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NFC East Betting Odds

Jul 142012

The NFC East is one of the most polarizing divisions in all of football. Always filled with lots of hype, you just never quite know what will happen in a year of the NFC East. The Washington Redskins got their quarterback of the future when Robert Griffin III was drafted second overall but the general consensus is it’s a three team race in the East this year between the always hyped Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys and the defending champion New York Giants who come in to 2012 season, second to the Eagles when it comes to favorites in betting odds to take home of the division.

The Eagles were the “Dream Team” last year, but they faltered at times and just never really got on track. This year though, matters are a lot different. QB Michael Vick almost has to rebound from what amounted to be nowhere near that special of a season in 2011, and his offense really started to click at the end of the campaign last year. Head Coach Andy Reid knows that he has just one more shot to try to salvage this team and get it to a Super Bowl, and this might be the year that it happens. Remember that Philly is now playing a third place schedule, and that might make all the difference as well.

Philadelphia Eagles +140
New York Giants +205
Dallas Cowboys +265
Washington Redskins +1120

NFL Schedule Released for 2012

NFL Betting, Sports News

Apr 182012

The NFL released their 2012 NFL schedule today. The Cowboys and Giants will open the NFL season in New York on Wednesday, September 5^th on NBC. The game was originally going to be played on November 6^th but was moved back a day so not to interfere with the Barack Obama speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Some of the other NFL week one games is intriguing. Andrew Luck will most likely make his debut and on the road in Chicago. The New Orleans Saints will play this game with an Interim coach who will be subbing in for the interim coach as Sean Payton is suspended for the year and the first interim coach Joe Vitt will be suspended for the first six regular season games.

Peyton Manning, if healthy will play his first game with the Denver Broncos in Primetime on Sunday Night Football against James Harrison and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

We will get two openers on Monday Night Football, one on the East and one on the West. The Bengals will visit the Ravens and the Chargers will open in Oakland.

Here is the week one of the 2012 NFL schedule.

WED, SEP 5	TIME (ET)
Dallas at NY Giants	8:30 PM
SUN, SEP 9	TIME (ET)
Indianapolis at Chicago	1:00 PM
Philadelphia at Cleveland	1:00 PM
New England at Tennessee	1:00 PM
Atlanta at Kansas City	1:00 PM
Jacksonville at Minnesota	1:00 PM
Washington at New Orleans	1:00 PM
Buffalo at NY Jets	1:00 PM
St. Louis at Detroit	1:00 PM
Miami at Houston	1:00 PM
San Francisco at Green Bay	4:15 PM
Seattle at Arizona	4:15 PM
Carolina at Tampa Bay	4:15 PM
Pittsburgh at Denver	8:20 PM
MON, SEP 10	TIME (ET)
Cincinnati at Baltimore	7:00 PM
San Diego at Oakland	10:15 PM

Super Bowl Prop Bets is Big Business

Betting Odds, NFL Betting

Jan 282012

The Super Bowl is the most wagered event of the entire year and some parts of the Super Bowl have become events of their own. It used to be the Super Bowl game and everything else. Now it’s almost like there are several Super Bowl events. You have the Super Bowl pre-week(s), Super Bowl props that range from betting on the coin toss all the way to what color outfit will this year’s halftime show entertainer wear (this year it’s Madonna) and Super Bowl commercials. All have become big business for Las Vegas and online sports books.

Here is a look at a few Super Bowl props available to bet on at a few different sportsbooks.

Super Bowl Coin Toss – The opening coin toss will land on heads or tails?

Heads: -115
Tails: -115

Yes, thousands of dollars will be wagered on whether the opening coin toss will land on heads or tails. No word yet, how many touts will release this as their game of the year play?

Who will win Super Bowl MVP?

Tom Brady: +100
Eli Manning: +210
Rob Gronkowski: +450
Victor Cruz +1400

Sure the Super Bowl in the past has resulted in some surprise MVP results but most of the time the winner will go to one of the big superstars of the game. While some bettors will take a flyer on guys such as Victor Cruz +1400 or Wes Welker +1500 – sportsbooks will often tempt you with players such as Chad Ochocinco +5000 or other long shots that are not very likely to be the next Super Bowl hero. Four of the last five Super Bowl MVP’s have been the QB, with Santonio Holmes formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers being the exception.

The number of field goals made by both teams?

