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San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XLIX Betting Lines & 2014 NFL Preview

2014 San Francisco Predictions

The San Francisco 49ers enter the 2014 season as third betting choice to win the Super Bowl in February. And why not? The Niners have been to the NFC Championship game three straight years; they have 10+ wins in their last three seasons and are coming off a 12-4 campaign.

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Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLIX Betting Lines & 2014 NFL Preview

2014 Seattle Predictions

The reigning Super Bowl Champions begin the season in pursuit of a very difficult goal – a repeat Super Bowl performance. The Seahawks opted to mainly “stay the course” with their roster- to stick mostly with the players that saw their defense dominate and their offense do enough to get them to the top of the mountain.

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2014 NFC South Division Preview – NFL Handicapping Odds

Handicapping The NFC South

2014 NFC South Division Preview

The unpredictable NFC South looks to be a crapshoot again in 2014 – no team has repeated as champion in this division since 2002 – bad luck for Carolina who went 12-4 last year and claimed the crown. The Saints will be better and will be looking to knock off the Panthers who again have a solid lineup – top to bottom.

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2014 AFC South Division Preview – NFL Handicapping Odds

Handicapping The AFC South

2014 AFC South Division Preview – A Slam Dunk for the Colts?

The AFC South belonged to the Indianapolis Colts last year and a look at the division reveals that it will be theirs to lose once again this upcoming season. On paper the AFC South looks like the Colts and only the Colts – the rest of the division will be lucky just to get to the .500 mark.

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2014 New Orleans Saints Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 Saints NFL Handicapping

Saints Ready To Contend With The Best In The NFC In 2014

The New Orleans Saints have been perennial contenders under head coach Sean Payton. That was the case again a year ago when the Saints followed up Bountygate with a run to the NFC Divisional round in Payton’s return from a one-year suspension.

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2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 Bucs NFL Handicapping

Buccaneers Will Compete For Playoff Spot In First Year Under Lovie Smith

The 2014 season will mark the beginning of a new era for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It’s more of a reset than a rebuild.

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2014 San Francisco 49ers Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 49ers NFL Handicapping

49ers’ Super Bowl Expectations Hinge On Kaepernick’s Development

The San Francisco 49ers have ranked among the best teams in the NFL in each of the past three seasons but haven’t been able to get the job done on the biggest stage.

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2014 St. Louis Rams Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 Rams NFL Handicapping

Rams Ready To Post Winning Record After Decade Of Losing

The St. Louis Rams have gone 10-straight seasons without posting a winning record. They are finally set to break through in 2014.

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2014 Seattle Seahawks Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 Seahawks NFL Handicapping

Seahawks Will Lean On 12th Man As They Attempt To Defend Super Bowl Crown

The Seattle Seahawks are coming off the most impressive season in franchise history after posting a 13-3 record and making a playoff run that culminated with the team’s first Super Bowl win.

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2014 Arizona Cardinals Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 Cardinals NFL Handicapping

Cardinals Will Take A Step Back In Year Two Under Arians

The Arizona Cardinals went 10-6 in their first year under head coach Bruce Arians but finished third in their division and failed to make the playoffs.

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Season Win Totals NFL Predictions – Baltimore Ravens 2014 Lines

Ravens Over / Under Season Wins

After winning a Super Bowl just two years ago, QB Joe Flacco and his Ravens regressed in 2013. An 8-8 season and finishing third in the AFC North division was not palatable to general manager Ozzie Newsome and the Maryland faithful.

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Season Win Totals NFL Predictions – Atlanta Falcons 2014 Lines

Falcons Over / Under Season Wins

Everything went wrong last season for the Atlanta Falcons, who were mired in a 4-12 disaster thanks in large part to injuries and a corresponding lack of depth.

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Season Win Totals NFL Predictions – Arizona Cardinals 2014 Lines

Cardinals Over / Under Season Wins

Being such a talented team, boy are the Arizona Cardinals cursed that they play in the NFC West division. Going to war against the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, perennial NFC contender San Francisco 49ers and the rapidly-congealing St. Louis Rams can’t be much fun.

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2014 San Diego Chargers Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 Chargers NFL Handicapping

Rivers, Chargers Ready For Spotlight After Upgrading Defense

The San Diego Chargers returned to the playoffs in 2013 under the first-year tandem of head coach Mike McCoy and general manager Tom Telesco. Now their fans are hope that can spark a trend rather than be an aberration.

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2014 Detroit Lions Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 Lions NFL Handicapping

Lions In Tough To Challenge For Playoff Spot In First Year Under Caldwell

Jim Caldwell didn’t mince words when he was introduced as the Detroit Lions’ head coach. He believes Detroit is ready to challenge for a Super Bowl.

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2014 Chicago Bears Odds | Season Preview | NFL Predictions

2014 Bears NFL Handicapping

Defensive Improvement Should Help Bears Challenge For Playoff Spot In 2014

Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman lived up to his reputation as one of the most innovative offensive minds in the game a year ago when he took one of the league’s worst offenses and turned it in to a top-10 unit.