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NFL Week 10 New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns Picks

November 13th, 2010 No comments

jets vs brownsRetired NFL coach Buddy Ryan will be a conflicted soul this weekend as his twin sons, head coach Rex Ryan of the New York Jets (6-2) travels to Cleveland to do battle with his brother, Defensive Coordinator Rob Ryan of the Browns (3-5) in an intriguing NFL betting odds matchup.

The familiar story line, as well as Cleveland head coach Eric Mangini playing against his former employer create an interesting background to this game, but the football matchup overshadows all the off field stuff.

The Browns got off to a horrendous start to the season with a revolving door of incompetent QBs (Jake Delhomme and Senecca Wallace) and lost 5 of their first 6 games. Read more…

NFL Gambling Odds: Ravens vs Falcons Sportsbooks Betting

November 11th, 2010 No comments

ravens vs falconsThe Baltimore Ravens (6-2) are likely the best team in the NFL betting odds action at the moment. But that doesn’t mean that they’ll win this week (6-2) against the NFC South leading Atlanta Falcons (6-2).

This will be the first Thursday night game of the season. Fans love the mid-week game, teams hate it. Thursday night games mean a short prep week and little time to game plan for an opponent. That means that little things like turnovers, home field advantage and third-down conversions could play huge roles in a potential win. Read more…

Gambling Odds: Jets vs Lions NFL Week 9 Picks

November 6th, 2010 No comments

jets vs lionsWhat is this 2010 NFL season coming to when a 2-5 team has a great shot of defeating one of the preseason Super Bowl favorites: the 5-2 New York Jets.

Kickoff for this Sunday matchup is set for 1:05 Eastern Time and SBG Global Sportsbook opened with the Jets as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under total at 44.5.

It may seem strange but that’s exactly the type of season it’s been so far in the NFL. Parity is at an all time high with no undefeated teams surviving the first month of the season and no clear cut favorite among the ranks. The Pats have the best record in the league at 6-1 but no one is convinced of this team. Read more…

NCAA College Football: South Carolina vs Arkansas Betting Odds

November 5th, 2010 No comments

south carolina vs arkansasThis Saturday the #17 Razorbacks of Arkansas (6-2) take in the # 18 Gamecocks of South Carolina (6-2) in Columbia, South Carolina at the Williams-Brice Stadium and game time is 7 PM EDT. These two teams have played each other since 1992 when the Gamecocks joined the SEC.

A Total of 18 meetings and Arkansas has won 11 times and the Gamecocks 7 times. See the NCAA Betting lines at SBGGlobal.com on this important SEC match-up which will be on ESPN TV. It’s amazing that these two teams come into this game and both are 6-2 overall with South Carolina leading in conference wins with 4-2 while Arkansas is 3-2. What’s also interesting is that each of these two teams has a loss to Auburn with Arkansas other loss to Alabama and South Carolinas second loss was to Kentucky! Read more…