Sharp Football Analysis by Warren Sharp

The Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire is loaded with sneaky upside plays.

Raymond Summerlin (Sharp Football Analysis) and Freeman Smith (creator of FAABLab) break down the top waiver pickups, FAAB bidding strategy, and deep stashes to target this week. Don’t waste your budget — make every FAAB dollar count.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Why Troy Franklin is the #1 add in 98% of leagues

How Elic Ayomanor could carve out a role with the...

NFL Week 2 reaction and analysis on the biggest storylines including Joe Burrow's devastating injury and where the Bengals go from here, the Jaguars’ offensive struggles, the controversial “tush push,” and Colts’ early-down dominance with Daniel Jones.

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In This Episode:

The Bengals face uncertainty after Joe Burrow’s injury, with backup performance and team depth under the microscope.

The Jacksonville Jaguars struggled to close out a winnable game against Cincinnati, highlighting Trevor Lawrence’s inefficiency, high receiver drop rates, and the need...

NFL Week 2 best bets, player props, and college football picks you can’t miss.  Warren Sharp and the Sharp Football Show team deliver reaction, data, and betting analysis from Commanders vs Packers on Thursday Night Football and the best games and storylines from Week 2 in the NFL.   We also dive into Texas A&M at Notre Dame and Clemson at Georgia Tech for college football betting angles. 

We also dive into Texas A&M–Notre Dame and Clemson–Georgia Tech for college football betting angles. 

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Fantasy Football Week 2 sleepers, start sit picks, and game previews for Eagles vs Chiefs, Bills vs Jets, Bears vs Lions, and more. 

Plus why Harold Fannin Jr. could emerge as a TE1 and which RB you actually want in Seattle. 

Week 2 is here and the Sharp Angles crew breaks down the biggest fantasy football and betting edges. From Harold Fannin’s TE1 potential to Zach Charbonnet’s role to deep “Uncut Gems,” here’s how to attack this week. 

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NFL Week 1 reaction and analysis on the biggest storylines including Aaron Rodgers in the new Steelers offense, the Giants’ red zone disaster, Bryce Young’s struggles with the Panthers, Jared Goff and the Lions’ offense underperforming without Ben Johnson, and Baker Mayfield’s efficiency drop without Liam Coen.

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In This Episode:

Aaron Rodgers delivered his best Week 1 performance in years with play-action mastery and vintage mobility in Arthur Smith’s offense.

New York Giants suf...

NFL Week 1 picks, player props, and college football predictions. Reaction, Data & Analysis from Cowboys at Eagles on Thursday Night Football.  Ravens vs Bills blitz plan against Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes’ deep passing shift vs Chargers in Brazil, plus Michigan–Oklahoma and Duke–Illinois betting picks.

The Sharp Football Show is your edge every Friday. Warren Sharp and the team break down NFL matchups, props, and CFB plays with data, film, and betting market analysis. Smarter bets. Sharper props. More wins.

What You’ll Learn:

Week 1 Fantasy Football 2025 is here with hot debates on Bijan Robinson, James Conner DFS plays, and the Ravens vs Bills Sunday Night Football showdown. 

Plus, we cover sleepers, betting angles, and key game previews. 

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 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why Bijan Robinson could disappoint fantasy managers in Week 1 

• DFS value plays including James Conner and Joe Flacco 

• Ravens vs Bills Sunday Night Football betting preview 

• Lions vs Packers + Pan...

The Carolina Panthers had the lowest expectations in 2024 — and still underachieved. Bryce Young delivered one of the worst statistical rookie QB seasons in decades, got benched for Andy Dalton, and now enters 2025 with the shortest leash of his career. 

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 

• Why Bryce Young’s rookie metrics ranked among the worst in 25 years 

• How Andy Dalton exposed just how unready Young really was 

• The massive offseason investments in O-line, WR, and defense 

• Why Chuba Hubbard and the Panthers’ run...

The Falcons shocked the NFL by paying Kirk Cousins $180M and still drafting Michael Penix Jr. in the top 10. Was it a reckless move or the smartest long-term plan of 2025? 

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 

• Why Atlanta drafted Michael Penix despite signing Kirk Cousins 

• The analytics on Cousins’ first-half efficiency vs second-half collapse 

• How OC Zac Robinson built an offense for Bijan Robinson’s breakout

• What Penix’s deep-ball ability means for Atlanta’s passing game 

• Falcons’ defensive rebuild a...

Justin Fields enters Week 1 facing his old team — and one of his biggest weaknesses might define the Jets season. 

