Handicapping the AFC South
The AFC South was formed in 2002, and since then it’s been dominated by the Indianapolis Colts. In 13 seasons, the Colts have won the division nine times, including each of the past two seasons.
The AFC South was formed in 2002, and since then it’s been dominated by the Indianapolis Colts. In 13 seasons, the Colts have won the division nine times, including each of the past two seasons.
The 2015 NFL season is quickly approaching. Football time is the best and most fun time for bettors to place wagers. Grabbing futures now can payoff in the log run as odds will change rapidly as the season gets closer.
With Organized Team Activities (OTAs) kicking off this week for NFL teams, football fans are already starting to get the itch. The 2015 season should be a fascinating one from a parity standpoint, especially with the New England Patriots likely coming back to Earth some, with the loss of Darrelle Revis and Tom Brady’s suspension.
The story of the NFC North of late is Green Bay and everybody else. The Packers are the lone constant and the Bears swap coaches when they really swap quarterback’ the Vikings don’t know what’s going to happen with their best player – Adrian Peterson; and the Lions seem to never be able to get out of their own way.
Now that the draft if behind us training camp is just around the corner. It might have been a while but I think the AFC East can make a case for being the toughest division in football. They have the defending champion New England Patriots, much improved teams in New York and Buffalo, and Miami looks like a .500 outfit at least.
The bulk of NFL free agency is behind us. So is the draft. And all schedules have been released for teams across the league. What does this mean? It’s time to look ahead to next season, as not much else will change between now and when the season kicks off in September.
The NFL season is still months away, but that hasn’t stopped oddsmakers from putting line’s on the board for the opening week of play. For bettors willing to peer into the future, these lines can provide a great opportunity to find value by attacking lines before the general public moves them around.
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Week 13 of the NFL season is upon us. Thanksgiving week in America treated us to a day full of football on Thursday and if you were lucky (smart) enough to take the Lions, Eagles and Seahawks on Thursday you’re already feeling pretty thankful.
Welcome to week 11 NFL fans. Hopefully I can get back on track this week after a pretty poor showing of 2-3 in this feature a week ago (who knew the Jets would beat the Steelers?)
I can’t believe that headline, it’s already week 10 of the NFL season, where has the time gone? We have reached the point where the playoff picture is starting to get a little bit clearer for some teams and there should be a (at least foggy) view of the teams that are contenders and those who aren’t.
Week 7 of the NFL season brings us some tantalizing match ups. The majority of the NFL’s power would appear to reside in the NFC as the Cowboys and Eagles sit with identical 5-1 records.
Here we are at week 6 of the NFL season already. It’s still a bit too early to be calling anyone an outright Super Bowl favourite, but there is certainly a level of clarity as to who the contenders and pretenders are in the NFL.
Well we’re starting to see a trend in the NFL as far as Thursday night games go. The Packers kept the streak going of Thursday night blowouts with a beat down of NFC North foes the Minnesota Vikings. I may have to start putting this feature out a few days earlier to include these games as they seem to be easy money on the spread as well as the over/under.
That being said, we’ve got some Sunday games to look at to help you get your bankroll up.
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Moving on to the weekend games now, and I’m hoping to do a bit better than my 2-3 record a week ago, bringing my season record to 12-8 in this feature. Hopefully this week turns out a bit better, and if there’s some silver lining, I went 2-3 in week two and responded with a 4-1 picks record in week 3.
Some interesting games on the NFL sched this week that I’m excited to sink my teeth into so let’s get to it, shall we?
Week 5 NFL Odds Eagles -7
The Eagles suffered their first loss of the season a week ago in San Franciso by a narrow margin of 26-21. Don’t let that scoreline fool you though, this game really wasn’t close.
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Philly struggled horribly on offense and didn’t run a play in the Niners’ half until very late in the game. Special teams and defense came up huge for the Eagles in just keeping them in the game. The Eagles’ O-line is still decimated by injuries but will get Lane Johnson back from suspension this week.
No run game to speak of lately for Philly and QB Nick Foles looked very unsure of himself last week with the lack of protection and inability to lean on LeSean McCoy and Darren Sproles.
Week 5 NFL Pick: St. Louis is rested and coming off their bye in week 4. Their 1-2 record is a bit deceiving, they could’ve and by all accounts should have beat Dallas and sit at 2-1. The Eagles’ last two wins have come by a combined six points. I don’t think Philly covers that touchdown spread, go with the Rams.
