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Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Redskins Free Football Picks: Monday Night Football betting action heads to Arlington this week for the home opener for the Dallas Cowboys against their hated rivals, the Washington Redskins.

Could the Skins really end up moving to 3-0 in this game? There’s a distinct possibility of that happening, and if that’s the case, playoff fever will be striking our nation’s capitol in a heartbeat. Washington hasn’t played the prettiest football in the world to start off the year, and wins against the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants isn’t the most impressive slate ever either, but wins are wins in this league.

Free NFL Picks: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers Free NFL Picks: Fans looking for a showdown between Ben Roethlisberger and Peyton Manning will be extremely disappointed this Sunday night. This Sunday night’s primetime game on NBC will look a lot different without Manning under center for the Colts. It will be Kerry Collins and the Colts looking to get into the win column against the defending AFC Champions. Can the Colts stay in the game here or will this one turn ugly fast?

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College Football Week 3 Free NFL Picks Review: Betting on college football’s Top 25 didn’t get do anybody much good this past weekend, as many ranked teams had problems covering pointspreads. But taking the biggest of favorites turned a profit, as most of those tagged with the largest lines proved they worthy.

Teams ranked in the USA Today’s Top 25 went 17-4 straight-up vs. unranked teams in Week 3 action, but only managed to go 9-12 against the pointspreads. That action included four ranked teams – Auburn, Michigan State, Arizona State and Ohio State – losing outright as underdogs on the road.

Free NFL Picks: Buccaneers vs Vikings NFL Picks

Vikings vs Buccaneers Free NFL Picks: Tampa Bay surprised the NFL by going 10-6 last year, but they fell just short of a playoff berth. The Bucs were beaten at home by the Lions in week one and they really can’t afford another loss this week.

Minnesota kept it close against San Diego last week, but their miserable passing game kept them from winning. Can the Vikings win this one at home or will the Bucs be road warriors as they were last season?

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Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles Free NFL Picks: The birds of prey will be out in full-force this upcoming Sunday night when the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons clash in a battle between two division winners from a year ago. Game time from the Georgia Dome is set for 8:20 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on NBC.

Philadelphia started the 2011 regular season on a solid note with a 31-13 victory over St. Louis as a 4.5-point road favorite. The total ended as a ‘push’ against a closing line of 44 points.

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Mississippi State vs LSU Free Football Picks: The LSU Tigers open their 2011 SEC schedule this upcoming Thursday night in a crucial West Division showdown against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium. The kick-off is slated for 8 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Free NFL Picks: New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins Week 1 NFL Picks

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots Free NFL Picks: In the first game of a double dip on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, NFL bettors will get their chance to sink their teeth into the clash at Sun Life Stadium between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots.

The Pats are the runaway favorites on the Super Bowl odds this year, as they are as low as +400 at some sportsbooks. They definitely do look to be locked and loaded after bringing in both DT Albert Haynesworth and WR Chad Ochocinco in the offseason. It hasn’t seemed to matter who is out there at wide receiver though, as QB Tom Brady has always made the best of every situation.

Free NFL Picks: Minnesota Vikings vs San Diego Chargers NFL Picks

San Diego Chargers vs Minnesota Vikings Free NFL Picks: The Minnesota Vikings have a veteran quarterback under center again this year, but it isn’t Brett Favre. Donovan McNabb will start the season as the signal caller for the Vikings.

The San Diego Chargers have one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks in Phillip Rivers. San Diego missed the playoffs last year, but they are still one of the favorites to reach the Super Bowl from the AFC this season. Can San Diego avoid the slow starts that have hurt them badly in recent years?

Free NFL Picks: New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers Week 1 NFL Picks

Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints Week 1 Free NFL Picks: The 2011 NFL regular season gets underway this Thursday night in a showdown between the last two Super Bowl champions, when the New Orleans Saints head into Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers. Kick-off is slated for 8:30 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on NBC.

New Orleans will look to quickly erase the memory of an unexpected 41-36 loss to Seattle as a 9.5-road favorite in the wildcard round of last year’s playoffs. This followed an 11-5 regular season record, including a 6-2 record straight-up on the road.

Football Picks: Arizona Wildcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Free NFL Picks

Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Arizona Wildcats Football Picks: The Arizona Wildcats, out of the PAC-12 travel to Boone Pickens Stadium this Thursday night to tangle with the Big 12’s Oklahoma State Cowboys in this non-conference matchup. Kick-off is slated for 8 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Arizona used a 27-0 run in the second half to pull away from the pesky Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 41-10 in the season opener for both teams. The Wildcats covered as 27-point home favorites and the total went well over the 47.5-point line.