OVER 3.5 field goals: +145
UNDER 3.5 field goals: -175

Both teams have good field goal kickers but also consider often teams will go for “touchdown” slightly more than the regular season where they may settle for field goals. In Super Bowl 45, there were two field goals on just three attempts.

Which quarter will most points be scored in?

1st: +265
2nd: +170
3rd: +300
4th: +220

Last year the Packers/Steelers combined for 14 in the first quarter, 17 in the second, 7 in the third and 18 in the final period. Rumor has it sports handicapper Brandon Lang will place a hundred dime lock on the first quarter and chase each additional quarter until producing that big winner.

Will the Kelly Clarkson National Anthem be longer or shorter than 94 seconds?

over 94.00 seconds: -110
under 94.00 seconds: -130

Right now hundreds of sports bettors are in the film room, breaking down the National Anthem for each of the past 45 Super Bowls.

What type of shirt will Madonna wear at halftime?

Madonna wears NFL shirt with number: +280
Madonna doesn’t wear NFL shirt with number: -400

Last week Rob Lowe decided to break a story and tweet that Peyton Manning was going to retire, we can only assume that Sean Penn might be wagering that Madonna will not be wearing an Eli Manning jersey. Speaking of Peyton Manning…

How many times will Peyton Manning be shown on TV during the game?

OVER 3.5 -130
UNDER 3.5 -110

If this game gets ugly what else will they talk about besides Peyton Manning and where he will play football in 2013.

Who will Barack Obama pick to win the Super Bowl?

Our President never lets a big sporting event pass by without a prediction. These will be available on the White House web site for $19.95 on a pay after you win basis.

Which will be higher in the Super Bowl XLVI Cross Sport Prop?

Wes Welker Receptions Pk -115
Lebron James Assists Pk -115

Lebron James and the Miami Heat face Toronto on Super Bowl Sunday. Patriots fans are hoping Welker takes his talents to Disney Land after the game.

While die hard football fans will only be interested in the game itself, Patriots are a 3-point favorite over Giants, there’s a whole other game inside the game with hundreds and hundreds of Super Bowl props available to wager on.

Looking back at NYG-NE Week 9

NFL Betting

Jan 242012

This game was played in early November and was the first time these two played since the infamous Super Bowl. We wanted to take a look at the game and point out any news or interesting facts.

New England was a 9.5 point favorite. The total was 51.5. The Giants won and covered 24-20 and the game went under.

After this game the Giants were 6-2 and proceeded to lose the next four games.

After this game the Patriots haven’t lost since.

Ahmad Bradshaw and Hakeem Nicks did not play in this game.

Brandon Jacobs averaged 4 yards a carry on 18 for 72 with a touchdown.

Victor Cruz was the leading Giants receiver with 6 for 91. The next highest receiver was tight end Jake Ballard with 4 for 67 and a touchdown.

Wes Welker led New England receivers on 9 for 136. Rob Gronkowski also had a big game on 8 for 101 with a touchdown.

Manning was 20 of 39 for 250 with two touchdowns and a pick. He averaged 6.4 per completion and had a passer rating of 77.9.

Brady was 28 of 49 for 342 with two td and two picks. He averaged 7 yards a completion and had a passing rating of 75.4.

The Giants fumbled twice in this game but lost one. The Patriots fumbled twice and lost both. Giants created four tournovers.

Brady was sacked twice, Manning was not sacked.

S. Gosthowski was 2 for 3 on field goals. L Tynes was 1 for 1.

The Giants punted 8 times, Patriots punted 5.

Time of possession was about even (Giants 30:17), (Pats 29:43).

This game was scoreless at the half. Giants led 10-0 and 10-3 after 3rd. Patriots took the lead with 1:36 left. Giants won with :15.

Super Bowl XLVI

NFL Betting

Jan 232012

Super Bowl XLVI is now set as the New England Patriots and the New York Giants will face off in Indianapolis on February 5th, 2012. The big game will matchup one of the hottest teams in the NFC Vs. one of the top offenses in the AFC.

Oddsmakers have opened the odds at New England -3. The total is 55.

New England defeated Baltimore 23-20 in a game that had many twists and turns and the game wasn’t decided until the final seconds. The Ravens covered the point-spread as New England was -7. The game went under the total of 48 points.

