» January 21, 2010
By Staff Writer
While
the AFC championship features greenhorn Mark Sanchez against wily vet Peyton
Manning, the NFC title game will see two experienced QBs going head to head in
the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees and the Minnesota Vikings' Brett Favre.
Going
into Sunday's tilt, online
sportsbooks have New Orleans listed as a 3.5-point home fave and the Total
is currently 53.
The
Saints are favored by a field goal in first half betting and the Total for the
first two quarters is set at 26.5.
SPORTSBETTING.com
is reporting balanced action on this game, much more so than the AFC matchup
between the Jets and Colts.
The
NFC's Top 2 seeds performed similarly in the divisional round, handily
defeating their opponents.
The
Saints covered as 7-point home faves as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals
45-14 and the Vikes stopped Tony Romo and the surging Dallas Cowboys in a 34-3
win — Minnesota covered as a 3-point home favorite.
Let's
look at some betting numbers from this matchup:
NFC
Championship Trends:
- In their last nine games overall, Minnesota has the edge over New Orleans,
going 8-1 straight up and 6-3 against the spread.
-
The last nine games between these two teams have produced 1 Over, 7 Unders and
1 Push. .
- New Orleans has a record of 14 Overs and 3 Unders in their last 17 starts vs.
teams from the NFC North.
- The Saints are only 3-8 ATS in their last 11 starts.
- The last 11 January road games have not been kind to Minnesota and its bettors,
as the Vikings are 1-10 SU and 1-10 ATS.
- The Saints haven't been too sharp either though in January, as they are only
4-9 SU and 3-10 ATS.
- The last 13 times New Orleans has been favored by 4-points or less, it has been
a boon for bettors, as they boats a record of 10-3 ATS. In this situation, they
have scored 11 Overs and 2 Unders.
- Minnesota, on the other hand, has burned a hole in bettors' pockets in their
last 13 games when underdogs of +4 or less; as they have a record of 3-10 SU
and 3-8-2 ATS in that situation.
Super
Bowl Odds:
In
Super Bowl XLIV futures betting, the Saints are +200 favorites while the
Vikings are +400.
Both
teams have a lot of offensive weapons so the NFC title game should be a good
one.
Good
luck.
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