Our Sweet 16 predictions kick off on Friday night in the South Region, where the Baylor Bears and the Xavier Musketeers duke it out for the right to go to the Elite 8. Check out our Baylor vs. Xavier keys to the game!

2012 Sweet 16 Matchup: #10 Xavier Musketeers vs. #3 Baylor Bears
East Region Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Sweet 16 Date/Time: Friday, March 23rd, 7:15 p.m.
Xavier vs. Baylor Television Coverage: CBS

Key #1: Mark Lyons has to make an appearance in this game
When Tu Holloway was out of the lineup earlier this year, it was Lyons that really stepped up with some big time games. That being said, we know that even with Holloway on the court, Lyons should be averaging at least 12-14 points per game, if not at least his average of 15.0 points per game. Thus far in the dance though, the X-Men have gotten virtually nothing out of their second leading scorer. Lyons has no choice but to do better in this battle, because these Bears are a heck of a lot better than either the Lehigh Mountain Hawks or the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Scoring seven or eight points as he has in his first two games here in the dance simply isn’t going to cut it whatsoever.

Sweet 16 Odds at Wager Web Sportsbook
Xavier Musketeers +6
Baylor Bears -6
Over/Under 141.5
Click Here to Bet Your Sweet 16 Picks!

Key #2: Xavier absolutely cannot get in foul trouble
We know that Baylor isn’t all that deep of a team, and you would figure that it would go without saying that the Bears have to stay out of foul trouble as well. However, there isn’t a player on the court for Baylor that averages more than a shade above three fouls per game, and it is very rare that any of the starting five really have to spend that much time on the bunch for anything but rest. The X-Men though, are a totally different story. Holloway, Lyons, and especially Kenny Frease have to be careful not to commit too many fouls, not just to keep themselves on the court, but to keep Baylor off of the foul line as well. Save for Perry Jones III, all of the shooters are knocking down at least 76.5 percent of their free throws, and Brady Heslip virtually never misses, hitting 93.8 percent of his attempts at the charity stripe. The Bears make a living at the free throw line because of their aggressiveness, but Xavier has to limit that if it hopes to get to the Elite 8.

Key #3: The Bears can’t get frustrated by the length of the Xavier defense
The one thing that really seemed to frustrate Baylor this year in the games that it lost was going against defenses that are big, long, tall, and athletic. Xavier brings just that to the table, and it is going to be the first time here in the dance that the Bears have had to face something like that. These X-Men average coming up with 6.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game, and those are the type of stats that lead to them having one of the best shooting percentages allowed in the nation. This is one of the few teams in the land that can boast that opponents are shooting under 40 percent against it, and if Baylor can’t get out of that funk and gets frustrated too much by a rock solid defense, it won’t survive and move on to the weekend.

Click Here to get the best March Madness picks that you’ll find on the internet, including our NCAA Tournament picks and the Sweet 16 picks for the rest of the NCAA Tournament game odds.

The Florida Gators are one of the highest ranked teams left in the NCAA Tournament, and they are going to be putting that on the line when we make our March Madness picks for the Sweet 16 against the Marquette Golden Eagles.

2012 Sweet 16 Matchup: #4 Florida Gators vs. #1 Marquette Golden Eagles
West Region Location: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Sweet 16 Date/Time: Thursday, March 22nd, 10:15 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Marquette Television Coverage: TBS

Key #1: The Gators need to make sure that they get their shots to fall
It’s really hard for the Gators to get the job done when they aren’t hitting their three-point shots, and they are going to have to make sure that they are consistently going to be on from the outside. The team took 28 three-point shots in the win against the Norfolk State Spartans, and they took 23 from long range against the Virginia Cavaliers. The good news for UF is that it was able to finish off Virginia because it had such a terrible shooting game as well. However, if you look at what the Gators are doing from inside of the three-point arc, they are shooting a whopping 76.4 percent. Numbers like that just don’t happen for most teams, and UF won’t be able to stay like that either if it is forced to come inside because those outside shots aren’t falling.

Sweet 16 Odds at Wager Web Sportsbook
Florida Gators +1.5
Marquette Golden Eagles -1.5
Over/Under 145.5
Click Here to Bet Your Sweet 16 Picks!

Key #2: Jae Crowder has to be strong in the post
It is going to be really hard for the Gators to stop the Golden Eagles if Crowder is really doing everything that he has the capability to do. Florida just doesn’t have the forwards to be able to take care of Crowder, and if he can get it in foul trouble, Head Coach Billy Donovan is going to have to go really deep on his bench, something that he really isn’t capable of doing. Crowder had 17 points and 13 boards to put aside the Murray State Racers, another team that really didn’t have the forwards to be able to stick with him. This was the fifth straight double-double for Crowder, and he is averaging 17.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game this year. There just isn’t anyone big enough on the Gators to contend with Crowder when he is at his best, especially with Will Yeguete on the shelf for the rest of the season.

