What have we learned this past week?
• That New England is not as good as with Tom Brady as they were without him last year, this isn’t a knock against Tom Brady…just the team around him
• Pittsburgh is in more trouble than I anyone could of ever imagined
• And Charlie Weis better have a really, really good explanation for a really, really careless comment.
It’s true: There’s no place like home for the holidays, and that includes the world of online football betting. Home teams went 10-6 SU and ATS during Week 13 of the NFL season, taking full advantage of banged-up, road-weary opponents. Home dogs were especially tasty at 5-5 SU and 7-3 ATS.
Even colder conditions are in store for the NFL this week, starting Thursday night in the Forest City.
How about a sportsbook warmup before the weekend’s NFL and NCAA football action? The Steelers and Browns aren’t exactly a hot matchup but Pittsburgh sure has a lot to play for. Is there any chance their injuries – and possibly the elements – doom them again?
For the third week in a row the under bet was the solid play. 11 of 16 games stayed under the total this week which means that in the past 48 games 32 or 67% have stayed under. Ten of the games actual point totals were six or less points from their total line making this an extremely hard bet to figure out this week.
In the NFC, the New Orleans Saints dodged a huge bullet in Week 13 while the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles put on stellar performances that moved each team into a closer position to possibly challenge New Orleans should they meet in the playoffs.
Sports betting fans have a legitimately exciting Monday Nighter to watch for the third consecutive week as playoff contenders from both conferences meet at Lambeau Field. Many NFL pundits have dubbed the Ravens “The defense of the decade” but that aging group has a major test against Mr. Rodgers tonight.
Monday Night’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the Baltimore Ravens has deep playoff implications for both teams. The Packers hold a wild card playoff spot but that could change with a loss Monday night, the Ravens are currently on the outside looking in but a win will push them to 7-5 and give them more control in the playoff race as their remaining opponents hold a combine .400 win percentage.
Sunday Night Football in America features the Minnesota Vikings visiting the 3 point home underdog Arizona Cardinals at 8:20 PM ET at University of Phoenix in a potential NFC championship clash.
Houston 5-6 (Road: 3-2) 1:00pm ET vs. Jacksonville 6-5 (Home: 4-1) TV: CBS
One of the best passing offenses in the league against one of the worst passing defenses, you do the math.
The Atlanta Falcons will be very shorthanded this weekend as the Philadelphia Eagles visit. They’ll be without their starting quarterback and starting running back, which is already more starters than they missed all of last year.
Last season, the Falcons only missed one starter for any games as left tackle Sam Baker missed 11 starts. This year has been a very different story as the Falcons, who are already without Harry Douglas, William Moore, Brian Williams and Michael Schneck for the season, and have missed Ovie Mughelli, Jerious Norwood, Michael Turner and Brian Finneran for multiple games, will now be without Turner and Matt Ryan for this week.
Imagine: 18-0 against 18-0 at the Super Bowl. How could it not be the biggest draw in NFL gambling history?
There’s no denying the greatness of the New Orleans Saints. They humbled the New England Patriots 38-17 on Monday night, cashing in as 1-point home favorites at the close and remaining undefeated at 11-0 (8-3 ATS). Meanwhile, the Indianapolis Colts are also 11-0 SU (7-3-1 ATS) after going into Houston and beating the Texans 35-27 as 3-point faves.
Make no mistake: Florida Alabama betting picks are what’s what in the betting community this week. But we still have time to kill, don’t we? The Jets and Bills visit Toronto Thursday night to renew their AFC East hostilities. Let’s break down the matchup.
NFC Play-off Picture December 1, 2009
As the Saints continue to dominate – nailed MNF 10* Titan on the Saints and the 7* Titan UNDER for a nice big time parlay winner – and the Colts continue to remain unbeaten, the media focus is justly focused on these two teams. This week however, is a significant week for the NFC contenders and how these games will shape the play-off picture.
With Monday night’s New England@ New Orleans game staying under by ½ a point, on a total line of a whopping 55 ½ the under bet was a solid play in week twelve. Eleven games stayed under the total and only five games went over. Defense rose to the occasion as six teams were held to 10 points or less including the N.Y. Giants, Jaguars, and Bears.
Have any NFL odds gotten as much hype as tonight’s Patriots/Saints matchup? Everyone and his grandson will tune in for tonight’s epic battle. On one hand we have the legendary Tom Brady and Randy Moss taking the national stage to slay Goliath; on the other we have the high-flying Saints trying to stay undefeated at home. Let’s attempt the daunting task of picking a winner.
The Houston Texans have done some growing in their fourth year under head coach Gary Kubiak. After finishing 8-8 in the previous two seasons, they have made a reason push for the playoffs. Unfortunately, some fourth quarter failures have left the Texans at their typical .500 and they are 5-5 after 10 games.
