for some time and paid the ultimate price for a humiliating 42-14 home loss to Atlanta last Sunday. More...

Baltimore has built two past Super Bowl-winning teams on a stellar defence and are again ranked number one in that department as they head to New England for Monday Night Football. Since suffering four straight defeats in October, the Ravens have put together a hot streak of four wins in five matches to move joint More...

Tennessee have been one of this season’s big NFL success stories and will be determined to further enhance their play-off hopes with a home win over Super Bowl champions Denver on Sunday night. Having struggled with records of 3-13 and 2-14 over the past two years, the Titans have turned things around to prevail in More...

Kansas City can leapfrog Oakland at the top of the AFC West by beating the Raiders and the omens look good for the Chiefs to achieve that feat. Andy Reid’s side have claimed eight straight victories in divisional match-ups and have a superb head-to-head record against Thursday night’s opponents. A 26-10 triumph in Oakland back in More...

The American Football Conference (AFC) has dominated recent instalments of the Super Bowl, beating their National Football Conference (NFC) adversaries in three of the last four years. The Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots and Denver Broncos have done the business for the AFC and all will be hopeful of being their Conference’s representatives at Super More...

Super Bowl 50 is approaching your weekend like an unstoppable juggernaut of consumerism. The Carolina Panthers are 21/50 favourites to down 39/20 underdogs the Denver Broncos in Santa Clara, in a match that begins at 11:30 PM UK time this Sunday. But first, some much-needed context, on everything from the most lopsided finale in the More...

Two more NFL outfits will duel for territory under the famous arch of Wembley Stadium this weekend, with the Buffalo Bills taking on designated hosts Jacksonville Jaguars. The Florida franchise are promised a difficult afternoon in what will be their third appearance at the home of (real) football, with the team sacrificing one of their More...