Fantasy Football - Week 5 Matchup
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NFL Fantasy
Football
A quick reminder how our
matchups work for NFL fantasy football. We'll
get the early games posted before the early games
each week, and on Saturday we'll usually get
the Sunday NFL fantasy football matchups posted.
So be sure to check back early and often. (Sometimes
we even get it done by Friday)
After all of
the weekly games are finished be sure to check
our waiver wire column, studs and duds, a who's
hot, and who's not report plus more in our fantasy
football guide. Here
are the Week 5 Fantasy Matchups for the NFL
games going on this week (Week 5). Good
Luck!!!
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NFL
Schedule |
SUNDAY
SEPT 30 |
TIME
(ET) |
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Houston at Atlanta |
1:00 PM |
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Georgia
Dome (71,228) -- Atlanta, Georgia
Two teams
that put up good fights but still
came away with losses in Week 3 hook
up in the Georgia Dome this week.
The Texans have covered five straight,
while the Falcons have failed to
cover in five straight at home.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Texans listed as 3-point favorites against
the Falcons, while the over/under
is sitting at 39�. The Schaub return-to-Atlanta
side story is making this game much
bigger than it will eventually be
on the field.
Start'em:
Daniels, Harrington, White, Crumpler
Sit'em:
Schaub, Dayne, Green, Dunn, Horn,
Falcons DST
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NY
Jets at Buffalo |
1:00 PM |
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Ralph
Wilson Stadium (73,967) -- Orchard
Park, New York
Buffalo is averaging 8 points per
game. Gonna be tough to cover many
spreads or break their 0-3 goose
egg that way. They host the Jets
Sunday in a battle of AFC East teams
that have been destroyed by the Pats.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Jets listed as 3�-point favorites against the
Bills, while the over/under is sitting at 37�. Injuries and records aside, this
is never a gimme for the Jets.
Start'em:
Pennington, Jones, Coles, Jets DST,
Lynch
Sit'em:
Baker, Cotchery, Edwards, Evans,
Reed, Bills DST
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Baltimore at Cleveland |
1:00 PM |
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Cleveland Browns Stadium (73,300) -- Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland has only won once in the
past three meetings with the Ravens,
but they have covered the spread
in all three. Can the Dawg Pound
rock out a win or a cover when the
erratic Ravens visit Sunday?
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Ravens listed as 4-point favorites against
the Browns, while the over/under
is sitting at 40. The Ravens own
Cleveland in the all-time series,
and it doesn't look as if that will
change any time soon.
Start'em:
McGahee, Heap, Ravens DST, Edwards,
Winslow (Inj)
Sit'em:
McNair, Clayton, Mason, Anderson,
Jurevicius, Browns DST
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St.
Louis at Dallas |
1:00 PM |
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Texas
Stadium (65,529) -- Irving, Texas
So much for the Rams being an offensive
juggernaut. So much for the Cowboys
struggling with Bill Parcells gone.
The Rams need a win and a big effort
on D to avoid tanking the season
early in Big D.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Cowboys listed as 13-point favorites against
the Rams, while the over/under is
sitting at 47. This could be seen
as something of a trap game for Dallas,
which might be thinking a bit too
much of itself after the Chicago
romp and might not bring its "A" game
for an 0-3 opponent.
Start'em:
Bulger, Holt, Bruce, Romo, Barber,
Owens, Witten
Sit'em:
Leonard, McMichael, Rams DST, Jones,
Crayton, Cowboys DST
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Chicago at Detroit |
1:00 PM |
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Ford
Field (64,500) -- Detroit, Michigan
The Lions were thrown to the lions
in Philly. The Bears were gross with
Grossman at the controls. A pair
of Week 3 losers try to get on the
winning track in the Detroit-Chicago
battle Sunday.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Bears listed as 3-point favorites against the
Lions, while the over/under is sitting
at 45. The Bears are going with
Griese because Smith feels he will
give the team the best chance to
win. A poor Lions defense will make
the Bears' new quarterback look a
lot better
Start'em:
Benson, Bears DST, Williams, C.
Johnson (Inj)
Sit'em:
Griese, Berrian, Clark, Kitna, Bell,
K. Jones, Lions DST
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Oakland at Miami |
1:00 PM |
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Dolphin
Stadium (75,192) -- Miami Gardens,
Florida
Daunte Culpepper would love to fry
his former fish mates Sunday as a
member of the Raiders. But can Oakland
beat the winless Fins, a team they
have a woeful 1-6 ATS mark against
since 1997?
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Dolphins listed as 4-point favorites against
the Raiders, while the over/under
is sitting at 41. This game doesn't
figure to be a shootout
- unless the special teams or defensive
units account for a score or two
on either side.
Start'em:
Jordan, Curry, Brown, Chambers
Sit'em:
Culpepper, Raiders DST, Green, Booker,
Dolphins DST
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Green
Bay at Minnesota |
1:00 PM |
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Hubert
H. Humphrey Metrodome (64,121) --
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Still waiting for the other Favre
shoe to drop? Many doubt Green Bay's
3-0 start, but they could move to
4-0 against division rival Minnesota,
bad-luck losers in KC last Sunday.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Packers listed as 2-point favorites against
the Vikings, while the over/under
is sitting at 38. Favre will get
the record for most touchdown passes
in a career on Sunday in Minneapolis,
but it won't be easy.
