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Hard to believe that just one week after the mid-point in the season, these two teams, many peoples picks to win the NFC West, are both all but out of it. Playing out the string before Thanksgiving relegates this game to practically meaningless status. Just the kind of game that the NFL Edge LOVES! The Rams are getting healthy, getting some key weapons back, and getting back home after a big thrashing in Seattle. Some might think that would be reason enough for the upset. The Rams will exact their revenge on the crumbling Cardinals.
Carolina at Chicago +2.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
A huge game here in the NFC as the two division leaders Carolina and Chicago collide. Two months ago if someone mentioned that this game would have potential implications as to who will have home field in the Playoffs many would have thought you crazy. However that is exactly what is at stake in this one.
Chicago will be in for a rude awakening as not only is Carolina just as good on Defense, but they do have a genuine NFL offense. The Bears are now down to their third running back, while their offensive line is good enough to make even Adrian Peterson look good, the going will be much tougher against Rucker, Peppers and company. Dangerous game as a feisty Bears team could emerge from this one as a legit favorite in the NFC, but I am goin with the Carolina Cats to get their growl on in the windy city!
Detroit at Dallas -6.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
Detroit was a great pick last week, not just because they were playing the Cards, as just about anyone playing the Cards would be a good pick. No instead Detroit is starting to get some guys back from injuries. Shaun Rodgers gives them a presence on defense, especially against the run. While offensively they got Roy Williams back and that even made Joey Harrington look good. Well that was against the Cardinals, Dallas’ defense should be a little bit more difficult to move the ball against. So take the winnings from Detroit last week, and consider yourself lucky, getting on Detroit two games in a row, especially against a riled up Cowboy team chasing the playoffs, that would be a foolish risk even for me.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati +4.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS! A great match up in the AFC.
The Colts with their 9-0 mark come galloping into Cincinnati. Many people seem to think this will be the week Indy will suffers its first loss, as Carson Palmer and the Bengals have the firepower to match up and even better the Colts. The problem will be with Cincinnati’s run defense. Can they slow the Colts running game. While Indy may seem not be covering point spreads, they are 6-3 ATS. Indy runs the ball really well, and against Cincys young defense they may just run all over them all day. That being the case this one might be close. However should the Bengals manage to slow the Colts running game, then they will have to contend with Payton Manning against their league INT leading secondary. They will need some huge picks from that secondary, and a huge day from Carson Palmer to have a shot in this one. Against an improved and confident Colt defense I don’t know even if the homestanding Bengals will be good enough to slow the runaway ponies.
Jacksonville at Tennessee +4.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
Last week was a watershed game for the Jaguars, the first time in several games going back a few seasons that they reached 30 points. Sure that was against Baltimore, a team going through its share of problems. However Baltimores big issues are with the quarterback. That is one postion where Tennessee is set with Either Steve McNair or even Billy Volek. The Titans will need a really huge day from either guy, cause even without Fred Taylor in there Jacksonville can still move the ball a little bit, coming off their highest scoring game in years. Then I gotta give the edge to the Jags defensive line against the Tennessee interior linemen. Tennessee seems to own the series having won 7 of the last ten, but Jacksonville has won and covered two of the last 3. If Tennessee can’t run the ball, which they won’t against Henderson and Stroud and company, it will be a long day for the Tennessee fans. Won’t be a lot of scoring as 6 of the last 7 these two have played have gone UNDER. That’s a pretty scary fact if you, like me, will have to lay the points against a divisional home dog.
 Miami at Cleveland -2.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
The Dolphins come into this one after two hard luck losses at home. Both the last couple losses for Miami, came against playoff teams, Atlanta and New England, where Miami still had the chance to win the game at the end. However it did not happen, why is that? What have I been saying all year, that’s right Gus Frerrote, or is it Gus You-Rot… well if you ask anyone who took Miami as a home dog the past couple of weeks, the latter. The Good news for Miami fans is that Frerrotte is out this week. While his replacement, Sage Rosenfels isn’t exactly Dan Marino, or even a SB ring wearing Trent Dilfer. The Sage saga should serve Saban for betterment of the Phins, as the coach probably won’t be calling passing plays with the game on the line, when Ricky and Ronnie are Running all over the Browns defense. The Browns don’t have the caliber of defense compared to Miami’s last two opponents. However if Dilfer can muster enough up in him to exploit Miami’s secondary the Browns can put pressure on Sage, and Sage could sag. Thus Saban will stick to the ground game and the Fish will slide out of Cleveland with their 4th victory on the year.
 New Orleans at New England -11.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
OK folks you need to be very cautious with this game. Sure it may be crazy and somewhat foolish to bet the Saints, pretty much any week, but as a road team in New England it might seem especially foolish. However please be careful, New Englands secondary is a mess, and even Gus Frerrotte made plays on them last week. Aaron Brooks, may be one of the worst coach-killing QBs ever (look good in practice but…) Still Brooks has some talent at WR with Stallworth and Horn and those guys could both have big days against New Englands patchwork secondary. The Aaron Brooks factor keeps me from picking New Orleans outright, and that they just suck, but mind you this, New England secondary is a mess, and Brooks may just play one of his relaxed game where he ONLY throws one or two picks and a couple of TDs to boot.
