It will be a David vs. Goliath-like battle when the Final 2 from the AFC battle for the Lamar Hunt Trophy on Sunday.
The Indianapolis Colts, who are “supposed to be in the AFC title game,” will host the New York Jets, who “weren’t even supposed to make the playoffs” and on top of that, we’ll see the tried, tested and true QB Peyton Manning dueling with the rookie signal-caller Mark Sanchez.
After a tame Wild Card weekend, the exception of course being that “wild” 51-45 OT affair between the Pack and Cards, the Divisional playoff round steps into the spotlight with four matchups. At first glance, the matchups this weekend should provide more entertainment.
The college football season concluded on Thursday night but never fear football fans, there is still pigskin to wager on.
The NFL playoffs begin this weekend with the New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, followed by the Baltimore Ravens at the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
For a preseason game, you can expect a ton of attention when the Eagles and Jaguars hook up Thursday night. If you haven’t heard, Michael Vick will make his debut with Philadelphia – online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com is reporting heavy action on Philly in this contest, as bettors feel the team will make a real effort to win this one.
It wasn’t that long ago that the New England Patriots were a near surefire bet.
The sportsbooks couldn’t put up a number high enough on them as they steamrolled their way to a perfect 8-0 straight up and 8-0 ATS mark through the first half of the 2007 season.
And while Tom Brady and crew continued on chasing the perfect season in the second half, the tide turned for the sports betting community, as a combination of sky-high pointspreads and opposing team’s ability to somewhat gameplan for them, kept things closer. The result was an 8-0 run straight up, but only a 2-6 mark against the spread.
