The Miami Dolphins (7-5 SU, 5-7 ATS) are surprising everyone by staying in the AFC East title race. On Sunday they try to take an other positive step to remain in the thick of things when they take on the fading Buffalo Bills (6-6 SU, 5-7 ATS) in NFL pro football sports betting action that is set to get underway at 4:05 PM ET at the Rogers Centre (artificial turf) in Toronto.
Well, we are almost finished with one quarter of the NBA sports betting season, and maybe it’s time to look at where we are in terms of championship contenders and who may have emerged to improve their standing over the last time we talked, which was on the eve of the season opener.
The college football season enters its final week of NCAA football betting action in the regular season, and sports betting fanatics are all set for their annual chance to boost their bankrolls when the Navy Midshipmen (7-4, 5-5 ATS) take on their rivals, the Army Black Knights (3-8, 6-4 ATS).
New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress made headlines with his recent gun arrest, and that’s one reason the Giants have dropped to 7 ½-point home favorites over Philadelphia.
New York is 11-1 straight up and 10-2 ATS, but the spread has gone down after opening at nine points. Eagles’ quarterback Donovan McNabb played great last week versus Arizona and that is influencing Eagles’ backers as well.
The Florida Gators are ranked 4th in the just released BCS Standings but they are favored to win the national championship at Sportsbook.com.
Florida is the 6:5 favorite, while their SEC counterpart Alabama is 5:1. These two teams will meet in Atlanta for Saturday afternoon’s conference championship game with the winner playing for the national title.
The Sacramento Kings (5-14 SU, 9-10 ATS) will try to snap a six-game losing streak on Tuesday night when they play host to the Utah Jazz (11-7 SU, 9-9 ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is set to tip off at 10 PM ET at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, CA.
The Detroit Lions (0-12 SU, 4-8 ATS, 8-3-1 O/U) look like they would have trouble beating one of the nation’s top collegiate teams at this point of their winless season. The Minnesota Vikings (7-5 SU, 5-7 ATS, 8-4 O/U) are trying to keep their playoff hopes alive in a hotly-contested NFC North.
The Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8 SU, 3-9 ATS, 5-6-1 O/U) continued their pathetic ways on Monday night, losing to the Houston Texans 30-17 as a as 3.5-point road underdog in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Chicago Bears (6-6 SU, 5-6-1 ATS, 5-7 O/U) were also man-handled in their last contest, getting pounded 34-14 by the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
The Los Angeles Lakers (14-1 SU, 10-5 ATS) are flying high in the Western Conference. On Tuesday night they will play a team that loves to fly up and down when they hook up with the Indiana Pacers (6-10 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is set to get underway at 7 PM ET at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Washington Wizards (2-12 SU, 4-10 ATS) have had a horrible time this season. On Tuesday night they run into the New Jersey Nets (9-7 SU, 10-6 ATS), who have so far been a pleasant surprise, in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is slated to get underway at 7:30 PM ET at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ.
I told BetUS NBA Sports betting enthusiasts that the Detroit Pistons (10-6 SU, 8-8 ATS, 8-8 O/U) made a big mistake by trading point guard Chauncey Billups for veteran shooting guard Allen Iverson.
Now, just 6-6 since acquiring the enigmatic Iverson, the Pistons will host the San Antonio Spurs (9-7 SU, 8-8 ATS, 6-10 O/U) as they try to bounce back from a resounding 96-85 home loss to the Portland Trailblazers in the BetUS Sportsbook on Sunday.
The Philadelphia 76ers (7-10 SU, 6-10 ATS, 4-10-2 O/U) were being touted as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference after adding veteran power forward Elton Brand in the offseason but have struggled to find their new identity all season. The young Chicago Bulls (8-9 SU, 10-7 ATS, 7-9-1 O/U) landed the league’s No. 1 overall draft pick in point guard Derrick Rose, but were expected to struggle while learning on the fly.
What do Pittsburgh and New England have in common besides cold weather climates in the NFL? They have outstanding regular season records in December since 2003.
Most importantly, both AFC teams made the Super Bowl four of the past five years, winning three times.
The Cleveland Browns (4-8 SU, 7-5 ATS) look like a hopeless bunch right now. On Sunday they will try to get some offense going when they face off against the Tennessee Titans (11-1 SU, 10-1-1 ATS) in NFL pro football sports betting action that is set to kick off at 1 PM ET at LP Field (natural turf) in Nashville.
A sad season for the once-proud Washington Huskies (0-11 SU, 1-10 ATS) comes mercifully to an end on Saturday as they take on the bowl-bound California Golden Bears (7-4 SU, 8-3 ATS) in NCAA college football sports betting action in the Pac-10 Conference, scheduled for a 3 PM ET kickoff at Memorial Stadium (artificial turf) in Berkeley, CA.
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) title and a berth in the Motor City Bowl is on the line on Friday night when the undefeated Ball State Cardinals (12-0 SU, 9-2 ATS) tackle the Buffalo Bulls (7-5 SU, 8-4 ATS) in NCAA college football sports betting action that is set tot kick off at 8 PM ET at Ford Field (artificial turf) in Detroit.
