{"id":17173,"date":"2009-12-23T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T15:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=17173"},"modified":"2009-12-23T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T15:08:11","slug":"week-15-nfl-totals-betting-analysis-231209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/handicapping\/week-15-nfl-totals-betting-analysis-231209\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 15 NFL Totals Betting Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NFL Week 15 Totals Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>After four straight weeks of the under bet dominating the totals line, balance has finally returned. There was a perfect split this week with eight games staying under their total and eight going over, just the way the odds makers like to draw it up.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST NFL HANDICAPPING EXPERTS ON THE PLANET! \u2014\u2013&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the most improbable over, Cleveland and Kansas City combined for 75 points against a total line of 36.5. On the opposite end of the spectrum the New York Jets and Atlanta combined for 17 points against a total line of 40.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief recap of all the games.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thursday, Dec. 17<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars<br \/>\nOver\/Under 43 Result 66 OVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville scored their second highest point total of the season (31) and still lost this game as Peyton Manning completed 23 out of 30 for 308 yards and 4 TD\u2019s to keep the Colt\u2019s record a perfect 14-0.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Saturday, Dec. 19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints<br \/>\nOver\/Under 53.5 Result 41 UNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dallas gets a much needed victory and ends New Orleans bid for a perfect season. Tony Romo threw for 312 yards with no interceptions and the Cowboy defense held the Saints to just 17 points.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sunday, Dec. 20<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens<br \/>\nOver\/Under 40.5 Result 38 UNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baltimore QB Joe Flacco threw for 234 yards and four TD\u2019s, while Chicago QB Jay Cutler threw for 94 yards and three interceptions as the Ravens coast to their eighth win on the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills<br \/>\nOver\/Under 40.5 Result 27 UNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t pretty, but it was a win that pretty much locks up the AFC East for the New England Patriots as they barely beat the Bills the second time this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions<br \/>\nOver\/Under 46 Result 55 OVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arizona needed a late 4<sup>th<\/sup> quarter five yard touchdown pass from Kurt Warner to Anquan Boldin to pull out a hard fought win over Detroit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs<br \/>\nOver\/Under 36.5 Result 75 OVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two of the worst offensive teams in the league combined for over 900 yards of total offense including 351 rushing yards by Cleveland in a 41-34 win by the Browns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets<br \/>\nOver\/Under 40 Result 17 UNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Jets blew a golden opportunity to win this game as they missed three field goals and QB Mark Sanchez threw three interceptions in a loss that seriously damaged their playoff chances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles<br \/>\nOver\/Under 43.5 Result 40 UNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia racked up 422 yards of total offense as QB Donovan McNabb completed passes to eight different receivers led by WR DeSean Jackson who had six receptions for 140 yards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers<br \/>\nOver\/Under 40 Result 73 OVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh snapped their five game losing streak while ending Green Bay\u2019s five game winning streak with a last second TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger to WR Mike Wallace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Houston Texans at St. Louis Rams<br \/>\nOver\/Under 43.5 Result 29 UNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texan QB Matt Schaub threw for 367 yards in the win but they were only able to come away with three field goals and one touchdown in four trips to the red zone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miami Dolphins at Tennessee Titans<br \/>\nOver\/Under 43 Result 51 OVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tennessee FS Michael Griffin came up with a huge interception of Miami QB Chad Henne in overtime to set up the winning field goal for the Titans, putting a serious dent in the Dolphin\u2019s playoff hopes.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgmg.co.cr\/aspx\/affiliateStoreClick.aspx?ID_SC=1445&amp;ID_I=408\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.wgmg.co.cr\/aspx\/affiliateGetImage.aspx?ID_SC=1445&amp;ID_I=408\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos<br \/>\nOver\/Under 37 Result 39 OVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oakland QB JaMarcus Russell came off the bench to replace the injured Charlie Frye and threw the game winning TD to WR Chaz Schilens with 39 seconds left to pull off the dramatic upset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers<br \/>\nOver\/Under 44 Result 51 OVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati came very close to pulling off the upset, but their inability to score touchdowns in the red zone; just one TD in four trips ultimately cost them the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks<br \/>\nOver\/Under 39.5 Result 31 UNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay scored 20 unanswered second half points in their upset win over Seattle. Buccaneers\u2019s QB Josh Freeman passed for 205 yards and two TD\u2019s, while Seahawks\u2019 QB Matt Hasselbeck threw four interceptions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers<br \/>\nOver\/Under 43 Result 33 UNDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carolina held Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson to just 35 yards, while Panther RB Jonathan Stewart became the first back to run for over 100 yards against the Vikings in 36 games.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Monday, Dec. 21<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>New York Giants at Washington Redskins<br \/>\nOver\/Under 43 Result 57 OVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is nothing wrong with the Giants\u2019  offense as Eli Manning passed for 268 yards and 3 TD\u2019s and Ahmad Bradshaw averaged 6.8 yards per carry and scored 2 TD\u2019s against Washington\u2019s 9<sup>th<\/sup> ranked defense.<\/p>\n<p>These familiar post season faces were left for dead a week ago, but Pittsburgh and N.Y. Giants kept their playoff hopes alive with a big win. 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