The Washington Redskins (4-1 SU, 4-1 ATS, 2-3 O/U), were thought to be the worst team in the NFC East following their season-opening, 17-6 road loss to the New York Giants.
Now, after winning four straight games in convincing fashion, including two consecutive NFC East road contests, the Redskins are riding high and sitting pretty with their NFC playoff hopes.
The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3 SU, 1-4 ATS, 3-2 O/U), had high hopes of making their first Super Bowl appearance this season after a recording a promising 11-5 record in 2007, but are in serious danger of even making the playoffs this season even at this early juncture of the 2008 regular season.
The Green Bay Packers travel to Seattle to take on the Seahawks after reeling from three straight losses. First, it was the Dallas Cowboys. Then, it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Finally, they just dropped a game versus the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday at home.
The Atlanta Falcons (3-2 SU & ATS), who just got an uplifting road win last week against the Packers, return home this week to face the Chicago Bears (3-2 SU, 3-1-1 ATS) in an NFL contest that is slated to get underway at 1 PM ET at the Georgia Dome (artificial turf) in Atlanta.
The last time New York Jets (2-2 SU, 2-2 ATS, 2-2 O/U) quarterback Brett Favre took the field, he tossed a career-high six touchdown passes.
Playing against the lowly Cincinnati Bengals (0-5 SU, 2-3 ATS, 2-3 O/U) this week at Giants Stadium could allow Favre to tie or even surpass that personal record as the winless Bengals don’t figure to offer much resistance as they seek their first win of the 2008-09 NFL season.
Why anyone would want to coach the dysfunctional Oakland Raiders (1-3 SU, 2-2 ATS, 3-1 O/U), these days is beyond me, but new head coach Tom Cable is clearly in over his head with a franchise that is totally ‘lost in the sauce.’
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2 SU, 4-1 ATS, 3-2 O/U), have a winning record after five games but are coming off a dismal 16-13 road loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in the BetUS Sportsbook.
The Carolina Panthers (4-1 SU, 3-1-1 ATS, 1-4 O/U), on the other hand, have won and covered the spread in two straight games, including Sunday’s 34-0 home blowout of the abysmal Kansas City Chiefs.
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What characterized the Detroit Lions of 2007? A team that started 6-2 and had postseason visions, only to collapse and miss the playoffs. It was a team in a total tailspin the second half of the season. They couldn’t win (1-7) or cover games (1-7 ATS). Teams can feel helpless when the wheels fall off or they suffer a crushing defeat. It takes a good coaching staff to get a team to focus and prepare itself mentally the following week.
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.
Ok, so I got caught up in the windmill of Philadelphia fandom for a second. I’m back to my senses now and a second half collapse by the Eagles certainly helped expedite that process. Dallas is still the obvious favorite, but what about the Giants, who shellacked the Seahawks 44-6? We know who the worst are (I’m looking right at you Cincinnati and Houston), but who’s the best?
While the Minnesota Vikings (2-3 SU, 2-3 ATS, 3-2 O/U), have looked nothing like the Super Bowl contenders many thought they would be coming into the 2008 NFL season, their problems are almost microscopic when compared to the Detroit Lions’ (0-4 SU, 0-4 ATS, 2-2 O/U).
The Baltimore Ravens (2-2 SU, 3-1 ATS, 2-2 O/U), and the Indianapolis Colts (2-2 SU, 2-2 ATS, 2-2 O/U), will both look to get on the plus-side of the win column when Indy hosts Baltimore on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The New England Patriots (3-1 SU, 2-2 ATS, 2-2 O/U), got back in the win column in the BetUS Sportsbook on Sunday, beating the rebuilding, (again) San Francisco 49ers on the road, 30-21.
The San Diego Chargers (2-3 SU, 2-2-1 ATS, 4-1 O/U) took an inexplicable 17-10 road loss on the chin to a clearly inferior Miami Dolphins team and enter this Week 6 contest in flat-out desperation mode.
The veteran-laden Chicago Bears (3-2 SU, 3-1-1 ATS, 2-3 O/U), have won two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook while simultaneously covering the spread in both and are beginning to look like a viable contender in the NFC this season.
The Baltimore Ravens (2-2 SU, 3-1 ATS) have played inspired football for new coach John Harbaugh and new QB Joe Flacco. On Sunday they will travel to the Hoosier State to take on the Indianapolis Colts (2-2 SU, 1-3 ATS) in NFL action that is slated to kick off at 1 PM ET at Lucas Oil Stadium (artificial turf) in Indianapolis.
With the football season in full swing, now is the best time to examine some betting trends and teams headed in the right and wrong directions.
Football betting trends
College teams coming off three consecutive covers are 5-8-1 ATS in their next outing.
College teams off a home underdog win are 4-10 ATS in their next game.
NFL teams are 4-8 ATS flying two or more time zones away from home.
NFL home dogs are 7-14 against the spread.
NFL teams that are favored by three or less points are 20-10-1 ATS thus far.
