When it comes to setting odds NFL experts are apparently stumped as the the AFC Championship approaches. The betting line on this conference title game, as it is for the NFC Championship game as well is basically a wash.

The two teams slated to battle for the AFC title this year are very similar in many ways and both are defensive-minded teams that don’t manufacture a lot of points. Inclement weather should also play a part in keeping the score down and when the #2 seed Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4) host the #6 seed NY Jets (13-5) the winner will most likely be determined by the team that makes the fewest mistakes in a game where points will be hard to come by. Read more…

This Weekend’s NFC Championship game has as much hype surrounding it as any Conference championship has had in quite some time. And why shouldn’t it? This battle for a berth in the Super Bowl features two of the marquee franchises in the NFL, the Chicago Bears (12-5) and the Green Bay Packers (12-6), and the oldest rivalry in professional football.

These two clubs first met on the grid iron in 1921 and have been butting heads ever since. This will the 183rd meeting of this teams, but what makes this matchup so fascinating is the fact that despite all the history, this will be just the 2nd time that that these two storied franchises have met in the post season. Read more…

Two years ago the NFL gambling scenario about to unfold in Philadelphia this weekend would have seemed impossible. At that time the Eagles starting QB in this weekend’s NFC Wild Card playoff game was serving time in a federal penitentiary and was the scourge of the league.

But after paying his debt to society Vick has exploded onto the NFL scene this year even better than ever. In just 12 full games he threw for 21 TDs, just 6 INTs, averaged 251.6 passing yards per game along with 56.3 rushing yards and 9 TDs. And he also finished 3rd in the NFL in passer rating (100.2).

He is the principal reason the Philadelphia Eagles (10-6) are hosting an NFC Wild Card game this weekend and he will the man the Green Bay Packers (10-6) must stop. Read more…

With so many big time games with major playoff implications in the NFL betting odds action it’s easy to overlook a game that features two traditional doormats like Kansas City Chiefs and the St Louis Rams.

But the 2010 NFL season has been a topsy-turvy one as crazy as it sounds this matchup is actually a game between two division leaders.

At 8-5 the KC Chiefs are atop the AFC West and at 6-7 the upstart Rams are somehow the best of the worst division in the NFL, the NFC West. Read more…