Our Favorite Bets of the Week
By AJ Olona
BETS You Need to Make:
Josh Allen NFL Regular Season MVP (+1500)
Josh Allen currently has the third best MVP odds. (James P. McCoy)
This has to be one of my favorite bets that I will personally make all year.
Right now, Aaron Rodgers is a clear cut favorite to win MVP for the 2020-2021 NFL Season. The Numbers that Rodgers is putting up are historic.
On the other hand, we have Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills. Allen has taken a huge leap this year and is also setting records of his own.
While most people believe that Rodgers will win MVP, there is still an outside chance that Josh Allen secures enough votes to receive the illustrious award.
With the odds so clearly in Rodgers’ favor, this is a classic low-risk, high-reward bet. You can bet very little on this prop bet and find yourself a very lucky person if everything falls into order. With one more week to play (if Allen even plays Week 17), the chances are good for Allen to add to his stellar campaign.
Take this bet early before the odds shift out of favor!
CINCINNATI BENGALS 14+ OVER BALTIMORE RAVENS (+2100)
The Bengals are looking to close the season out on a three game win streak. (Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports)
The Cincinnati Bengals are currently sitting at 4-10-1 while the Baltimore Ravens are sitting at 10-5 and fighting for one of the last playoff spots in the AFC.
The Ravens are in the middle of a four game win streak and travel to Cincinnati for the second divisional matchup against the Bengals this year. While the first game ended in a 27-3 Ravens win, things are much different.
While things have seemingly gotten worse for the Bengals as the season has gone on — namely the loss of rookie QB Joe Burrow— the Bengals too find themselves in the middle of a win streak.
The Bengals have won their last two games against the Steelers and the Texans, and now look to play spoiler for the Ravens.
While looking at it, its clear that the Ravens are a much better team. There is a reason that these teams have the records that they have. Despite that, this is another bet I can’t help but make. While there is a chance that the Bengals don’t win, or don’t even cover the 14+, this is a huge low-risk, high-reward bet. You Can be low on this matchup and hope and pray that the Bengals pull off a huge upset.
I could see it happening and that is why I am going all in on this bet this week and why you should too.
*Bet at your own risk
How to Bet:
Moneyline: Moneyline is where you be on what team is going to win specific games. If the Spurs’ odds to win are -130 and the Warriors’ odds to win are +110, it means the Spurs are favored to win.
- If you bet $130 on the Spurs, you would win $100.
- If you bet $100 on the Warriors you would win $110.
a). (z/100) = (y/x) b). (100/z) = (y/x)
If you want to calculate how much you would win if you bet a value other than $100, use the equations above to calculate. The equation in (a) is to solve for the odds if it is a negative number. You put the odd in (z), then how much you want to be in (y), then solve for (x). So, let’s say you want to bet $50 on the Spurs winning and their line is set at -140.
(140/100) = (50/x)
X = 35.71
In this particular case, you would get a payout of $35.71.
Betting the Line: Betting the line means that you are essentially betting to double your money. An example of a line would be Los Angeles Lakers -9.5 and Miami Heat +9.5. This means that the odds are set at the Laker’s winning by 9.5 points. You can either bet the Lakers -9.5, which means you are predicting the Lakers will win by 10 or more points. Or you can bet Miami Heat +9.5, which means you are predicting that the Miami Heat will win, or lose by 9 or less. If you are correct, you double your money, and if you are incorrect you lose it all.
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