Expert NFL Football Picks & NFL Predictions
NFL-Football-Picks.com provides expert NFL football picks, NFL predictions and weekly football handicapping analysis from Dennis Stagliano, DJ, Bags and Pistol Pete of Gridiron Gold.
Our football handicapping roots date back to 1980. Today, our handicappers continue that tradition by analyzing NFL matchups, point spreads and betting opportunities throughout the professional football season.
NFL Football Picks from Dennis Stagliano, DJ, Bags & Pistol Pete
Every NFL week brings a new schedule of games and betting decisions. Our job is not to force a pick on every game on the board. We concentrate on the matchups where our handicapping identifies the strongest opportunities.
Our handicappers analyze games independently, giving NFL bettors different perspectives when choosing their weekly selections.
Dennis Stagliano NFL Football Picks
Dennis Stagliano has been handicapping football since 1980. His sports service began as Eastern Sports Service and later became Gridiron Gold.
His handicapping history includes winning the 1981 AADSS handicapping championship, finishing runner-up in 1982 and winning the 1984 Experts Bowl handicapping competition with a documented 34-18 record.
Dennis continues to handicap NFL football each week, concentrating on point spreads, matchups, team strengths and weaknesses, situational factors and betting value.
Dennis Stagliano's 2026 NFL Football Picks are available throughout the season.
DJ NFL Football Picks
DJ brings another handicapping perspective to NFL-Football-Picks.com and Gridiron Gold. He analyzes the weekly NFL schedule independently and selects the games he believes offer the best opportunities against the point spread.
DJ's 2026 NFL Football Picks are available throughout the season.
Bags NFL Football Picks
Bags independently analyzes the weekly NFL schedule, evaluating matchups, point spreads, team performance, personnel and situational factors before selecting his strongest betting opportunities.
Bags' 2026 NFL Football Picks are available throughout the season.
Pistol Pete NFL Football Picks
Pistol Pete brings his own handicapping approach to the NFL schedule, concentrating on the games and betting lines he believes provide the strongest opportunities each week.
Pistol Pete's 2026 NFL Football Picks are available throughout the season.
NFL Picks Against the Spread
Picking the team most likely to win an NFL game is different from handicapping that game against the point spread.
A favorite can win the game and still fail to cover. An underdog can lose the game and still be the winning betting selection. That is why our analysis focuses on the betting line as well as the matchup itself.
We consider factors such as team strength, quarterback play, offensive and defensive matchups, injuries, coaching, scheduling situations, home-field advantage, weather and the point spread before making a selection.
Weekly NFL Picks Throughout the Season
The NFL handicapping landscape changes every week. Injuries, quarterback changes, scheduling situations, divisional rivalries and adjustments in the betting market can all affect the value of a point spread.
Later in the season, playoff races become increasingly important before the schedule moves into the NFL postseason and the road to the Super Bowl.
NFL-Football-Picks.com follows the season from the opening week through the postseason with NFL football picks, predictions and information for football bettors.
NFL Football Handicapping Since 1980
Experience matters when evaluating football games and betting lines. Gridiron Gold's handicapping history stretches back more than four decades.
Dennis Stagliano began operating his sports service in 1980. Over the years, the operation has provided football selections, handicapping analysis and the Gridiron Gold Sheet football newsletter to bettors across the country.
NFL-Football-Picks.com brings that experience to a website dedicated specifically to professional football.
NFL Betting Information & Resources
Good handicapping starts with good information. NFL bettors should understand the point spread, matchup, injuries, weather and other factors that can affect a game before making a betting decision.
Use our NFL football resources to research upcoming games, including NFL football odds, NFL football weather and NFL player news.
As NFL-Football-Picks.com grows, we will continue adding useful NFL football information and resources designed to help visitors research games throughout the season.
Get NFL Football Picks from Our Handicappers
Choose the NFL handicapper whose selections you want to follow. Dennis Stagliano, DJ, Bags and Pistol Pete offer their own NFL football picks during the 2026 season.
Part of the Gridiron Gold Football Family
NFL-Football-Picks.com is operated as part of the Gridiron Gold football handicapping family. Gridiron Gold provides NFL and college football selections, while the Gridiron Gold Sheet provides weekly football handicapping newsletters and analysis.
NFL-Football-Picks.com has one specific mission: provide a dedicated home for NFL football picks, predictions, handicapping information and selections from Dennis Stagliano, DJ, Bags and Pistol Pete.