The Oregon Ducks (2-0 SU & ATS) have rolled through their first two games of the 2008 season. Now the Ducks will go on the road to face off against the Purdue Boilermakers (1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS) in a key NCAA inter-conference matchup that is set to kick off at 3:30 PM ET at Ross-Ade Stadium (natural turf) in Lafayette, IN.
With the news this week that Tom Brady is out for the season. YES, that does change the odds quite a bit in the NFL.
This is how the top-rated teams in the NFL stack up AFTER the injury to Tom Brady:
So it begins. The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers battle it out on Monday night with both teams looking to make it to the playoffs this season in the NFL. The Vikings are one of the “hot” teams for NFL betting fans to make it to the Super Bowl. They have two very good running backs in Chester Taylor and budding superstar Adrian Peterson. They have an improving quarterback in Tarvaris Jackson and their defense should be better than last year.
The nightcap game is out in Oakland with the Raiders getting three points from the hated Denver Broncos. The spread for this game opened at one-point with the Broncos getting the bulk of the early action.
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While the Minnesota Vikings, (8-8 SU, 7-7-2 ATS, 8-7-1 O/U in 2007, 1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS, 2-0 O/U in 2008 preseason) enter the 2008 regular season as the popular pick to win the NFC North after the Green Bay Packers, (13-3 SU, 12-3-1 ATS, 12-4 O/U in 2007) idiotically decided to part ways with Hall of Fame-bound quarterback Brett Favre.
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NFL: Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts Sep 07, 2008
The Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts will both be looking to go 1-0 on the season when they meet at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday. Oddsmakers currently have the Colts listed as 10-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game’s total is sitting at 43½.
The Philadelphia Eagles, (8-8 SU, 8-8 ATS, 7-9 O/U) may have struggled to reach .500 in 2007 while hitting the .500 mark right on the nose with their so-so, 8-8 straight up record in the BetUS Sportsbook last season, but Philadelphia’s struggles were nothing like those of their NFC counterpart, the St. Louis Rams, (3-13 SU, 5-11 ATS, 7-9 O/U) who recorded a pathetic 3-13 record under head coach Scott Linehan last season.
The New York Jets (4-12 SU, 6-9-1 ATS in 2007) are all of a sudden loaded with hope. On Sunday they will start the season with a game that brings quite a storyline with it, as they travel to south Florida to play the Miami Dolphins (1-5 SU, 5-9-2 ATS), who currently employ nor only the Jets’ former quarterback, but their former coach as well, in an NFL game that is set to kickoff at 1 PM ET at Dolphins Stadium (natural turf) in Miami.
The Arizona Cardinals, (8-8 SU, 9-7 ATS, 11-5 O/U) recorded a solid 8-8 record in 2007 in head coach Ken Whisenhunt’s first season at the helm and now have the look of a team that is bent on reaching the postseason after years of wallowing in mediocrity.
The Cincinnati Bengals (7-9 SU, 6-9-1 ATS in 2007) open their 2008 season with a banged-up QB and defensive questions as they visit the Baltimore Ravens (5-11 SU, 3-13 ATS in 2007) in an AFC North game that is set for kickoff on Sunday, September 7 at 1 PM ET at M&T Bank Stadium (artificial turf) in Baltimore.
BetUS NFL betting odds: New Orleans -3.5
NOTABLE STAT: Tampa Bay allowed 170 ypg passing last year (1st in NFL)
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: New Orleans is 5-16 ATS last 21 as home favorite
BetUS NFL Betting Odds: Detroit -1
NOTABLE STAT: Detroit was last in NFL with 27.8 ppg allowed, 377.6 ypg allowed in ’07
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Detroit has covered four of its last 16 road games
A couple of high-powered offensive attacks will get together on Saturday out west as the Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS) visit the Nevada Wolf Pack (1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS) in a potentially explosive NCAA college football encounter that is scheduled to kick off at 9:05 PM ET at Mackay Stadium (artificial turf) in Reno, NV.
The Florida Gators were sensational in their first game of the season. By whipping the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 56 to 10, the Gators signaled to college football betting fans that they are definitely a team to key football bets around this season.
NFL Betting
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
By: KC – Sept 5th, 2008
BetUS NFL betting odds: PITTSBURGH -6, Total 42.5
NOTABLE STAT: Pittsburgh allowed 11.6 ppg at home in ’07
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Houston is 1-6 ATS in its last seven road games