The Ravens had plenty of opportunities in the 4th quarter. Flacco was intercepted in one drive the big blow came with 11 seconds left and the Ravens lining up for a chip shot 32 year old field goal that would have sent the game in to overtime. Cundiff missed badly sending the Patriots back to the Super Bowl and giving Belichick and Brady a chance at their 4th Super Bowl trophy together.

Tom Brady completed 22-of-36 for 239 yards. He threw two picks with no touchdowns for a QB rating of 57.5.

One gambler who had Baltimore +7 said, “Brady took a dump and the Patriots got lucky to win this game”

Flacco will receive some criticism in Baltimore for not getting the job done, regardless of Billy Cundiff missing a field goal he will make 9 out of 10 times. Flacco’s stat sheet was 22-of-36 for 306 yards. He threw two touchdowns and one interception for a 95.4 passer rating.

It’s also been reported that offensive coordinator Cam Cameron will not be invited back.

New England did a good job containing Ray Rice. Rice ran for 67 yards on 21 carries (3.2 avg). He had a long run of 12 yards. Green-Ellis gave the Patriots 68 yards on only 15 carries. He had a long run of 13 yards and a touchdown.

In San Francisco, the Giants and Niners went back and forth with both teams having several chances last few minutes of the 4th quarter but in the end it was a muffed punt by Kyle Williams in overtime that gave the Giants the ball inside 49ers territory and Lawrence Tynes ended up kicking a 31 yard game winner with 7:30 on the clock. The 20-17 Giants win went under the total. The Giants were +2.5 in the game.

Eli Manning had another big game for the Giants, going 32-for-58 for 316 yards including two touchdowns. Alex Smith had an efficient game in the Niners loss.

The Giants were 100-1 in betting odds futures not to long ago and considered dead by many. It’s been reported that a Giants Super Bowl win would be a bad loss for the bookmakers.

Late Betting Odds Giants at 49ers

NFL Betting

Jan 222012

The NFC Championship game continues to see a lot of betting action with the Giants getting a little more than 57% of the betting action.

The current odds at Bookmaker.eu

NY Giants +2, o40.5, +115
San Francisco -2. u40.5, -135

The current odds at 5Dimes

NY Giants +1 +100, o40.5, +100
San Francisco -1 -120, u40.5, -127

The current odds at Bovada.lv

NY Giants +3 -140, 42E
San Francisco -3 +120, u42 -120

More NFL Championship Talk

NFL Betting

Jan 202012

No Super Bowl winner has won less than 10 regular season games (Giants).

The Patriots won 13 regular season games, none against a team with a winning record. New England had second easiest schedule in NFL.

Tom Brady is 9-2 at home in the playoffs in his career.

Baltimore is 9-0 this year when Ray Rice gets 20 or more carries.

Baltimore has covered 5 of last 6 games this year against teams with a winning record.

New England has gone over the total in 8 of the last 9 games.

New England has won 9 games in a row. Baltimore has won 8 of last 10.

New England is first in total offense in the AFC. Baltimore is 3rd in total defense in the AFC.

Although Tom Brady is 4-1 in AFC Championship games, Brady has only a 83.7 passer rating in these games on 91 of 143 for 1000 yards with 6 tds and 5 picks.

Since getting blown out by the Saints on the road, the Giants have beaten the Cowboys, Jets and Packers on the road.

The Patriots are 15-4 all-time against the AFC North in the regular season since the division was formed in 2002.

The only AFC North losses for New England are against the Steelers (three) and Browns (one). New England is 1-1 against the AFC North in the postseason with a 2004 AFC Championship Game win at Pittsburgh and a 2009 loss at home to Baltimore.

The majority of TV experts are predicting a Patriots/Giants Super Bowl.

A LOOK AROUND THE WEB ON RAVENS AT PATRIOTS

Andy Benoit says the Patriots’ offense is the best the Ravens have seen all season, but Ray Lewis’ defense is the best the Patriots have seen as well.

Harbaugh is 5-3 in the playoffs, with each of his losses to the AFC’s Super Bowl representative that season. That’s not bad. But it’s not his goal or the goal of his football team. Making it to the Super Bowl is, and last time I checked, Harbaugh was waiting on his first trip there with the Ravens.

Pete Prisco says Ray Rice might be key for the Ravens, but they have to make some plays down the field, and Joe Flacco will – it just won’t be enough.

