No two playoff contenders in the NFC are bewildering me more than New Orleans and Dallas. I’m actually pretty serious about this. While New Orleans is perfect, they’ve nearly lost to Washington, St. Louis and Chris Redman.
“Yeeeeeeesh! What the hell is that smell? Oh, it’s the Browns playing the Chiefs this weekend.”
“Good gracious what in the name of Satan were the schedule makers thinking when they threw this game on the board?”
Thursday, December 31: 12:00 p.m.
BetUS.com Betting Odds: Houston -4 ½, Total Points 62
One of college football’s best running offenses will go against the best passing offense in what promises to be a highly entertaining Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
Game-day: 12/19/2009
Kick-off: 8:00 pm EST
The Central Florida Golden Knights take on Rutgers in what amounts to a home game in the St. Petersburg Bowl.
The game, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, isn’t that far away from the campus of Central Florida in Orlando. That makes the trip to their bowl game quite easy. That’s not the case for Rutgers who have to travel all the way from New Jersey to take on the Golden Knights.
Thursday, December 17 – 8:20 PM ET
BetUS NFL football betting odds: INDIANAPOLIS -3, Total 42.5
The Colts are listed as a three-point favorite, with a posted total of 42.5 points.
A lot of the speculation surrounding this game – and what caused a delay in the football betting line going up at BetUS – involved whether the Colts were going to play all their starters, and to what extent those starters were going to play.
BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: UCLA -9
Here are some of the NCAA basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
NMS has lost six of its last nine games SU
NMS has covered five of its last seven road games
Game-day: 12/19/2009
Kick-off: 4:30 pm EST
The Wyoming Cowboys and Fresno State Bulldogs hook up in the first bowl game of the college football season, the New Mexico Bowl on December 19th.
Packers vs. Bears (+3)
(O/U) 41
Sunday, December 13 1:00 PM ET
The Green Bay (8-4 SU, 7-4-1 ATS, 6-6 O/U) are on a Philly-sized cheesesteak roll NFL pro football betting enthusiasts!
The Packers have won four consecutive games and looked better than ever in their dominating 27-14 Monday Night Football win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 13.
Every week, the oddsmakers trot out these mega spreads whenever a “good team” plays a “bad team” and at least once a week, one of the underdogs gives the favorite a serious run for its money. It’s happened with the Browns, Bucs, Raiders, Chiefs and Rams. Now it’s the Lions’ turn, who enjoy one major advantage over the Ravens – Calvin Johnson.
Sunday, December 13 – 1 PM ET
BetUS NFL football odds: NEW ENGLAND -13.5, Total 44
The Patriots are listed as a 13.5-point favorite, with a posted total of 44 points.
Carolina got itself a win against Tampa Bay last week, and that came because the Panthers, who had been victimized by turnovers all season long (namely Jake Delhomme’s 18 interceptions) turned that stuff into their favor against rookie quarterback Josh Freeman, who tossed five footballs into the hands of Carolina’s defenders.
Jets vs. Buccaneers (+3)
(O/U) 37
Sunday, December 13 1:00 PM ET
The New York Jets (6-6 SU, 6-6 ATS, 5-6-1 O/U) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-11 SU, 4-8 ATS, 6-6 O/U) don’t have much left to play for except pride at this point of their respective regular seasons.
At a combined record of 7-17 SU, hardly anyone will be tuning in to watch the Chiefs host the Bills this Sunday. Yet, for you betting enthusiasts, this game can reap all sorts of merit for those of you that love to lump bad games in to your parlay bets.
Just one month ago, the Houston Texans (5-7 SU, 5-6-1 ATS, 4-8 O/U) were looking like a likely playoff participant easily en route to recording the first winning season in franchise history.
Now, four weeks – and four consecutive losses – later, the Texans are just trying to get back in the win column while tying the 8-8 regular season record the team has posted in consecutive seasons.
Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1 SU, 6-2 ATS) at Butler Bulldogs (6-3 SU, 3-6 ATS)
Saturday, December 12 – Noon ET
Here are some of the NCAA basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
The Indianapolis Colts have met all challenges this season, mostly in convincing fashion, thanks in large part to quarterback Peyton Manning, the most studious player in the game in my estimation.
This week, the Colts will face another stiff test when they battle the Denver Broncos in an AFC matchup that could turn out to be the best game on the docket for Week 14.
Arizona Cardinals (8-4 SU & ATS) at San Francisco 49ers (5-7 SU, 7-3-2 ATS)
Monday, December 14 – 8:30 PM ET
In the BetUS NFL betting odds, the Cardinals are listed as a 3.5-point favorite, with a posted total of 44.5 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
