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The NFL Playoff fields are set with the New York Giants being a prohibitive online betting favorite to win their second straight Super Bowl.
How big of a favorite are the G-Men? They’re + 250 in the BetUS online sportsbook while the second choice, the Tennessee Titans, are a full + 500. That’s a + 250 difference!
It’s a big difference because an extra one-hundred and fifty for every hundred bucks could seriously make or break any NFL betting fan.
Oklahoma State was unbeaten and a top ten team this season until the Cowboys suffered a 28-24 loss to Texas. What followed was a 36-point loss to Texas Tech and a 20-point defeat to Oklahoma, and teams like that wind up in places like San Diego for the Holiday Bowl.
BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: OKLAHOMA STATE -2.5, Total 76.5
Here are some of the NCAA college football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
Neither of these teams come from a power conference; after all, Rice is part of Conference USA, while Western Michigan is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Neither team has stepped up in a very big way against upper-echelon competition, though it should be mentioned that Western Michigan beat Temple and Buffalo on the road and beat Illinois at Detroit, a neutral site, while Rice won its big regular season game in a 56-42 shootout over cross-town rival Houston.
According to a report from the Associated Press, Vegas bookies are listing the New York Giants and the Tennessee Titans as the odds-on Super Bowl favorites for the NFC and AFC respectively.
SPORTSBETTING.COM has the Giants (+250) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (+450) as its odds-on faves.
Maryland was a Jekyll-and-Hyde act for much of the season. At home they beat California, North Carolina State and North Carolina, and shut out Wake Forest (26-0). Away from home it was largely a different story.
BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: NEVADA -1.5, Total 58
Here are some of the NCAAF betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* NEV has won four of its last six games SU
Having a first-round bye is huge in the NFL Playoffs and nowhere is that reflected more than in our updated Super Bowl Odds.
The four teams resting this week are the prohibitive favorites with the New York Giants (+250), Pittsburgh Steelers (+450), Carolina Panthers (+500) and Tennessee Titans (+600) leading the way.
The Giants are not surprising at all as the overall favorite, as the defending champs beat Carolina in the Meadowlands by running all over them to the tune of 301 yards. And while that was a close game overall, New York should be 4-6 point favorites if they meet in the NFC title game.
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Betting NHL Online – Shark Alert! Enter at Your Own Risk!
Throughout the NHL wagering season when you see or hear San Jose Sharks, there’s most likely a few things that spontaneously come to mind: Hefty money lines, dominance and winning puck bucks. All of which that fits like a glove, until recently. The Sharks (27-4-4) still own the NHL’s best record, but only by one game, and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins (27-5-4) have caught the Sharks in points with both having 58.
With the Bulls, it’s either one major problem or another. Look at their last couple of games, for instance. Against Miami on Friday they shoot just 37% from the field and perform decently on defense but they lose a 90-77 decision to the Heat. Then they turnaround on Saturday and shoot over 54% against Atlanta, with Derrick Rose and Ben Gordon combining for 60 points, but they fall flat on defense, surrendering almost 56% from the field and forcing only seven turnovers, as they lose 129-117 to Atlanta.
The Philadelphia 76ers (12-17 SU, 12-17 ATS, 10-17-2 O/U) have dropped three straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook and have continued their season-long struggles without injured power forward Elton Brand. The Utah Jazz (18-14 SU, 18-14 ATS, 14-17-1 O/U) haven’t been playing much better as they have lost three of four coming into tonight’s showdown with Philly at Energy Solutions Arena.
While the Denver Nuggets ( 19-11 SU, 16-13-1 ATS, 15-15 O/U) have been mired in somewhat of a mini-slump recently, the now revitalized ballclub has won two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook coming into tonight’s meeting against the suddenly defensive-minded Atlanta Hawks (19-10 SU, 17-12 ATS, 10-17-2 O/U).
The Cincinnati Bearcats have gotten their 2008-09 NCAA basketball campaign off to a great start and come into tonight’s matchup against the Memphis Tigers at FedEx Forum, riding a four-game winning streak in the BetUS Sportsbook. Memphis may be the nationally-ranked team in this contest, but the defending national-champion runner-ups have been the more inconsistent of the two teams tonight, alternating wins and losses in each of their last seven games.
The Temple Owls (5-5 SU, 4-4 ATS, 4-4 O/U) and Villanova Wildcats (11-1 SU, 4-4 ATS, 1-7 O/U) will both be gunning for a victory tonight when the longtime Philadelphia rivals meet at Villanova Pavilion. The Wildcats have won three consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook and are looking to go 4-0 in Big Five games for the third time in four seasons.
The Detroit Pistons (17-11 SU, 12-16 ATS, 12-16 O/U) have won three straight games coming into tonight’s matchup against the Orlando Magic (24-6 SU 20-9-1 ATS, 13-17 O/U) but have mostly struggled since acquiring high-scoring shooting guard Allen Iverson from the Denver Nuggets last month. Detroit will host a Magic team that has won seven straight games and nine of its last 10 overall.
The Wild-Card Round in the NFL is set now that every seed has been decided after a wild Week 17 in the NFL!
Some teams that should have made the playoffs, like the New England Patriots, will be staying home because of the NFL Playoff rules. Other teams that should probably be staying home, yes, I’m thinking of you San Diego Chargers, not only made the playoffs but get to host a wild card game.
