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2008 NFL Season Win Totals Odds

Regular Season Win Totals for the 2008 season have been released.

Arizona Cardinals
Over 7.5 (-145)
Under 7.5 (+115)

Washington Redskins
Over 7.5 (-125)
Under 7.5 (-105)

Baltimore Ravens
Over 6 (-130)
Under 6 (even)

Buffalo Bills
Over 7.5 (-145)
Under 7.5 (+115)

Carolina Panthers
Over 7.5 (-165)
Under 7.5 (+135)

Chicago Bears
Over 8 (+120)
Under 8 (-150)

Cincinnati Bengals
Over 7 (-130)
Under 7 (even)

Cleveland Browns
Over 8 (-115)
Under 8 (-115)

Dallas Cowboys
Over 10.5 (-140)
Under 10.5 (+110)

Denver Broncos
Over 7.5 (-175)
Under 7.5 (+145)

Detroit Lions
Over 6.5 (-130)
Under 6.5 (even)

Green Bay Packers
Over 8.5 (-115)
Under 8.5 (-115)

Houston Texans
Over 7.5 (-130)
Under 7.5 (even)

Indianapolis Colts
Over 11 (+120)
Under 11 (-150)

Jacksonville Jaguars
Over 10 (-115)
Under 10 (-115)

Kansas City Chiefs
Over 5.5 (-160)
Under 5.5 (+130)

Miami Dolphins
Over 5.5 (even)
Under 5.5 (-130)

Minnesota Vikings
Over 8.5 (-150)
Under 8.5 (+120)

New England Patriots
Over 12 (-190)
Under 12 (+155)

New Orleans Saints
Over 8.5 (-155)
Under 8.5 (+125)

New York Giants
Over 8.5 (-165)
Under 8.5 (+135)

New York Jets
Over 8 (-160)
Under 8 (+130)

Oakland Raiders
Over 6 (-120)
Under 6

Philadelphia Eagles
Over 8.5 (-190)
Under 8.5 (+150)

Pittsburgh Steelers
Over 9 (-115)
Under 9 (-115)

San Diego Chargers
Over 10.5 (-175)
Under 10.5 (+145)

San Francisco 49ers
Over 6 (-155)
Under 6 (+125)

Seattle Seahawks
Over 8.5 (-170)
Under 8.5 (+140)

St Louis Rams
Over 6.5 (-130)
Under 6.5 (even)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Over 8 (-145)
Under 8 (+115)

Tennessee Titans
Over 8 (+110)
Under 8 (-140)

Atlanta Falcons
Over 4.5 (-125)
Under 4.5 (-105)

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Broncos vs. Texans Preview | Free Pick

Preseason: Denver Broncos at Houston Texans

BetUS NFL Betting Odds: HOUSTON -3, Total 34.5
NOTABLE STAT: Denver was 29th in rushing defense in 2007 (142.1 ypg allowed)
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Denver has won nine of its last 12 in pre-season

The Houston Texans (8-8 SU & ATS in 2007) are trying to get themselves over the .500 mark and to the playoffs in this, the third season of Gary Kubiak’s tenure as head coach. On Saturday night they will get their pre-season started when they host the Denver Broncos (7-9 SU, 5-11 ATS in 2007) in an NFL exhibition game that is slated to begin at 8 PM ET at Reliant Stadium (natural turf) in Houston.

In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Texans are listed as a three-point home favorite, with a posted total of 34.5 points.

Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):

* DEN has lost nine of its last 14 games SU
* DEN has covered six of its last 24 games
* DEN has played 15 of its last 21 games OVER the total
* DEN has played five of its last seven road games OVER the total
* HOU has won five of its last eight games SU
* HOU has played four of its last five games OVER the total
* HOU has won five of its last six home games SU
* DEN has played four of its last six pre-season games UNDER the total
* DEN has won nine of its last 12 pre-season games SU
* DEN has covered eight of its last 12 pre-season games
* HOU has played seven of its last nine pre-season games OVER the total
* HOU is 5-2-1 ATS in its last eight pre-season games
* HOU has won four of its last five pre-season home games SU

Of course, the storyline here is easy – Gary Kubiak served as Denver’s offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for eleven years before taking the head coaching job with the Texans. And he has brought so much former Bronco personnel that his team has become known to some as “Denver South.” None of that has been an accident, as Kubak is trying to emulate the winning formula established by Denver coach Mike Shanahan. He has even gone so far as to hire Mike’s son, Kyle Shanahan as his offensive coordinator.

Kubiak has also hired Alex Gibbs, the former offensive line coach in Denver, as his assistant head coach, and they are going to set about trying to develop a running game that can carry this team. They could conceivably be better equipped, but there is no question that Gibbs’ presence will be felt with this team.

Andre Johnson is certainly the #1 receiver for Houston, but there is going to be some competition for who is inserted aside him and in the three and four-WR sets that Kubiak will use. Last season, when Johnson was down with injury, some of the wideouts stepped up and performed well, namely Andre Davis and Kevin Walter. The problem is that this team is thin at running back at the moment, so they’ll have to improvise.

With Sage Rosenfels getting plenty of snaps in this game, the Houston offense will be in decent shape, for a while anyway. Rosenfels tossed 15 touchdown passes last year, six more than starter Matt Schaub, despite starting only five games.

There is no secret as to one of the things Mike Shanahan wants to do in this pre-season. He needs to find an every-down running back and establish a pecking order with capable backups. Travis Henry, who was a load of trouble apparently, was let go a couple of months ago, and now Selvin Young has the lead, but he is going to be pushed by Michael Pittman and Andre Hall. The downer is that Ryan Torain, regarded as a possible “sleeper” by many, is having elbow surgery and is unavailable until at least the middle of the year.

There’s a distraction in Denver, surrounding starting wide receiver Brandon Marshall’s three-game suspension from the league for violating its code of conduct. But there may be some revenge in the air too, as Shanahan was blown away by his former pupil in a 31-13 Houston win last year. And since Shanahan doesn’t mind winning these pre-season tilts (capturing nine of their last 12), we’ll take the points with Denver, the three-point underdog in the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds.

JAY’S PLAY: DENVER (+3) * (Graded on a scale of 1-4 stars)

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Atlanta Falcons vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Free Pick

The Atlanta Falcons take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in each teams’ first NFL Pre-season game this weekend. The Falcons might start playing Matt Ryan right away.

There’s really nothing else to say about that other then Ryan has looked impressive in training camp and there’s no doubt that he’s got the mental outlook needed to be a quarterback in the NFL. I doubt you will find Ryan in a hot tub full of underdressed women, smoking a cigar.

Yes, he might not start the first game, but I don’t see him on the bench for that long this season. Besides Ryan the Falcons made a serious change at running back by signing Michael Turner away from the San Diego Chargers.

All indications are that Turner should have a big year. Those are good signs for a team that was anathema to online NFL betting fans last year.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are one of the favorites to make it to the Super Bowl from the AFC. They have a solid quarterback in David Garrard, who won’t play much in this game, and two terrific running backs in Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew. The Jags’ defense was sloppy at times last season. They will look to start correcting those issues this Saturday when they face the Falcons.

Here are the BetUS online sportsbook football betting odds and NFL spreads for this game

Atlanta Falcons + 3 ½ – 115 + 155 O 34
Jacksonville Jaguars – 3 ½ – 105 – 175 U 34

When in doubt in the NFL Pre-season, I always like to put money on the underdog. Why? Because that’s the way to make enough money offset loses. The Falcons have two decent running backs in Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood. The Jags have a solid team in almost every aspect.

Jacksonville is not the type of team that likes to march down the field and score touchdowns in two or three minutes. I expect them to work on timing, handing the ball off from Garrard to whatever running back is there, pulling their guards for sweep plays, and simply playing a Cover 2 defense in order to find out exactly how they are going to stop the Patriots, Steelers and now Jets in the AFC.

Atlanta, on the other hand, sort of has to show up for this game. They can’t afford to waste time with quarterbacks D.J. Shockley or Chris Redman if neither guy is going to be up to the challenge. They might as well throw Matt Ryan to the wolves if neither Shockley nor Redman can do it.

I think that since neither team is likely to establish themselves, or play their starters too long, I have to go with the Falcons at the online NFL betting odds of + 155.

I’ll take a gamble on the Falcons to beat the Jaguars at those nice online football wagering odds.

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