NCAA Football Picks: Miami Hurricanes vs Maryland Terrapins Free NFL Picks

Maryland Terrapins vs Miami Hurricanes Football Picks: The Miami Hurricanes have had themselves one heck of an offseason. They hope to put all of that aside when they take to the field for the first time on Labor Day night against the Maryland Terrapins.

Regardless of what ends up coming from this whole situation with boosters giving improper benefits to players on the team, it is clear that Head Coach Al Golden has his work cut out for him here at “The U.” Miami has never been known as a squeaky clean program, and this is just the latest problem.

Free NFL Picks - 2011 NFL Power Rankings

2011 NFL Power Rankings and Free NFL Picks: NFL power rankings are some of the strongest you will find anywhere and we encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed. NFL Power Rankings will be updated by Thursday every week.

1: Green Bay Packers (0-0 SU, 0-0 ATS) – It’s hard to really see the Packers falling too far this year, knowing that they are returning the majority of their team. DC Dom Capers is one of the most underappreciated minds in the game, and he has the pieces of the puzzle to make QB Aaron Rodgers and his offense look even better than they already are.

NCAA Football Picks: TCU Horned Frogs vs Baylor Bears

Baylor Bears vs TCU Horned Frogs NCAA Football Picks: The TCU Horned Frogs had a storybook season last year. TCU went 13-0 and finished second in the final AP college football standings. The team would have obviously liked to get a chance to play in the BCS Championship Game, but a hard fought win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl was huge for the program.

Free NFL Picks: Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Jets Nets NFL Picks

New York Jets Nets vs Philadelphia Eagles Free NFL Picks: The New York Jets are just hours removed from playing their Week 3 preseason clash with the New York Giants. Now, Head Coach Rex Ryan and company have to get ready for the Philadelphia Eagles, who fly into town on Thursday night for the preseason finale.

Dallas Cowboys Free NFL Picks: 2011 Dallas Cowboys NFL Picks

2011 Dallas Cowboys Free NFL Picks: Things did not go according to script for the Cowboys in 2010. In what was supposed to be a championship run that ended up with a victory in Super Bowl XLV in their home stadium, ended up as a total nightmare with a 1-6 start, a season-ending injury to quarterback Tony Romo, and a mid-season change at head coach.

Team owner Jerry Jones remains confident that everything is back in place for a return to the level of play his team put forth in the 2009 season when Dallas won the NFC East.

Free NFL Picks: New Orleans Saints vs Oakland Raiders NFL Picks

Oakland Raiders vs New Orleans Saints Free NFL Picks: Normally, NFL preseason games are relatively local in nature, but on Sunday night, for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, the New Orleans Saints will take the lengthy road trip across the country to tango with the Oakland Raiders.

QB Drew Brees and the starting offense should see at least two quarters of action this week, if not more, as Head Coach Sean Payton tries to assess exactly what his team has to offer this year. However, injuries are definitely starting to mount up for this squad, something that proved to be a major problem in the regular season last year as well.

Free NFL Picks: Atlanta Falcons vs Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Picks

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons Free NFL Picks: The Atlanta Falcons roll into Heinz Field this Saturday night to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Week 3 preseason contest. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET) and will be broadcast locally.

Atlanta lost to Miami 28-23 as a two-point home favorite in its first preseason game, but went on the road last Friday night and beat Jacksonville 15-13 as a three-point underdog. The total went over the 33-point line against the Dolphins, but stayed ‘under’ the 36.5-point line in Game 2.

Free NFL Picks: Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles NFL Picks

Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns Free NFL Picks: NFL betting action continues on Thursday night with a preseason clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns from Lincoln Financial Field in the City of Brotherly Love.

The Browns have had some major problems defensively here in the preseason, and those problems really reared their ugly heads this past week against the Detroit Lions. The Lions don’t have the greatest offense in the world, particularly once the starters head off the field, but that didn’t stop them from scoring 30 points against Cleveland in the Dawg Pound.

MLB Free Picks: Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Free Picks

Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox  Free Picks: The two best hitting teams in the Majors square-off tonight when the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers kick-off a four-game series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Game time is set for 8:05 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on the MLB Network.

Boston has only managed to win five of its last 10 games but it remains just a half a game in back of New York in the most heated division race in the Majors. The Red Sox are 77-49 overall; 38-24 at home and 39-25 on the road.

Free NFL Picks: Chicago Bears vs New York Giants NFL Picks

New York Giants vs Chicago Bears Free NFL Picks: Monday Night Football picks are back here at Bang the Book, and we’re here with another great NFL betting showdown to preview in the preseason between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears.