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October 28, 2026

The Essential Week 8 NFL Matchups That Could Decide All 14 Games

Can Carolina exploit a battered Green Bay offensive line before Jordan Love finds a way to escape the pressure? Can Baltimore attack Buffalo’s defensive weaknesses if Lamar Jackson returns? And does Pittsburgh have enough advantages against Cleveland to control an AFC North matchup without needing an explosive passing performance? Then there’s the Rams. Once again, […]

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October 2, 2026

Who’s Actually the Best Team in the NFL? Our Models Don’t Agree

San Francisco looks elite to our AI. The market loves Buffalo. Two models point toward the Rams. And Houston may be one of the NFL’s biggest underachievers. There isn’t one OddsRX NFL power ranking. That’s intentional. A team’s record tells us what happened. The betting market tells us how teams are currently being priced. Performance […]

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September 13, 2026

What you need to know before week 1 of the NFL

September 13–14, 2026. All kickoff times are Eastern. Bears at Panthers — Sunday, 1 p.m. Ravens at Colts — Sunday, 1 p.m. Falcons at Steelers — Sunday, 1 p.m. Browns at Jaguars — Sunday, 1 p.m. Buccaneers at Bengals — Sunday, 1 p.m. Jets at Titans — Sunday, 1 p.m. Saints at Lions — Sunday, […]

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June 3, 2026

We Backtested Our Own Model

Under the Hood We Backtested Our Own Model. Here’s Everything We Found. Most pick services show you wins and hide losses. We’re doing the opposite. Here’s exactly how our MLB model has performed across 872 games — the good, the bad, and what we’re fixing next. DrCover MLB  •  Model Version A  •  Sample: Mar […]

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May 13, 2026

New OddsRX Tools Page: Betting Calculators for Smarter Research

OddsRX now includes a comprehensive Tools section that empowers users to analyze betting odds, calculate break-even probabilities, and assess the potential outcomes of their wagers. Whether you're a seasoned bettor or just starting, these tools will help you make informed decisions and improve your chances of success.

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April 3, 2026

New MLB Hub, Team Trends, and Picks Page Enhancements at OddsRX

We’ve made a few important upgrades to the MLB section at OddsRX to make it easier to navigate, easier to understand, and more useful on a daily basis. The goal is simple: make it faster to find what matters, understand how the model is performing, and see meaningful team context without digging through multiple pages. […]

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March 30, 2026

NBA Model Performance Update: What I’m Looking At Now

When I wrote my last NBA model performance post in early January, the season sample was still relatively small and I was mostly trying to answer a simple question: is the model showing enough signal to keep trusting it?   Now the sample is much larger, and the answer is more nuanced. As of March 27, 2026, […]

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March 29, 2026

How V3 compares to the public model

One thing I’m also watching behind the scenes is how Version 3 is stacking up against the public Version 1 results on the site. So far, V3 looks very comparable on straight-up winners, hitting 61.5% in my current tracking sample versus 61.8% for Version 1 on the live OddsRX performance page. Where V3 has not stood out yet is against the spread, where it […]

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