Since 1957, The GoldSheet has been the gold standard in football handicapping — America’s longest-running and most trusted betting newsletter. For seven decades, bettors and bookmakers have turned to GoldSheet for its unmatched depth, accuracy, and insight.
The Football GoldSheet delivers full coverage of every NFL and FBS college football matchup, including:
- Expert analysis and score forecasts for all games on the board
- GoldSheet Power Ratings with projected point spreads
- Stat comparisons, home/away splits, team averages, and head-to-head history
- 1Q and 1H game logs updated through Monday for every team
- Trend and situational angles in the Tech Angle section (formerly GoldSheet Extra)
- Previous week’s box score breakdowns to spotlight statistical anomalies and hidden value
- A running week-by-week team log with ATS results, totals trends, and home/road performance
Member Notes
Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| NFL | Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Spread | 4:30pm EST - Jan 3/2026 |
The PLAY: Carolina Panthers +3.0 (-120)
Atlanta's upset win over the Rams on Monday night threw a massive curveball into this Saturday evening showdown. If Carolina wins, the Panthers claim the NFC South and will be the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. That part is cut-and-dry. If Tampa Bay wins, the Bucs can't celebrate because they still need to wait for the result of Sunday's Falcons-Saints game. A Falcons win would create a three-way tie at the top of the division, and Carolina would hold the three-way tiebreaker. So if the Bucs handle business on Saturday, they need New Orleans to beat Atlanta on Sunday.
Carolina's 23–20 home win over the Bucs on December 21 broke a string of five straight wins by Tampa Bay in this NFC South matchup. Ryan Fitzgerald kicked the game-winning field goal with under three minutes remaining as the Panthers' defense held Baker Mayfield to one of his worst games of the season. Carolina had a chance to wrap things up last week, but the Panthers fell short against the Seahawks.
Tampa Bay is 1–7 straight-up and 0–8 against the spread over the last eight games. The Bucs' only two wins since mid-October have come against the 6–10 Saints and 3–13 Cardinals. If Tampa Bay wins this game, it guarantees that the NFC South champion will finish with a sub-.500 record for the third time since 2014.
Consultant Bio
Since 1957, The GoldSheet has been the gold standard in football handicapping — America’s longest-running and most trusted betting newsletter. For seven decades, bettors and bookmakers have turned to GoldSheet for its unmatched depth, accuracy, and insight.
What’s Inside Each Weekly Edition
Published every Tuesday, The Football GoldSheet delivers full coverage of every NFL and FBS college football matchup, including:
- Expert analysis and score forecasts for all games on the board
- GoldSheet Power Ratings with projected point spreads
- Stat comparisons, home/away splits, team averages, and head-to-head history
- 1Q and 1H game logs updated through Monday for every team
- Trend and situational angles in the Tech Angle section (formerly GoldSheet Extra)
- Previous week’s box score breakdowns to spotlight statistical anomalies and hidden value
- A running week-by-week team log with ATS results, totals trends, and home/road performance
- The Stat Service page (formerly Confidential Kickoff) — a clean, data-rich matchup sheet featuring turnover notes, yardage metrics, and more
A Legacy That Endures
GoldSheet has been a respected cornerstone for bettors since the 1950s, and continues to influence modern sports betting culture. Recently, it was featured in the MAX series “Bookie” starring Sebastian Maniscalco and highlighted in Billy Walters’ book “Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk.”
Seven decades in — and still setting the standard.