San Diego Faces Mile-High Challenge
By SPORTSBETTING.COM
The first month of the NFL season is officially in the record books and after a Sunday full of upsets the number of undefeated teams has been dramatically reduced.
It?s not that having 10 teams without a loss in mid-September really looked that out of place; it was more a case of who was undefeated that seemed strange. Detroit was one of the odd few but after beating up on the Bears last Sunday, the shoe is actually starting to fit. Could it be that Matt Millen has finally saved the franchise?
Better wait until Thanksgiving to answer that question.
The Lions face a rested group of Redskins this week in Washington and there are a couple trends in this contest that favor the home side. For starters, Washington was part of the first group of bye teams this year and since the league was realigned these teams have posted a 12-6 SU/13-5 ATS record in the week following their break. The subset of this profile also suggests playing on the home favorite, which has been a perfect 4-0 ATS.
Detroit gets a bye in Week 6 but then plays host to a surprisingly strong Tampa Bay squad just before making a trip to Soldier Field for a rematch with the Bears. Do you think Chicago has a few words for the Lions after getting pasted for 34 points in the fourth quarter? If they do, that language probably shouldn?t be used at the dinner table!
The Broncos come to town in Week 10 and before Denver gets written off as having Dome-phobia, consider this. Denver?s loss at Indy on Sunday is just one of three road losses the Broncos have suffered to the Colts in the past four years. The Bronco record in dome-games played against any team not called the Colts is 5-2 ATS since 1999.
Perhaps the Lions can win against the Cardinals or Giants, but the best time to gauge whether or not this team has a legitimate shot at a Wild Card will be when it?s also time to decide between turkey, ham and that fascinating turducken creation that John Madden made famous.
The biggest shock of the season has to be the San Diego Chargers. Sure, everyone knew coming into the season that Norv Turner?s all-time record as a head coach stunk, but wasn?t a mix of mediocre opponents, ?Lights Out? defense and the west coast edition of LT supposed to cure all that?
In the past 20 years, only four other teams that recorded at least 14 wins started off the next season so poorly. They were the `87 Giants, `99 Falcons, `99 Broncos and the `02 Rams. All four were 0-4 SU after the first month and all four finished the season with a losing record (24-39 SU combined). ATS records down the stretch were mixed for those teams as bookmakers and bettors didn?t know what to expect, but Denver stood out with a 9-2-1 ATS mark in its final 12 games of 1999.
It just so happens that the Chargers are in Denver this weekend and the line is sitting at pick?em. It will be interesting to see which way the money goes on this one.
So the Lions are winning, the Chargers are losing, and Tom Coughlin is actually starting to look like he might know what he?s doing. In a world gone mad, at least football fans can always look at Devin Hester to provide some relief. (Hester returned his eighth TD in his past 20 regular season games last weekend in a losing effort against the Lions)
Good luck betting this week?s card.
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By SPORTSBETTING.COM
The first month of the NFL season is officially in the record books and after a Sunday full of upsets the number of undefeated teams has been dramatically reduced.
It?s not that having 10 teams without a loss in mid-September really looked that out of place; it was more a case of who was undefeated that seemed strange. Detroit was one of the odd few but after beating up on the Bears last Sunday, the shoe is actually starting to fit. Could it be that Matt Millen has finally saved the franchise?
Better wait until Thanksgiving to answer that question.
The Lions face a rested group of Redskins this week in Washington and there are a couple trends in this contest that favor the home side. For starters, Washington was part of the first group of bye teams this year and since the league was realigned these teams have posted a 12-6 SU/13-5 ATS record in the week following their break. The subset of this profile also suggests playing on the home favorite, which has been a perfect 4-0 ATS.
Detroit gets a bye in Week 6 but then plays host to a surprisingly strong Tampa Bay squad just before making a trip to Soldier Field for a rematch with the Bears. Do you think Chicago has a few words for the Lions after getting pasted for 34 points in the fourth quarter? If they do, that language probably shouldn?t be used at the dinner table!
The Broncos come to town in Week 10 and before Denver gets written off as having Dome-phobia, consider this. Denver?s loss at Indy on Sunday is just one of three road losses the Broncos have suffered to the Colts in the past four years. The Bronco record in dome-games played against any team not called the Colts is 5-2 ATS since 1999.
Perhaps the Lions can win against the Cardinals or Giants, but the best time to gauge whether or not this team has a legitimate shot at a Wild Card will be when it?s also time to decide between turkey, ham and that fascinating turducken creation that John Madden made famous.
The biggest shock of the season has to be the San Diego Chargers. Sure, everyone knew coming into the season that Norv Turner?s all-time record as a head coach stunk, but wasn?t a mix of mediocre opponents, ?Lights Out? defense and the west coast edition of LT supposed to cure all that?
In the past 20 years, only four other teams that recorded at least 14 wins started off the next season so poorly. They were the `87 Giants, `99 Falcons, `99 Broncos and the `02 Rams. All four were 0-4 SU after the first month and all four finished the season with a losing record (24-39 SU combined). ATS records down the stretch were mixed for those teams as bookmakers and bettors didn?t know what to expect, but Denver stood out with a 9-2-1 ATS mark in its final 12 games of 1999.
It just so happens that the Chargers are in Denver this weekend and the line is sitting at pick?em. It will be interesting to see which way the money goes on this one.
So the Lions are winning, the Chargers are losing, and Tom Coughlin is actually starting to look like he might know what he?s doing. In a world gone mad, at least football fans can always look at Devin Hester to provide some relief. (Hester returned his eighth TD in his past 20 regular season games last weekend in a losing effort against the Lions)
Good luck betting this week?s card.
Check out SPORTSBETTING.COM for great bonuses and promotions.
