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Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills NFL Betting Odds & Spread

Written December 5, 2008 by Jason Lowry

For the second time this season the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills will do battle in the AFC East, as both teams continue to make their push for a playoff spot. Now there is quite the difference in this game than the one earlier this season, as the Bills were 5-1 and easily on top the division when they took on the Dolphins, but after that 16-25 loss the Bills have only won one game over the last 6 weeks and now sit alone at the bottom of the division. Now the Dolphins are just the opposite as they were 2-4 when the teams first did battle, and since that game they are 5-1 and just one game out of the division lead. Now both teams still have a shot in this one, but there is a little twist to this one, as the game will not be played in Buffalo, but in Toronto, so the Bills have to find a way to play the same in Toronto as they would at home. For those of you looking to bet on the NFL this weekend, the oddsmakers have this one a complete coin toss as neither team is favored in this one at Sportsbook.com

Now the Dolphins come in as the official road team in this one, but its pretty easy to see both teams are going to be battling the difficulties of not playing at home. Last week the Dolphins had their struggles with the Dolphins, as they came away with just a 16-12 win on the road, as Chad Pennington struggled throwing the football for just 166 yards, and neither Ronnie Brown or Ricky Williams had too much success on the ground, but Brown was able to score the only Dolphins touchdown on a 3 yard run in the 2nd quarter. Last time the Dolphins faced the Bills Ted Ginn Jr, had one of his best games as a pro catching 7 balls for 175 yards, but they only managed 52 yards on the ground. Now its hard telling what to expect this weekend, but the running game will likely be the key to both teams success in this one.

The Dolphins defense did a good job of picking up the offense and making sure they got a win last week at St Louis, as they kept the Rams out of the endzone, and really made life tuff for quarterback Marc Bulger, who wound up throwing 3 interceptions. The run defense wasn’t at its best giving up 94 yards to Steven Jackson, and they are going to have to make sure they find a way to slow down Marshawn Lynch this weekend. Lynch had just 61 yards last time these two teams faced off, but he ran for nearly 5 yards a carry. Bet Dolphins EVEN at Sportsbook.com

Now the Bills definitely had their chances last week against the 49ers, but they missed 2 field goals and failed twice on 4th down inside the redzone, and wound up managing to score just 3 points the whole game. Now its hard telling exactly what happened to this team when it got close to scoring, but its something they better figure out real quick or they can say goodbye to their playoff chances. Last week Lynch ran the ball with a force, for 134 yards on just 16 carries, but did have a costly fumble in this one. The Bills also had to play the 2nd half without starting quarterback Trent Edwards, and the way it looks right now Edwards will be out to start the game this week, and JP Losman will be the man under center. Last week Losman was pretty solid in the backup role completing 11 of 17 passes for 93 yards, but they are going to need a much better performance than that if they want to win this weekend.

Now you can’t fault the defense for the game last week, as they did pretty much everything they could to give their offense the chance to win this football game, as they pretty much shut down the 49ers offensive attack after San Francisco jumped out to an early 10-0 lead. Now they had no answer for Chad Pennington last time they took on the Dolphins, as he threw for 314 yards and a score, but we have a good feeling that this defense realizes the situation this team is in, and is going to do whatever it takes for this team to win the football game this weekend. Bet Bills EVEN at Sportsbook.com

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