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It’s the holiday edition of stat check, so in keeping with the spirit of the season, here’s an extra goodie to go along with our usual Top 10 football stats and factoids for the weekend: The longest NFL game in history took place on Christmas Day. Miami beat Kansas City 24-21 in double overtime in the 1971 AFC Divisional playoffs. Garo Yepremian booted the winning figgie at 82:40.
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.
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.
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Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets
If the Dolphins win this game, they will complete the turnaround from their 1-15 season of a year ago to capture the AFC East crown. The Jets are on life support after losing in Seattle, and will need a win and either a loss by the Patriots or Ravens to make the playoffs.
The Jets have dominated the sports betting proceedings against the Dolphins of late, including this season’s Week 1 20-14 win as three-point road chalks.
Three games with serious implications in the standings are hogging all the action on the NFL betting board heading into this weekend.
In Tennessee, the Titans look to hold off the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL’s best defense for first place in the AFC, while two games involving NFC South squads highlight action in the senior conference.
Today’s list of football stats and factoids for the weekend is dedicated to legendary QB Sammy Baugh, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 94. Baugh led TCU to victory at the 1936 Sugar Bowl and the 1937 Cotton Bowl, and won two NFL titles with the Redskins in 1937 and 1942 – playing both ways and punting. His No. 33 is the only uniform Washington has ever retired. Without Baugh’s contributions, the NFL might not exist today.
The Las Vegas Bowl will showcase an entertaining sports betting affair for the denizens of The Strip when the Arizona Wildcats (7-5 SU, 7-5 ATS) take on the BYU Cougars (10-2 SU, 3-8 ATS). Although a loss to Utah kept the Cougars from claiming a share of the MWC title, BYU still had one of their most successful seasons in school history despite putting up poor numbers against the NCAA odds.
The college football bowl season kicks off on Saturday for sports betting gurus, and as a part of a slate of four bowl battles, Conference USA’s Memphis Tigers (6-6, 5-5-1 ATS) will do battle with the Big East’s South Florida Bulls (7-5, 4-7 ATS) in the inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl from Tropicana Field.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins 4:15 ET
Bitter divisional rivals collide in a critical NFC East showdown that is chalk full of playoff implications, and BetUS Sportsbook will have all of the action covered for Sunday’s online betting clash between the Philadelphia Eagles (8-5-1, 9-5 ATS) and the Washington Redskins (7-7, 5-8-1 ATS) from our nation’s capitol.
It’s my favorite time of year! With Christmas, New Year’s Hangovers, turkey time, hanging out with my drunk grandmother, yelling at my nephews and nieces, and the college football bowl season around the corner, there’s too much to get excited about.
Who said there was no college football this weekend? Our Top 10 gridiron stats and factoids will visit the two FCS semifinal games and the Division II championship, all three of which are being shown on the Worldwide Leader with betting lines attached.
NFC Playoffs – Potential Surprise Teams
** The Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants are already in. The Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings look like solid online bets to win their divisions.
The NFL, or No Fun League for those of you who miss the good ol’ days of NFL betting when dynasties ruled and the Detroit Lions won games, must be happy about the parity in the league this season.
Outside of impressive years from the Tennessee Titans (12-1, 11-2 ATS) and the New York Giants (11-2, 10-3 ATS), and the potentially historically awful campaign from the Detroit Lions (0-13, 5-8 ATS), everyone else is pretty, well, average.
The National Football League enters its 15th week of sports betting and BetUS Sportsbook will have all of the action covered when the New York Giants (11-2, 10-3 ATS) invade the Lone Star State to do battle with the Dallas Cowboys (8-5, 6-7 ATS).
Week 15 of the 2008-09 NFL season is do or die for a number of teams, but even more so tonight for the New Orleans Saints (7-6, 9-4 ATS) who will invade the frozen shores of Lake Michigan looking to get the best of the Chicago Bears (7-6, 6-6-1 ATS) in tonight’s online betting battle. Both clubs remained in the playoff hunt last week by picking up home win and covers against their opponents.
