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Week 15:  Miami vs New England

NFL Week #15 betting actions sees the Miami Dolphins taking on the New England Patriots on Sunday December 14 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachussetts. CappersPicks offers free NFL handicapping advice all season long.

The Patriots have a chance to get some  revenge and deliver the knockout blow to the Dolphins this week.

NFL Odds

Miami Dolphins (7-6) vs. New England Patriots (10-3)
Sunday December 14
1:00PM
Gillette Stadium – Foxboro, MA
CBS
NFL Betting Line:  New England -7.5
NFL Betting Total:  48
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Its an opportunity I don’t think they will miss.

Miami

I never viewed the Dolphins as contenders but things had lined up for themn nicely heading into last week.

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They were at home and they had a chance to knockout the Ravens with a win but they failed, despite getting out to an early 10-0 lead. I would have happily faded the Phish and now they are going to have to live with that choke job for the rest of the season and offseason.

If you are not feeling great about yourself the Pats are the worst opponent to have too, especially as they seek out revenge.

When the Dolphins beat the Pats in week 1 they dominated on the ground. Knowshon Moreno ran for 134 yards that day but since then he has essentially been out of action due to injury. Without him they have struggled to have a consistent running game and they will need to be balanced because I do not trust Ryan Tanneyhill to lead an offense.

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He is a nice athlete but I think he is going to wind up being a bust.

New England

The Patriots were impressive in their victory over San Diego last week. They are a truly good team so even though they lost the week prior at Green Bay they shrugged it off, hit the road again and were methodical in beating the Chargers. The win enabled them to maintain their lead atop the AFC.

This week they will need to keep at it and should be motivated by the fact that they lost to the Dolphins to start the season. That loss and their early season struggles seem like a long, long time ago now.

Tom Brady is the star but you never know what weapon he will exploit in this offense. Last week it was shifty Julian Edelman, who had a season high 141 receiving yards, the only time he has topped 100 all season long.

He was also the Pats top receiver the last time they played Miami so look for him to be targeted heavily again.

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TE Rob Gronkowski was not much of a factor in that game so they will probably look to rectify that this time around.

NFL Betting Trends

  • Under is 4-0 in Dolphins last 4 games after accumulating less than 250 total yards in their previous game.
  • Dolphins are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games in December.
  • Under is 5-0 in Dolphins last 5 games in December.
  • Patriots are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
  • Patriots are 7-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Patriots are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. AFC.
  • Home team is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
  • Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

NFL Betting Prediction:  New England -7.5

The Patriots are going to be highly motivated for this one as they look to close strong and take the AFC title.

NFL Score Prediction:  New England 35 – Miami 21

I would tease this one down to an even but either way I feel good about the home team.

Check out our Updated NFL Week 15 Odds.

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By The Wiesguy

The Wiesguy is a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Hailing from Toronto, Canada he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts, musings and picks at moneydogs.blogspot.com.