It feels like only yesterday that this NFL season started, but we’re now down to the eight remaining teams with the Divisional Round odds upon us. This time of year makes each touchdown more important, and I’m on the hunt to work out the best value on the first touchdown market in the NFL odds. It’s a market that has some big odds, meaning big payoffs if you can nail them correctly.

I’m studying the first touchdown scorer markets to find three players who offer the perfect mix of value and opportunity to deliver some healthy returns. Here are my best free NFL picks and predictions for the Divisional Round’s first touchdown scorers.

For more TD prop picks, check out Josh Inglis’ Divisional Round TD props!

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The football schedule rolls into the autumn months and that means weather is going to affect outcomes and influence the NFL odds more each week.

I circle the games with potential weather in NFL Week 4, looking at how rain, wind, and heat will play a role in your wagers this weekend.

Here’s the NFL weather report for Week 4.

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David Moyes has said that West Ham’s players showed solidarity after Grady Grady Diangana’s controversial sale to West Brom and refused to criticise Mark Noble’s outburst about the winger’s departure.

The West Ham board faced unrest from supporters after allowing Diangana to leave for £18m and tensions were further inflamed when Noble tweeted that he was “angry and sad” about the decision to sell the 22-year-old. Yet Moyes, who needed to raise funds for new signings through sales, said the captain had a right to express himself and insisted that his players were not in revolt as they prepare for Saturday evening’s home game against Newcastle.

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Portugal took a step toward the Euro 2012 quarter-finals after surviving a Denmark fight-back to win 3-2 in Group B on Wednesday.

Denmark came into the contest full of confidence after upsetting the Netherlands 1-0 in their opening match on Saturday, while Portugal were faced with the possibility of an early exit following their defeat to Germany by the same score-line.

Real Madrid defender Pepe earned Portugal the lead with a near-post header from a corner in the 24th minute of the match in Lviv.

Paulo Bento s team made it 2-0 nine minutes before the half-time break, when Helder Postiga sided-footed home from close range.

Denmark gained a foothold in the contest when Michael Krohn-Dehli headed a ball back across the Portugal goal, with Arsenal forward N…

Lucien Favre has signed a contract extension tying him to Borussia Dortmund until 2021.

Swiss coach Favre agreed a two-year deal with Dortmund in May 2018 and led them to an unexpected Bundesliga title charge in his first season at the helm.

Having finished just two points behind eventual champions Bayern Munich, the former Borussia Monchengladbach boss has renewed his terms at Signal Iduna Park.

I m looking forward to continuing constructive and successful cooperation with the entire BVB team, said Favre in a statement after the new deal was announced on Tuesday.

I m delighted to have the opportunity to shape the sporting future of this tradition-steeped club.

Favre 2021

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow)

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Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor says the Blues are focusing purely on their own form as they bid to continue their flawless start to her reign against Arsenal.

Taking over from legendary boss Emma Hayes, Bompastor has overseen back-to-back Women s Super League wins over Aston Villa (1-0) and Crystal Palace (7-0).

The Blues saw their matchday three fixture versus Manchester United postponed last week, but a victory over rivals Arsenal in Saturday s lone WSL game would take them top of the table.

Arsenal were tipped as candidates to end Chelsea s five-year reign at the summit of the English game in pre-season, only to draw two of their opening three matches, but Bompastor is not concerned with others results.

The players are really focused on themselves…

Spain produced their best performance of Euro 2012 to hammer Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final.

Although Los Rojas were favourites for the tournament they still had to go out there and prove they were the best and they did it in devastating fashion.

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The first half was arguably the best I have ever seen a team produce when it comes to passing, attractive football.

The Spaniards were simply magnificent, passing the ball to one another like the Italians wasn’t even on the pitch.

The two first half goals summed up the way that the Spanish like to play the game, with short incisive passes and well taken finishes. This Spanish team is definitely the best international team I have seen in my lifetime and I’m doubtful that any other national can …

Marcus Rashford came off the bench to steer Manchester United to a 1-0 victory over struggling Wolves at Molineux and send them into 2023 in the top four of the Premier League.

Rashford had scored two in two since returning from the World Cup but was benched by Erik ten Hag on Saturday for disciplinary reasons as United put in a blunt first-half performance.

The England international was introduced at the break and had a huge impact, firing home a 76th-minute winner with a powerful finish past Jose Sa, before he later had a second ruled out following a VAR check.

It could be a huge three points for United on the road as they leapfrog Tottenham into fourth, with Spurs due to play Aston Villa on Sunday.

The hosts received a huge let-off early on when an und…

England have reached the Women s World Cup semi-finals again, but the manner in which they have done so has been far more impressive.

Four years ago in Canada the Lionesses were one of the competition s surprise packages, beating Norway and the hosts in the knockout phase before being eliminated when Laura Bassett scored a stoppage-time own goal against Japan in the last four.

Phil Neville s class of 2019 have returned to that stage in France and meet the United States, the defending champions and tournament favourites, in Lyon on Tuesday.

Here we crunch the Opta numbers on Mark Sampson s 2015 team and Neville s squad to show how England have been considerably better at both ends of the pitch in 2019.

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Week 7 kicks off with the banged-up Denver Broncos visiting the even-more shorthanded Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football. The prop markets were slow to fully open, thanks to all the injuries to Cleveland’s offense, but we’ve still found three solid player props with an emphasis on a Denver running back. 

We bring you our favorite free prop picks and predictions for Thursday night’s Broncos vs. Browns Week 7 battle. 

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