The Sunday slate offers several intriguing match-ups. The New England Patriots host the Cincinnati Bengals in what should be a great game. The Pats opened as 6 point favorites, but sportsbooks have brought that down to 4 ½ points at most sites. The Patriots are happy to have Wes Welker back, and Randy Moss is a great receiver. The Bengals counter with two terrific ball catchers of their own in Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco. The Pats can’t afford to forget about Cedric Benson coming out of the backfield. The Bengals defense is superior to the Patriots’. The public is siding with New England at about 2:1.
The Colts head to Houston to take on the Texans. The Colts opened as 3 point favorites, but now books are scattered between 1 and 2 points despite the Colts getting murdered by the public at over 95%. Like every year, Indy hangs its hopes on the arm of Peyton Manning, the League’s reigning MVP. The Colts can throw and catch, but will they be able to run the ball effectively? The Texans have their own slinger, Matt Schaub, who’s coming into his own. It must be nice to have Andre Johnson going after passes. Mario Williams and the Houston defense need to get Peyton Manning out of the pocket.
The Philadelphia Eagles welcome the Green Bay Packers to the City of Brotherly Love. This line has seen a lot of change. The game started as a pick, but not the Packers are list as 3 point road favorites. The public is almost unanimously in favor of the Pack, playing them at 97%! Aaron Rodgers is a good reason to back the Pack. Rodgers has to be a frontrunner to unseat Peyton Manning for the League’s MVP trophy. Kevin Kolb is another good reason to back the Pack. Kolb needs to be better than he was in the preseason because there’s a guy named Michael Vick just itching for another crack at being a starter.
The Cowboys travel to Washington to take on the Redskins in the Sunday night game. Dallas opened as 3 point road favorites and currently sit at 3 ½ points most places. The public is playing the ‘Boys at nearly 4:1. Tony Romo has another weapon to stretch the field in Dez Bryant. Jason Witten might have a big night … and a big year. It looks like Donovan McNabb will be ready to go. It’ll seem like old times with McNabb lining up against the Cowboys. Old times for Mike Shanahan and Wade Phillips, too. The two head coaches spent time together on the Broncos coaching staff around 20 years ago.
Monday night features two games, but the marquee match-up is between the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Jets. This might end up looking like a baseball score with two of the League’s best defenses. The Jets opened as 3 point home favorites but now the line is anywhere between 1 ½ and 2 ½ points, depending upon the book. The public is hitting the Ravens at 75%. Joe Flacco has another great receiver to throw the ball to; the Ravens added T.J. Houshmandzadeh this week. Can the Jets live up to their publicity? Can the Jets live up to their own talking? Shonn Greene looks to be a promising back. Mark Sanchez looks to avoid a sophomore slump. The Ravens are a tough draw for week 1.
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| Time | Game | Team | Open | Bookmker | Pincle | 5 Dimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/12
12:00p |
453
454 |
CAROLINA
NY GIANTS |
40
7 |
40
6½ |
41u21
6½-02 |
40
7+05 |
| 9/12
12:00p |
455
456 |
MIAMI
BUFFALO |
2
38 |
3
39 |
3-08
38o16 |
3-15
38½ |
| 9/12
12:00p |
457
458 |
ATLANTA
PITTSBURGH |
41
pk |
2
37½ |
1½-08
37½o11 |
1-20
38 |
| 9/12
12:00p |
459
460 |
DETROIT
CHICAGO |
42½
7 |
44
6½ |
43½o13
7+04 |
44
7½+15 |
| 9/12
12:00p |
461
462 |
CINCINNATI
NEW ENGLAND |
44
6 |
45
4 |
44½o08
4½-08 |
44½
4½ |
| 9/12
12:00p |
463
464 |
CLEVELAND
TAMPA BAY |
37
1 |
37
3-05 |
37o09
3+06 |
37
2½-25 |
| 9/12
12:00p |
465
466 |
DENVER
JACKSONVILLE |
42
1½ |
40
3+05 |
39½o19
2-21 |
40
1½-30 |
| 9/12
12:00p |
467
468 |
INDIANAPOLIS
HOUSTON |
3-15
47 |
2
48 |
1-17
46½o21 |
2
48 |
| 9/12
12:00p |
469
470 |
OAKLAND
TENNESSEE |
41
7 |
40½
6 |
40½u09
6-11 |
40½
7+05 |
| 9/12
3:15p |
471
472 |
GREEN BAY
PHILADELPHIA |
46
pk |
3+05
47½ |
3+05
47o15 |
3ev
47½ |
| 9/12
3:15p |
473
474 |
SAN FRANCISCO
SEATTLE |
38
1 |
3-05
37 |
3+08
36½o16 |
3+05
37 |
| 9/12
3:15p |
475
476 |
ARIZONA
ST. LOUIS |
3½
42½ |
4
39½ |
4+04
38½o15 |
3-35
39 |
| 9/12
7:20p |
477
478 |
DALLAS
WASHINGTON |
3-20
43½ |
3-30
40 |
3½+03
40½u11 |
3-30
40 |
| 9/13
6:00p |
479
480 |
BALTIMORE
NY JETS |
37½
3 |
35
2½ |
35½o06
1½-22 |
35½
1½-25 |
| 9/13
9:15p |
481
482 |
SAN DIEGO
KANSAS CITY |
5½
45 |
4½
45 |
4½
44½o17 |
4½
45 |
All week 1 NFL odds from above taken from Bookmaker, Pinnacle, and 5Dimes Sportsbooks, the top 3 books in the online betting world.