Fields has led the NFL in longest time to throw for four straight years, the exact opposite of Aaron Rodgers — the QB he’s replacing. The Jets tried to fix it in the preseason by cutting his target depth, but will it work against Pittsburgh’s defense? 

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 

• Why Fields’ time-to-throw is a problem for the Jets OL 

• How Aaron Rodg...

Trevor Lawrence has struggled with accuracy despite throwing quickly — but new Jaguars coach Liam Coen might have just unlocked him.  Warren Sharp dives into the game film and analytics to preview the 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars.

Lawrence ranked bottom-five in completion percentage over expected the last two seasons, even though he threw with the NFL’s 3rd-fastest time to throw and 2nd-deepest target depth. That’s a broken formula. 

Enter Liam Coen. Just like he did with Baker Mayfield last year, Coen cut Lawrence’s target depth in the preseason. The result? 82% completions, #2 out of 87 QBs. 

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Rich Hribar & Ray Summerlin Attack the DraftKings $15M Fantasy Football Best Ball Contest from the #6 Slot!

In this episode, Rich and Ray go all-in on upside, building a YOLO-style Best Ball roster designed to win a massive field contest. From anchor RBs, unique stacks and mid- and late-round steals, they share their strategy every step of the way to help you make the right pick when you're on the clock! 

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We're giving you the best NFL futures bets for the 2025 season! 

In this special edition of The Sharp Football Show, Warren Sharp and Ray Summerlin analyze NFL futures bets submitted by the public, highlight trends, and provide expert insight on the top team and player bets to watch this season. 

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 

Over vs Under trends from public bets 

Betting the Bengals or Browns to miss...

Aaron Rodgers can’t save Pittsburgh — the Steelers are built on smoke and mirrors. 

Pittsburgh has won back-to-back 10-win seasons with one of the worst offenses in football. Now they’ve turned to a 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers, behind a shaky line, with Arthur Smith calling plays. The regression is coming. 

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 

• The insane stat behind the Steelers’ unsustainable wins 

• Why turnover margin and one-score luck are bound to regress 

• How Aaron Rodgers stacks up against Russell...

Big 12 Football Betting Preview 2025 – Who to Fade & Who to Bet! 

College football betting expert Ryan McCrystal joins Warren Sharp to break down the Big 12, highlighting the teams most likely to overperform or underperform this season. From Texas Tech’s powerhouse offseason moves to UCF’s transition under Scott Frost, we’ve got your win total bets covered.

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What you’ll learn in this episode: 

Why fading UCF could be the safest bet in the Big 12 

How Texas Tec...

Two of the sharpest bets in the Big Ten for 2025 are right here. 

Warren Sharp brings you college football analyst Ryan McCrystal to break down his two favorite Big Ten bets for 2025. Ryan is fading Illinois after their mirage 10-win season and buying into Washington as one of the conference’s most underrated teams. 

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 

Why Illinois is overvalued by sportsbooks in 2025 

Key defensive flaws that could derail the Illini early...

The Sharp Football analysts are on the clock — drafting the NFL teams most likely to win the most games in 2025. 

Warren Sharp, Rich Hribar, and Ray Summerlin go head-to-head in a NFL Win Totals Draft to reveal their favorite futures bets for the 2025 NFL season. Which teams will crush expectations — and which will fall short? 

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 

Why the Bills are the No. 1 futures pick in 2025 

Are the E...

The Chiefs were 11-0 in one-score games last year. Flip those results and they finish 4-13. 

Instead, Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid won 15 games and reached another Super Bowl. But under the surface, Kansas City showed cracks in their dynasty foundation. 

Warren Sharp breaks down the 2025 Kansas City Chiefs.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 

• Why the 2024 Chiefs had the NFL’s least explosive offense 

• How third-down perfection masked deep inefficiencies 

• Travis Kelce’s age cliff and Kansas City’s...

Warren Sharp and Ryan McCrystal from Sharp Football Analysis give you the top futures and key betting opportunities in the ACC this season.

Ryan handicaps the Cal Golden Bears and their win total of 5.5 wins, highlighting massive player losses in the transfer portal, then analyzes the Duke Blue Devils and their win total of 6.5 wins, focusing on the impact of transfer QB Darian Mensah and the strong supporting offensive line. 

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Warren Sharp & Ryan McCrystal reveal their top College Football Playoff bets for the 2025 season — from SEC favorites to bold longshots. Who will make it? Who will miss out? Watch as they share actionable betting insights you can use right now. 

