NFL Wagering - Week 5 NFL Odds and Predictions
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Wow, what a crazy past Sunday! No less than
8 underdogs took it to the favorites in Week
4 of NFL Betting action. That sets this weekend
up as one to watch closely!
Don’t expect
to get the same results as last Sunday, though,
because some of the teams that were banged-up
may get healthy.
Let’s take
a look at some key NFL match-ups this weekend:
Chicago
Bears vs. Green Bay Packers: The BetUS line in this game
is Green Bay –3.5 against
the spread at home versus the Bears. If the Bears
don’t get any healthier on the defensive
side, then giving up the 3.5 to a Brett Favre-led
team against the Bears is next to nothing. Favre
always finds a way to beat the Bears and this
time he’s got a great defense and good
skill players to go with him. The trends always
favor Brett Favre against the Bears at home.
The Packers cover this spread.
Carolina
Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints: As crazy as it sounds
if the 0–3 Saints win
this game, they will be in second place in the
NFC South. In fact, they will be in second place
to get a wild-card berth. Why? Because the NFC
Conference is just horrid after the Dallas Cowboys!
The BetUS line in this game is New Orleans –3
at home versus the Carolina Panthers. This could
be an easy one to call. If Carolina quarterback,
Jake Delhomme, is able to play the Saints probably
lose outright. If Delhomme does not and the Panthers
once again have to rely on David Carr, then the
Saints probably win.
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers vs. Indianapolis Colts: Without a doubt this
a watershed game for the Bucs. So far, they
have won against banged-up teams like Carolina,
teams that just can’t
get it together like New Orleans, and a St. Louis
team without a real offensive line. How good
are the Bucs? Odds-makers don’t believe
in them yet!
The BetUS line
in this game is Tampa Bay +11 on the road against
the spread. The only trend to look at in this
one is that Indianapolis virtually covers every
spread at home when they are the favorites
against a poor passing team. The Bucs are definitely
a poor passing team and, now, they aren’t
such a great running team either without Cadillac
Williams. The Colts will take this one in a
romp.
San
Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos: You can’t
feel good when you are playing at home and the
fans start chanting your ex-coach’s name.
The fans in San Diego did just that as the Chargers
found a way to not only give up a ten point lead
versus Kansas City in the second half of their
game, but also to lose outright. Charger fans
will have to scream, “Marty! Marty! Marty!” at
their television sets this weekend as the Bolts
travel to Denver to take on the Broncos.
The Broncos just
aren’t very good defensively
and quarterback Jay Cutler hasn’t developed
to the point of being a true NFL starter yet.
The Chargers, meanwhile, have no wide receivers,
no defensive backs, and a coach who just can’t
get his team to play at a high level. Every trend
points to the Broncos. The BetUS line in this
game is Denver –1.5 against the spread.
Forget about it. The Broncos will win outright
and the Chargers will drop to 1-4.
New
Yorks Jets vs. New York Giants: Wow, can Tom Coughlin
coach or what? Say whatever you want about
the man - - he gets the G-men to play! New
York’s a funny town. In the beginning
of the year, the Jets had the “Mangenius” and
the Giants had a guy with one foot out the door.
Now? The Jets look like a team ready to implode
and the Giants might be the second best team
in the NFC. Such is life in the Big Apple!
No real trends
to speak of in this game except maybe the one
that says the Giants really played the 4-0
Cowboys tough and beat both Washington and
Philadelphia in their past two games. The Jets
shouldn’t put up much of a fight.
All of the good feelings are going to the Giants
right now. The BetUs line is New York Giants –3.5
against the spread. They should cover that.
Seattle
Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: A re-match of the
2005 – 2006 Super Bowl
with virtually the same betting line. In that
Super Bowl, Pittsburgh was a 5 point favorite.
The BetUS line in this game is Pittsburgh –5.5
against the spread.
The outcome should be the same as well with
Hines Ward getting healthier for the Steelers
and the Seahawks playing okay but not great.
The Steelers are tough at home and rarely lose
two games in a row. The Steelers will bounce
back.
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Posted on 10/2/2007 2:28:39 PM
NFL Wagering - Week 5 NFL Odds and Predictions
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