Mike Freeman says the Patriots have the easiest rode to the Super Bowl in the Bill Belichick era, maybe the easiest road of any potential Super Bowl champion in years.

Ryan Wilson says in order for the Ravens to get to the Super Bowl, the defense will have to have its best game against Brady. Offensively, Joe Flacco will need to step up and avoid silly mistakes.

Will Brinson says the Patriots are a shockingly high favorite in this game and are the odds on favorite to win the Super Bowl.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick believes S Ed Reed is one of the best safeties to ever play. The feelings are mutual from Reed to New England’s offense. “You have to keep your eyes on all of them,” Reed said. “They’ve got a bunch of weapons and we know that.”

OC Cam Cameron doesn’t believe the notion that QB Joe Flacco needs to match Tom Brady throw for throw in Sunday’s AFC Championship. “We’re not going out there trying to outperform the other QB,” Cameron said. “We’re trying to play to the way the defense is playing us.”

The Patriots know they have to do a better job against Ravens DT Haloti Ngata, who had two sacks in the 2010 regular-season matchup between the two teams.

For the second consecutive day, S Ed Reed (ankle) is the only player listed on the injury report. Reed was limited in Thursday’s practice. Reed is expected to play after rolling his ankle at the end of Baltimore’s 20-13 divisional round win over Houston.

“I just missed practice, that’s all,” Brady said. “Not much more than that, really. We’re facing a great team, great challenges — certainly the best team we’ve faced all year. Everyone needs to be at full strength, though. It’s going to be a very physical, tough, hard-nosed game. We need everyone at full strength.”

John Clayton says, For the Ravens to win, they must clean up several things. If not, the Patriots will be heading to their fifth Super Bowl with Tom Brady at quarterback.

Jamison Hensley: As we’ve seen so far in the playoffs, home field has really been an advantage. Only one home team (Green Bay) has lost so far this postseason.

A LOOK AROUND ON THE WEB ON GIANTS AT 49ERS

“We are not going to be denied,” safety Antrel Rolle said. “We are not going to be denied at this point. We understand what we have as a team. It’s not all talent, it’s about chemistry and we are jelling at this point. Coaches and players being on the same page at the same time. We have one mind, to win a championship.”

Andy Benoit says the 49ers may have made believers out of some with their old school style back in Week 10, but the Giants hadn’t gelled on the O-line and were without Ahmad Bradshaw.

Pete Prisco says Frank Gore will have to get the running game going for the 49ers, but the Giants are following the same formula they did when they won it all in 2007.

Ryan Wilson says it took almost seven years, but Alex Smith is finally playing like a first-round draft pick and needs to sustain his success.

New York isn’t playing like the 2007 version of themselves; they’re playing like last season’s Super Bowl champs.

The Giants and 49ers met six times in the playoffs from the 1981 to 1993 seasons. Four times the victor won the Super Bowl.

Is Las Vegas hoping for a 49ers win?

The Giants are the best team remaining, with a high-powered offense to go with a staunch defense.

NFC Championship Breakdown Pick

NFL Betting

Jan 182012

The San Francisco 49ers will host the New York Giants for the right to be NFC Champions and play in Super Bowl XLVI. The 49ers are a 2.5 point favorite in most sportsbooks.

Many football fans still don’t respect the 49ers season and continue to wait for the hammer to fall. Many believe the dominant Niners defense is the only reason why they are in the NFC Championship and Alex Smith still has many doubters.

The 49ers were 13-3 this year and earned the number two seed. They were in every game they played and the three losses were against Dallas in overtime back in week two (27-24), at Baltimore 16-6 in Primetime on Thanksgiving in what many people billed as the Harbaugh bowl and a 21-19 road loss in Arizona. They are road tested with road wins over the Bengals, Eagles, Lions and Redskins.

It was a small coming out party for Alex Smith who many inside the 49ers organization didn’t believe that Smith was the future quarterback but new head coach Jim Harbaugh never wavered and stood by his quarterback since he strolled in to San Francisco. Smith completed 61.3% of his passes on the season with 273 completions on 445 attempts, good for a 7.07 average. He tossed 17 touchdowns with only 5 interceptions. Smith finished with a 90.7 RAT.

