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California, which in the past few college football seasons has been the only team to challenge USC for the Pac-10 title, will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Trojans in the Coliseum. USC has been absolutely terrific lately.
The Denver Broncos travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns in the first Thursday night game of the season! Okay, the first game of the season was on a Thursday night, but this is the first real Thursday night game. The key for sports betting fans in this game is to realize that the Browns will be starting Brady Quinn as opposed to Derek Anderson. As far as I know, the change was made out of desperation. How will it affect this Browns’ team?
The Pittsburgh Steelers, fresh off of a loss versus the New York Giants, travel to Washington to take on another very tough, very capable, NFC East powerhouse in the Washington Redskins.
The Redskins have been a pleasant surprise for sportsbook betting fans so far this season by playing well enough to garner a 6 and 2 straight-up record. They are only a game behind the Giants in the NFC East even though the G-Men beat them in the first game of the season.
The New York Jets travel to Buffalo to take on the AFC East leading Buffalo Bills. The Bills have been very good this season. Well, they were very good this season up until their loss to the Miami Dolphins this past Sunday. Sports betting fans should note that the Buffalo Bills are 5 and 2 straight-up but only 4 and 3 against the BetUS online wagering spread. The Bills have a very solid team on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. They have one of the best running backs in the league in Marshawn Lynch and a more than capable quarterback in Trent Edwards.
This is a game between two teams going in opposite directions. After a terrible start to the NFL season, the Houston Texans have sort of turned the corner. They are now 3 and 4, well within earshot of the playoffs in the AFC, and have on of the top quarterback and wide receiver combinations in the NFL with Matt Schaub throwing and Andre Johnson catching. Their defense is coming together nicely and they should only improve as the season wears on.
The Cowboys travel to New York to take on the NFC East leading Giants. For the Cowboys, it’s the biggest game of the year. They have to start re-asserting themselves as the team to beat in the NFC. Sports betting fans will notice that the Cowboys weren’t good against the spread when Tony Romo was back there throwing the ball. Now that they have Brad Johnson starting for them at quarterback, the Cowboys could be even worse against the BetUS online betting spread. The immobile Johnson will need good protection from his front line in order to keep the Giants’ pass rushers off of him.
The New York Jets travel to Buffalo to take on the AFC East leading Buffalo Bills. The Bills have been very good this season. Well, they were very good this season up until their loss to the Miami Dolphins this past Sunday. Sports betting fans should note that the Buffalo Bills are 5 and 2 straight-up but only 4 and 3 against the BetUS online wagering spread. The Bills have a very solid team on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. They have one of the best running backs in the league in Marshawn Lynch and a more than capable quarterback in Trent Edwards.
The Green Bay Packers travel to Tennessee to take on the last remaining undefeated team in the NFL. The Tennessee Titans have been a sports betting lock since the NFL season started. They are 7 and 0 straight-up and 7 and 0 against the BetUS online NFL wagering spread. They’ve gone 7 and 0 against the spread for a couple of reasons.
The Atlanta Falcons travel to Oakland to take on the most dysfunctional franchise in the league. The Oakland Raiders are just terrible. They have talent on both sides of the ball, but they are an awful team. I’m not sure what Al Davis and the Raiders’ coaching staff needs to do to fix them, but they need to do it quickly.
The Georgia Bulldogs have an outside shot at winning the SEC and returning to the BCS Championship game. They haven’t been there in a while. The Florida Gators were just there two years ago. They also have a shot at returning to the BCS Championship game.
The Arizona Cardinals travel to St. Louis to take on a Rams squad that has shown marked improvement the past three weeks. Not only did the Rams upset arguably two of the best teams in the NFC, the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys, but they played the New England Patriots tough on the road. This Rams team is suddenly turning into a verifiable against the spread juggernaut for BetUS online sportsbook NFL betting fans.
The Monday nighter in week seven in the NFL pits the Indianapolis Colts against the Tennessee Titans. For NFL betting fans, it doesn’t get any better than making an online wager on the Titans this season. They have been unbeatable. The Titans are without a doubt one of the top teams in the NFL. Because they are undefeated a lot of football betting fans say that they are the best team in the NFL.
I’m sure that some NFL betting fans had circled this game on the NFL calendar as one to take a big swing on. I mean, the Falcons were just horrible last year. Any team that goes through that many changes during the off season – – new quarterback, new coach, different offensive philosophy, etc. – – couldn’t possibly challenge some of the better teams in the NFC for a playoff berth, could it?
Last week’s USC-Washington State matchup was one for the history books. The Trojans were 42.5-point away favorites, the highest spread USC has faced on the road since Pete Carroll took over the program. That was enough chalk to send bettors scurrying to Washington State’s side.
The Georgia Bulldogs travel to Baton Rouge to take on last year’s SEC Champion, the LSU Fighting Tigers. Georgia started this season ranked number one in the nation and then fell a couple places but were never out of the top three until a terrible loss at home to the Alabama Crimson Tide ended their chances at the BCS Championship. They have a long hill to climb to get back into the title game.
This is a key game for both of these teams as the Arizona Cardinals are coming off a bye week with a chance at extending their lead in the NFC West and the Carolina Panthers are coming off a scintillating victory over the New Orleans Saints but are still tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first place in the NFC South.
