The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Carolina Panthers on Monday night in a game that could decide the winner of the NFC South Division. The Bucs and Panthers are both 9 and 3 straight-up. They are both two games ahead of the Atlanta Falcons and three games ahead of the New Orleans Saints in the NFC South.
There could be little interest from a fan’s point-of-view regarding this game because the Jacksonville Jaguars proved on Monday night that they just don’t care to play NFL football any more. They threw in the towel against the Houston Texans early on in that game. The Chicago Bears on the other hand have a chance to make the NFC Conference playoffs this year.
The trio of games featured in this week’s NFL sports betting preview all have one thing in common: A lack of control.
The New York Giants can’t control the off-field activities of their players (see: loaded gun in pants), the Buffalo Bills can’t control where they play their home games, and the Dallas Cowboys can’t control the weather when they don’t.
In the first meeting between these two teams the Denver Broncos were surprised by the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos were favored by over 10 points in that game but the Chiefs won straight-up. Sports betting fans suddenly saw the Broncos and decided that they weren’t a good enough team to make it to the playoffs. It caused the Broncos to start to drop a few games and turn sour against the BetUS online wagering spread. Well, the Broncos have seemingly turned it around after beating the New York Jets on the road last Sunday. Okay, maybe they haven’t turned it around. This team is still only 7 and 5 straight-up and 4-7-1 against the BetUS online wagering spread.
This could be the most important game in the NFC South Division this season. Both the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a game ahead of the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South. The Bucs lead the NFC South at this point because they beat Carolina the first time these two teams met. Jon Gruden has a very good football team in Tampa Bay this season.
The Redskins and Ravens battle it out in a regional rivalry this Sunday night with the Redskins needing a victory in order to keep their playoff chances alive. The Baltimore Ravens are actually doing very well this year even though they are being led by a rookie quarterback, Joe Flacco. Flacco doesn’t play like a rookie. He’s no Matt Ryan but he’s no Akili Smith or Tim Couch either.
The St. Louis Rams are a mess. The Arizona Cardinals, up until the disaster against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thanksgiving Night, were one of the best offensive teams in the NFL. I say offensive teams because the Cardinals’ defense has been exposed more than once this season. Arizona has the best wide receiver in the NFL playing for them, Larry Fitzgerald. There could be some debate from sports betting fans, but not from me. The guy has never dropped the ball. The Cardinals are still the class of the NFC West even though they were throttled by the Eagles in their last. Arizona is 7 and 5 straight-up and 7 and 5 against the BetUS Sportsbook online betting spread.
The New York Giants just keep rolling along. Nothing seems to faze the best team in the NFL. There isn’t another team that treats sports betting fans better than the New York Giants who are 11 and 1 straight-up and 10 and 2 against the BetUS online betting spread. The G-Men have one of the best offenses in the NFL. They have an extraordinary running game. Because of that the suspension of Plaxico Burress shouldn’t hurt this team at all. Eli Manning has plenty of other weapons to throw the football too. Forget Plaxico. His loss might actually make the Giants a better against the spread NFL betting team although I’m not sure that’s possible.
What do Pittsburgh and New England have in common besides cold weather climates in the NFL? They have outstanding regular season records in December since 2003.
Most importantly, both AFC teams made the Super Bowl four of the past five years, winning three times.
Last week the favorites had more bad outings around the National Football League, as they once again fell behind the underdogs against the spread. With another group of big spreads on the NFL betting schedule in Week 14 the underdogs have another chance to chew up the favorites.
Game-day: 12/7/2008
Kick-off: 1:00 pm est.
The New Orleans Saints had a chance to make an inroad into the NFC South title by beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday. Drew Brees threw three interceptions and the Saints lost by three points. They beat the BetUS online sports betting spread by a single point, but they lost the game straight-up. It’s too bad because the Saints have one of the best offenses in the NFL. They just can’t get it together. Straight-up the Saints are 6 and 6. Against the BetUS online wagering spread the Saints are 8 and 4.
It was an unforgettable Thanksgiving Day Weekend for the NFC East and the NFC South. Sports betting fans couldn’t have helped but be amazed at how terrific almost every single team from both the NFC East and the NFC South played in Week Thirteen of this NFL Season.
This should have been a good game. Okay, it might still be a good game from a sports betting perspective but the San Diego Chargers have turned into one of the worst teams in the AFC Conference this season. BetUS online sportsbook betting fans know about the Oakland Raiders, but the Chargers?
BetUS NFL Sportsbook bettors saw Week 13 produce more of the same surprises that have taken place across the league since the start of the 2008-09 regular season.
In what has been one of the most erratic seasons in recent memory, your boy, E Dubya has been keeping BetUS NFL sports betting enthusiasts in the black with a solid 100-84 NFL season record, (54 percent).
The Carolina Panthers travel to Green Bay to take on a Packers team that’s still reeling from getting hammered by the New Orleans Saints on Monday night. The Panthers weren’t exactly a sports betting fan’s dream this past Sunday either. I mean, they let the Atlanta Falcons pretty much take them to school in every phase of the NFL football game.
With Thanksgiving coming up on the calendar this week there are three early games on the National Football League’s schedule for Thursday. That means those doing any NFL betting on the holiday contests will have to think about their picks a little earlier than usual.
