The Giants showed that their strong finish this year was not a fluke and that a fully healthy New York team is a legitimate Super Bowl threat by totally manhandling the previously 15-1 Packers 37-20 last week. Granted the Giants did not get as much out of the running game as expected but Eli Manning [...]
The New York Jets already know what it takes to go into the Steel City and pull off the upset. However, the oddsmakers have lined them as short underdogs in this NFL betting battle. We’ve got the Top 5 reasons why the visitors are going to make it a very disappointing day for the Pittsburgh [...]
Back in 2004, the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers met in an epic overtime duel here in the Steel City. Pittsburgh snuck away with a three point win on that day. Now, these two teams meet in the AFC Championship Game in NFL betting action on Sunday night, and the oddsmakers have lined the [...]
The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have already met up twice this season, with the home team winning both tussles by relatively close margins. The visitors are really viewed as the hottest commodity in the game right now on the NFL odds, and the NFC Championship Game lines reflect just that. Which way will [...]
After winning one of the more dramatic finishes that we have seen in the playoffs in some time, the New York Jets are going to have to prepare for a totally different type of NFL betting challenge this week in the playoffs. Are they ready to take on the New England Patriots at Foxboro Stadium? [...]
When you look at the biggest upsets in recent playoffs history in NFL betting action, the first game that comes to mind is the one in which Eli Manning and the New York Giants knocked off the 18-0 New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. However, there aren’t many more upsets that come up before [...]
The Atlanta Falcons finally open up their playoff campaign on Saturday night at home, and they have to be wondering what they did wrong this year to deserve getting the harder draw of the two teams that got byes in the first round of the postseason in the NFC. The Green Bay Packers come a [...]
Saturday afternoon’s duel between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers might as well be like a title fight in the ring. These two boxers are inevitably going to go a full 15 rounds to decide which team is advancing to the AFC Championship Game. Round 1 went to the Ravens here at Heinz Field, [...]
I mentioned last week that we should be suspect of the 56% “over” trend continuing into the 2011 NFL Playoffs. Wildcard weekend ended with “under” bettors going 3-1 ATS and underdogs cashing in at 3-1 against the spread as well. The vegas sportsbooks and offshore sportsbooks absolutely took a pounding as not only did all [...]
NFL underdogs won the battle for the 2010 NFL regular season going 128-123-5 (51%) against the spread. As we mentioned many times this season, the underdogs dominated the first half of the season and the favorites battled back strong in the final 2 months. Overall, other than betting the “over” every week, the most profitable [...]
