NFL Wagering - Week 2 Re-cap
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No matter what you might think of Bill Belicheat,
the New England Patriots might be the best NFL
team to come around in a long, long, time.
They
are simply awesome. What they did to the San
Diego Chargers last Sunday night is inexplicable.
The BetUS future wager
odds on the Patriots
to win the Super Bowl, currently at 5 to 2,
is an overly. That’s
right, 5 to 2 is an overlay for the Patriots
to win the Super Bowl. They are too good offensively,
defensively, and on special teams for any other
team in the NFL to beat them. The Indianapolis
Colts have an outside shot, but it is more
outside than most NFL bettors think.
The
BetUS lines-maker has gotten whiff of the Patriot’s superiority by installing them
as a –16.5 against the spread favorite
versus the Buffalo Bills at home in their game
this coming weekend. That’s 16.5 points
and, no, the New England Patriot’s did
not switch conferences to the Pac-10. That’s
an amazingly high spread for an NFL game, but,
you know what? The Patriot’s have a good
chance of covering that - - a very good chance.
They’re that good.
The
Indianapolis Colts had trouble even winning
their game versus the Tennessee Titans. The
line in that one was Colts –8.5 against the
spread. The way they dominated in the week before,
on opening day versus the New Orleans Saints,
forced the opening line of -7.5 to move a full
point in the Colts’ favor. However, the
Titans, with an improving defense and run game,
played the Colts tough and shattered the spread
by losing to the Colts by only 2 points, 22 to
20.
This
weekend, the Colts are –7 against
the spread versus the Houston Texans. The Texans
are at home and are coming off an excellent win
versus the Carolina Panthers. This is a line
to watch as the Texans might be a surprise team
this year. Then again, maybe the Colts bounce
back and do to the Texans what they did against
the Saints in Week 1. Only time will tell!
Speaking
of the New Orleans Saints - - what’s
going on with these guys? They shelled out tons
of money to sign Jason David away from the Colts
to play cornerback, they worked hard in the heat
at a training facility in Mississippi and now
they can’t find the end zone. Not only
that, but their defense is getting beaten up
and down the field like they play in the WAC.
It’s embarrassing, not only as a Louisianan,
but as an NFL fan. They just look bad. They do,
however, get a chance to play at home for the
first time this season and they get to play against
last year’s worst defensive team - - the
Tennessee Titans. Will that be enough? The BetUS
line has the Saints as a –4 against the
spread favorite at home versus the Titans. Obviously,
the BetUS lines-maker doesn’t feel that
the Saints are as bad as they have shown in their
first two games. Maybe, the lines-maker is right,
then again, maybe the Saints won all of those
games last year purely because of emotion. Who
knows?
The
Oakland Raiders have been installed as -3 against
the spread favorite, at home, versus the Cleveland
Browns. After their loss, due to what I would
consider “bush-league” tactics
by Denver Coach, Mike Shanahan, last Sunday,
the line is exactly where it should be. The Raiders
are good and the Cleveland Browns offense isn’t
as good as it showed versus the Cincinnati Bengals.
This game will be determined by how well the
Raiders bounce back from an emotional loss.
The Dallas Cowboys, after their win on the road
versus the Dolphins, are getting +3 on the road
versus the Chicago Bears. The Bears beat the
Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday and it will be
interesting to see how the line on this game
moves during the week. Dallas has shown little
desire on defense and every NFL bettor knows
what a great quarterback Rex Grossman for the
Bears is. What will the over/under end up in
this one? Pay attention to both lines, the over/under,
currently at +/- 42 and the BetUS against the
spread betting line, in this game. It could determine
who you wager on.
Until next week, good luck!
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Posted on 9/18/2007 6:21:15 PM
NFL Wagering - Week 2 Re-cap
By D.S. Williamson
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