Key #3: One of these teams has to really take advantage of its tourney experience
Marquette really learned a lot about the dance last year when it made it into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The offense really didn’t do all that well last year in the entire dance, coming up with no more than 66 points in any of its three games in this tournament. However, this is going to be a very interesting contest though, because the Gators, with the likes of Kenny Boynton are going to be on the other side of the court. Both teams have struggled at this type of juncture in the tourney though, and whichever team is really ready to step up and take the bull by the horns will probably be the one that makes it into the Elite 8.

Click Here to get the best March Madness picks that you’ll find on the internet, including our NCAA Tournament picks and the Sweet 16 picks for the rest of the NCAA Tournament game odds.

The East Region will send its last team to the Elite 8 on Thursday night, and the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Ohio State Buckeyes duke it out for that spot. We’re set to make our Sweet 16 predictions for the clash in Beantown.

2012 Sweet 16 Matchup: #6 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. #2 Ohio State Buckeyes
East Region Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
Sweet 16 Date/Time: Thursday, March 22nd, 9:45 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Ohio State Television Coverage: CBS

Key #1: Yancy Gates has to keep up with the Ohio State bigs
We give Yates all the credit in the world for getting to his 10 points and five boards in spite of the fact that he was battling foul trouble and a stout Florida State Seminoles defense. He had a huge impact on the game defensively, but the argument could be made that this is going to be an even tougher task. Deshaun Thomas and Jared Sullinger are both fantastic big men, and they are going to be a heck of a lot tougher of a draw on both sides of the court than Florida State’s big men were. Gates is a big time forward who can come up with that double-double on any given night. It’s not necessarily going to have to show up on the stat sheet, but Gates is going to have to stay out of foul trouble and be a real nuisance to these other two big boys on the other side of the court, or it will be a long game for the Bearcats.

Sweet 16 Odds at Wager Web Sportsbook
Cincinnati Bearcats +8
Ohio State Buckeyes -8
Over/Under 129.5
Click Here to Bet Your Sweet 16 Picks!

Key #2: Ohio State has to get out of its mind the struggles of past tourneys
The Buckeyes are going to be thinking all week long about the fact that they were eliminated last year by the Kentucky Wildcats right here at this juncture in the Sweet 16. In both situations, OSU was the team that was expected to advance last year over Kentucky, just as it is expected to do this time around as well. Everyone thought that Sullinger was going to head to the NBA, but he eschewed that opportunity to come back to the NCAA Tournament again with these Buckeyes. This is a team that has a heck of a lot more experience right now, and that could prove to be a real asset. That being said, it is a problem that cannot haunt Head Coach Thad Matta and the gang, as this is a team that always seems to be coming up just short of the ultimate goal.

Key #3: The Buckeyes have to be solid with the basketball
There isn’t a heck of a lot that the Buckeyes could complain over in the first two rounds of their tourney, but if there is a bugaboo, it is that they turn the ball over too much. OSU has 30 turnovers in two games, raising its average up to 11.7 turnovers per game. These Bearcats have been flat out awesome turning other teams over in March Madness. They have 28 turnovers already forced to their credit, and they pick up a lot of steals on a regular basis. Cashmere Wright had five steals on his own against Florida State, and if he and the rest of his teammates can get the job done and frustrate the Buckeyes, just as the Wildcats did last year, the Bearcats are going to have a shot at springing this upset.

Click Here to get the best March Madness picks that you’ll find on the internet, including our NCAA Tournament picks and the Sweet 16 picks for the rest of the NCAA Tournament game odds.

The Big East and Big Ten champs will collide in Phoenix on Thursday night for the second of the Sweet 16 encounters, and we are set to make our Michigan State Spartans vs. Louisville Cardinals picks for the second game on tap.

2012 Sweet 16 Matchup: #4 Louisville Cardinals vs. #1 Michigan State Spartans
West Region Location: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Sweet 16 Date/Time: Thursday, March 22nd, 7:45 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Syracuse Television Coverage: TBS

Key #1: Someone needs to stop Draymond Green
Simply put, Green is a monster. He is capable of going off for a triple-double every single time that he steps on the court, just as he did against the Long Island Blackbirds in the first game of this tournament. This is a man that personifies Michigan State basketball. He just does everything that needs to be done to put his team in a position to win games. Green averaged 16.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game this year, and we are really struggling to find someone that can really guard him in this Louisville lineup. We tend to think that Gorgui Dieng is going to be too slow to keep up with the shifty forward, and pretty much anyone else that tries to guard Green is going to be a bit undersized. It really isn’t a comfortable position for the Cards to be in, but it is a situation that the rest of the teams in the Big Ten have been dealing with for the last four years. Green is the one guy on the court on either side that can win this game by himself.

Sweet 16 Odds at Wager Web Sportsbook
Louisville Cardinals +5
Michigan State Spartans -5
Over/Under 125
Click Here to Bet Your Sweet 16 Picks!

