NFL Betting Lines - Odds To Win NFC North
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there is never a bad time to start the conversation.
With that in mind, let’s bring up some
NFL odds into the discussion as we breakdown
the sixth of our eight divisional stops with
the NFC North:
Chicago Bears
The NFC representative
in last year’s
Super Bowl is back and should be even stronger.
The defense lost Tank Johnson but acquired Darwin
Walker and Adam Archuleta. Combined with the
return of veteran safety Mike Brown, the Bears
defense should remain just as strong.
On offense, the Bears have surrounded maligned
quarterback Rex Grossman with some weapons. There
are many more playmakers and much more speed
to go around.
The Bears upgraded at tight end with deep threat
Greg Olsen, Devin Hester and Garrett Wolfe.
Expect Grossman to play
significantly better this year; after all last
season was his first full year as a starter.
NFL Odds To Win NFC North: -350
Detroit Lions
Jon Kitna boldly proclaimed
that the Lions would win 10 games - which still
won’t be enough
to win the division.
The Lions have a very underrated coaching staff
with Mike Martz running the offense and Rod Marinelli
running the defense (and team).
The cover-two defense
that they play is very dependent on the front
four, which has been vastly upgraded. The defense
should be better even if by default alone.
They can’t be much worse
than last season.
An already stellar offense has also got some
enhancements. Calvin Johnson, who could have
been the top draft pick in the 2007 Draft, will
help a gifted corps of wideouts. The running
back situation, which was dicey last year after
Kevin Jones suffered a foot injury, now has Tatum
Bell and T.J. Duckett for depth.
Don’t be surprised
to see this team with 8-10 wins. NFL Odds To
Wins NFC North: +800
Green Bay Packers
While many people
are giving the Lions sleeper status, don’t
sleep on the Packers.
They aren’t
great in any one area of their club, but they
are very good virtually everywhere.
The offense won’t
miss Ahman Green too much with Vernand Morency
and second-round pick Brandon Jackson offering
up younger, fresher, more explosive legs.
Brett Favre isn’t overmatched as he was
two years ago and although he is aging, he’ll
have adequate help everywhere around him.
Expect the Packers home
field advantage to come back. Their once-daunting
Lambeau Field has been pillaged by visitors in
the past two seasons but expect the Packers to
have a winning record at home for the first time
in three years. NFL Odds To Win NFC North: +550
Minnesota Vikings
Every division needs
to have a whipping boy and this year’s piñata
in the NFC North is the Vikings.
With an inexperienced quarterback, sophomore
Tarvaris Jackson and a number of unproven receivers,
the Vikings will have to use this season to build
up their offense.
They are strong on
both lines of scrimmages, which means the Vikings
won’t be a pushover
opponent unless they turnover the ball consistently.
Brad Childress’ team may not make a lot
of progress in his second season, which is why
I’m making the early call that he will
enter 2008 as one of the coaches on the hot seat.
NFL Odds To Win NFC North: +550
NFL Odds: NFC North Forecasting Free Picks:
1st Chicago Bears, 2nd Green Bay Packers
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Posted on 8/3/2007 4:12:26 PM
NFL Betting Lines - Odds To Win NFC North
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