Dallas, TX- Oakland travel to Dallas today for the first game of their pre-season schedule and the home team are 3.5-point favorites over their Californian opponents. Oakland had another hard time last year and finished with a poor record of 5-11.
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NFL Week One open betting lines and odds
Opening betting lines for 2010 NFL Week One have now been posted and the Titans, Bears and Giants are the only teams in the whole NFL who are favored by a touchdown or more in what looks like a remarkably balanced weekend of pro football.
2010 NFL Season Betting Odds
Betting on the 2010 NFL season is some of the most open in years with the favorites, the Indianapolis Colts, on offer at best odds of 8/1 (bet $10 to make $80 profit). This contrasts with recent seasons where the favorites have often been around the 4/1 and 5/1 mark. The odds imply that the Colts [...]
2010 NFL Strength of Schedule and betting
The 2010 NFL Strength of Schedule has now been calculated and the Arizona Cardinals have the easiest schedule based on the 2009 record of the opponents they face this season. Despite this the Cardinals are still rated 50/1 (bet $10 to make $500 profit) to win the Super Bowl next season. The Houston Texans and the [...]
NFL Post-draft Super Bowl betting odds
Now that the 2010 NFL draft has happened, we take a look at how the chances and odds of each team have changed. The favourites to win the Vince Lombardi trophy next year are this year's runners-up the Indianapolis Colts,who are priced at 9/1. The Colts picked TCU defensive end Jerry Hughes as their first round pick, and linebacker Pat Angerer as their second.
Super Bowl 2010 – Indianapolis Colts vs New Orleans Saints
Miami's Sun Life Stadium tonight plays host to one of the most hotly-anticipated Super Bowls in recent memory as Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts face the New Orlewans Saints. Both teams started the season looking to become the first teams to win the Super Bowl after an undefeated season and went 13-0 before resting key players late in their schedules. However, those few defeats were quickly forgotten and the teams surged through the play-offs, with Indy beating Baltimore and New York and the Saints overcoming the Vikings after thrashing Arizona.
NFL NFC Championship Playoffs – Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints
The NFC Championship playoff game is tonight and Minnesota will fight it out with New Orleans for a place in the Super Bowl. Both teams will be confident going into the game after winning emphatically in the last round, the Vikings crushing Dallas 34-3 and New Orleans shooting down the Cardinals 45-14.
NFL Divisional Playoffs – New York Jets vs San Diego Chargers
New York travel to the in-form San Diego in the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The Jets beat Cincinnati in the Wild Card round and should be confident coming off the back of three straight wins. However, San Diego are the form team of the whole league, having won their last eleven games in a row.
NFL Divisional Playoffs – Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings
Dallas travel to Minnesota tonight in arguable the most eagerly anticipated game of the playoffs so far. Both teams won their divisions but Minnesota's record of 12-4 was slightly better than Dallas' 11-5, earning them a first round bye. The Cowboys may be the more confident of the two, however, as they have now won four games in a row, including two shut-outs and back-to-back blow-outs of a strong Philadelphia Eagles team.
NFL Divisional Playoffs – Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints
Arizona travel to New Orleans tonight in the NFC Divisional playoffs hoping to cash in on the poor recent form of their opponents. The Cardinals went 11-6 in the regular season but were not as impressive as the Saints, who looked on course fr a perfect season at 13-0 before losing their last three games. Some have speculated that the collapse was due to a lack of incentive but Arizona will hope it was merely a sign of a deeper problem in the New Orleans ranks.
