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The Post’s expert NFL Week 9 picks and best bets
The article previews Week 9 NFL betting picks from a group of Post experts, highlighting different strategies after several picked Baltimore in a Thursday game that ended in a heavy defeat to Jacksonville. The choices matter to readers following the experts’ records and their predictions for the remaining games.
Drew Loftis leads with a 67-51-3 record and is backing 11 underdogs this week; he and Howie Kussoy are also described as targeting 10 more underdogs across Sunday and Monday. Steve Serby is taking the opposite approach, backing every favourite after losing on Baltimore. The article says its betting lines come from BetMGM Sportsbook.
In short
- Loftis leads at 67-51-3.
- He is backing 11 underdogs this week.
- Serby is picking every favourite.
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The case for
Backing underdogs can offer better value when bookmakers or the public overrate favourites, and Loftis’s strong record gives readers a reason to take his approach seriously. A consistent strategy may also help bettors avoid simply following popular teams and focus on whether the odds justify the risk.
The case against
Backing favourites can be a reasonable response when the stronger teams are more likely to win, especially if an expert judges that the underdogs’ prices do not compensate for their lower chances. Serby’s all-favourites approach may also be a deliberate way to apply a consistent strategy after a losing pick, rather than overreacting to one result.
Explained simply
The NFL is the United States’ top professional American football league, with teams playing a regular season before the playoffs. Each week, sports writers and other experts make picks on game winners and betting lines, which give a team a points advantage or disadvantage.
This article compares the Week 9 choices of several New York Post experts, including Drew Loftis, Howie Kussoy and Steve Serby. Their approaches differ: some are backing underdogs, while Serby is choosing favourites, and the article also tracks their records.
The picks may interest readers who follow NFL predictions or betting, but they are opinions rather than guarantees of results. The article says its betting lines are from BetMGM Sportsbook.