NFL Football
Mind your own Breeswax: Seattle Seahawks vs. NO Saints
The Seattle Seahawks – who left many people who bet on NFL straight-up baffled – will visit the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, October 30th. These are the NFL betting online odds for the game: Seahawks -3½ (-110) 48 (-110) Saints +3½ (-110) 48 (-110)
Jaguars Racing to Tennessee to take on Titans
Even though the NFL has seen a decline in its ratings and popularity, the top sportsbooks are still priming up more lines for professional football than one would care to count. The NFL has desperately been trying to pull in more fans, even going as far as to schedule games overseas. How successful has the NFL’s international efforts been? Well, of the 4 Britons that I spoke with this past weekend (through the wonder of online gaming) not a single one had tuned into this past weekend’s London matchup, let alone even know that there were NFL games happening within the United Kingdom. In the end, the contest between the Rams and the Giants wasn’t the most riveting, but those who tuned in got to a lesson from Case Keenum on how to not be a good quarterback.
Texans Headed to Mile High
The top sportsbooks know there’s no better time to bet on NFL games than Monday Night Football. We’ve already seen some great contests on Monday nights this season, and in Week 7 the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos will be squaring off to provide our weekly dose of Monday Night Football action. On Monday, October 24th, the Texans will be flying a mile into the sky to take on Denver in the Broncos back yard. The increase in altitude might affect Houston, but that’s what you have to deal with when playing at the Mile High. Will the top sportsbooks side with the team with home field advantage?
Osweiler is going Bronco-busting (and going bareback)
The Denver Broncos may be the favorites of people who bet on NFL when they clash with the Houston Texans on Monday, October 24th at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, but the former’s QB Brock Osweiler is a man on a mission. And that mission is to show the Broncos that it was he who should have led Denver to Super Bowl glory last season, and not Peyton Manning. Sure, he did get a championship ring even though he was benched, but that doesn’t count; it’s like that sham honorary Oscar they gave Peter O’Toole. Texans +9 (-115) 40½ (-110) +295 Broncos -9 (-105) 40½ (-110) -360
Sleeping NY Giants head to England “visit” LA Rams
The New York Giants and an awakened Odell Beckham will take over jolly old England to clash with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, October 23rd at Twickenham Stadium in London. The online NFL betting odds for that game are as follows: Giants -2½ (-125) 44 (-105)Rams +2½ (+105) 44 (-115)
Buffalo Bills’ Wild West comes to Hard Rock Stadium
The Buffalo Bills will be the favorite of people who bet on NFL this Sunday, October 23rd at Hard Rock Stadium versus the Miami Dolphins. The betting sportsbook odds for that match-up are as follows: Bills -3 (-105) 44 (-110) -150 Dolphins +3 (-115) 44 (-110) +130
Understanding the NFL’s Unpredictability
Fans and sportsbooks alike know that the NFL is one of the most unpredictable professional sports league within the US. One of the reasons that football can be so unpredictable is the small sample size which fans, or critics, have to base their predictions on. For example, sports like baseball and basketball – hell even hockey, play 80+ games a season (an MLB season even consists of 162 contests). Therefore, over the course of the season, fans have ample opportunities to watch and evaluate their teams. Flukes, whether they are positive or negative, get drowned out in the ongoing attempts athletes must continually make to try and play at their best. While on the other side, the NFL season only consists of 16 games. Granted, the league would be hard-pressed to try and fit more games into the season, due to the physicality of the sport.
Ford Field? More like Force Field: Redskins at Lions
The Detroit Lions have won two straight at home and are looking to give the Washington Redskins their first road loss of the season when the two meet on Sunday, October 23rd at Ford Field. Here are the odds for people who bet on NFL at a sportsbook: Redskins +1 (-110) 49 (-110) EV Lions -1 (-110) 49 (-110) -120
Patriots Reliability Continues to Surprise Sportsbooks
Before the season began online sportsbooks were convinced of the New England Patriots impending success. Of course, the odds also thought that the Carolina Panthers were a solid choice for Super Bowl contenders. But now, heading into Week 7, it’s obvious that the prediction about the Patriots is much closer to reality than the one about the Panthers. So far this season the Panthers have been one of the biggest disappointments since, well the 2004 Carolina Panthers. But on the other hand, the Patriots have been playing better football than arguably all the other 31 teams within the NFL. Even without Brady the Patriots were impressive, and now that they’ve gotten Brady back under center, there might not be a team capable of beating this year’s Super Bowl favorites. New England will get a chance to assert their dominance when they take on the Steelers in Week 7. How much are the odds favoring New England in this pairing?
The Eagles have crash-landed: Minnesota at Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Eagles have lost two straight games, but is Wentzmania still running wild? That is what people who bet on NFL are going to find out when the undefeated Minnesota Vikings visit Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, October 23rd. These are the online sportsbook odds for that game: Vikings -2½ (-115) 40 (-115) Eagles +2½ (-105) 40 (-105)