Posted on
1/2/2008 1:34:35 PM
Football Betting - Playoff football on weekend schedule
By BetUS Staff
You can toss away all those National Football League playoff scenarios now and concentrate on the actual playoffs – which get underway on Saturday and Sunday with the Wild Card round. Of course, the team favored to win this year’s Super Bowl won’t be in action this weekend – and NFL bettors know we’re talking about those 16-0 Patriots.
New England’s perfect mark gives them a bye this week, and it also makes them the big -180 favorite to win Super Bowl XLII. As well, Tom Brady and company are pegged as the -275 favorite to win the AFC Championship Game. Those aren’t very lucrative odds, but what can you expect for a team that has toppled all comers in the past four months.
The next three teams on the Super Bowl odds list all have byes this weekend as well – the Indianapolis Colts, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Green Bay Packers. Both the defending champions and Tony Romo’s squad are at +500 odds on that futures bet, while Brett Favre has his Packers at +1000 to win the title. The Colts are also at +350 odds to claim the AFC, with the Cowboys (-175) and Packers (+225) the NFC favorites.
So which of the eight teams in action this weekend has the best Super Bowl NFL odds at BetUS right now? That’s be the Jacksonville Jaguars, who finished two games behind the Colts in the AFC South but still tied for the third-most wins in the conference. The Jags, who take on the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend, are listed with +1400 title odds. As for Jacksonville’s conference championship line, that’s currently pegged at just +900.
Next up are LaDainian Tomlinson’s San Diego Chargers, who ride into the postseason on a six-game winning streak (second longest in the league). The 11-5 Chargers, who will play the Tennessee Titans this weekend, are listed with +1800 odds to win Super Bowl XLII. San Diego is also slightly behind Jacksonville with +1000 conference odds.
The Steelers won the AFC North on a tiebreaker with the Cleveland Browns, but the loss of star running back Willie Parker could cause serious problems for their offense. That’s put the Steelers, who are actually at home against Jacksonville this weekend, only at +3000 odds to win the Super Bowl, and +1400 odds to take home the AFC title.
The Titans are hoping that Vince Young is fully healthy for their game against San Diego this weekend, but the oddsmakers have largely written them off as Super Bowl contenders. Tennessee has the worst odds of all 12 postseason teams to win this year’s championship at +10000, and they’re also pegged at a longshot +5500 to win the AFC.
Over in the NFC the Cowboys and Packers are followed by the Seattle Seahawks, who cruised to the NFC West title and are pegged at +3000 Super Bowl odds. Matt Hasselbeck and company are also third on the NFC Championship odds chart at +800.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the other NFC division champion, but they’re farther back at +5000 odds to win this year’s Super Bowl. The conference’s two Wild Card teams, the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins, are both pegged at +6000 to win the big one. Conference title odds: Bucs (+1400), Giants (+1800), Skins (+2000).
Washington clinched the NFC’s final playoff berth in Week 17, and they’re pegged as 3-point road underdogs against Seattle this weekend. The Giants are also a 3-point road underdog in their game against Tampa Bay. San Diego is the biggest favorite of the weekend at 9.5 points at home, while the Jaguars are the only road favorite (2.5 points).
Check the BetUS NFL betting lines section for all the latest odds and totals for the postseason.
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