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Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 06:34 AM
On February 7, the
Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints will meet in Miami to
decide Super Bowl 44. The Las Vegas sportsbook
online didn’t
wait long to post their opening point spreads and predicted Super
Bowl Totals for the game.
The Indianapolis Colts
opened favored by 5 points and the over/under for the game was set at
56 points. But the early money has come in on the Colts and has
bumped the line up to the 5 ½. The over was also seeing lots of
action as the total as been increased by half a point as well.
Opening Vegas Odds:
Las Vegas Hilton
Colts -5.5 Total 56
Mirage Colts -4.5 Total 55.5
Hard Rock
Colts -5 Total 56
Planet Hollywood Colts -5 Total 55
New Orleans Saints
+5 +170 Over 56
Indianapolis Colts -5 -210 Under 56
My advice to everyone bet
on NFL, take
your time before you place your bets and be sure to get the best
number. The game isn’t until February 7; there will be a lot of
line movement between now and then but if you see a number you like,
take advantage of it.
A rule of thumb to follow
when trying to get the best number, is bet the favorite soon after
the line is posted and bet the underdog as close to game time as
possible. Take note though, the bookmakers also know this so they may
move the line a little to counteract all of the late... [More]
Posted Monday, January 25, 2010 06:12 AM
Minnesota fans are now asking the same
question that Green Bay fans asked two years ago: Did Brett Favre
throw away his team’s chances to go to the Super Bowl?
Favre’s
overtime interception in the 2007 NFC Championship Game led to the
New York Giants’ winning score at Lambeau Field. Sunday, Favre
threw an interception with seven seconds remaining in regulation,
denying Minnesota a chance to attempt, an admittedly long, 55-yard
game-winning field goal. New Orleans went on to win the NFC
championship on the first possession of overtime, getting a 40-yard
field goal from Garrett Hartley and ending the Vikings’ season one
step short of Miami, site of Super Bowl XLIV. Here are the complete
NFL scores at football
betting lines.
It’s not fair to hold Favre
responsible for the loss, especially in a drama-filled game that took
as many turns as you’ll ever see in a postseason contest. Favre
took a beating all evening from the Saints' defense, played much of
the second half with a significant left ankle injury and was dealing
with a tailback in Adrian Peterson who fumbled three times. Overall,
the Vikings committed five turnovers – a performance that frankly
made them fortunate to be within striking distance at the end of
regulation.
I know it’s a cliché, but this is the kind of
game where you hate to see either team lose. It’s easily the most
dramatic and hard... [More]
Posted Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:10 AM
First, we saw the Colts and Bengals remaining on the New York Jets’
regular-season schedule and figured they were finished. Then, after the
Colts and Bengals rested their starters, the Jets were handed a playoff
berth. So we wrote them off against Cincinnati in the Wildcard game and
the Jets proved us wrong. Surely, though, their Cinderella run would
end in San Diego. Nope.
Click here to view the free NFL betting Picks, Odds and Predictions
The Jets pulled off another miracle and will try to do so again versus mighty Indianapolis.
New York Jets @ Indianapolis Colts
Sunday, January 24, 3:00 p.m. ET
Sportsbook favorite: Colts -7.5
Rex Ryan said it best after Sunday’s game: “that was Jets football.”
When the Jets stick to their strengths – and they have many – they’re a
tough team to beat. They’re famous for their defense, especially
against the pass. Darrelle Revis matches up against opponents’ top
wideouts every week and usually wins the battle. He has an interception
in each of New York’s postseason wins this season. The Jets are also
tough against the run, so we shouldn’t expect the Colts 32nd-ranked rushing offense to do much.
The Jets’ rushing attack, the best in the NFL, has been a huge plus
so far in the playoffs. Thomas Jones carried the torch in the regular
season but the bigger yet more explosive Shonn Greene ha... [More]
Posted Wednesday, January 20, 2010 03:29 AM
AFC
Championship Odds: NFL
Betting
Picks
2010 Playoff Schedule Predictions - ‘Things that make you go
‘HMMMM’’ The San Diego Chargers-here’s a team that’s been
to the NFL
playoffs
5 of the past 6 years, and they can’t get over the hump. Sunday's
loss the New
York Jets
was just another chapter in a long book of questions the Chargers
can’t explain. NFL
Live Odds
Indianapolis
Colts -8 favorites.
