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…

The 2-5 Cincinnati Bengals are team in trouble and their Week 9 matchup against the 5-2 Pittsburgh Steelers is a must win situation. With Cleveland’s (3-5) surprise win over the New England Patriots (6-2) on Sunday the Bengals are now in last place in the AFC North. The playoffs are all but impossibility at this point with the stiff divisional competition and the best the Bengals can hope for this season is a winning record.

But if they can get a road win over a quality team like the Steelers, the team certainly has the talent to reel off a 5-6 game win streak and with injuries to other teams in the AFC you never know what could happen. Read more…

Many football fans had this game circled on their calendars in the preseason as they anticipated a colossal clash of the NFC titans in this Week 9 NFL betting odds matchup. Heading into the 2010 season these were the two favorite teams from the NFC to reach the Super Bowl.

But these teams have bombed so far this season (the Pack to a much lesser extent) and the only way the Packers or Cowboys will be at the Super Bowl is if they buy a ticket. Green Bay has struggled to a respectable 5-3 record and leads the hugely disappointing NFC North. But anyone who’s seen this banged up team play knows it’s not a legit post season contender. Read more…

Heading into the 2010 NFL sports betting action both the San Diego Chargers and the Tennessee Titans were expected to be competing for playoff spots.

But so far, with a third of the season in the bag, only the 5-2 Titans still appear to be in the postseason hunt as the Chargers having stumbled to a 2-5 record.

Kickoff for this Sunday matchup is set for 4:10 Eastern Time and SBG Global Sportsbook opened with the Chargers as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under total at 44. Read more…

The NFC is as muddled as ever through the Week 7 action and with the Dallas Cowboys hosting hated division rivals the New York Giants things in the divisional standings could get even murkier depending on how this NFL betting odds matchup plays out.

Dallas has had a nightmare start to the season going just 1-4 through the first 5 games of the season. The team’s roster is still dripping with talent and its executed well on many level but stupid penalties and other mistakes have cost this team games and with a bit more discipline it could easily 4-1. Read more…