MEL's NFL LINKS 2012

GUIDE TO NFL BETTING RESOURCES

NEWS
Sports Illustrated
Excellent team pages with links to newspapers.
Pro Sports Daily
Great source of NFL newspaper articles and a fine forum.
RedZone Talk
Their timely articles are a good read.
Pro Football Weekly
NFL articles, stats, rosters and a podcast.
Fifth Down
NFL blog from the N.Y. Times.
Yahoo (Odds Page)
Lists up to date point spreads from a number of sportsbooks.

NFL News
News from the official NFL site, with good roster info and depth charts.
ESPN Injury info
ESPN evaluates injury reports based on independent sources.
ESPN Schedule
NFL schedule with a handy layout and view options.
BLOGS
Football Outsiders
This blog from the publishers of Pro Football Prospectus features unique stats, injury reports and news.
LVH Supercontest
Check the picks from the best cappers, in this prestigious LV contest.

Gridiron Gab
Team coverage of all things NFL.
Sports On Earth
A variety of articles and Mike Tanier's analysis of each game.

Beyond the Bets
Plenty of football coverage from a betting perspective.
Football Nation
Good articles from a team of writers.
Predict Em
Free picks and NFL handicapping info.
Advanced NFL Stats
Interesting articles, analysis and proprietary stats.

Wager Minds
Their 5 NFL picks are posted Saturdays. Last year's record - 48-35-2.
FANTASY
Fantasy Toolbox
Tons of fantasy tools and info.
Pro Football 101
A good read from a fantasy point of view, with point spread picks on selected games.
KFFL
This site has tons of fantasy info and news.
ANALYSIS
National Football Post
Columns, news, stats and more.
Bleacher Report
Infotainment with loads of columnists, slideshows and video reports.
StatFox
NFL trends you won't find elsewhere, and their concise matchup stats are the best.
POWER RATINGS
Mike Greenfield
Easily the most complete and definitive power ratings and analytical stats available.
SporTrends
Statistically based home and away pro football power numbers.
Dr. Edward Kambour
Pro football power ratings and weekly picks against the lines.
Jeff Sagarin
Power numbers from an MIT mathematician. His "pure points" numbers are highly regarded.
JFM's NFL Ratings
Power ratings with unique graphs to show a team's ups and downs.
Sonny Moore
Sonny has been cranking out NFL power numbers for more than 30 years.
PICKS
ESPN Picks
Jaworski, Hoge, and company pick the games straight up.
Vegas Experts
Their excellent free PDF handicapping newsletter can be downloaded if you register.
Dr. Bob
Authoritative NFL analysis from this S.F. handicapping veteran.
Norm Hitzges
His weekly "Picks Of the Pole" win consistently.
CBS Sportsline
Picks and write-ups from Prisco, Harmon and a panel of experts
Walter Football
Point spread picks and write-ups on every game from Walter Cherepinsky.
FORUMS
Covers.com
Popular forum with an emphasis on betting.
The Rx.com
Various sports forums including an active and large NFL forum.
Eye On Gambling
A popular pro football forum.
MULTIMEDIA
Footballguys Podcast
Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom talk pro football on this daily radio show.
FirstRow Sports
Live streaming of games.
Mastermind
Fantasy football info with exclusive team scouting reports and weekly radio show.
RESOURCES
Killer Sports
Their database for researching ATS trends is the best available.
Vegas Insider
Good matchup stats, info on line moves, and interesting articles.
Pro Football Reference
Years of stats, and a blog with fascinating statistical research.
TWITTER FEEDS
Adam Schefter
John Clayton
Fairway Jay
WRITERS
Scott Kacsmar
Vinnie Iyer
Dave Dameshek
SPORTSBOOKS
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If you know of some great NFL handicapping resources that aren't listed here,
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