Top NFL Matchups Odds: Week 10
The NFL football season is heading into the stretch and consistency is anything but a certainty at this time of year. The Patriots lost to The Browns last week in a 34-14 blowout, a game in which they were favored by 4 ½ points. The Jets pulled a late comeback with an overtime victory against The Lions which shook up their confidence levels a bit. The only real consistency it seems at this point is that The Bills are the worst team in football after losing their 8th straight game of the season to The Bears. There is a lot of buzz going on about this week’s games and we have the top picks to help you capitalize on them.
New York Jets (-3 ½) @ Cleveland Browns
Sunday, November 14 – 1:00 PM
The Jets travel to Cleveland Sunday to take on the 3-5 Browns in what could turn out to be more of a game than most people would have anticipated. The Brownies are no push over. They proved themselves in 34-14 blowout over New England last week and with a solid defense and a very capable running game, the Browns have a real shot at upsetting The Jets.
The Browns have been one of the better teams in the league defensively this season. Their secondary is very quick with corners Joe Haden leading the way, and the run defense has done at adequate job at limiting the ground game. The Browns will be looking to put some pressure on Mark Sanchez which will hopefully for them, lead to turnovers.
On offense The Browns are sitting pretty, but also not looking too bad. Colt McCoy has actually done a standup job since his first game against Pittsburgh three weeks ago. He has accumulated 529 yards on the season and a TD. While he isn’t one of the better QB’s in the league right now, he is developing and shows signs of getting there.
However, McCoy will have his work cut out for him against a serious NY Jets secondary. Led by CB Darrelle Revis, The Jets secondary had plenty of talent to pick anything precise passes. Combine that with LB Bart Scott and The Browns are looking at a very difficult defense to break. The Jets will be aiming to shut down Peyton Hillis and Joshua Cribbs on the ground who have been two of the key factors in The Browns three wins this year.
Betting Trends
In 6 of The Jets last 7 games the total has gone OVER and they have a record of 6-1 SU. They are also 9-1 SU on the road and the total has gone OVER in 5 of their last 5 road games. Cleveland has gone OVER the total in 5 of its last 6 games and are 8-17 SU in the last 25 games, and 5-2 SU in the last 7 home games.
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St. Louis Rams @ San Francisco 49ers (-5 ½)
Sunday, November 14 – 4:15 PM
This NFC West matchup has great importance to both teams. The Rams are sitting in first place currently with a 4-4 record and are gunning for a playoff position. But, San Francisco is sitting in last place with a 2-6 record, and although it is highly unlikely they will be able to win out the season and make the playoffs they are still optimistic.
The Rams are coming off a bye week after a victory over the Carolina Panthers in the previous week. Sam Bradford had a good game with 191 passing yards and 2 TD’s. Steven Jackson was held to just 59 yards on the ground on 23 carries. The Rams defense will be key in this game. They currently sit at 8th in the league against the run and 16th against the pass. Although San Fran is not extremely gifted on offense, they will need to get after Frank Gore and keep his rushing to a minimum. That will leave QB Troy Smith to do most of the work, who has only one game under his belt.
The 49ers defense will also be hoping to make a stand in this game. They rank just behind The Rams in run defense at 9th and 22nd against the pass. It seems that Steven Jackson is not having a huge season thus far so The 49ers should be pretty effective in stopping him. However, Sam Bradford has hurt some defenses before and if San Fran slips a few times he can make them pay.
Betting Trends
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road and 1-5 SU in its last 6 when playing San Francisco. The Rams are 2-9 in their last 11 games against San Francisco. The 49ers are 2-6 SU in the last 8 games but 6-2 SU in the last 8 home games. They are also 6-1-1 ATS in the last 8 home games and 5-1 SU in the last 6 against St. Louis.
Philadelphia Eagles (-3) @ Washington Redskins
Monday, November 15 – 8:30 PM
In a Sunday afternoon game last week The Eagles came away with a tight win over The Indianapolis Colts 26-24. Michael Vick has returned to the NFL QB position and its looks like he hasn’t lost a step. He went 17/29 with 218 yards and 1 TD through the air. LeSean McCoy rushed for 95 yards but failed to get into the endzone. The defense played well also, holding The Colts to just over 50 yards on the ground and allowing Peyton Manning only 1 TD pass.
Washington is coming off a bye week and plans to be well rested when The Eagles roll into town on Sunday. They currently sit right behind Philadelphia in the NFC East with a 4-4 record and a win over the division rival would be huge. McNabb looks healthy and if he plays his game it should make for an interesting afternoon against The Eagles’ secondary.
Betting Trends
Philadelphia is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games and the total has gone OVER in 4 of the last 5 games. They are 5-2 SU in the last 7 games and 2-4 ATS in the last 6 on the road. Washington is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games and 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 home games.
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