The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Tampa Bay to battle the Bucs in a game that features two undefeated teams. That’s right – the Bucs are undefeated. According to our NFL betting lines page, the Steelers opened as 2 ½ point favorites and it seems books aren’t quite sure what to do with this game. 5 Dimes, Bet Jamaica, and Sportbet are listing the Steelers at 1 point, while Bodog and Bookmaker have Pittsburgh up to 3 points. That’s one reason why Maddux Sports is such a valuable website – you have the opportunity to find a 2 point swing in what should be a defensive football game. Considering the public is backing the Steelers at nearly 90%, chances are some sharp money has come into the books listing Pittsburgh at 1 point, which is fine. With the way Pittsburgh has played, a 1 point spread is a value play for Pittsburgh.
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The Carolina Panthers (0-1) will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) on Sunday in their home opener and hope starting quarterback Matt Moore will be ready to go after suffering a concussion last week in a 31-18 loss to the Giants. Moore is expected to start for the Panthers who are current -3 on the NFL point spread against a Buccaneers team that has lost 11 of the last 14 meetings with their NFC South rivals.
Continue reading “NFL Betting Preview: Buccaneers Vs Panthers Odds & Preview”
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns do not have much recent history playing against each other, as they have met only twice during the regular season over the last decade. But new Cleveland starting quarterback Jake Delhomme knows all about the Bucs from his days with the Carolina, going 9-2 vs. Tampa Bay as the Panthers starting QB.
Every year there’s a handful of rookies who help their team right away. Let’s take a look at some of the rookies in 2010 that will make a significant impact on their teams and the NFL odds.
Continue reading “NFL Handicapping: Rookies Who Will Make an Impact in 2010”
The NFL Week 1 odds have been released for a while and most of the sharp bettors have hammered these to where they should be, but does not mean there will be some movement with last-minute injuries, personnel moves. You can view every single games point spread and total on our NFL odds page when you have finished reading this article.
Continue reading “Live NFL Week 1 Odds: A Look At What Has Moved and Why”
Many young players tend to have a disappointing second season in what is known as a ‘sophomore slump’, while others show improvement. So how did our rookie quarterbacks do last season, and more importantly for NFL handicappers, how will they fare this season?
Continue reading “NFL Handicapping: Looking at the Second Year Quarterbacks”
In the first section of this two-part blog on new NFL coaches, I considered five teams’ chances of making the post-season with a new head coach at the helm. Those five, the Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks, I concluded all had the opportunity to earn a shot at the Super Bowl. The final six, I believe, have either less of a chance or little to none of securing a post-season berth. Here they are.
North Carolina Tar Heels: As I write this, the team that so many thought would be number one in the nation, is 1- 2 in the ACC and 15- 2 overall. Thus far the #6 Heels have lost to unranked Boston College and #3 Wake Forrest. Both of which are division opponents. Their lone ACC victory came last night as they beat the unranked Virginia Cavaliers 83- 61. How good is North Carolina? Time will tell but my feeling is that they are not as good as many of us thought they were.
We’re going to try another new feature for the football season. Each Monday we are going to look back at some of the teams that the large majority of people weren’t backing that nonetheless managed to cover the spread. We’ll look back at their stats or their performance coming in to see what could have tipped us off to the eventual outcome. In other words, we’ll go back and make a case for betting on the eventual winners. This is my way of saying ‘I knew it all along’, even when I didn’t necessarily. This isn’t to suggest that the underdogs were always the right pick. It’s just that doing this can fulfill two important roles – it can potentially help us learn for next time, and it can be therapy to ease the pain of losses. Without further ado: