betED: The Line
It?s a busy week in sports, and we?ve got seven games highlighted ? two NFL, two NBA, and two NHL, and one College Football. In the NFL, it?s the Cincinnati Bengals at the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, and the New York Jets at the undefeated New England Patriots on Sunday. In NBA Basketball, the Toronto Raptors are at the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the New Jersey Nets, both on Saturday. In NHL Hockey, the Buffalo Sabres battle the Washington Capitals and the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Atlanta Thrashers. In Hot Props, we have early odds on the most prestigious of all College Football Bowl games, the Rose Bowl.
TRIVIA
Which NFL team had two 1,000-yard running backs in the 1985 season?
1. Cleveland Browns
2. Cincinnati Bengals
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Los Angeles Raiders
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL
Saturday
CINCINNATI BENGALS @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
8:15 pm ET, NFL
The lowly San Francisco 49ers are 9-point home underdogs against the weak Cincinnati Bengals.
San Francisco has actually won eight of the past 10 meetings, but the Bengals have dominated ATS, going 5-0-1 in the past six meetings. The Bengals beat the St. Louis Rams 19-10 as a 10-point favorite last week, with the score under the over/under total of 45.5. The 49ers lost to Minnesota 27-7 as an 8.5-point underdog, with the score under the over/under total of 39.
Cincinnati is 5-8 SU and 4-8-1 ATS. San Francisco is 3-10 SU and 3-9-1 ATS, and has lost two straight. Cincinnati is 5-11 SU in its past 16 games, and 3-8-1 ATS in its past 12 games. The total has gone under in four of San Francisco's past six games.
betED Line: Bengals -8.5(-110) Total: 42
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Sunday
NEW YORK JETS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1:00 pm ET, FOX
Could this be New England's most lopsided victory yet? Or will the Jets shock everyone ? including themselves ? and end the Patriots? so-far perfect season?
The Jets lost to the Cleveland Browns 24-18 as a 3.5-point underdog last week. The score went over the over/under total of 47.5. The Patriots defeated Pittsburgh 34-13 as an 11-point favorite, with the score under the over/under total of 49.5.
New York is 3-10 SU and 4-8-1 ATS. New England is 13-0 SU and 10-3 ATS. The total has gone over in four of the Jets? past five games against New England. The Jets are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games on the road against New England. New England is 5-0 SU in its past five home games, and 9-1 SU in its past 10 games against the Jets.
betED Line: Jets +22.5(-110) Total: 44.5
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NBA
Friday
TORONTO RAPTORS @ INDIANA PACERS
7:00 pm ET, TSN
The Toronto Raptors take on the Indiana Pacers Friday night at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
Head-to-head, Toronto (13-10 SU, 15-8 ATS) has a 6-4 SU and 7-3 ATS edge over Indiana (11-11 SU, 12-10 ATS) in the past 10 meetings. The teams last faced each other Nov. 16, when Toronto won 110-101 at home.
Toronto is 10-3 ATS in its past 13 games, 7-3 SU in its past 10 games, and 2-8 SU in its past 10 games on the road against Indiana. The Pacers are 4-2 ATS in their past six games at home. Indiana is 8-16-1 ATS in its past 25 games at home.
betED Line: Raptors +3(-110) Total: 205
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Friday
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS @ NEW JERSEY NETS
8:00 pm ET, YES
The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the New Jersey Nets Friday night at the Izod Center.
Cleveland (10-12 SU, 10-12 ATS) has the edge head-to-head, going 6-4 SU in the past 10 meetings. They last met just last week, when the Nets (9-13 SU, 7-14-1 ATS) steamrolled over the Cavaliers 100-79 on the road.
Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its past seven games, 0-5 SU in its past five road games, and 6-3 SU in its past nine against New Jersey. New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its past six, 1-8 SU in its past nine at home, and 6-3 ATS in its past nine at home against Cleveland. The total has gone under in all five of the past five meetings.
betED Line: Cavs -3(-110) Total: 187.5
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NHL
Friday
BUFFALO SABRES @ WASHINGTON CAPITALS
7:00 pm ET, MSG
The Buffalo Sabres will be in Washington to take on the Capitals Friday night.
The Sabres have a big edge head-to-head, as they?ve won eight of the past 10 meetings with the Capitals. The teams last faced off on Nov. 26, when Buffalo won 3-1 in Washington.
In their most recent games, Buffalo (14-14-1 SU) beat the visiting New York Islanders 5-3 on Wednesday, and Washington (12-17-2 SU) edged the New York Rangers 5-4 at home, also on Wednesday.
betED Line: Sabres +1.5(-300) Total: 5.5
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Friday
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS @ ATLANTA THRASHERS
7:30 pm ET, SPORTSOUTH
The Toronto Maple leafs will try to continue their hot streak when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers Friday night.
Toronto has the advantage head-to-head, going 6-2-0-2 SU over the past 10 meetings. The teams last met on Nov. 29, when the Maple Leafs doubled the Thrashers 4-2 on the road.
In their last games, Toronto (13-12-6 SU) beat up Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at home Monday night, and Atlanta (14-15-1 SU) lost 5-3 to the Boston Bruins at home Wednesday.
betED Line: Leafs +1.5(-250) Total: 6
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HOT PROPS
betED.com has all the upcoming College Football Bowl Games covered, including the five BCS Bowl matchups, which kick off New Year?s Day with the ?The Granddaddy of Them All" ? The Rose Bowl.
1. Illinois Fighting Illini +13?
2. USC Trojans -13?
Bet the Rose Bowl Game at betED.com
TRIVIA ANSWER
1. Cleveland Browns
Cleveland RBs Ernest Byner and Kevin Mack both had more than 1,000 yards rushing in the 1985 season.
