Patriots Wes Welker Out for Season Online Sports Betting. Online sports betting has New England favored this week in the AFC Wild Card game as they host the Baltimore Ravens even though the Patriots won’t have Pro Bowl wide receiver Wes Welker. The Patriots star receiver tore his left ACL and MCL in Sunday’s loss at Houston. His loss could be a big one as people consider the Patriots in sportsbetting.
Online sports betting had the Patriots playing their starters a lot more against the Texans on Sunday than most people thought they would. That decision turned out to be a bad one as the Patriots lost one of their best players for the rest of the online sports betting season. The injury to Welker is similar to the one that quarterback Tom Brady suffered last online sports betting year.
New England head coach Bill Belichick could come under some criticism for leaving his starters in the game against Houston. The Indianapolis Colts made the decision a couple of weeks ago to hold starters out but New England played most of them in a meaningless online sports betting game against Houston. The Patriots ended up blowing a 13-point sportsbetting lead and losing the game to the Texans.
New England now hosts Baltimore in what figures to be a very tough game in online sports betting. The Patriots are going to miss Welker in online sports betting, perhaps more than any player other than Brady. Welker had one of the best sportsbetting seasons ever for a wide receiver. He had 123 catches which is the second highest number ever in a single online sports betting season for a player. “That hurts,” cornerback Shawn Springs said. “It’s no secret around the whole NFL how important Wes is to us. My prayers are with him, because I know Wes is one of those guys who wants to be out there all the time. We’re going to miss him. He’s probably the heart and soul of our team.”
The Patriots may feel fortunate just to have Brady on Sunday in online sports betting. For some unknown reason, the Patriots still had Brady in the game against Houston in the fourth quarter and Brady was decked by Houston defensive end Mario Williams. Brady threw an interception on the play and it was the last time he saw the field. Online sports betting reports have Brady playing with broken ribs and a hurt finger. That hasn’t stopped the online sports betting oddsmakers from favoring New England on Sunday though. The Patriots are 3.5 point sportsbetting favorites against Baltimore in the AFC Wild Card game.