At the end of every season, fifty AP writers sit down and vote for the most valuable player in the NFL. They vote for which player they believe had the biggest impact on their team’s performance that year. In 2008 Peyton Manning ran away with the award with 32 first place votes as he battled back from injury and a slow start to lead his team to an improbable 12-4 record.
Home Run Derby betting is the hot play of the week before British Open betting gets underway on Thursday, and Monday’s Home Run Derby is always one of the most anticipated events of the Midseason Classic. Offshore sportsbook odds are favoring St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols and Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard to take over the crown won by Minnesota’s Justin Morneau in 2008.
The Big East is dominating Saturday night’s Elite Eight, with three of the four teams representing the conference.
And while two of those are top seeded Pittsburgh and Connecticut, underdogs Villanova and Missouri both got wins over higher seeds in the Sweet Sixteen and have the ability to do it again.
March Madness kicked off Thursday with 16 exciting games, but there are 16 more for the avid fan on Friday as well.
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March Madness begins a little after Thursday noon ET with Butler facing LSU, and Sportsbook.com has all the latest odds.
Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4 SU, 11-7 ATS) vs. Arizona Cardinals (12-7 SU & ATS)
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
BetUS NFL betting odds: PITTSBURGH -6.5, Total 46.5
NOTABLE STAT: Pittsburgh is first in the NFL in points allowed and yards allowed
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Arizona has played seven of its last nine games under the total
Now that the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers have won the NFC and AFC respectively, it falls onto sports betting fans to figure out which of the myriad wagers associated with the Super Bowl will make online betting profits.
What this means is that NFL betting fans can’t handicap the Super Bowl like any other NFL game.
No this isn’t a preemptive article for Monday. This is a free-picks article for your degenerate face! The Eagles visit the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday to decide who is going to be the NFC Champion. The Eagles are road favorites heading in to this one, and I can completely understand why. They have a blitz-happy defense that boasts one of the best secondaries in the league.
The Baltimore Ravens (13-5 SU, 14-4 ATS, 9-8-1 O/U) have been keeping their opponents on ‘lockdown’ better than a Federal penitentiary. The Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4 SU, 10-7 ATS, 9-8 O/U) have not displayed the defensive prowess of their counterparts in this contest, but find themselves in the AFC title game after emphatically spanking the San Diego Chargers in their only playoff game this season.
BetUS NFL betting odds: PITTSBURGH -6, Total 34
NOTABLE STAT: Steelers gave up 237 yards per game (best in NFL)
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Baltimore is 7-1 SU & ATS in last eight road games
In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Steelers are listed as a six-point favorite, with a posted total of 34 points.
BetUS NFL betting odds: PHILADELPHIA -4, Total 47
NOTABLE STAT: Arizona has three players with over 1000 yards receiving
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Arizona has gone over the total in ten of its last 11 home games
In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Eagles are listed as a four-point favorite, with a posted total of 47 points.
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Can the SEC earn a third consecutive BCS title game rout? Can Oklahoma prove the Big 12 is stiffer competition that the Big Ten has offered the past two seasons?
The national title will be on the line on January 8 when the Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners meet at Dolphin Stadium in the BCS Championship Game. It’s a battle between two 12-1 teams, who dominated ATS as well.
Oddsmakers currently have the Gators listed as 6-point favorites versus the Sooners, while the game’s total is sitting at 70.
Florida is 12-1 SU, 10-2 ATS and Oklahoma is 12-1 SU, 10-2 ATS
The BCS National Championship Game is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and its eventual champion determines the BCS national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl division (formerly known as NCAA Division I-A). The participants are the two highest rated teams in the BCS Standings at the end of the regular college football season
The Gators (12-1) have averaged 49.4 points during their nine-game winning streak, and nobody has come within single digits of them since their 31-30 loss to Ole Miss on Sept. 27.
The Sooners (12-1) have scored 61 or more points in their past five games, and their closest call during their seven-game winning streak was 14 points.
Betting Trends:
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma’s last 5 games
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oklahoma is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Jan 08
BCS Bowl Game (BCS #1 and #2)
Miami Gardens, FL
Dolphin Stadium
FOX 8:00 P.M.
Florida vs. Oklahoma
http://www.orangebowl.org/
The Baltimore Ravens (12-5 SU, 13-4 ATS, 9-7-1 O/U) flexed their powerful defensive muscles at the Miami Dolphins’ expense last week, beating the Fish 27-9 to cover the spread as a 3.5-point favorite in the BetUS Sportsbook despite playing on the road. The Tennessee Titans (13-3 SU, 12-4 ATS, 8-8 O/U) lost their final regular season game back on Dec. 28, falling to the now-dispatched Indianapolis Colts in a meaningless contest.
The high-scoring Arizona Cardinals (10-7 SU, 10-7 ATS, 12-5 O/U) advanced to their NFL divisional showdown this Saturday by beating the entertaining Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in last week’s NFC wildcard matchup. Their prize is a date with the stingy Carolina Panthers (12-4 SU, 9-6-1 ATS, 8-8 O/U) a team they lost to 27-23 in Week 8 back on Oct. 26.
The Philadelphia Eagles (9-6-1 SU, 10-6 ATS, 7-8-1 O/U) and Minnesota Vikings, (10-6 SU, 6-10 ATS, 9-7 O/U) both reached the postseason on the final day of the regular season. However, it is the Eagles that are firing on all cylinders after routing the Dallas Cowboys 44-6 in Week 17 to easily cover the spread for BetUS NFL sports betting backers as a 2.5-point home favorite in the BetUS Sportsbook.
The Eagles got a lot of help in the last week of the regular season. More than anything else, however, they helped themselves, with a 44-6 win over Dallas that propelled them into this position after all may have seemed lost the week before against Washington. Meanwhile, the Vikings got a one-point win over the Giants, in a game they didn’t necessarily need, since Chicago lost its “must win” game against Houston.
