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How An NFL Price Is Built, And Why The Casino Tab Is Approved Separately

Walt1 month ago1 month ago017 mins

Image by Bridget Nakamura A draft grade and a betting price are the same kind of object. Both state how confident somebody is about something that has not happened yet, and both get marked in public once it does. Only one of them prints the cost of disagreeing. A B-plus on a second round pick…

NFL Disaster Ratings: Retirement and Injury

Walt1 month ago1 week ago0193 mins

This is a feature where I’ll list Disaster Ratings (one being the least problematic, to 10 being code red) for NFL teams involving offseason retirements and injuries. With some of the recent players going down or calling it quits, I thought it would be nice to have a new section where I can discuss and…

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Gridiron on the Pitch: The NFL Is Rewiring the Premier League

Walt1 month ago1 month ago011 mins

Something strange is happening on the training grounds of England’s elite clubs. Coaches are poring over NFL film, studying rub routes and pick plays. Players are practicing choreographed movements that look suspiciously like wide receiver stacks. The two sports, separated by an ocean and a century of divergent evolution, are converging in ways that…

College Football Picks: Week 4, 2026

Walt1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

College Football Picks (Week 1, 2026): 3-2 (+$170) College Football Picks (Week 2, 2026): 1-4 (-$660) College Football Picks (Week 3, 2026): 1-4 (-$635) College Football Picks (2025 Season): 5-10 (-$1,125) College Football Picks (2025 Season): 42-42-1 (-$320) College Football Picks (2024 Season): 56-32 (+$4,165) College Football Picks (2023 Season): 49-36-1 (+$1,105) College Football Picks…

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Jerks of the Week – Sept. 28, 2026

Walt2 months ago1 month ago017 mins

Jerk of the Week: Walt Goes to Vegas 2026, Part 3: Fake Pink Nails The previous entry in my 2026 Vegas series discussed the airport, namely dumb teens who brought a soccer ball with them. There was also a man who feigned injury so he could ride in a wheelchair. Oh, and I had one…

NFL Game Recaps: Week 3, 2026

Walt2 months ago1 month ago045 mins

NFL Game Recaps of previous weeks and seasons can be found via links at the bottom of the page. Falcons 35, Packers 14 The Falcons finally had professional quarterbacking with Michael Penix Jr. making his first start of the season. However, Penix got off to a rough start, mirroring what Atlanta had with Cooper Rush…

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Why One Small Mistake Can Change the Entire Mood of a Football Match

Walt2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

Football is emotional because it is fragile. A match can feel calm for twenty minutes, then one loose pass turns the stadium into a kettle. Players hear it first: the gasp, the shout, the sudden groan from row Z. Coaches see shoulders tighten. One fullback receives the ball on his weaker foot, glances at…

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NFL Beyond the US: Why the League Plays Games in Europe

Walt2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

American football has traditionally been associated with the United States, but the NFL has been looking beyond its home market for years. Europe has become one of the main areas for international growth, with the league hosting regular season games and gradually building a new audience. European games are about more than introducing American…

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NFL gaming and how the sport has monetized its success

Walt2 months ago2 months ago011 mins

The American Gaming Association expects Americans to legally wager 29.5 billion dollars on the 2026 NFL season, counting the regular season, the playoffs and Super Bowl LXI. That sounds like another record. It isn’t. Last season the figure was 29.4 billion, and the AGA’s September 4 release calls the growth flat. That’s the first NFL…

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What Makes the NFL So Appealing to International Audiences?

Walt2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

Thirty years ago, asking someone in Berlin or São Paulo about the NFL would have earned you a blank stare, maybe a shrug. Today it’s a different story entirely. Stadiums abroad sell out in minutes, jerseys show up on European high streets, and message boards buzz at 3 a.m. local time because a game just…