The Cardinals have gone from 2-time defending NFC West champion to NFL betting odds zero in a hurry. And it’s no real mystery why. In the past offseason the team lost its QB and offensive anchor when Hall of Fame Kurt Warner called it quits. But the team brass compounded that loss by trading away elite WR Anquan Boldin and letting Pro Bowl middle linebacker and defensive leader Karlos Dansby leave in free agency.

Losing three of its four top players would put any team in the cellar but the situation has been even direr for the Cards as they’ve been unable to find someone even resembling a serviceable QB to replace Warner. Read more…

The Oakland Raiders are as bad as ever with little or no chance of playing in the NFL playoffs or appearing on the right side of sports betting line any time soon. This team has no reliable option or talent at the QB position, the owner is a lunatic and the coaching staff is questionable. But that doesn’t mean that this team isn’t a tough opponent or that it can’t pull off the occasional upset.

Sports betting fans might fall asleep on this team because of its consistently poor performances but opponents and especially opposing QBs know not to overlook this team. The Raiders fall short in many areas, but this team takes a backseat to none when it comes to cover CBs. Even though the Jets Darelle Revis gets all the headlines, the best CB in league is the little known Nnamdi Asomugha. His name doesn’t necessarily roll off the tongue, but it doesn’t need to as long as he shuts down the opponent’s number one WR and that’s what this guy does every week. His stats are meager, but that’s only because no one ever even thinks about throwing his way. Read more…

Now that Big Ben has returned from his 4-game suspension we’ve seen what kind of potential the Steelers’ passing game has and it’s not a rosy picture for Pittsburgh (4-1) opponents’ on the NFL gambling calendar.

In his absence, the Steelers started 4th string QB Charlie Batch and cobbled together a 3-1 record almost in spite of Batch. The team ranked last in the NFL passing offense and struggled to put 20 points on the scoreboard. But it mattered little as the defense is playing like a bunch of lunatics and has only given up 12.0 ppg this season.

And now that Big Ben is back the whole complexion of the offense has changed and this team is now a much more dangerous opponent. Read more…

These two teams seem to be constantly playing one another on the sports betting calendar and generally when the games are in Foxboro the results are far from certain. Last year these two teams met early in the season in New England and the Pats handed the Ravens their hats in a 27-21 defeat. But Baltimore had its revenge served cold, very cold; on a freezing day in January in a 33-12 beat down in the playoffs.

The rubber match will once again be held in Foxboro and the Ravens look to still have the upper hand in this matchup. Read more…