San Francisco had two quality wins at home over the Giants (27-20) and the Steelers (203). The Giants were back in November and the Steelers were on December 19th against a hobbled Ben Roethlisberger. Other home wins for the Niners include a 33-17 win over Seattle, a 48-3 thrashing of the Buccaneers and wins against the Browns, Cardinals and Rams. Last week in the divisional playoffs, San Francisco outplayed (both offensively and defensively) the Saints in a 36-32 win. New Orleans was predicted by many to go to the Super Bowl.

The 49ers were 7-0-1 ATS at home and 8-3 ATS as a favorite.

Make no mistake, defense is the identity of the San Francisco 49ers. They were 1st in total defense in the NFC and 1st in rushing defense in the NFC. On total offense, they were on the bottom of the NFC at 14th.

The New York Giants got hot at the right time. After losing 23-10 at home to Washington on December 18th, the Giants needed two win the last two regular season games over the Jets and Cowboys to win the NFC East at 8-8 and earn a first round home playoff game. They dominated the Falcons at home on way to a 27-2 win.

The G-Men are a Jekyll and Hyde team this year. They are as capable as anyone as they showed last week with a dominating 37-20 win in Green Bay over the defending Super Bowl champions. The Giants are very streaky. After starting the season with a loss, they reeled off three straight wins and 6 out of 7 to start 6-2. But they also left Giants fans scratching their heads at times with a home loss to Seattle, and four straight losses at the end of November that had many wondering if not only could the Giants make the playoffs but would Tom Coughlin be fired at the end of the year.

With record setting years other quarterbacks like Rodgers, Brady and Brees had this year, Eli Manning had flown under the radar for much of the year but Manning, who already has one Super Bowl title, clearly has established himself as one of the elite quarterbacks. Manning tossed 440+ yards three times this year and another five 300+ games. He set a record by throwing 15 4th quarter touchdowns this year. His final regular season numbers show 359 for 589, good for a 61% completion rate and 4,933 yards. He tossed 29 touchdowns with 16 picks and ended up with a 92.9 RAT. When the Giants were down in any game this year, Manning was at his best, going 226-for-3655 for 3,063 years with 21 touchdowns and 9 picks. His RAT during these times was a 100.2.

I am willing to give the 49ers their due on a phenomenal season but I like Tom Coughlin in revenge situations. Eli Manning should be the difference and I am looking for the Giants to win this game outright in a low scoring game.

Super Bowl Favorite Odds

NFL Betting

Jan 162012

A lot of football experts assumed either the Green Bay Packers or the New Orleans Saints would be representing the NFC in Super Bowl XLVI but instead either the 49ers or Giants will play for the title. Sportsbooks are said to be hoping for anything but a New York Giants win due to some earlier 100-1 odds.

According to Bovada.lv, New England is 6/5 odds to win the Super Bowl followed by San Francisco and New York at 3/1 and Baltimore at 6/1.

The AFC Championship has the Patriots as 7.5 point favorites over the Ravens while the 49ers are 2.5 favorites over the Giants in the NFC Championship.

AFC/NFC Championship Early Odds

NFL Betting

Jan 162012

The Championship games are set and oddsmakers have opened the odds on the championships set for Sunday, January 22, 2012.

The AFC Championship will start the day at 3:30PM. New England is favored by 7.5 +100 over the Baltimore Ravens. The total is 50.5 and you can find money lines of Baltimore +275 and New England -335.

New England’s rode to the AFC Championship was the easiest of them all, thrashing Tim Tebow and the Broncos by a score of 45-10, easily covering the 13.5 spread. The game went over the total of 52.

Baltimore got here by playing a complete game but they had to fight in their 20-13 win over the Houston Texans. The Ravens failed to cover the 7.5 point spread and the game stayed under the total.

In the NFC, both the high flying Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints are gone due to some impressive games by the 49ers and Giants.

The Giants defeated the Falcons in the wildcard round 27-2, covering the 3 point spread (under) and in their most impressive game of the year, they shocked the defending Super Bowl champion Packers 37-20 at Lambeau field. The Giants were a 7 point underdog and the game easily went over.

In the early game, the San Francisco 49ers were dominant defensively early but it was Alex Smith and the 49ers offense that won this thriller of a game, defeating the Saints 36-32, winning outright as a 3.5 point dog and the game went over the total.

The winner of the AFC/NFC Championship will play in Indianapolis in two weeks from Sunday.

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