Chicago Bears @ Cincinnati Bengals
NFL Betting Odds: Bengals -1
The Chicago Bears have been up-and-down this season. They have looked good in their three home wins but have whiffed twice in their two road losses. Last week, the Bears played the Atlanta Falcons really tough but ended up losing the game as the Falcons scored on their last drive and the Bears could not match.
Unlike World Series betting, college football is short on major matchups this week. With the big-name schools not playing particularly significant games, we turn to upstart TCU and BYU. Can TCU continue its improbable run and sneak into the BCS discussion?
Like NFL odds, hockey odds are already catching us by surprise early in the NHL season. Colorado good? Detroit bad? What’s going on? As we look at 2009-10 Western Conference futures, ranked in our projected order of finish, we’ll tell you which hot starts are legit and which early slumps are cause for concern.
The sportsbook has surprised us in college football this season thanks to some surprising parity. Admit it – you didn’t peg Iowa as your top BCS contender entering this season. Yet here the Hawkeyes are, 6-0 and suddenly making a serious bid thanks to stellar defense. Can they beat a solid Wisconsin team on the road?
NHL odds are already telling us something just one week into the season. Looking at the East, the projected powerhouses look even stronger than expected while some middle-of-the-pack teams suddenly look like bottom dwellers. Let’s have a look at Eastern Conference futures, ranked in our projected order of finish.
A few months ago, sportsbook bettors wouldn’t have believed us if we told them a Florida/LSU matchup would be the game of the year. Now, it’s suddenly possible. The Florida Gators are formidable – so much that they’re drawing comparisons to the great Miami Hurricanes teams of the 1990s. But they may be without star quarterback Tim Tebow, and that opens the door for the LSU Tigers.
Well, NFL betting fans, do you still think I’m crazy? The Shocker Special urged you to pick Detroit over Washington last week and didn’t lead you astray. Let’s see if we can start a trend. This week’s pick probably seems just as crazy: the pathetic Browns to beat the surprising Cincinnati Bengals…or at least cover the 5.5-point spread.
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Sportsbook players have a tough decision in NCAA football this week when USC visits California to resume an old state rivalry. Both teams should play with fire this week – USC on behalf of critically injured Stafon Johnson and Cal after taking an embarrassing beating in Oregon last week – but something has to give.
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Spread: Skins by 6.5
ML: Washington -270 / Detroit +230
O/U: 38.5
If that NFL betting headline doesn’t grab your attention, nothing can. I’m telling you to pick the Detroit Lions, a team that hasn’t won’t a football game since the 2007 season, against the Washington Redskins this week. Am I insane? Maybe, but here are some reasons why the Lions are good NFL picks this week – some more significant than others.
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College football betting continues and some interesting storylines are developing. One of the biggest is the rise of the Miami Hurricanes. Wins over Florida State and Georgia Tech really have people talking and the polls are listening too, as the Hurricanes cracked the nation’s top 10 this week. Can they keep the surprise success going with another tough road game at Virginia Tech?
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College football betting rages into Week 3 and Notre Dame is the focus this time. Sure, the Irish’s loss to Michigan at the Big House was devastating since they blew a lead, but maybe it was a good thing.
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Hard to believe NCAA football betting is already in its second week, but it’s true. You know what that means: rivalry time. USC and Ohio State resume pleasantries this weekend, but most betting services don’t expect a classic, making the depleted Buckeyes seven-point underdogs at home. Can they pull off an upset over Pete Carroll’s boys?
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The highlight of NFL Week 1 betting could come on Thursday, when the defending Super Bowl champions from Pittsburgh will welcome Tennessee to Heinz Field, which hasn’t been kind to the Titans in recent years.
Titans vs Steelers odds – Thursday, September 10, 8:30 PM ET – Steelers -6
The Titans settled on Kerry Collins over Vince Young at quarterback, but it’ll be interesting to see how long that arrangement lasts. Whoever the pivot is, they’ll have LenDale White and Chris Johnson in the backfield again, but there isn’t much at receiver.
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To overcome their NFL odds, San Francisco has some work left to do as they head to San Diego for their final preseason game, and with a couple of spots still available, they’ll have more to play for.
49ers vs Chargers odds – Friday, September 4, 10:00 PM ET
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Before getting into NFL Week 1 betting, Dallas and Minnesota, two of the highest-rated teams in the NFC, square off at the Metrodome on Friday night.
Cowboys vs Vikings odds – Friday, September 4, 8:00 PM ET
The Cowboys gave up 10 points in the last 3:55 of a 20-13 loss to San Francisco at home, and they made a bunch of mistakes that they must sort out before the regular season.
Home Run Derby betting is the hot play of the week before British Open betting gets underway on Thursday, and Monday’s Home Run Derby is always one of the most anticipated events of the Midseason Classic. Offshore sportsbook odds are favoring St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols and Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard to take over the crown won by Minnesota’s Justin Morneau in 2008.