Norv
Turner-
Is Norv Turner one of the worst head coaches ever? It’s not about
wins and losses. It’s about finishing. He has yet to finish
anything. Mark
Sanchez
- Sanchez is a rookie QB taking the New York Jets to the AFC
Championship. What will the Jets be like 3 or 4 years from now when
Sanchez has experience? NFL
Betting Odds
List New
York Jets +8 underdogs.
NFL
Betting Picks & NFL
Predictions -
In a game that features the best defense (jets) vs a good
defense(colts) i would lean more towards the QB play on this one. If
the Colts can minimize Jets rushing attack which is phenomenal and
put game on Sanchez shoulders, I just can't believe that Peyton won't
put up some numbers and Sanchez will faultier.
... [More]
Posted Tuesday, January 19, 2010 05:02 AM
It will be a David vs. Goliath-like battle when the Final 2 from the
American Football Conference battle for the Lamar Hunt Trophy on Sunday.
The Indianapolis Colts, who are “supposed to be in the AFC title game,”
will host the New York Jets, who “weren’t even supposed to make the
playoffs” and on top of that, it will see the tried, tested and true QB
Peyton Manning dueling with the rookie signal-caller Mark Sanchez.
Sportsbook Online opened Indy as a 7.5 point favorite, which quickly went to -8. The total is set at 40.5.
Will an inexperienced pivot represent the AFC in the Super Bowl or will
a sure-fire Hall of Famer, and possibly the greatest QB of all time,
carry the banner?
Indy is 6-2 ATS in their last eight games (remember they didn’t care about the last couple of games on their schedule).
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Posted Monday, January 18, 2010 05:07 AM
Sportsbetting.com is
issuing a 2010 AFC Championship Betting Odds Alert at 10:15 PM EST on Sunday
January 17th, 2010 for the 2010 AFC Championship Game between the New York Jets
vs. Indianapolis Colts. The opening NFL betting odds have the
Indianapolis Colts -7 points (-118 odds) at home against the New York
Jets.
"We had a missed assignment
in the route, and it kind of allowed Reed to free up over the top of Garcon. We
should have had somebody running the middle to kind of hold him, but he got the
interception," Colts QB Peyton Manning said of WR Pierre Garcon's performance in
their win over the Ravens to make it to the 2010 AFC Championship Game. "Great
play by Garcon, forcing the turnover. Really, a huge play. The turnover could
have been avoided, but once it happened, great job by Pierre."
The
opening NFL betting odds on New York Jets
vs. Indianapolis Colts TOTAL was set at 41 points. The opening NFL betting odds
on the money line had the Indianapolis Colts -335 odds and the New York Jets
+295 odds.
"A match up that probably nobody wanted, but too bad. “Here we
come," Jets Coach Rex Ryan said after their win over the Chargers to make it
into the 2010 AFC Championship Game. "I don't know if Santa Claus will be that
good to me again. But I will say that I'd like to see Peyton Manning play t... [More]
Posted Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:48 AM
2010 NFC Divisional match-up between the Cardinals vs. Saints for Saturday Football. The opening NFL live odds had the New Orleans Saints -7 (-110 odds) against the Arizona Cardinals. Currently, the best NFL odds to bet the Saints is at SPORTSBETTING.com, you can get New Orleans -7 (-110 odds).
"I think there were a lot of people that had counted (the Cardinals) out just based on last week," Saints offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb said, referring to the Arizona's 33-7 loss to the same Packers team in Week 17, though most of the starters didn't play in that game."Any time you're in the playoffs, you just never know," Stinchcomb said. "So you just have to put your best foot forward. And Arizona is obviously a team that has been able to do just that."
The opening 2010 NFL live odds for Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints TOTAL was 56 ½ points. The best place to bet the UNDER is at SPORTSBETTING.com, you can get UNDER 58 points.