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Bets discussed in this episode: 

Tennessee to miss the College Football Playoff 

Penn State to make the College Football Playoff 

Ole Miss to miss the College Football Playoff 

How many SEC teams make the Playoff? 

Longshot...

The Cleveland Browns weren’t just bad on offense in 2024 — they were historically bad. Last in almost every meaningful offensive stat. 32nd in passing efficiency, rushing efficiency, red zone drives, points per game, and wins. They cycled through quarterbacks, couldn’t sustain drives, and were hopeless from the very first snap. Warren Sharp previews what's to come in 2025.

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What you’ll learn in this preview by Warren Sharp: 

• How Deshaun Watson put up the NFL’s worst QB numbers before his injury 

• Why the Browns cycle...

The Chargers were 12-3-2 through three quarters in 2024 — second-best in the NFL. By the final whistle, they were just 11-6. No team collapsed harder when it mattered most.  

Justin Herbert’s late-game struggles, a defense that bullied backups but crumbled against real quarterbacks, and a broken run game all turned last season’s success into a bit of a mirage. 

Warren Sharp analyzes the roster, coaching and all the data to identify the key factors which will determine the success of this year's team.

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What if I told you the Broncos were just a few plays from being the NFL’s best team last year? Flip every one-score game in 2024 and Denver finishes 15-2. That’s not fantasy — it’s a sign of how dangerous this roster already is. 

With the NFL’s best offensive line, a revamped backfield, and a defense that went from worst to first in one season, Sean Payton’s team is built to break through in 2025. 

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What you’ll learn in this team preview by Warren Sh...

WR firepower. Jaguars stack. Rookie RB upside. Late QB/TE strategy.  Warren Sharp joins fantasy football experts Rich Hribar and Ray Summerlin for a special DraftKings Best Ball draft in the $15M contest — building a team from the #12 slot.

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What You’ll Learn in this Episode: 

• Sharp 2025 bes...

The SEC is loaded with talent in 2025 — but where can bettors find real value? 

Warren Sharp and Ryan McCrystal from Sharp Football Analysis preview every angle of the SEC season, from quarterback play to futures markets. 

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Topics include: 

Breaking in a new quarterback: why it can go sideways for top SEC programs 

Kentucky Wildcats: why Ryan McCrystal expects them to hit under 4.5 wins 

Mark Stoops and Kentucky: fan dynamics, roster challenges, and the transfer portal impact <...

Kansas State vs Iowa State opens the 2025 college football season in Dublin, Ireland — and we’ve got the sharpest Week 0 betting angles. 

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What You’ll Learn in this episode: 

• Why Kansas State enters favored in Week 0 

• Key coaching changes and QB experience that could swing the matchup 

• Ryan McCrystal’s first official bet of the 2025 season 

• Which Big 12 contenders could make a playoff run 

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NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky from ESPN joins Warren Sharp to break down which premier quarterbacks will finally get over the hump in 2025, the teams most likely to surprise or disappoint, and the best MVP bets heading into the season. 

What You'll Learn In This Video: 

Which NFL quarterbacks are poised for a breakthrough season 

How top QBs can take their teams deeper into the playoffs 

Surprise contenders that could shock the league 

Teams most likely to underperform in 2025 Early season 

MVP betting angles worth targeting 

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NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky from ESPN joins Warren Sharp to break down the 2025 quarterback landscape, the impact of NFL play-callers and the biggest storylines from the preseason.

Topics include:

How Dan prepares for the NFL season during preseason

How he uses Warren’s Sharp Football Preview Book in his research

The 7 traits he uses to evaluate quarterbacks

The impact NFL head coaches and play callers have on QB development

Rookie QB Caleb Williams’ strong preseason performance

Which new offensive play caller (outside of Ben Johnson & Liam...

The Chicago Bears have been stuck in decades of dysfunction. But this offseason… they might have finally done everything right. 

Ben Johnson takes over. The offensive line is rebuilt. New weapons fit perfectly in the scheme. And Caleb Williams finally has a chance to prove he’s the franchise QB — if Chicago doesn’t find a way to blow it. 

Warren Sharp previews the 2025 Chicago Bears.

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What You’ll Learn:

• Why Ben Johnson’s offense could unlock Caleb Williams 

•...

The Packers have the talent to win the Super Bowl in 2025. But can they get out of their own way? 

From Jordan Love’s top-5 QB play after the bye to a defense on the rise, Green Bay has the roster to contend. But bad fourth-down decisions, wasted QB sneak opportunities, and inefficient play-calling have cost them winnable games. 

