The St. Louis Rams (2-13 SU, 5-10 ATS, 6-8-1 O/U) have dropped nine straight games, but are almost out of their misery as their 2008 NFL regular season finale approaches. The Atlanta Falcons (10-5 SU, 9-6 ATS, 6-9 O/U) are the toast of the town after reaching the playoffs just one season after a national scandal rocked their franchise.
The New England Patriots (10-5 SU, 8-7 ATS, 8-6-1 O/U) have won three consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook but are still on the brink of playoff extinction. The Buffalo Bills (7-8 SU, 7-8 ATS, 8-6-1 O/U) picked up a big win the last time they took the field but don’t have much to play for at this point, except playing the role of spoilers.
After taking a Christmas break the college football betting schedule gets going again this weekend with one bowl game on the slate for Friday night and three more on tap for Saturday. Here’s a brief rundown of all four bowl games . . .
A – Atlanta. I have to be a man and admit that I was wrong about the Falcons. I didn’t believe that Michael Turner was going to get the job done, that Matt Ryan was going to adjust easily to the pro game, or that the team stood a chance of making .500, never mind the playoffs. That’s an 0-fer for me. With a nice road win over the flailing Bucs on Sunday the Falcons clinched their spot, and they can now get ready to play a road game to start the playoffs.
The San Diego Chargers are big 8 ½-point favorites hosting the Denver Broncos on Sunday night, with the winner taking the AFC West title.
The Bolts are getting 55% of the early action despite that seemingly large number, as these teams have been heading in opposite directions.
The Kansas City Chiefs (2-13 SU, 8-7 ATS, 8-7 O/U) have dropped three straight games in horrific fashion in the BetUS Sportsbook and likely can’t wait for their 2008 regular season to come to an end at this point. The Cincinnati Bengals (3-11-1 SU, 6-9 ATS, 5-9-1 O/U) may have won just three games this season, but have won two of those in the last two weeks as they finish up their 2008 regular season strong.
Champs Sports Bowl: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Florida State Seminoles 4:30 ET
Sports betting for the 2008-09 bowl season continues on Saturday afternoon, and BetUS customers will have their chance to sink their teeth into another great match-up when the Wisconsin Badgers (7-5, 5-6 ATS) do battle with the Florida State Seminoles (8-4, 5-4-1 ATS). This will be the first ever meeting between these two storied franchises in college football.
The Hawaii Warriors (7-6 SU, 6-5-1 ATS) will have the opportunity to host a bowl game, which is not a common occurrence, as they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-6 SU & ATS) in the Hawai’i Bowl, part of NCAA college football online betting action that is slated to kick off at 8 PM ET at Aloha Stadium (artificial turf) in Honolulu.
Boise St. Broncos vs. TCU Horned Frogs 8:00 PM ET
A sports betting battle between two of the top non-BCS conferences in the country will take place Tuesday night when the undefeated Boise State Broncos (12-0 SU, 7-2-2 ATS) put perfection on the line against the TCU Horned Frogs (10-2 SU, 8-3 ATS) in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Boise State eschewed a bowl game on their home turf against a mediocre Maryland to prove their worth against TCU. Meanwhile, the Horned Frogs are looking to show NCAA bettors just how good they are this season despite losses to highly ranked Oklahoma and Utah.
How many lives do the Dallas Cowboys have? More than one sports betting fan was ready to put a fork into them after they lost a key game this past Saturday night to the Baltimore Ravens. But then, on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided to lose and so did the Philadelphia Eagles. Now the ‘Boys control their own destiny. Of course, that doesn’t mean that Dallas has all of a sudden become a good team against the BetUS online sportsbook wagering spread. Dallas is still only 7 and 8 against the spread. They are 3 and 4 against the spread in their away games this season and they actually almost lost to Philadelphia the first time these two teams met in the second week of the season.
The New Jersey Nets (13-13 SU, 14-12 ATS, 13-13 O/U) have dropped two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook, failing to cover the spread for NBA sports betting backers each time out. The Indiana Pacers (10-17 SU, 14-12 ATS, 16-10-1 O/U) have won three of its last four while covering the spread an identical three of four times.
BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: XAVIER -7.5
Xavier played great defense in winning its Crosstown Shootout with Cincinnati, but then came back a week later and fumbled around in what was its biggest test of the season. In this case, the loss was a bitter one, as they fell behind 22-3 to Duke and could never quite recover as the Blue Devils hit 52.5% of its shots on the way to an 82-64 rout. Nonetheless, Xavier has put together a decent resume with wins over Virginia Tech and Memphis. Derrick Brown leads the way with 14.4 points a game, and no less than six members of the Musketeers have pulled down at least four rebounds a game.
The cold-shooting Golden Panthers of Florida International (4-8 SU, 2-7 ATS) seem like they have a tough matchup on their hands when they tangle with the defensively-stingy Georgetown Hoyas (8-1 SU, 3-2 ATS) in NCAA college basketball sports betting action that is scheduled to get underway at 7:30 PM ET at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
The Chicago Bulls (13-14 SU & ATS) will try to get to the .500 mark on Tuesday night when they take on the Detroit Pistons (14-11 SU, 11-14 ATS0 in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is slated to tip off at 8 PM ET at the Palace in Auburn Hills, MI.
Betting Hockey Online – Tuesday Power Play
Tuesday’s 13-game NHL wagering card is stacked full of great matchups, waiting to stuff your stocking with puck bucks, as we head into the Christmas break. With no hockey until Friday after Tuesday’s action, let’s make this evening’s slate a profitable one with a money-making online NHL betting selection.
The Miami Dolphins play the New York Jets in a game where, should Miami win, will have made the greatest single season turnaround in NFL history. The Dolphins won only 1 game last season. They’ve already won ten games this season and if they win this Sunday then every sports betting fan in the world will have to give kudos to the Fins who will win the AFC East Division with a record of 11 and 5. Miami has been one of the more pleasant surprises this season for BetUS Sportsbook NFL betting fans. They have gone only 7 and 8 against the BetUS online wagering spread but the fact that they are winning games straight-up, as underdogs in many of those games, have to put a smile onto the faces of online football betting fans.
