NFL Pro Football Futures Betting - Pats Want One More Win This Time
BetUS Sportsbook's Super Bowl odds cover
both conferences and each of the league's
eight divisions. The defending champion
New York Giants are listed at +1800 football
betting odds to pull off a repeat of their
Super Bowl title. But what about the team
they beat in last year's Big Game - the
team who had won 18 in a row prior to that?
Of course, we're talking about the New
England Patriots, and we examine their
chances today.
First let's look at the sports betting
odds to win the AFC and AFC East division,
as they appear in BetUS Sportsbook:
BetUS NFL Futures Odds
To Win AFC East
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS -1000
Buffalo Bills +800
New York Jets +1000
Miami Dolphins +1200
To win the AFC Championship
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS +175
San Diego Chargers +450
Indianapolis Colts +500
Jacksonville Jaguars +900
Pittsburgh Steelers +1200
Cleveland Browns +1600
Tennessee Titans +2000
Denver Broncos +2000
Cincinnati Bengals +2200
Baltimore Ravens +2500
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Houston Texans
+3000
Buffalo Bills +4500
New York Jets +6000
Miami Dolphins +6600
Kansas City Chiefs +6600
Oakland Raiders +6000
This has already
been a strange year for the Patriots. First,
they charge to the Super Bowl, have almost
everyone (except for this reporter) expecting
them to roll to a 19th straight victory
and NFL immortality, lose to the New York
Giants, and in the wake of that disappointment,
they find out that the "Spygate" issue
won't go away. It may still not be over.
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I'm wondering if that might be a rallying
point for this team, which reacted to the
initial charges (by the New York Jets) with
seven straight blowouts of 17 points or more
en route to the regular season. If the Patriots
are to become champions, however, it's going
to have to happen without several key players
from last year's run.
Donte Stallworth left for the Cleveland
Browns in free agency. He was joined by Asante
Samuel, who signed a big contract with the
Philadelphia Eagles, and Randall Gay went
to the New Orleans Saints. Randy Moss, who
also had the option of declaring free agency,
stayed with the team, and Tom Brady returns,
although it is doubtful that he can duplicate
his amazing 2007, when he threw for 50 touchdowns
with only eight interceptions. Wes Welker,
who was acquired from the Dolphins, had 112
catches and he will once again be a major
target for Brady, along with Jabar Gaffney,
who fit in nicely with the high-powered crew
of receivers last season.
Expect that New England will try to do a
little more running this time around; last
year they suffered a succession of injuries
that made it difficult to put too much of
a burden on Lawrence Maroney, who is one
of the more explosive backs in the league
when given the opportunity. Sammy Morris
and Kevin Faulk help give this backfield
depth. New England sent three of its offensive
linemen to the Pro Bowl, but that line showed
its vulnerability to strong enemy pass rushes,
particularly to the Giants in the Super Bowl.
Defensively, a solution must be found to
replace people like Samuel and Gay, and Junior
Seau may or may not come back for his 19
NFL season. Jerod Mayo, one of the best linebackers
in the draft, was taken with the 10th overall
pick, and Terrence Wheatley, a top corner
at Colorado, was the second-rounder. Cornerback
Fernando Bryant, with Detroit last year,
was signed as a free agent, as was former
Jet LB Victor Hobson. This may not represent
an upgrade, but we all know what Belichick
can do with defensive schemes, though he
may not have as much success when he isn't
spying on the other team. We're only half-kidding
when we say that.
Look - New England has more offensive talent
than just about anyone. There is no reason
to believe Moss and Welker won't have outstanding
seasons once again, and Maroney, who was
a stud during the playoffs, offering interesting
upside. The Pats should survive their division,
and though I wouldn't say they are a value
to win the AFC East (at 1/10), they may be
worth a pop at 7/2 (+350) to go all the way,
maybe with a few losses this time.
JAY'S PREDICTION FOR 2008:
(-1000 to win division, +175 to win AFC,
+350 to win Super Bowl in the BetUS Super
Bowl betting odds)
New England Patriots -- 3-3, 1st, AFC East
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