In this breakdown, NFL Analyst Warren Sharp tells you exactly what the Packers must fix to turn contender potential into a deep playoff run. 

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The NFL preseason is here — and we're analyzing the storylines which will shape the 2025 season. 

Hosts Warren Sharp and Ray Summerlin from Sharp Football Analysis are joined by Matt Olson of 32BeatWriters to get you the latest news, sharp betting angles and fantasy football insights. The guys break down the emergence of young talent across the NFL, key injuries, depth chart battles, and betting insights you need to know right now. 

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Warren Sharp dives into the most impactful topics that will shape the 2025 NFL season — from the quarterbacks who are elite at avoiding sacks and the massive impact sacks have on an offense, to the biggest home field advantages in the league, to how the Miami Dolphins can fix their short yardage rushing strategy. 

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Before you draft your 2025 fantasy football team, make sure you know the players who could hold you back from winning it all.

Rich Hribar of Sharp Football Analysis is joined by JJ Zachariason from Late Round Fantasy Football to break down their players to avoid in fantasy football this year — plus the strategy behind knowing when to pass on popular names.

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The Vikings avoided a $100M mistake — and it changed everything.  Minnesota passed on extending Kirk Cousins. Now they have a cost-controlled rookie QB, a system that elevated Sam Darnold to top-5 status, and a long-term plan built for sustainability. 

Here's Warren Sharp's full breakdown of their rebuild, Darnold’s breakout, and what to expect from J.J. McCarthy under Kevin O'Connell in 2025. 

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What You’ll Learn: 

How skipping a $100M extension gave the Vikings flexibility 

Why Kevin O’Connell’s sche...

Drafting from the #11 spot in a fantasy football league creates tough decisions.   In this episode, Rich Hribar and Ray Summerlin from Sharp Football Analysis draft live and share expert fantasy football insights, bold player takes, and a roster build that breaks from the crowd.

💥 Rich & Ray kick things off with three straight wide receivers and anchor their team with a Jalen Hurts–A.J. Brown–Dallas Goedert stack. They embrace injury risk with Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua, aiming for upside others are too cautious to chase.

🔍 One key theme: Drafting players the market is fading — li...

The Lions shocked the NFL in 2024 with one of the smartest, most efficient offenses we’ve ever seen. But now their offensive architect is gone. Their All-Pro center retired. And the 2025 schedule? It’s a gauntlet. So are the Lions built to repeat — or primed to regress? 

Warren Sharp breaks it down.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

– How Detroit ranked top 3 in 11 key offensive metrics in 20...

The clock is ticking for Dak Prescott!  The Cowboys haven’t reached an NFC Championship in nearly 30 years — and Dak is now the only $60M+ QB over 28 to never make it that far.

The excuses are gone. The schedule is brutal. And the pressure is real. 

Warren Sharp breaks it down.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

– Why 2025 is a make-or-break season for Dak Prescott...

The NFL is officially back—and the takes are already flying!  NFL Analyst Warren Sharp breaks down the absurdity of Joe Mixon ranked ahead of Bijan Robinson in the NFL Top 100. 

Plus, he's diving into: 

Madden’s new QB ratings and which AFC QBs may never even reach the Super Bowl 

Why Isaiah Likely’s injury could quietly wreck the Ravens’ identity 

A red zone stat that should reshape how you draft in fantasy football

Cam Ward’s “We’re mid” quote—and why it might be the most mature take of camp 

Drafting from the #8 spot in a Fantasy Football Best Ball contest presents unique challenges — and big opportunities. In this episode, Rich Hribar and Ray Summerlin walk through an entire 2025 DraftKings Best Ball Draft, sharing expert fantasy football strategy, live reactions, and sharp roster construction to help you draft a winning team this season!

💥 Rich & Ray build around a premium Eagles stack — Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, and DeVonta Smith — and go deep with high-upside late-round targets who could deliver spike weeks when it matters most.

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They had the No. 1 pick in sight… and let it slip. 

The New York Giants were one loss away from landing Cam Ward. Instead, they beat the Colts, fell to pick 25, and drafted Jaxson Dart. Now they enter 2025 stuck between Russell Wilson’s last stand and a rookie QB behind him — all while facing the NFL’s hardest early-season schedule. 

Warren Sharp breaks down the pressure-packed reality in New York: 

• Why one meaningless win may haunt this franchise 

• Russell Wilson’s elite clean-pocket metrics vs. collapse under pressure 

• Whether Head Coach Brian Dabo...