"We knew how tough it was going to be on our defense with all the weapons they have offensively and how they've been playing," Cardinals QB Kurt Warner said of their victory over the Packers. "It was just one of those games where I felt great. I loved our playing. I felt like I was seeing everything well and it accumulates to 51 points."
The... [More]
Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2010 01:50 AM
The NFL divisional playoff round begins on Saturday with a pair of games followed by another double-shot on Sunday.
— The Saints open as 7-point home faves and the Total is set at 57.5
The Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts play the Saturday night cap, with Indy a 6.5-point home fave and the O/U at 45.
The New York Jets will conclude the divisional round with a road playoff game against the San Diego Chargers.
The Jets are 9-point ‘dogs with a Total of 42.5.
More at
sportsbook online
Posted Thursday, January 07, 2010 06:39 AM
The college football betting
season is at an end as the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide take on the No. 2
Texas Longhorns for BCS supremacy on Thursday at the Rose Bowl in
Pasadena.
Online sportsbook have Alabama favored by 3.5-points and the Total is set at 46.
The Crimson Tide captured the SEC title when they defeated the
Florida Gators 32-13 in the conference championship game while the
Texas Longhorns barely held on to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers in
the Big 12 championship, winning 13-12.
Texas and ‘Bama both own 13-0 records straight up but ‘the Tide are 8-5 against the spread while the Longhorns are 5-7-1 ATS.
Dating back to 1997, Texas has not been a profitable play for
bettors in January bowl games, going 3-4 against the spread (5-2
straight up).
In the Longhorns last 20 games, they are only 8-11-1 ATS enroute to a 19-1 straight up record.
How about ‘Bama? The Crimson Tide are 6-1 SU in their last seven
games when favored by 4-points or less, going 4-2-1 ATS at the same
time.
In Texas’ last 10 games when an underdog of 4-points or less, they are 7-3 SU and a very impressive 7-2-1 ATS.
sportsbook online SPORTSBETTING.com is repo... [More]
Posted Tuesday, January 05, 2010 02:05 AM
NCAA Football Championship Game 2010 Odds and Predictions at Football Betting Section.
Run the ball and play good defense. That is what wins in the violent game known as football. And the team that is most capable of accomplishing those seemingly basic goals will be the team that walks out of Pasadena with the BCS National Championship.
No. 1 Alabama (13-0) will face No. 2 Texas (13-0) at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7 in the BCS National Championship Game. The Crimson Tide are a small -4.0 favorite and the total in this game is set at 44.5. The contest will be played in the Rose Bowl and will pit two of the most venerable programs in the country against o... [More]
Posted Monday, January 04, 2010 02:02 AM
Week 17
Sun, Jan 03
IND 7 @ BUF 30
CHI 37 @ DET 23
PIT 30 @ MIA 24
NYG 7 @ MIN 44
ATL 20 @ TB 10
SF 28 @ STL 6
NE 27 @ HOU 34
NO 10 @ CAR 23
JAC 17 @ CLE 23
PHI 0 @ DAL 24
WAS 20 @ SD 23
TEN 17 @ SEA 13
BAL 21 @ OAK 13
GB 33 @ ARI 7
KC 44 @ DEN 24
More at
Football betting section
Posted Monday, January 04, 2010 12:50 AM
Ironically the final game in Giants Stadium will be hosted by the New York Jets as they try to keep their dwindling playoff hopes alive. The Jets are one of two teams that control its own destiny, with Baltimore being the other team. If the Jets win on Sunday night, then they will enter the playoffs with a potential match up against the New England Patriots.
It’s been a huge year for Jets fans who were given a glimpse of their future after Eric Mangini was summarily booted and the Jets moved up to draft Dirty Sanchez instead of waiting to see what Brett Favre was going to do. While Favre is a top-3 quarterback in the NFL during the 2009 football betting season, Sanchez is going to be a franchise guy. Lofty expectations killed the kid throughout the season, and a 3-0 SU start to the season only inflated those burdening hopes.
New York -10 vs Cincinnati >> Join to Bet Now
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