Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.
Green Bay Packers (-6½) vs. Cleveland Browns +(6½)
O/U (41½)
Sunday, October 25 1:00 PM ET
The Green Bay Packers (3-2 SU, 3-2 ATS, 3-2 O/U) will try to record consecutive victories for the first time this season after alternating wins and losses in each of their first five games.
Raiders Over Jets? Believe It
The Jets got off to a hot start but are now victims of three straight losses. With the news that stalwart defensive tackle Kris Jenkins has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season, the Jets have just lost the reason for their rushing defense. But that loss isn’t the biggest deal. The truth is that Dirty Sanchez is beginning to stink.
It’s been a long time coming, and the venue couldn’t be any more appropriate. Michael Crabtree, the only holdout remaining from the 2009 NFL Draft, will make his season debut with the Niners in his home state of Texas. It’s a state that Crabtree found a tremendous amount of college success, but is the Niners’ offense a place where he can continue to thrive?
The seven point underdog Buffalo Bills visit the Carolina Panthers at 4:05 PM ET at the Bank of America Stadium in a game where both teams are looking to build a winning streak.
NFL Betting Odds:
Buffalo Bills +7
Carolina Panthers -7
O/U 37
Sunday, October 25 – 4:15 PM ET
BetUS NFL sports book odds: NEW ORLEANS -6.5, Total 47
In the BetUS NFL betting, the Saints are listed as a 6.5-point favorite, with a posted total of 47 points.
Here are some NFL sports book betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
The undefeated Denver Broncos visit the 3 point favorite San Diego Chargers looking to seal the AFC West division early in the season in a Monday Night rivalry clash at 8:30 PM ET at Qualcomm Stadium.
NFL odds:
Denver Broncos +3
San Diego Chargers -3
O/U 44
Before the 2009 season started the Chargers were massive favorites to clinch the AC West division title, however after what the Broncos have done early this season it seems like the Chargers will have to settle for the Wildcard.
Lifeless Raiders Host Philadelphia Eagles
If you were slightly worried about Donavan McNabb’s return from a cracked rib, then he put your fears to rest by cracking out a can of whoop-ass on Tampa Bay. McNabb was near perfect last weekend with 16-of-21 for 264 yards and three touchdowns. The second best scoring offense remains intact, and gets to face the 26th ranked defense in the league when they pay a visit to Oakland this weekend.
Who Do You Trust More – Tampa Bay or Jake Delhomme?
The Panthers came off their bye week and managed to squeak by the Redskins 20-17, but they lost to the spread in the process making Jake Delhomme the single worst betting quarterback in the league (now that Sage Rosenfels is rightfully buried on the bench in Minnesota). With the Panthers winless against the spread, they’ll visit Tampa Bay, a team they beat up at Raymond James Stadium on a yearly basis. Can the road dogs show some life against a mid-level opponent?
I guess someone has to win this Sunday’s matchup between the pathetic St. Louis Rams (0-5 SU, 1-4 ATS, 2-3 O/U) and perplexing Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3 SU, 3-2 ATS, 3-2 O/U) when they battle at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium at 1 PM ET.
Jacksonville Tries to Get a Home Win Over St. Louis
I mean, nobody expected Matt Hasselbeck to come back last Sunday. But then again, nobody expected the Jaguars to get blanked 41-0 last week in Seattle. No points?! None?? Now the Jags get to return home and get a verifiable gift from the schedule makers by hosting the St. Louis Rams, who are winless SU and just 1-4 ATS. Oh yeah, and they’re also cruising on an 0-15 SU losing streak that goes back to Week 6 from 2008.
Kansas vs. Washington in Most Unwatchable Game of the Week
Oh good grief. I thought last week’s schedule was bad, but I had no idea the freaking Chiefs would be playing the damn Redskins this weekend! The Week 6 NFL betting ugly blemish will pit the winless Matt Cassel crusade against the Jason Campbell letdown experience. Awesome stuff. Might as well throw some money just so you care a little.
Brett Favre Faces off Against Ravens
All the preseason chatter surrounding the Vikings circled around Brett Favre coming in after training camp, and Adrian Peterson being God’s gift to football. But what about Jared Allen, who ranks third overall with 6.5 sacks, with a fumble recovered in to a touchdown and a safety on top of it all?
The Seattle Seahawks look to build momentum as they host the 3 point underdog Arizona Cardinals in a divisional rivalry game at 4:05 PM ET at Qwest Field.
NFL betting odds:
Arizona Cardinals +3
Seattle Seahawks -3
O /U 47
Polamalu’s Return Means Big Things For Steelers’ Bettors Against Cleveland
It’s been downright ugly for the Steelers since their Super Bowl victory. They won a narrow game over the Titans to open the season, but then lost Troy Polamalu…up until today. The hard hitting Samoan safety is back after injuring his knee and that means that this Steelers defense can regain the identity it has lost in the fourth quarter.
Daunte Culpepper Gets to Face Packers off a Bye Week
The Green Bay Packers were sent back home from Minnesota with plenty to think about. I still can’t get that gloomy face of Aaron Rodgers out of my head. You look at guys like Matt Hasselbeck, Brett Favre, Shaun Hill and Chad Henne and you can feel the fire in their eyes. With Rodgers, he looks like he’s plotting some devious federal offense while plodding the offense out of a 3-and-out.
