With a Saturday NFL game this weekend, NFL Betting fans have three primetime pro pigskin matchups to look forward to over the next three days.
It all starts with the struggling Dallas Cowboys visiting the unbeaten New Orleans Saints in a Saturday night showdown (8:20 pm ET, NFL Network).
Sunday, December 20th – LP Field, Nashville – 1:00 PM ET
NFL Point Spread: Tennessee -3, O/U: 40
Miami is coming off a 14-10 win over Jacksonville last week and are riding a modest two-game winning streak. After starting the season 0-3, Miami have quietly won 7 of 10 and are right back into the hunt for not only a Wild Card spot but a spot atop the AFC East as well.
The playoff race is getting hotter with every week that passes by, some teams like the Titans and the Dolphins who were out of contention are suddenly are back and they play each other this week. So like the Highlander there can only be one.
Sunday, December 20th – 1:00 PM ET Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
NFL Point Spread: Steelers -1.5, O/U: 41
Raise your hand if, five weeks ago, you felt that the Green Bay Packers, and not the Pittsburgh Steelers, would be a lock for the playoffs entering this week 15 collision. It’s been a stunning month for both of these teams – pleasantly for Mike McCarthy’s Pack Attack, and horrifyingly so for young Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin – as two proud franchises have swerved in perpendicularly opposite directions.
Big chalk is back with a vengeance. After the favorites went 12-4 SU and 10-6 ATS last week, the NFL odds we have posted so far for Week 15 include just three games with a spread under seven points. That will likely change as the board fills up.
The NFL is steamrolling toward its final three weeks of the 2009 regular season but pro football online sports betting members still have plenty of opportunities to boost their seasonal betting bankroll with some wise BetUS NFL wagering over the course of the regular season and well into the playoffs.
What have we learned this past week?
• That New England is not as good as with Tom Brady as they were without him last year, this isn’t a knock against Tom Brady…just the team around him
• Pittsburgh is in more trouble than I anyone could of ever imagined
• And Charlie Weis better have a really, really good explanation for a really, really careless comment.
It’s true: There’s no place like home for the holidays, and that includes the world of online football betting. Home teams went 10-6 SU and ATS during Week 13 of the NFL season, taking full advantage of banged-up, road-weary opponents. Home dogs were especially tasty at 5-5 SU and 7-3 ATS.
Even colder conditions are in store for the NFL this week, starting Thursday night in the Forest City.
In the NFC, the New Orleans Saints dodged a huge bullet in Week 13 while the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles put on stellar performances that moved each team into a closer position to possibly challenge New Orleans should they meet in the playoffs.
Thursday, December 10th
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OH – 8:20 PM ET
NFL Point Spread: Steelers -10, O/U: 36
Amazingly enough, the Cleveland Browns had a better week than the defending (not-for-long) Super Bowl champions. No, Cleveland didn’t win a game (let’s be reasonable here!), but the Browns played San Diego gallantly before bowing to the Chargers, 30-23.
Sunday, December 6th – 1:00 PM ET
Georgia Dome, Atlanta
NFL Online Betting Spread: Eagles -5.5, O/U 44
Michael Vick returns to Atlanta. Perhaps this is a big deal? Vick may not be starting, or even get much playing time, but his return to the Georgia Dome is a big event to Falcons fans.
Sunday, December 6th – 1:00 PM ET
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville
NFL Betting Spread: PICK, O/U 46.5
Both teams need a win to preserve any hope in the AFC Wild Card chase. A loss for either team could mean an early end to the season. Jacksonville has the easier schedule and a better chance, despite last week 20-3 embarrassment against San Francisco. The Jags have won four straight at home, and their next three games (including this one) take place at Municipal Stadium.
Houston 5-6 (Road: 3-2) 1:00pm ET vs. Jacksonville 6-5 (Home: 4-1) TV: CBS
One of the best passing offenses in the league against one of the worst passing defenses, you do the math.
Sunday, December 6th – 1:00 PM ET
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
NFL Point Spread: Colts -6.5, O/U: 47
The Colts beat the Tennessee earlier in the year, but these are not the same Titans. These Titans have won five straight and employ a quarterback who’s playing out of his freaking mind. In the five games since taking over, Vince Young is undefeated, has thrown four touchdowns and just one pick.
Imagine: 18-0 against 18-0 at the Super Bowl. How could it not be the biggest draw in NFL gambling history?
There’s no denying the greatness of the New Orleans Saints. They humbled the New England Patriots 38-17 on Monday night, cashing in as 1-point home favorites at the close and remaining undefeated at 11-0 (8-3 ATS). Meanwhile, the Indianapolis Colts are also 11-0 SU (7-3-1 ATS) after going into Houston and beating the Texans 35-27 as 3-point faves.
NFL Point Spread: Jets -3, O/U: 37
Thursday, December 3rd
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada – 8:20 PM ET
Both the Jets and the Bills injected some life into their sluggish and unsatisfying seasons on Sunday, posting ugly but entirely effective wins over turnover-prone opponents. The Jets plucked four interceptions from Jake “Santa Claus” Delhomme – one of them a pick-six – to turn back the Carolina Panthers, 17-6. The Bills – under their new coach, interim boss and former defensive coordinator Perry Fewell – grabbed four interceptions from Miami quarterback Chad Henne to race past the Dolphins, 31-14.