Oakland at Washington -5.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS! Oh ow Oakland. Well OK so I slipped up last week. I was tempted from a couple of big wins by Oakland earlier and well what can I say I was a sucker for the Silver and Black as a home dog. However I have vowed that I wont even say that name anymore, in fact I will refer to them as the Joakland Faders, as I will now on just automatically fade the Raider. Ok this week in Washington, how many points are they getting… FORGET IT! The SKIN$ to WIN.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants -7.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS! I am so bitterly disappointed in both these two teams, I definitely cant handicap this one. So I defer this pick to Skrokertis, who is just crushing the field in our online football pool. He has been on fire, and he likes New York, but that goes to show you what he knows. He was betting big on Miami two weeks in a row. Now he is trying to tell me New York. New York has lost 8 of 9 to the Eagles. Of course that was a team that was dominating for 57 minutes on Monday night. This years Eagles shown up at the 3 minute mark and promptly blew the 13 point lead. The Giants are also struggling, getting beaten at home where young Eli Manning thew 4 INTS, and as many TDs to the Vikings as he had for New York. Phillys defense is still pretty mean, and they still have some big time corners. The McNabb injury is a big deal, but McMahon is a capable backup who will give the Giants fits. I won’t go big on this pick as I’m once again telling you Micheal Myers isn’t dead, he is just laying there.
 Tampa Bay at Atlanta -5.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
Surprise surprise the Bucs beat Washington, Atlanta was upset by Green Bay, and now these two meet in a big time playoff type game. The Bucs got a whole lot more confidence in their young QB after last weeks clutch late comeback against a good Washington team. One thing I have always ascribed to is that you don’t go against a confident team. However Atlanta is really solid up front on both sides of the ball. Young Chris Simms will find the going on the road much tougher than last week in the friendly confines of Raymond James stadium. Keep in mind that Tampas defense matches up really well with Atlanta offense as the Bucs have won and covered in the last 7 of 10 between these two. But in the last two years, Atlanta has taken 2 of 3. Still that proves that Tampa can match up and play with Atlanta, they seem to handle Vick better than anyone in the league. That’s about the only thing that concerns me. Other than that I am thinking Atlanta bounces back big from getting embarrassed at home the week before.
Seattle at San Francisco +13.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
The classic trap game. Seattle coming off an impressive home victory over their closest division rival. Now they visit the lowly struggling 49ers. Over the past two seasons these two have been Division rivals the Niners have yet to beat the Hawks once, although they did cover once in Seattle, in 2003. The Niners can’t be too happy about losing to Chicago last week, but for those of us that took the Niners and that big point spread we we’re quite impressed by what we saw again. Beware a little overconfidence in the Seahawks, and another banner effort from a gritty Niners team that hasn’t quite given it up yet. They are a respectable 4-5 ATS, and 3-2 in San Fran. However they will have to be able to score at least a couple of times to stay in this one, and I just have visions of the Cards lighting up San Frans secondary a month ago, and think this one will probably get ugly like that, or worse.
Buffalo at San Diego -9.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
Buffalo keeps on plodding along, despite the growing pains of the season they are looking to get back to the .500 mark and stay in striking distance for a shot at the AFC East title. It will be a tough task this week, as we told you before Buffalo struggles on the west coast anyway, and the prospects of facing a rested LaDamian Tomlinson and the Chargers doesn’t bode well for Buffalo. Especially now that they lost a few more guys from their defense. Oh by the way, the same Chargers with the impossible schedule that were written off for dead just keep climbing up the standings. Be wary of the big line on the Bills, I know the Bills have covered in 3 of the last 4 meetings with the Chargers, but aside from playing Losman at QB they lost a couple key guys on Defense. This one could get really ugly.
N.Y. Jets at Denver -11.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
Does this game seem like a mismatch to anyone? Should I even bother handicapping it? Lets see Denver is pretty good, and the Jets suck. What else do you really expect in this one. A riled up Jets crew of backups goes up into the Mile High city and pushes around the top ranked Denver defense and spring the upset. See that even sounds downright foolish.
 Pittsburgh at Baltimore +3.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS!
Sneaky game for the Steelers, they were almost beaten by Baltimore at home a couple weeks ago. Now the Steelers visit the Ravens where the Ravens have their QB starting again, even if it is Kyle Boller. The Steelers will likely counter with Tommy Maddox or Charlie Batch, which normally would spell trouble. The Ravens are very similar to Pittsburgh and as witnessed played the Steelers tough before. However this Steeler team is very good up front and seems to prefer playing on the road. Pitts had a statistical advantage no matter how you slice it before Baltimore lost Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. It was a combination of all those reasons that I went big on Pittsburgh that Sunday night when these two met, that I will once again be banking on the 4-0 ATS on the road Steelers to once again run to a road victory.
Kansas City at Houston +6.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! * EXTREME NFL MATCH UPS! Now where was it that you heard about lil ole Houston and how they been covering all kinds of point spreads lately. Hmmm could it have been RIGHT HERE??? Let me remind you "Houston has been a bit of a gamblers darling lately having covered, their last two times out." Lets make that the last three times out. Even if I couldn’t pick them for the site, they still paid off for some. Kansas City gets a chance to get back on track after a breakdown in Buffalo last week. Prior to that game Kansas City has won and covered in three of the previous 4. It might look like a classic mismatch, but some of my sources tell me Kansas City is a bit overrated, and get this the last time these two met, Houston pulled off a 24-21 victory in KANSAS CITY. Makes you wonder a little about a home dog Houston in a prime time game. Yet no matter how I try and justify it, I still can’t get myself to take Houston.
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MONDY NIGHT MATCHUP
Minnesota at Green Bay -2.5
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OK One more big match for this week. As the winter approaches the Packers seem to be heating up some, going against the Vikes who also have won two in a row. Should be a good one. The Packers were once invincible in Lambeau, but the Vikes covered there last year, and when you figure in the spread they are 7-3 in the last ten. They have been looking poised under Brad Johnson. Yet despite all that, I still can’t see myself going against Brett Farve in Lambeau and on a MONDAY NIGHT. The Pac-men gobble this one up as we roll toward the Holiday week!
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GREEN BAY 31 – MINN 20
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MINN 20 – GB 17 LOSER
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