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Games Guy | February 8, 2012

NFL betting lines happen to be turned upside down by the undefeated Denver Broncos who now lead the NFL betting race in the AFC west. NFL betting lines handicappers have again seen the San Diego Chargers stumble out from the NFL betting gate for the third consecutive season.

The Denver Broncos have a NFL betting lines record of 5-0 both straight up and against the spread.   Denver went under the NFL football betting total in all 5 of their games this year.  The Broncos are coming off a NFL betting high just after beating the New England Patriots in overtime 20-17 as 3 point home dogs.  Denver ranks 6th in total offense but just 22nd in scoring.

The Bronco defense has been the big reason for their accomplishment using the NFL betting lines as it ranks 2nd in total yards permitted and 1st in points allowed.  Quarterback Kyle Orton is off to a fine start using the NFL betting lines as he has a QB rating of 97.4 and also a 7/1 touchdown to interception ratio.

The San Diego Chargers possess a NFL betting lines record of 2-2 straight up and 1-3 against the spread.  The Chargers are coming off a bye week which followed a 28-38 loss for the NFL betting lines at Pittsburgh.  The Chargers rank 10th in scoring and 2nd in passing with superstar quarterback Philip Rivers, who has a sub par 90.6 QB rating with a 6/3 touchdown to interception ratio.

San Diego has struggled on the ground and that has put more pressure on Rivers.  Last year the Chargers destroyed Denver 52-21 in the final game from the frequent season to overtake the Broncos as AFC West champions.  That big payout against the NFL betting lines set into motion the firing of Bronco coach Mike Shanahan along with the hiring of his replacement Josh McDaniels.  The Chargers now face a should win matchup with the NFL betting lines for this one.

“I do not know how you can have extra urgency on this game,” said coach Norv Turner.  “I feel our team has carried out a superb job for preparing for every single of our games.  Clearly in some circumstances we haven’t played the way we like to.” Denver has failed to cover the spread in their last 6 trips to San Diego.

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Games Guy | February 6, 2012

NFL odds had been beaten yet again by the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints as both teams remain undefeated straight up heading into the NFL betting season stretch run. NFL odds in addition have gone nicely with Brett Favre plus the Minnesota Vikings as they scored an easy NFL betting payout over the Chicago Bears.

Indianapolis beat the NFL odds with a 35-27 win at Houston as 3.5-point NFL betting favorites.  The Texans were hoping for their first ever playoff berth however have a straight up NFL football betting mark of 5-6.

In a much anticipated Monday night matchup with the NFL odds the New Orleans Saints clobbered the New England Patriots 38-17 as 3-point home favorites. The Patriots are down noticeably this year despite the fact that nevertheless of playoff high quality.  The explosive Saints offense has looked unstoppable using the NFL odds.

The Vikings 36-10 win over the Bears has put Chicago coach Lovie Smith on the hot seat.  Quarterback Jay Cutler was deemed to be the Bears’ missing piece of the puzzle using the NFL odds but he has regressed badly.  Cutler’s former Denver coach Mike Shanahan is rumored to be heading to the Windy City for 2010.

The Tennessee Titans scored their fifth consecutive straight up win since Vince Young took over at quarterback as they scored a last second home win more than the NFL odds against Arizona 20-17 as Young was the hero by throwing a TD pass in the gun.

Green Bay, Dallas, and Denver all earned significant wins using the NFL odds on Thanksgiving to obtain back into firm contention for the playoffs.  The Packers have looked impressive with three straight wins with the NFL odds given that their humiliating loss at then winless Tampa Bay.

Dallas is in firm manage in the NFC East even though Denver stopped a 4-game losing streak in beating the struggling Giants, who’re in danger of missing the playoffs after becoming touted as Super Bowl material. Philadelphia had a near scare in their 27-24 house win more than the Washington Redskins as 9-point favorites. Even though they are 3-8 straight up the Redskins are playing challenging and have gotten the money in 3 consecutive games.

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