NFL Week 1 SNF Picks / Preview
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.
A double dose of NFL Football gives bettors more chances to win with our Primetime Props on Monday night.
As always, Sportsbook.com is offering a host of prop bets for its primetime games and if you wager on the Player to Score the 1st Touchdown for either of Monday’s games, you could win your money back if your bet loses.
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
The Washington Huskies (0-1 SU & ATS) move into what is another step in a back-breaking schedule as they play host to the Cougars of Brigham Young (1-0, 0-0 ATS) is NCAA football action that is set to get underway at 3 PM ET on Saturday at Husky Stadium (artificial turf) in Seattle.
NCAAF Betting Sept 5th, 2008 – RM
Beavers at Nittany Lions
The Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS), coming off a victory in which it did not break a sweat, will face a little bit more of a challenge on Saturday when they take on the Oregon State Beavers (0-1 SU & ATS) in an NCAA football contest that is set to get underway at 3:30 PM ET at Beaver Stadium (home of the Nittany Lions, not Oregon State) in State College, PA.
Sept 5th, 2008 – NFL
Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns
Preview
The Dallas Cowboys are the hot favorite to win the NFC Championship this year. They literally have zero weak links in their personnel. From Marion Barber to Tony Romo to Terrell Owens and that ridiculous defensive roster, this team has the mark of a champion written all over it.
NCAA Free Play – SEC Shocker Cover for Saturday
Courtesy of Tony George Sports
Houston Nutt takes his road show to Ole Miss, after having vast success at Arkansas and winning some big games down there, before getting ran out of town on a railcar by boosters for reasons which still baffle me.
NCAAF Betting – RM
Rebels at Demon Deacons
Sept 5th, 2008
Two teams who looked good last week will take the field on Saturday afternoon, as ACC meets SEC. The Rebels of Mississippi (1-0 SU & ATS) meet up with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-0 SU & ATS) in an NCAA college football matchup that is scheduled to kick off at 3:30 PM ET at Groves Stadium (artificial turf) in Winston-Salem, N.C.