It?s a busy week in sports, and we?ve got seven games highlighted ? two NFL, two NBA, and two NHL, and one College Football. In the NFL, it?s the Cincinnati Bengals at the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, and the New York Jets at the undefeated New England Patriots on Sunday. In NBA Basketball, the Toronto Raptors are at the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the New Jersey Nets, both on Saturday. In NHL Hockey, the Buffalo Sabres battle the Washington Capitals and the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Atlanta Thrashers. In Hot Props, we have early odds on the most prestigious of all College Football Bowl games, the Rose Bowl.
TRIVIA
Which NFL team had two 1,000-yard running backs in the 1985 season?
1. Cleveland Browns
2. Cincinnati Bengals
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Los Angeles Raiders
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL
Saturday
CINCINNATI BENGALS @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
8:15 pm ET, NFL
The lowly San Francisco 49ers are 9-point home underdogs against the weak Cincinnati Bengals.
San Francisco has actually won eight of the past 10 meetings, but the Bengals have dominated ATS, going 5-0-1 in the past six meetings. The Bengals beat the St. Louis Rams 19-10 as a 10-point favorite last week, with the score under the over/under total of 45.5. The 49ers lost to Minnesota 27-7 as an 8.5-point underdog, with the score under the over/under total of 39.
Cincinnati is 5-8 SU and 4-8-1 ATS. San Francisco is 3-10 SU and 3-9-1 ATS, and has lost two straight. Cincinnati is 5-11 SU in its past 16 games, and 3-8-1 ATS in its past 12 games. The total has gone under in four of San Francisco's past six games.
betED Line: Bengals -8.5(-110) Total: 42
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Sunday
NEW YORK JETS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1:00 pm ET, FOX
Could this be New England's most lopsided victory yet? Or will the Jets shock everyone ? including themselves ? and end the Patriots? so-far perfect season?
The Jets lost to the Cleveland Browns 24-18 as a 3.5-point underdog last week. The score went over the over/under total of 47.5. The Patriots defeated Pittsburgh 34-13 as an 11-point favorite, with the score under the over/under total of 49.5.
New York is 3-10 SU and 4-8-1 ATS. New England is 13-0 SU and 10-3 ATS. The total has gone over in four of the Jets? past five games against New England. The Jets are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games on the road against New England. New England is 5-0 SU in its past five home games, and 9-1 SU in its past 10 games against the Jets.
betED Line: Jets +22.5(-110) Total: 44.5
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NBA
Friday
TORONTO RAPTORS @ INDIANA PACERS
7:00 pm ET, TSN
The Toronto Raptors take on the Indiana Pacers Friday night at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
Head-to-head, Toronto (13-10 SU, 15-8 ATS) has a 6-4 SU and 7-3 ATS edge over Indiana (11-11 SU, 12-10 ATS) in the past 10 meetings. The teams last faced each other Nov. 16, when Toronto won 110-101 at home.
Toronto is 10-3 ATS in its past 13 games, 7-3 SU in its past 10 games, and 2-8 SU in its past 10 games on the road against Indiana. The Pacers are 4-2 ATS in their past six games at home. Indiana is 8-16-1 ATS in its past 25 games at home.
betED Line: Raptors +3(-110) Total: 205
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Friday
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS @ NEW JERSEY NETS
8:00 pm ET, YES
The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the New Jersey Nets Friday night at the Izod Center.
Cleveland (10-12 SU, 10-12 ATS) has the edge head-to-head, going 6-4 SU in the past 10 meetings. They last met just last week, when the Nets (9-13 SU, 7-14-1 ATS) steamrolled over the Cavaliers 100-79 on the road.
Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its past seven games, 0-5 SU in its past five road games, and 6-3 SU in its past nine against New Jersey. New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its past six, 1-8 SU in its past nine at home, and 6-3 ATS in its past nine at home against Cleveland. The total has gone under in all five of the past five meetings.
betED Line: Cavs -3(-110) Total: 187.5
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NHL
Friday
BUFFALO SABRES @ WASHINGTON CAPITALS
7:00 pm ET, MSG
The Buffalo Sabres will be in Washington to take on the Capitals Friday night.
The Sabres have a big edge head-to-head, as they?ve won eight of the past 10 meetings with the Capitals. The teams last faced off on Nov. 26, when Buffalo won 3-1 in Washington.
In their most recent games, Buffalo (14-14-1 SU) beat the visiting New York Islanders 5-3 on Wednesday, and Washington (12-17-2 SU) edged the New York Rangers 5-4 at home, also on Wednesday.
betED Line: Sabres +1.5(-300) Total: 5.5
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Friday
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS @ ATLANTA THRASHERS
7:30 pm ET, SPORTSOUTH
The Toronto Maple leafs will try to continue their hot streak when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers Friday night.
Toronto has the advantage head-to-head, going 6-2-0-2 SU over the past 10 meetings. The teams last met on Nov. 29, when the Maple Leafs doubled the Thrashers 4-2 on the road.
In their last games, Toronto (13-12-6 SU) beat up Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at home Monday night, and Atlanta (14-15-1 SU) lost 5-3 to the Boston Bruins at home Wednesday.
betED Line: Leafs +1.5(-250) Total: 6
Bet this Game!
HOT PROPS
betED.com has all the upcoming College Football Bowl Games covered, including the five BCS Bowl matchups, which kick off New Year?s Day with the ?The Granddaddy of Them All" ? The Rose Bowl.
1. Illinois Fighting Illini +13?
2. USC Trojans -13?
Bet the Rose Bowl Game at betED.com
TRIVIA ANSWER
1. Cleveland Browns
Cleveland RBs Ernest Byner and Kevin Mack both had more than 1,000 yards rushing in the 1985 season.