Start'em:
Favre, Driver, Packers DST, Peterson,
Vikings DST
Sit'em:
Jackson, Wynn, Jennings, Holcomb,
Taylor, Wade
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Seattle at San
Francisco |
4:05 PM |
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Monster
Park (69,732) -- San Francisco, California
Shaun Alexander's
broken wrist doesn't seem to faze
oddsmakers who opened Seattle as
road chalk in San Francisco. Nobody
who saw the 49ers demolished by Pittsburgh
will wonder why.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Seahawks listed as 2-point favorites against
the 49ers, while the over/under is
sitting at 41. If the 49ers are
serious about winning the NFC West,
they must first win this game, and
they know it.
Start'em:
Hasselbeck, Alexander, Branch, Engram,
Seahawks DST, Gore, Jackson
Sit'em:
Burleson, Smith, Battle, 49ers DST
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Tampa
Bay at Carolina |
4:05 PM |
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Bank
of America Stadium (73,298) -- Charlotte,
North Carolina
Tampa Bay has lost 9 of 10 on the
road and 7 of 8 against Carolina.
Does any of that make a difference
when the NFC South foes kick off
Sunday as 2-1 division leaders?
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Panthers listed as 3-point favorites against
the Buccaneers, while the over/under
is sitting at 39�. This game will
be a good indicator as to whether
Tampa Bay is a legitimate challenger
to a Panthers team that probably
has the most talent top-to-bottom
in a rather weak NFC South class.
Start'em:
Galloway, Bucs DST, S. Smith, Panthers
DST
Sit'em:
Garcia, Williams, Hilliard, Carr,
Foster
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Pittsburgh at Arizona |
4:15 PM |
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University
of Phoenix Stadium (65,000) -- Glendale,
Arizona
Same old Cardinals. Same old Steelers.
You can bet how that one will turn
out if Arizona sticks to their historical
ways and Pittsburgh sticks to theirs.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Steelers listed as 6-point favorites against
the Cardinals, while the over/under
is sitting at 41�. The Cardinals
have shown plenty of fight in the
first three games of the Whisenhunt
era, and you can bet that Arizona
won't back down from the challenge
of Pittsburgh
Start'em:
Roethlisberger, Parker, Holmes, Miller,
Steelers DST, Fitzgerald, Boldin
(Inj)
Sit'em:
Washington, Leinart/Warner, James
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Kansas
City at San
Diego |
4:15 PM |
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Qualcomm
Stadium (70,000) -- San Diego, California
The Chiefs got a win, while the
Chargers absorbed another embarrassing
loss in Week 3. San Diego remains
a huge home favorite, as the wagering
public expects them to bounce back
from consecutive road losses.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Chargers listed as 11�-point favorites against
the Chiefs, while the over/under is sitting at 38�. You have to believe it's
been a difficult week for Norv Turner, who is once again hearing all the disparaging
remarks about his head coaching ability that previously dogged him in Oakland
and Washington.
Start'em:
LJ, Gonzalez, Rivers, LT, Gates,
Chargers DST
Sit'em:
Huard, Bowe, Chiefs DST, Jackson,
Davis
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Denver at Indianapolis |
4:15 PM |
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RCA
Dome (55,531) -- Indianapolis, Indiana
Denver has been favored three times
and failed to cover three times in
2007. Maybe being a fat road underdog
to the Colts will change their ATS
fortunes. Manning and the Colts are
3-0, but were unhappy with their
road win in Houston.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Colts listed as 9�-point favorites against
the Broncos, while the over/under is sitting at 46�. After seeing average-to-poor
secondaries the first three weeks of the season, Manning should have his hands
full this week.
Start'em:
Cutler, Henry, Walker (Inj), Manning,
Addai, Harrison, Wayne, Clark
Sit'em:
Marshall, Broncos DST, Gonzalez,
Colts DST
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Sunday
Night Football, SEP 30 |
8:15
PM |
|
Philadelphia at NY
Giants |
Meadowlands
(80,062) -- East Rutherford, New
Jersey
Sunday Night Football sees
Philly is banged up, but coming
off an 8-TD romp over the Lions,
while the Giants battled back to
beat the Redskins. Both NFC East
rivals are hurting, but both want
to get to .500 to keep the Cowboys
within range.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Eagles listed as 3-point favorites against
the Giants, while the over/under
is sitting at 47�. Two of the three
meetings between these teams were
decided in either the final seconds
or in overtime, and with the familiarity
that exists in this rivalry, it's
reasonable to expect another close
and exciting finish
Start'em:
McNabb, Westbrook (Inj), Manning,
Burress (Inj), Shockey
Sit'em:
Curtis, Brown, Eagles DST, Ward,
Toomer, Giants DST
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Monday
Night Football, OCT 1 |
8:30
PM |
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New
England at Cincinnati |
Paul
Brown Stadium (65,515) -- Cincinnati,
Ohio
The Patriots have laughed their
way to three straight routs. The
Bengals are lucky they aren't 0-3.
New England looks to replicate last
year's 38-13 destruction here last
season and since they have scored
38 points each week in 2007, that
sounds about right.
BodogLife.com Sportsbook have the Patriots listed as 7�-point favorites against
the Bengals, while the over/under is sitting at 53�. Cincinnati rode a great
wave of emotion to a win the last time it appeared at home, and Monday night's
crowd should be just as vocal as the one.
Start'em:
Brady, Maroney, Moss, Welker, Watson,
Pats DST, Palmer, Ocho, Housh
Sit'em:
Stallworth, K. Watson, Kelly, Bengals
DST
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