“I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Who are you, and why do you seek Me?” Plenty of fantasy sports web services have expanded their scope of expertise from the fake games they’ve been writing about for years to the real one played on Sunday. Legalized gambling is spreading across the country, and advice is not hard to find. However, how many of these virtuosos allow you a glance behind their curtain?
I am no Oz. My gambling advice isn’t just to pick from behind a giant projection of my ugly face. Those picks arrive through an intricate power rankings system. Using the strength of schedule, offseason changes, offensive prowess, and historical data against the spread, I derive my odds and compare them to offered lines to find the best bets each week.
All of these ingredients will be in constant motion throughout the season. Each week, I will update my power rankings accordingly and tell you why I have moved teams up or down in them. My goals are to help win you some money betting on the NFL in 2020 and make you a better gambler by teaching valuable lessons. Follow the yellow brick road, and together we will hopefully have a successful year against the books.
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NFL Power Rankings: Preseason |
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| Current | Last Week | Team | Score | Comments |
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| 1 | 1 | Kansas City | 5.5 | Cream of the crop |
| 2 | 2 | Baltimore | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | San Francisco | 3.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | New Orleans | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | Tampa Bay | 3.0 | TB12 deserves respect |
| 6 | 6 | Dallas | 3.0 | |
| 7 | 7 | New England | 2.0 | The system is elite ATS |
| 8 | 8 | Philadelphia | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 9 | Seattle | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Tennessee | 1.5 | |
| 11 | 11 | Indianapolis | 0.5 | |
| 12 | 12 | Pittsburgh | 0.5 | |
| 13 | 13 | Green Bay | 0.0 | |
| 14 | 14 | Minnesota | 0.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | Buffalo | 0.0 | |
| 16 | 16 | L.A. Rams | 0.0 | What will defense do to help the offense |
| 17 | 17 | Cleveland | 0.0 | |
| 18 | 18 | Chicago | 0.0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Atlanta | 0.0 | |
| 20 | 20 | Houston | 0.0 | Not a great roster overall |
| 21 | 21 | Arizona | 0.0 | |
| 22 | 22 | L.A. Chargers | -0.5 | Can offense keep up with the defense |
| 23 | 23 | Denver | -0.5 | |
| 24 | 24 | Las Vegas | -1.0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Detroit | -1.5 | |
| 26 | 26 | N.Y. Jets | -1.5 | |
| 27 | 27 | N.Y. Giants | -1.5 | |
| 28 | 28 | Miami | -2.0 | Young talent, but not there yet |
| 29 | 29 | Carolina | -3.0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Cincinnati | -3.5 | |
| 31 | 31 | Washington | -4.5 | |
| 32 | 32 | Jacksonville | -4.5 |
