The New Orleans Saints have been the cock of the walk in the NFC South the past couple of seasons and are predicted to win the division again this year in their bid to defend their Super Bowl title but if anyone is going to knock this team off the top of the NFL gambling division standings it the Atlanta Falcons.

These two teams will do battle in the Super Dome this weekend and contrary to what many experts have opined, the Falcons have a very good chance of handing the Saints their first loss of the season.

Kickoff for this Sunday matchup is set for 1:05 Eastern Time and sbg global sportsbook opened with the Saints as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under total at 50. Read more…

A lot of people like to think that the betting NFL preseason doesn’t mean much. They may add that it’s simply a warm up for the real season, a chance for players to get in shape, QBs and receivers to build a rapport and a chance for the coaches to make the final roster cuts. And that’s all true. But the importance of the third game of the preseason cannot be overstated and for 2-3 quarters this is a virtual regular season game.

More important, its chance for sports betting fans, coaches and players to get a glimpse of a team’s potential. Read more…

The Houston Texans have had an up and down existence since this expansion team opened for NFL betting business more than a decade ago. But there’s been a lot more downs that ups and this team is still looking for its first NFL playoff bid. The Texans just missed the cut last year after jumping out to a terrific start and fading at the end to finish 9-7.

However, 2010 looks to be the year that the Texans finally make their debut in the football betting playoff action.

Led by QB Matt Schaub (the NFL’s leading passer in ’09 with 4,770 yards) this team is always a broken tackle away from a TD and it can go toe to toe with any defense in the league. WR Andre Johnson is the real deal and it’s no coincidence that Schaub led the league in passing yards and Johnson led the NFL betting action in receiving yards (1,569). Johnson also had 9 TDs and 101 catches making him arguably the best WR in the game. Read more…

The game for tonight in the 2nd week of the 2010 Preseason match-up for this Thursday night August 19, 2010 at 8 PM EDT and coming to you on National Television with FOX from Atlanta. Both of these teams are 1-0 on the season as we remember that winning for them is not the important factor coming from these preseason games as it is the opportunity to see who’s who at the zoo and what potential the full slate of players on each team has to offer both on offense and defense.

See the NFL Odds on this game from Atlanta tonight in the Georgia Dome. On the other side of the sheet is the fact that both reams had a decent week one in this 2010 preseason and want to perform even better tonight. If you are interested in betting on this game go to sbg global.com sportsbook and log in to your account and be a part of the NFL Betting action at SBG you can get up to a 60% bonus on your first deposit. Read more…

NFL betting lines handicappers will have an outstanding matchup of potential playoff teams in the sports betting matchup between Carolina and Baltimore.

The Carolina Panthers were the top seed in the NFC playoffs in 2008 and are looking to get back into the post season after an 8-8 straight up record last year while going 9-7 against the spread. Carolina went under the total in 10 games. Read more…