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NFL Betting Spotlight: NFC West is Wide Open

August 25th, 2010 by

nfcOver the past decade the NFL betting action has become the most competitive set of sports betting odds out there. Year in and year out there is constant turnover atop the division standings and new teams in the football betting playoffs every January?

This year no division in the NFL betting action better exemplifies that type of turn over and tight competition than the NFC West. This is division that has been owned by the Arizona Cardinals over the past two seasons but major offseason changes in division from top to bottom make this the most interesting football betting division in the NFL odds right now.

After finishing 10-6 last season and winning NFC West yet again this team suffered several major losses since the 2009 NFL betting season ended. First, future Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner retired and then the team traded away perennially unhappy, but super-talented Anquan Bolden. New QB Matt Leinart has already proven that he’s not capable of leading a team to NFL betting victory and the offense will suffer. Add to that the loss of pro bowl LB Karlos Dansby, the centerpiece of the Cards defense and this team will be lucky to finish at .500 in the football betting odds.

The Rams, coming off a 1-15 season, won the right to draft QB Sam Bradford of Oklahoma. He’s a great talent and a top NFL betting prospect but this team is in for another rotten season as he learns the ropes.

The two teams that should end up in a dog fight for the NFC West betting title are the San Francisco 49ers and the new look Seattle Seahawks.

Neither of these teams has done much the past few NFL betting seasons but this could be their chance to get back to the playoff betting action. The Niners are stout on defense, run the ball well and have plenty of talent now at the skill positions and the O-line. The team also has its best quarterback in about a decade with David Carr under center and if he can perform at an average level then this team will win 10 games.

The Seahawks also restocked in the recent NFL betting draft and if they’re rookies play up to their potential and QB Matt Hasselbeck stays healthy this is also a 10 win team.

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