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Sports Betting Preview: 12/28

Written December 28, 2008 by Jack Jones

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With Week 17 action you will find several teams that are looking for wins to get into the playoffs, and then the Detroit Lions who are still looking to get into the win column. If you want to do a little NFL betting on who is going to come out on top, head to BetJamaica where a $100 deposit will get you $100 in free bonus money!

The Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers will both be looking to win the NFC South divisional title in separate matchups on Sunday afternoon. The Falcons gets to host the St. Louis Rams while Carolina heads to New Orleans to take on the Saints. Right now the Panthers are in first place in the NFC South at 11-4, but the Falcons are a close second with a 10-5 mark. The NFL odds show that Carolina is favored by 3 points against New Orleans while Atlanta is a 14-point favorite against St. Louis.

The Minnesota Vikings are a touchdown favorite at home against the Giants in another 1 PM EST contest. The Vikings can win the NFC North with a win. The team close on their heels is the Chicago Bears who are a 2.5-point road underdog against the Houston Texans. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to lock up an NFC Wild Card birth and should be able to hold up their end with a win as as 13-point home favorites versus the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

Other early-afternoon contests are Kansas City at Cincinnati (-3), Detroit at Green Bay (-10.5), Tennessee (-3) at Indy, Cleveland at Pittsburgh (-10.5), and New England (-6.5) at Buffalo. The Patriots are still alive for either the AFC East title or the Wild Card.

The other two teams gunning for the AFC East title both play in the 4:15 PM EST slate of games, with the Miami Dolphins a 2.5-point underdog on the road against the New York Jets. The Baltimore Ravens are giving up 12.5 points at home against Jacksonville, while it’s Philadelphia -1.5 at home against Dallas in a key NFC clash. The afternoon slate wraps up with Seattle at Arizona (-6) and Washington at San Francisco (-3), while the Chargers (-8) and Broncos will meet in San Diego at 8:15pm ET to decide the AFC West champion.

Bowl Action

There’s just one college football game on the schedule for Sunday, with Northern Illinois taking on Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl. The college football odds makers don’t see much to choose from in this matchup, as the game is listed as a pick’em (with the total at 47.5 points). Northern Illinois went 6-6 SU and 6-5 ATS on the season, while Louisiana Tech went 7-5 SU and 5-5-1 against the numbers.

The Rest of the Schedule

The Lakers got some revenge on the Celtics with a 92-83 win on Christmas Day, which put them at 24-5 SU and 13-16 ATS on the season. Los Angeles is back in action on Sunday with a home game against Golden State in one of six NBA contests on the schedule. Rounding out the slate: Denver at New York, Dallas at the Clippers, Miami at Cleveland, Boston at Sacramento, and New Orleans at Indiana.

Top-ranked North Carolina returns to action Sunday with a game against Rutgers on the college hoops schedule. The Tar Heels handily knocked off Valparaiso 85-63 in their last outing, and they’re now 11-0 SU and 5-5 ATS. The Crusaders get another ranked opponent on Sunday, as they’ll take on No. 10 Purdue. As well, it’s Louisiana Tech vs. No. 13 UCLA, and then High Point vs. No. 23 Minnesota.

Finally, the NHL has six games on tap for Sunday, including the Ottawa Senators continuing their western swing with a game in Vancouver against the Canucks. Boston will be in Atlanta for a 5:00pm ET puck drop, and it’s also Anaheim at St. Louis, Chicago at Minnesota, Toronto at Washington, and Nashville at Edmonton.

A Peek at the Future

With no more Monday Night Football on the schedule the NFL will be off until Saturday, when the first two Wild-Card Weekend games will be played. The other two playoff contests next weekend will be contested on Sunday . . . Monday’s college football schedule features N.C. State vs. Rutgers (-7) in the Papa John’s.com Bowl, and then Missouri (-12.5) vs. Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl.

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2 Responses to “Sports Betting Preview: 12/28”

free bet on January 6th, 2009 11:36 am

i cant believe the colts lost, it was their year to win it, specially without brady…

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Jack Jones Reply:
January 6th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Looking back at the game, the Chargers had plenty of opportunities to win the game in regulation so I feel like they were the better team here. It could have been a blowout without so many mistakes on their part.

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