Football Betting Odds Week 8 in the NFL
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The mid-point of
the NFL season is upon us and things are getting
crazier by the week! What do you do with anybody
facing the New England Patriots? The Pats look
unbeatable at this point. The Dallas Cowboys,
the only team to put forth an illusion so far
that the Pats can beat, are off this weekend.
That means that it’s
catch-up time for some NFC teams looking to make
up ground on the Cowboys.
Detroit
Lions ( + 5) vs. Chicago Bears ( - 5) The last time
these two teams faced each other the Lions
ended up scoring 34 points in the fourth quarter
to get the win. The Bears showed a lot of guts
versus the Eagles, but the Lions showed guts
too by keeping Tampa Bay, for the most part,
out of the end-zone last weekend. All of the
trends in this one say the Bears, but those trends
are based on the Bears’ D from the last
two years, not this one that has shown signs
of wear and tear. With Detroit RB Kevin Jones
suddenly healthy, and Calvin Johnson finally
looking like the best pick of the 2007 draft,
the Bears will have problems winning this game
even though they are at home. Take the points
and the Lions.
New
York Giants ( - 9.5) vs. Miami Dolphins ( +
9.5) The Giants
have been playing well but this is the sort
of game that could catch the G-Men napping.
All of a sudden Miami has no RB and no QB and
their defense is lousy. Why wouldn’t
the G-Men win this thing by about 20 points?
I don’t know. But, I’ve got the feeling,
even though the trends say otherwise, that the
Dolphins come up big in this game. I’m
taking the Fish + 9.5.
Oakland
Raiders ( + 7) vs. Tennessee Titans ( - 7) Oakland
was a big disappointment last weekend. Tennessee
barely got by Houston. Forget trends in this
one. This will come down to Vince Young. If
Vince can play, then giving up 7 points to
a one-dimensional run team like the Raiders
is a gift. If Vince doesn’t play, then
getting 7 points against a Kerry Collins quarterbacked
team is a gift. Wait until Sunday morning and
then make your wager.
Philadelphia
Eagles ( - 1) vs. Minnesota Vikings ( + 1) The Eagles
gave it up big-time versus the Bears last week.
The trend, which came to fruition the last
time the Eagles faced is an NFC Central team,
is that Philadelphia is very, very good versus
NFC teams. Uh…not so
fast. The Eagles run defense will have a really
hard time stopping the Man-Child, Adrian Peterson,
from getting close to 200 yards on the ground.
I like the Vikings in this one.
Pittsburgh
Steelers ( - 4) vs. Cincinnati Bengals ( +
4) I thought
the Steelers were an excellent bet on the road
last week versus the Denver Broncos. They didn’t do so well, but don’t
jump off of their bandwagon just yet. The Steelers
own the Bengals - - literally. The trend says
that the Steelers cover when getting into a shoot-out
or not when they play their AFC Central rivals.
That means they can either stop the Bengals or
run with them. Either way the Steelers cover
this spread.
New
Orleans Saints ( - 3) vs. San Francisco 49’ers ( + 3) Don’t look now but
the 0 and 4 Saints just became 2 and 4. Granted,
one of those wins came against the lowly Atlanta
Falcons, but in that game the Saints managed,
for the second game in a row, to apply pressure
to the quarterback. Hmm…I see a new trend
developing. If the Saints D can get pressure
on the quarterback, then they can keep the other
teams’ offense off the field and put the
ball into the hands of superstar Reggie Bush.
That makes the Saints a pretty good bet this
weekend to cover the 3 point spread.
Washington
Redskins ( + 16) vs. New England Patriots (
- 16) The
new trend with the Patriots is that they cover
no matter what happens. Even if pigs learn
to fly, the Patriots cover. Even if Tom Brady
has to play one quarter blind-folded, the Patriots
cover. I’m a big believer
that trends can break. That’s why I think
the Skins have the right defense to cause the
Patriots some problems. Now, maybe not less than
28 points problems, but enough problems that
the Skins could score two touchdowns and beat
the spread. That’s where I’m going
in this game.
Indianapolis
Colts ( - 6.5) vs. Carolina Panthers ( + 6.5) Carolina
is coming off of a bye. I don’t
care. Even if Delhomme starts, that Carolina
defense is overrated and has virtually no chance
of stopping the Colts. The Carolina offense -
- yeah, they’re overrated too. This is
an easy win, or, at least it should be. The Colts
will cover this spread.
Jacksonville
Jaguars ( - 4.5) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (
+ 4.5) Two tough defensive teams with quarterbacks
who don’t make mistakes.
That’s where the similarities end. One
team has played against tough AFC opponents while
the other team has built its record around beating
Atlanta, New Orleans, and Carolina. The trend
is that when the Buccaneers don’t get into
the end-zone, they lose. They didn’t get
into the end-zone enough versus the Lions and
they lost. Do they have a better chance getting
into the end-zone enough versus the Jaguars?
I don’t think so. The Jaguars D got shredded
by Peyton Manning and the Colts offense. Those
were the Colts. These are the Buccaneers. The
Jags should cover this spread.
Green
Bay Packers ( +3) vs. Denver Broncos ( - 3) The Monday Nighter
pits the coming off of a bye Packers versus the
can’t die attitude
Broncos. The Broncos hung on for dear life versus
a Pittsburgh Steelers team that is better than
they are last week. Now, they play a one-dimensional
Green Bay Packer team. The Pack can’t run.
They can throw, however, and they do have Brett
Favre. My thinking is that the Broncos are feeling
somewhat lucky after that win versus the Steelers.
There is a serious possibility that the Broncos
suffer a letdown in this game. Coach Mike McCarthy,
of the Packers, will find a way to get his wide
receivers open and Favre will hit them. I like
the Packers in this one.
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Posted on 10/23/2007 2:13:38 PM
Football Betting Odds Week 8 in the NFL
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