A couple of years ago, the AFC East showdown between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots wouldn’t have been much of a matchup at all as Tom Brady and company were by far the better team, but this season times have changed as the Jets have become a legitimate Super Bowl title contenders with arguably the best defense in the league coming into their head to head matchup with their division rivals.

Even though the Patriots aren’t exactly the dominant team of old, they did play really well in Week 1 by dominating the revamped Cincinnati Bengals with a 38-24 victory, but they will definitely have their work cut out for them in Week 2 against Darrelle Revis and the New York Jets defense as Rex Ryan’s squad will look to bounce from the Week 1 loss to the Baltimore Ravens with a win over their division rivals. Continue Reading…

Kansas City Chiefs vs Cleveland Browns Sun. Sept. 19^th 1pm EST

Over the past few years, the Kansas City Chiefs have been nothing more than a joke in the NFL and almost guaranteed to finish in last place in the AFC West division, but this season they have already shown some signs of turning things around on both sides of the football after beating the Super Bowl title contending San Diego Chargers in Week 1 with a thrilling Monday Night Football victory 21-14.

Obviously, the Week 1 win over the Chargers could be just a fluke, but the way there is no doubting that Chiefs played extremely well on offense with a solid running game led by running back Jamaal Charles (92 rushing yards, one touchdown) and a 94-yard punt return for a touchdown by Dexter McCluster. Continue Reading…

Oakland Raiders @ Tennessee Titans Sun. Sept. 12^th 1pm EST

Coming into the NFL regular season, the Oakland Raiders will be looking to finally get back into playoff contention in the AFC Conference, but they will have their work cut out for them in Week 1 against the up and coming Tennessee Titans.

As of today, the Raiders are 6 point underdogs according to the top online sportsbooks like Bookmaker.

Not only were the Tennessee Titans very impressive in the second half of the season last year after losing six straight games, but they saw arguably the best running back in the game emerge in Chris Johnson. With 2,006 rushing yards to his credit Johnson was on the verge of breaking some all-time records, but he fell just short.

This season the Pro Bowl running back will be aiming for 2,500 rushing yards and the NFL MVP as he tries to lead the Tennessee Titans back into the playoffs. Continue Reading…

Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints Thurs. Sept. 9^th 8:30pm EST

Perhaps the most anticipated matchup to open the NFL regular season this year will be the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints taking on Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings in a rematch of last season’s NFC championship game.

The odds on this game vary a little, but Bodog has the Saints favored by 6 points while Diamond Sportsbook, a leader in online sportsbooks has the Saints at -5, meaning favored by 5 points. Continue Reading…

San Diego Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs Mon. Sept. 13^th 10:15pm EST

The San Diego Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs are two teams in the AFC West division heading in completely different directions as Norv Turner and company have their sights set on competing for a Super Bowl and the Chiefs just want to finish the season with a winning record.

The odds on this game at DSI Diamond Sportsbook have the Chargers as 4.5 point favorites. Other online sportsbook like Bodog have the spread set at -5 for the Saints. Continue Reading…

NFC South: New Orleans Saints (13-3)

The defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints were destined to be the league’s best team last year, but even though they are the champs coming into this season, not many people are giving them a chance to pull off the repeat as the consensus is that the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings are better all around teams. Although there are some very close odds in this Division, we can see the online sportsbooks logic in putting the Saints at +375, which makes them the front runner in the NFC. Continue Reading…

AFC South: Indianapolis Colts (14-2)

Last season the Indianapolis Colts were arguably the best team in the league during the regular season as they won 14 straight games and basically conceded the last two games of the regular season in order to keep four-time NFL MVP quarterback Peyton Manning and perennial Pro Bowl wideout Reggie Wayne healthy for the playoffs.

Even though the Colts lost to the Saints in the Super Bowl, most people believe the Sean Payton and company got lucky against Jim Caldwell’s squad and this season Indianapolis will look to prove it. We like the odds by the latest online sportsbooks that show the Colts at -400 to win the AFC. Continue Reading…

The Chicago Bears are coming off a very disappointing season in which they were ravaged by injuries and breaking in a new starting quarterback in the form of Pro Bowler Jay Cutler.

Even though it seemed that the team was heading in the right direction with the acquisition of a franchise quarterback and the defense getting back to form, the team just fell apart last season and weren’t able to get anything going until near the end of the regular season where they finally struck up some team chemistry. Continue Reading…

This past Sunday the United States national basketball team or Team USA as it is better known, were given a run for their money when they went up against Ricky Rubio’s Spanish squad.

Even though the Americans came out on top 86-85, after Kevin Durant saved the day with a blocked shot at the buzzer, it would be safe to say that Spain basically outplayed them throughout the entire game as some of Team USA’s players really struggled, especially late in the game when Spain was threatening to come away with the win. Continue Reading…

The Denver Broncos made a bold move during the offseason by selecting arguably one of the best college football players of all-time in quarterback Tim Tebow in the 2010 NFL Draft (25^th overall pick). Even though he was able to lead the Florida Gators to two BCS championships during his time in college, Tebow has been considered a player that wouldn’t be able to transcend his game on the NFL level as he wasn’t more of a threat with his feet rather than his arm. Continue Reading…