Bettors are flocking to the Chicago Bears after Minnesota’s loss to Atlanta yesterday kept the door open for in the NFC North race.
Thanks to Minnesota’s loss, the Bears are still in the playoff hunt and a win tonight will set up an interesting Week 17 matchup against Houston. With the Bears still alive, bettors have shifted allegiance after supporting tonight’s opponent, the Green Bay Packers all last week.
The Dallas Cowboys are very much alive in the NFC playoff picture, but they have a big challenge on their hands on Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens.
Dallas is a four-point favorite at Sportsbook.com, but that hasn’t stopped over 70% of bettors from backing the hosts.
Amazingly, it will be the first time the Ravens have ever played in Dallas in a regular season game.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have fallen to new lows this season but they still want a win badly tonight against the Indianapolis Colts. Sportsbook.com has the Colts as a six-point favorite, with the Total lodged at 44. At last check, 86% of bettors were backing the Colts.
Plaxico Buress was not the only person to shoot himself in the leg this weekend, as Missouri shot themselves on national television with a surprising loss to Kansas as a 14+ point favorite, while Oklahoma scored 61 points on the 11th ranked team in the nation, jumped Texas in BCS ratings.
NFL: Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets
Nov 30, 2008
If room on the Jets’ bandwagon was still available after the win at New England, the bus has to be full after sending Tennessee to a first loss. New York is heating up at an ideal time as this week’s game against Denver will wrap up what was the most important three-game stretch of 2008.
NFL: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders
Nov 30, 2008
In the span of the last 20 weeks of NFL regular season action, the Chiefs and Raiders have won just six games combined.
As crazy as it sounds, Oakland owns five of those victories, the latest coming in a huge upset last week in Denver.
NFL: Atlanta Falcons vs. San Diego Chargers
Nov 30, 2008
Atlanta and San Diego are in positions where they can’t afford to lose too many more games if they are to keep their playoff hopes in place.
Of course, after last week’s win over Carolina, Atlanta’s room for error is much greater while nothing shy of a win over the Falcons will do for San Diego.
NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots
Nov 30, 2008
Pittsburgh visited New England in a high profile game a year ago and in the face of guarantees by Steelers’ players, the Patriots prevailed 34-13.
The extra motivation helped propel New England to its only ATS win in its final nine games of the ’07 season and the stakes are again high for this Week 13 matchup.
NFL: Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers
Nov 30, 2008
Green Bay and Carolina have their sights set on divisional titles, but both figure to be in a dogfight the rest of the way.
The Panthers’ loss last Sunday dropped their record to 8-3 on the season and all of their remaining games are against current playoff contenders.
NFL: New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins
Nov 30, 2008
The weekly chain of huge NFC East showdowns continues with the 10-1 Giants visiting 7-4 Washington.
New York got a step closer to home field advantage in the NFC with its win at Arizona last weekend and maintains a three-game lead in the division standings. Giants’ coach Tom Coughlin’s team is a perfect 3-0 straight up and against the spread (ATS) against East foes in ’08, and 4-1 straight up and ATS on the road as well.
NFL: New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nov 30, 2008
New Orleans and Tampa Bay met in Week 1 with the Saints winning 24-20 at home. That game was all the Bucs needed to jumpstart the season, as they’ve gone 8-2 straight up and 7-3 ATS since
This past Sunday, Tampa was able to shake off a 17-0 deficit in Detroit to win 38-20.
Will desperation lead the Redskins to a much-needed victory and a payday on Sunday?
With 93% of the action on the Giants as 3 ½-point favorites, Sportsbook.com members obviously don’t think it will.
Desperate to keep pace with the Dallas Cowboys and other NFC Wild Card contenders, the Redskins are desperate for a victory over the rival New York Giants at home on Sunday.
The Florida Gators are playing like the best time in the country and bettors like their chances of blowing out a tough rival on Saturday.
The #4-ranked Gators venture to Tallahassee to play in-state rival, #21 Florida State, as 16 ½-point favorites. Sportsbook.com members are expecting a blowout and 92% are betting that Florida improves its national title hopes.
If there was any doubt that Texas Tech was a one hit wonder against Texas the week before, those doubts were silenced is a behind the woodshed beating of Oklahoma State on national TV Saturday Night as QB Harrell threw 6 Td passes and the Red Raiders rolled a very good Okie State team (as I predicted in this blog last week).
Two great afternoon games between Alabama and LSU, plus Penn State and Iowa, get you ready for the big nighttime clash between Texas Tech and Oklahoma State.
Another barn burner last week in the Big 12, where the Texas Tech Red Raiders showed their prowess against a weary but yet very good Texas team last week in a thriller in Lubbock. Quarterback Graham Harrell threw all over Texas and Mike Crabtree proved again to warrant Heisman consideration, as he is totally uncoverable for any team in the NCAA. He broke away from tight double coverage on the sideline route and scored a TD to win the game with 1 second left.
