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The Bengals travel to Pittsburgh to take on their hated rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. For the Bengals things haven’t been going very well this season. They are coming off of a very good tie versus the Philadelphia Eagles, but the thing is that the Bengals caused the Eagles to commit four turnovers but they couldn’t capitalize on any of them. They ended up tying the Eagles at 13 to 13.
The second-ranked team in the nation, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, travel to Norman, Oklahoma to take on the Sooners. How good has the Big-12 been this season? Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Texas are all ranked in the top five. Sports betting fans have to seriously consider the strength of this conference when making online bets in what figures to be a very difficult game to find a winner.
The Cleveland Browns, quitters in the eyes of NFL betting fans, travel to Buffalo to take on a Bills team that has fallen on hard times. Buffalo started this NFL season by going 4 and 0 straight-up and 4 and 1 against the BetUS online wagering spread.
The Houston Texans take on the Indianapolis Colts in what almost assuredly should be a blow-out. The Texans start Sage Rosenfels again at quarterback. He just isn’t as good as Matt Schaub. Sports betting fans have to love how Rosenfels goes in there and then just gets absolutely pummeled by opposing defenses.
The Oakland Raiders take on the Miami Dolphins in a game where one team has been downright awful, that would be the Raiders, and the other team has been respectable, that would be the Dolphins. Miami has exceeded almost every sport betting fans’ expectations by going 5 and 4 straight-up and 5 and 4 against the BetUS online wagering spread.
The New Orleans Saints travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. The Chiefs are coming off of five straight losses including a one point loss to the San Diego Chargers last Sunday. For Kansas City this game is going to come down to some serious defensive pressure because that’s the only way they’ll be keeping the Saints out of the end zone. Sports betting fans have to appreciate how the Chiefs continue to play hard, though.
The Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants, two of the better defensive teams in the NFL, battle it out in what could be a high-scoring affair. Okay, maybe not. The Baltimore Ravens are winning like they always have – – because of their defense. Sports betting fans have to realize that before they can correctly assess how good this Ravens’ team is. Their straight-up record is fantastic at 6 and 3 but their record against the BetUS online betting spread is even better at 7 and 2. That against the spread record makes the Baltimore Ravens one of the best online betting options in the entire NFL.
One of the oldest rivalries in the NFL, perhaps the oldest, continues this Sunday when the Chicago Bears travel to Green Bay to take on the Packers. The Bears versus Packers has always been a tough rivalry and sports betting fans shouldn’t expect anything less in this game as both teams will be trying to bounce back from a loss last Sunday.
The New York Jets travel to New England to take on the Patriots in the second game of their rivalry. In the first game, the Patriots pulled out a victory over the Jets who, for some reason, can’t seem to put together more than two good games. Sports betting fans should note that the Patriots are a solid team, better than they were when they faced the Jets the first time, so the chances of the Jets actually coming out and winning this game probably aren’t that good.
The Arizona Wildcats travel to Oregon to take on the Ducks in a key Pac-10 match-up. Yes, the USC Trojans and Oregon State Beavers have run away with the conference, but the Wildcats and Ducks are both fighting for a bowl bid. This is the best team that coach Mike Stoops has ever had at Arizona.
The Green Bay Packers take on the Minnesota Vikings for the second time this season with both teams in the hunt for the NFC North title. Even though the Vikings looked absolutely terrible straight up and against the BetUS online wagering spread early this season, they have since gotten back to .500.
The Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots resume their rivalry with a lot at stake this Sunday. The Bills, the clear-cut leader of the AFC East earlier this season, have now lost 3 out of their last 4 games. What does that mean in terms of sports betting?
The Tennessee Titans travel to Chicago to take on the Bears in a game where the Bears will want to solidify their position atop the NFC North. The problem for Chicago, of course, is that Rex Grossman more than likely will get the nod as starting quarterback in this game. Grossman can be very, very bad at times.
The New Orleans Saints take on the Atlanta Falcons in a game with serious playoff implications for the NFC South. The Saints are 4 and 4 on the season. The Falcons are 5 and 3 on the season. If the Saints expect to make the playoffs this year, they have to start winning games within the NFC Conference as well as winning games in their division.
Fresh off of a fantastic home victory versus the then number one ranked Texas Longhorns, the Texas Tech Red Raiders will try and keep things going against another highly ranked, difficult team to beat, the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Cowboys actually played very well on the road against the Texas Longhorns two weeks ago. They will not be a pushover in this game and if Texas Tech believes that they could just waltz through this game after playing their butts off against the Longhorns, they have another thing coming.
The Alabama Crimson Tide goes into Baton Rouge to take on the 15th ranked LSU Fighting Tigers in a game where Alabama will try to remain undefeated and atop the BCS Rankings. For sports betting fans, finding a winner in this game against the spread is going to be much more difficult that it looks.
