We’ve heard all week about the rich tradition of the two teams headed for the NFC Championship and the great history of the rivalry which has made for a great storyline but the truth is, when the Chicago Bears (12-5) and the Green Bay Packers (12-6) take the field in the 2011 NFC title game the history will be thrown out the window and it will be the teams’ defenses that win or lose this marquee NFL betting odds matchup.

The success of both of these teams this year begins and ends with their defenses and they’ve two of the best in the league. In scoring, ranking and overall defense few teams have been better than either the Bears or the Packers and fans looking to see a offense shootout in this game are probably delusional and will be greatly disappointed. Read more…

This might just be the most exciting matchup between a 6-8 team and 5-9 teams in the history of NFL gambling. The 6-8 team in question is the resurgent St Louis Rams and the 5-9 team is the terribly disappointing San Francisco 49ers club.

Neither team will finish above .500 and normally, at this time of year a matchup like this would be little interest to anyone other than diehard fans.

But in the Wild, Wild, NFC West a winning record isn’t required to clinch the division and home field advantage in the playoffs. If the cards fall just right, the Niners could play their way into the playoffs by winning their last two games. Read more…

If you have miss any games this weekend on the NFL gambling calendar make sure you miss this game. When the Carolina Panthers (1-9) travel to the Dawg Pound to take on the Cleveland Browns (3-7) put the women and children to bed and spare them the ugliness that is the 2010 Panthers squad.

The Browns are actually a team on the cusp of being competitive but Panthers are so bad that it’s almost pitiable. Read more…

There doesn’t seem to be any great teams in the 2010 NFL betting odds right now but there is an inordinate amount of really good teams, at least a half a dozen with a legitimate shot at the Super Bowl.

The Carolina Panthers (1-7) are not one of them. In fact, despite having a better record than the still winless Buffalo Bills (0-8) is easily the worst team in football. The team has a pretty bad defense that’s giving up 23.0 ppg (22nd in the league) and an offense that is downright embarrassing (11.0 ppg).

When this travels to Tampa Bay in the Week 10 sports betting action to take on the NFC South rival Buccaneers (5-3) it will be beaten badly. Read more…

In the first Thursday night NFL gambling matchup of the season the 6-2 Baltimore Ravens, named for a carrion scavenger will face the 6-2 Atlanta Falcons, a bird of prey, in a matchup that features two of the best defenses in the league.

Baltimore has long been known for its defensive prowess and concussion inducing hitters. But the Falcons D has quietly played its way into prominence and in some ways has been more effective than the Ravens’ D this season. Both teams’ D rank in the top ten in the league and will have a huge role to play in this Week 10 showdown. Read more…