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On this week of The Spread, NESN's NFL Football Picks Podcast, hosts Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview Super LVIII. The guys quickly breakdown the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers before switching gears to discuss the finer points of any Super Bowl. Prop bets. 
The guys break down the odds on Super Bowl MVP and discuss the value on some players with longer odds and better value. They also run through passing props for both Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy. 
Look no further for player props. Ricky and Mike break down the totals for skill players on both teams including Travis Kelce, Christian McCaffrey, and more. 
They finish things off with a number of wackier bets including odds on Usher's first song at the halftime show and Reba McEntire's rendition of the National Anthem. 

On this week of The Spread, NESN's NFL Football Picks Podcast, hosts Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down the results from the AFC and NFC Championship games and begin to preview the Super Bowl LVIII matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. 
The two discuss the Ravens' collapse and lack of identity during the AFC Championship loss, whether or not Lamar Jackson has what it takes to lead a team to a Super Bowl win during his career, the death of the Lions and what Dan Campbell should've done differently on the sideline, and mull over some "interesting" comments from the peanut gallery about how Taylor Swift has managed to destroy both football and America in the matter of one NFL season.
Make sure to tune in next week for more props, picks, parlays, and odds for Super Bowl LVIII plus a full preview of the big game.

On this week of The Spread, NESN's NFL Football Picks Podcast, hosts Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down their best picks for the NFL's Conference Championship Games.
The two first recap the Wildcard Weekend of the NFL and make some offseason predictions for the Buccaneers and Packers before diving into the penultimate week of football. They discuss why this Ravens team is historically good and how its defense can lead them to the Super Bowl, how the Chiefs can still remain top dog in the AFC, the impact of Deebo Samuel's injury on the 49ers chances against the Lions, the decline of Tony Romo's announcing skills, whether or not Jared Goff can lead the Lions to a win on the road, why football fans need to stop complaining of Taylor Swift, and which Super Bowl matchup they'd like to see the most.
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This week on "The Spread," Mike and Ricky recap their lucrative Wild Card Weekend and dive deep into their favorite bets for each of the divisional playoff games coming up this week. They answer your burning playoff preview questions, and discuss where Bill Belichick, Mike Tomlin and other big-name coaches on the market will land.
Will San Francisco punch their ticket to the NFC championship, or will Jordan Love and Aaron Jones carry the Packers to the title match? Ricky trusts the Niners to do what Dallas couldn't, but his 'cheesehead' cohost disagrees. Then, Mike 'big numbers guy' Cole makes his case for Josh Allen and the Bills to kick Patrick Mahomes out of the AFC championship this year, and Ricky argues in favor of the consistent Kansas City Chiefs. Will these two agree on anything in this episode? Give it a download to find out!

On this week of The Spread, NESN's NFL Football Picks Podcast, hosts Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down their best picks for Wildcard Weekend of the NFL Playoffs. 
The two discuss why the Texans can cover against the Browns at home and end Joe Flacco's miracle run in Cleveland, how the weather in Kansas City can significantly impact the over/under total for Chiefs vs. Dolphins matchup, if Pittsburgh has any fighting chance against the Bills in Buffalo, why the Cowboys and Packers wildcard game could end in a good-old-fashioned Texas shootout, why Matthew Stafford and the rams will spoil the Lions first playoff appearance in seven years, and what to bet on during an underwhelming Monday night matchup between the Eagles and Buccaneers.
Stay tuned to the end of the episode where they discuss some future bets on potential Super Bowl and conference winners!

On this week of The Spread, NESN's NFL Football Picks Podcast, hosts Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down their best picks for week 18 of the NFL Season. 
The final week of the NFL season is always tough to forecast but the guys make a case for each of their picks. A few of the games they discuss include the point totals for the Eagles-Giants matchup and the Steelers-Ravens. Mike's got an interesting angle on why the Patriots win and cover against the New York Jets and the two of them break down why a "meaningless" game could have a huge impact on New England's future.
Stay tuned to the end of the episode where they break open some fortune cookies for gambling advice.