Week 5 NFL Odds Broncos -7.5 (O/U 47.5)
This is the match up I’m most looking forward to this week (maybe tied with Cinci vs New England – more on that below).
The Arizona Cardinals are a very legitimate 3-0 team. These guys are flat out good, and are terrifying on defense. The Cards have yet to give up more than 17 points in a game this season. Both teams are coming out of bye weeks so expect them both to be at the top of their games.
Denver is a machine at home however and there doesn’t seem to be any defense that can really silence them. They went into Seattle and hung 20 points on a defense that many consider to be the best in the league and nearly invincible at home.
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Week 5 NFL Pick: That 7.5 point spread is not at all enticing and I won’t go near it. The Cardinals don’t have the offense to get into a track meet with Denver and the D is going to need to step up in a big way. Look for Arizona to slow the pace on offense to keep Peyton Manning on the sidelines and try to win a grind ’em out game. Take the under in this one.
Week 5 NFL Odds Colts -3.5
Well it looks as if the Colts have found their rhythm on offense. Granted in their last two games they have faced some weak opposition in the Jaguars and Titans but racking up 44 and 41 points against those two respectively has the Colts at 35 points per game and first in the NFL for points per game.
Baltimore won’t keel over and let the Colts walk on them but Baltimore is a 3-1 team who I don’t think is anywhere near that good. They squeaked out a win over the Browns two weeks ago and beat up on a hapless Panthers team last week. Indy is going to bring it to the Ravens and really test their mettle this week.
Week 5 NFL Pick: When the Ravens faced a strong Cinci offense in week one, the Bengals had their way with them. Baltimore’s lone road game this season was a narrow win over the Browns. Look for Indy’s offense to continue rolling this week and win this one while covering the 3.5 points.
Week 5 NFL Odds Bengals -1
A prime time home game for the Patriots and they aren’t the favourite? Getting blown out in the Monday nighter against the Chiefs probably didn’t help their cause with the odds makers this week, but still, -1 is essentially a pick’em.
The Bengals are a very good team, and they’re rested after their week 4 bye. New England is in trouble this week and though I’ve said earlier this year to always go with Tom Brady after a loss, this time it’s really hard to get behind the Patriots.
New England just doesn’t have enough weapons on offense and Brady has struggled because of it. As has long been the case with the Pats, the team wins and loses with Tom Brady.
Cinci has been dominant this season, their offense is very good, and their defense is good enough for what their offense is capable of. This is a statement game for the Bengals, as beating the Pats in New England in prime time will go a long way to cementing themselves as a legitimate AFC powerhouse.
Week 5 NFL Pick: Cinci gets it done this week, thus creating a huge downward spiral for the Pats. Cinci is just a better team in all facets, and all that the Pats really have going for them is that Tom Brady is still their QB. Take Cinci to win this one.
Week 5 NFL Odds Steelers -6
This is a game that I would’ve been dreading as a trap game for the Steelers this week, had they actually been able to beat the Bucs last week.
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A win in convincing fashion last week for Pittsburgh would’ve had them as a much larger favourite (somewhere in the 10 to 11 point range), instead they come in favoured by less than a touchdown.
That should be all the motivation the Steelers will need to blow out the Jags who are downright terrible. Getting away from home will be good for Pittsburgh this week who have not been convincing at Heinz field, earning a narrow last minute field goal victory over the Browns in week one, and a disappointing loss to Tampa a week ago.
At 0-4 the Jags rank dead last on defense in points per game allowed (38), total yards allowed per game (451) and pass yards per game (321). It doesn’t get much better on offense where they’ve managed just 14.5 points per game (31st in the NFL) and 279 total yards per game (also 31st).
Week 5 NFL Pick: A six point spread should be treated like a slap in the face for the Steelers who will be looking to right the ship after last week’s catastrophe against Tampa. Pittsburgh wins this one big.
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Week four of the NFL season kicked off much the same as week three, with a blow out. The New York Giants trounced the Washington Redskins and it looks like I’m going to have to start including Thursday Night Football in this feature as it seems lopsided games are prevalent.
Week three of the NFL season is upon us and there are some tantalizing picks to be made this week. The Atlanta Falcons did their part in the Thursday night game, covering the spread and the over by themselves in a 56-14 destruction of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The second week of the NFL regular season got rolling on Thursday with the Baltimore Ravens walking all over the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-6. The previous five games between the two had all been decided by three points or less, so if this game was any indicator, week 2 could get messy when making your picks.
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