» January 8, 2010
By Staff Writer
The
college football season concluded on Thursday night but never fear football
fans, there is still pigskin to wager on.
The
NFL playoffs begin this weekend with the New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals
and the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, followed by the
Baltimore Ravens at the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers and Arizona
Cardinals on Sunday.
With
QB Tom Brady, the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year, behind center, the
Patriots are always a threat to win the Super Bowl — they are currently listed
at +900 to win it all.
However,
New England's passing game took a big hit in its final game of the regular
season when WR Wes Welker suffered a season-ending knee injury.
While
Welker doesn't possess the talent of a Randy Moss, he led the entire league
with 123 receptions and was second with 1348 receiving yards.
As
well, having Welker in the lineup kept opposing secondaries honest as they had
to focus on both Moss and Welker.
All
isn't doom and gloom though as New England will welcome back defensive linemen
Vince Wilfork and Ty Warren.
The
Patriots are 3-point home faves for Sunday's game against Baltimore and the
Total is set at 43.
Tried,
tested and true late in the season, New England is 13-2 straight up in its last
15 home games in January and is 9-5-1 against the spread.
As
well, the Pats' last 13 January home games have resulted in 11 Unders and a
pair of Overs.
New
England has owned the Ravens ever since the team relocated to Baltimore from Cleveland, going 3-0 SU and ATS at home and in five meetings overall, the Pats are 5-0 SU
and 4-1 ATS.
Online
sportsbooks saw the early money come in on the Ravens, pushing the line
down to -3. Heading into the weekend Baltimore had 56% of all the volume bet at
SPORTSBETTING.com.
Philadelphia Eagles
at Dallas Cowboys
The
Dallas Cowboys aren't immune from the injury bug either as LB DeMarcus Ware
(back) and RB Marion Barber (left knee) have both seen limited action in
practice this week but according to ESPN Dallas, are expected to play against
the Eagles on Saturday.
The
playoff game will be a rematch of the final game of the season when the Cowboys
defeated Philadelphia 24-0, easily covering as field goal favorite in front of
a raucous home crowd.
This
time around, Dallas is a 4-point home fave with a Total of 45.
However,
in their last 10 home tilts against the Eagles, the Cowboys are only 3-7 ATS.
In
Philly's last 20 games when an underdog of 4-points or less, they have a record
of 15 Overs and 5 Unders.
Bettors
are getting their money down on the Over and the home team, but only slightly.
This line hasn't moved since it opened last Sunday night. Right now online
sportsbooks are reporting 60% action on the home team Cowboys and 65% on the
Over.
Enjoy
all the playoff action.
You
can check the NFL
playoff odds, plus get a 110% sign-up bonus at SPORTSBETTING.com
