Posted
on 01/09/2008 10:55 AM
By: CappersPicks.com NFL Football Handicapping
Staff
Football Betting - NFL Playoffs Reach Divisional Round
The astute NFL betting was done on the
New York Giants last weekend, as they upset
the favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the
road to advance to the Divisional Round
of the playoffs. Eli Manning went an efficient
20-of-27 for 185 yards passing in that
contest, with a pair of touchdowns and
no picks to silence his critics (for the
time being).
However,
the Giants are still viewed as the least
likely team to win the Super Bowl this
season. New York’s odds
to win the big game are at just +2800,
while their line for winning the NFC Championship
is at +700. The Giants could improve on
those odds if they could pull off a second
consecutive upset – this time over
the rival Dallas Cowboys.
Tied with the Giants at both +2800 and
+700 are the Seattle Seahawks, who knocked
off the Washington Redskins 35-14 at home
last week thanks to a fourth-quarter surge.
Seattle led that game 13-0 heading into
the final frame, gave up two quick TDs
in the fourth, and then scored three straight
times to advance to play the Green Bay
Packers.
Matt Hasselbeck
will be looking to turn in a better performance
against Brett Favre and company – he went just 20-of-32
for 229 yards passing against Washington,
with one touchdown and two interceptions.
Seattle’s running game wasn’t
that great versus the Redskins either – Shaun
Alexander had just 46 yards rushing on
15 carries in the win.
The Packers
will host the Seahawks at Lambeau Field
this weekend, and they’re
pegged at +1000 odds to win this year’s
Super Bowl (and at +200 odds to win the
conference championship). That still puts
them behind the favored Cowboys, who are
at -130 to win the conference and +600
to go all the way and win this season’s
big game.
Dallas is
currently pegged as a 7-point favorite
over New York on the BetUS NFL lines,
with the game’s total at 47
points. Green Bay is an 8-point favorite,
with a total of 42.5.
Over in the
AFC both the Jacksonville Jaguars and
the San Diego Chargers picked up victories
on Wild Card Weekend and they’ll
take on the New England Patriots and the
Indianapolis Colts, respectively, this
week. Both will have to win as underdogs
though – the Pats are favored by
13 (with a total of 48) and the Colts are
favored by 9 (total 46.5).
Jacksonville at least is coming off a
road victory; they knocked off the Pittsburgh
Steelers 31-29 at Heinz Field in the first
round. David Garrard went just 9-of-21
for 140 yards passing on the day (with
one TD and two INTs), but Maurice Jones-Drew
and Fred Taylor each found their way into
the end zone as the Jaguars held on for
the win.
The Jaguars,
though, would need to pull off a huge
upset over the Pats to improve on their
championship odds – they’re
at +1200 to win the Super Bowl, and at
+750 to win the AFC. Those are slightly
better odds than the ones owned by the
Chargers, who have been pegged at +1400
to win the Super Bowl and at +1000 to take
home the AFC.
San Diego
finally got a playoff victory under its
belt by beating the Tennessee Titans
17-6 on the weekend. That win didn’t
come easily, however, as the Titans held
a 6-0 lead at halftime and the Chargers
had to battle back over the final two quarters.
Philip Rivers went 19-of-30 for 292 yards
passing on the day, with one TD and one
INT, while LaDainian Tomlinson was held
to just 42 yards rushing (and a score)
on his 21 carries.
The Chargers
will now try to top the defending champions,
who are listed at +500 odds to win the
Super Bowl for a second straight season.
Indianapolis is also at +350 odds to
win the AFC. The favorites, though, are
still the Patriots, who are at -230 to
win the conference and -160 to win it
all; that status won’t change until
someone defeats them.
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