The sports betting business is not for the faint of heart, especially during the NFL season.

While some publicly traded companies worry about things like the unemployment rate, GDP growth, and trade relations with China, online gambling firms have additional and specific concerns, such as garbage-time touchdowns and seemingly meaningless field goals. 

That’s because a massive amount of money will be legally wagered on the upcoming NFL season, or approximately $35 billion, according to the American Gaming Association. And that kind of cash poured into NFL sides, totals, and parlays can help swing a sportsbook operator’s results in a positive or negative direction on any given Sunday. 

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Buckle up for an AFC West grudge match when the Los Angeles Chargers battle the Las Vegas Raiders this evening at Allegiant Stadium. The total for this TNF showdown opened at 42.5, but that was before Justin Herbert was lost to a season-ending injury and the Raiders laid an egg against the Minnesota Vikings in a positively odoriferous 3-0 defeat. The Over/Under is now available as low as 34.5, and could continue to dip as gametime approaches.

While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch tonight’s game, you can also live stream Chargers vs. Raiders directly from legal sports betting sites.

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The second week of the NFL preseason is upon us, and two teams who have yet to pick up their first win of the year will do battle in the Midwest on Saturday when the Detroit Lions visit the Kansas City Chiefs.

While Detroit will play things conservatively to protect its best players from injury, it looks like Andy Reid is set to give his starters plenty of run this weekend in preparation for the regular season. Will that lead to a big win?

Let’s get right into it with our Lions vs. Chiefs predictions and NFL picks for August 17.

Lions vs Chiefs prediction

My best betChiefs -7 (-112 at DraftKings)

My analysis

The Saturday outlook for the Kansas City Chiefs looks rosy. Andy Reid told reporters this week that he plans t…

Steve Bruce has said he is determined to shed his tag as a firefighter after returning to management at West Brom following a draining spell in the north-east.

Bruce believes Newcastle supporters may look back on mid-table finishes during his reign differently in time, but after signing an 18-month contract at the Hawthorns his priority is to help a flailing team conquer the Championship by winning his fifth promotion from the division.

Bruce said a four-month break from the game allowed for a much-needed rest. He spent some time watching cricket in Dubai and was due to attend England’s three Test matches in the Caribbean next month, as well as go on safari in the Serengeti, but has cancelled those plans to return…

Brazil football great Pelé said on Monday that he was recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon.

Pelé, the only player to win three World Cups, did not say whether the tumour was malignant but the 80-year-old former Santos and New York Cosmos player said he was feeling good.

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“Last Saturday I underwent surgery to remove a suspicious lesion in the right colon,” he wrote in a social media post. “The tumour was identified during the tests I mentioned last week.”

The Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo said in a statement that they were keeping Pelé in intensive care but expected to transfer him to a …

Carlo Ancelotti had finished talking, or at least that’s what everyone thought, and Real Madrid’s press officer had started wrapping up the final news conference before facing Chelsea when the coach suddenly stopped him. In those three seconds of silence, everything that needed to be said seemingly said, he decided that actually he was going to add something after all. It had clearly been on his mind, and now it came out: a reminder that shouldn’t have been needed of everything he and they have won, the enormity of it all.

Responding to the last question, Ancelotti had been talking about his squad, a group of players who know when to have a laugh and when to get down to work. “For a coach, for me, handling this squad is very simple: …

Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor as England’s manager and will start his role on 1 January after being handed an 18-month deal.

The Football Association’s pursuit of the former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich manager was kept a closely guarded secret by all parties involved in negotiations. Tuchel, who has followed Sven-Göran Eriksson and Fabio Capello to become the third foreigner to take charge of the senior men’s team, signed his deal at the start of last week and word of his appointment did not break until after England had faced Finland and Greece in the Nations League.

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