Another Sunday is almost here, so it's time to bet on NFL again.
As I do at the end of every week during the fall, I'm sharing three of my favorite NFL betting lines from the upcoming Week 15 games. Tail or fade at your leisure.
NFL Best Bets: Week 15 NFL Predictions
After I've handicapped the whole board each week, I will publish my three best plays from the wider canon of NFL odds.
I'll provide a short explanation of why I like each bet, so you don't have to go on faith alone.
If you prefer an audio version of this weekly article, you can always subscribe to The Lion's Edge, my weekly handicapping podcast for BetMGM. More on that in a little bit.'
One rule to keep in mind: Any time there's an underdog in the range of +3 to +7, I'm almost always sprinkling a quarter-unit moneyline play on top of the spread play.'
After another beautiful 3-0 performance from last week's picks, the column is now 24-16 on the season. That's 60% – try finding that for free anywhere else on the internet.'
I know everyone is having their come-to-Jesus moment on the Vikings right now, but it's important to keep some perspective on Minnesota.'
The Vikes are still 4-2 straight up (3-2-1 ATS) since the start of November. Their two losses are to two teams playing really good football in the NFC right now: The Cowboys and the Lions.
The Colts are decidedly not a good team, and they're getting worse every week that they have a non-professional football coach leading the team.'
Just look at what the Colts have done since Jeff Saturday became head coach. They won their first game outright as a dog; since then, they've lost three straight games. They haven't covered since Week 11.'
The Colts are coming out of their bye, but again, it's hard to trust a team to have an effective bye when they have an ESPN analyst leading the team.'