Key #2: Louisville can’t lose its cool down the stretch
We have seen the Cardinals play two very close games here in the dance, and there were a number of tight encounters in the Big East Tournament as well. This is a team that really has to be careful though, as it doesn’t have the greatest history in the close games here in the dance. Just look at what the Morehead State Eagles were able to do to the Cardinals last year. It is clear that this is going to be a close game throughout in all likelihood, and the pressure can’t get to this Louisville team. We know that Michigan State has won some tight contests both at home and on the road this year, and with Green on the court, there is going to be no shortage of confidence and leadership on the Michigan State sidelines. Someone has to do that as well for Louisville in what amounts to probably be its toughest game of the year.

Key #3: Foul shooting can’t be the death for either of these teams
The winner of this game might be the team that ends up shooting the ball better from the charity stripe. It really isn’t often that a team can make a deep run in the dance without being a decent foul shooting team, and we know that neither of these squads meet that mold. The Cardinals only shoot 68.7 percent from the line as a team, while the Spartans are just at 69.5 percent. There isn’t a foul shooter on MSU’s roster that shot 80 percent, but we do know that both Green and Keith Appling are going to likely knock down the clutch shots when it is really needed. Kyle Kuric, Russ Smith, and Chris Smith are all at least 75 percent free throw shooters, but if they get into foul trouble themselves and don’t have the ball in their hands, the rest of this Louisville team is absolutely atrocious on free throws.

Click Here to get the best March Madness picks that you’ll find on the internet, including our NCAA Tournament picks and the Sweet 16 picks for the rest of the NCAA Tournament game odds.

Our Sweet 16 predictions kick off on Thursday night in the East Region, where the Syracuse Orange and the Wisconsin Badgers duke it out for the right to go to the Elite 8. Check out our Syracuse vs. Wisconsin keys to the game!

2012 Sweet 16 Matchup: #4 Wisconsin Badgers vs. #1 Syracuse Orange
East Region Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
Sweet 16 Date/Time: Thursday, March 22nd, 7:15 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Syracuse Television Coverage: CBS

Key #1: The Badgers have to keep the pace of this game down
We know that Syracuse isn’t going to be all that interested in running this game into the 70s against the Badgers, but it knows that it is going to want to try to get into offensive sets in a hurry to try to avoid settling in against that ferocious Wisconsin defense. These Badgers are simply awesome in transition defense, and there are very few cheap baskets that they allow. The Orange shoot the ball well at 46.6 percent from the floor, but this is a Wisconsin ‘D’ that is holding teams down to just 52.9 points per game and 38.5 percent shooting from the field and 28.8 percent from beyond the arc. The pace has to stay slow though, as the Badgers don’t have the offense to be able to put up 70-75 points against this stout defense, so it is imperative to try to limit the number of possessions in this game.

Sweet 16 Odds at Wager Web Sportsbook
Wisconsin Badgers +3.5
Syracuse Orange -3.5
Over/Under 120.5
Click Here to Bet Your Sweet 16 Picks!

Key #2: The Badgers can’t get three point happy
Syracuse has a great perimeter defense, and the way that it is eventually probably going to get beaten in this tournament is by a team that is able to pound the paint and the heart of that patented 2-3 zone, where Fab Melo is no longer standing due to his eligibility concerns. In the dance, Wisconsin has already jacked up a whopping 52 three-point shots, and that just isn’t going to be good enough against a team like this in all likelihood. The Orange have lanky defenders that can really be a pain to the Badgers who are trying to pick up points three at a time instead of two. Sure, if those shots are falling, it’s fantastic. However, it’s really hard against the 2-3 zone to shake loose and get open looks at threes, and if the Badgers just start chucking up contested long range shots, they’re going to get embarrassed in this clash.

Key #3: Syracuse has to keep the Wisconsin bigs off of the glass
We know that Wisconsin is going to take a lot of those long range shots that we mentioned before, and if Head Coach Jim Boeheim has to have a concern, it is about how his team hits the glass. The Kansas State Wildcats had a whopping 22 offensive rebounds against the Orange in the Round of 32, and though the game did end up with a bit of a lopsided score, there has to be a concern that KSU was able to get up 22 more shots than Syracuse did. Without Melo there to clean up the glass, there just aren’t that many players that have the ability to be dynamos on the boards, and if the Badgers are getting second chance buckets, they are going to be able to pull off the upset.

Click Here to get the best March Madness picks that you’ll find on the internet, including our NCAA Tournament picks and the Sweet 16 picks for the rest of the NCAA Tournament game odds.

Bovada Sportsbook is always the home for some of the best NFL props out there, and today, we are going to analyze the Peyton Manning props that just hit the board now that he has signed with the Denver Broncos, along with the odds on where Tim Tebow will be playing next year.

Denver Broncos Regular Season Wins Over 10
Remember in the AFC West, there are six games that Denver really should take at least five of. There’s no reason to not win the mass majority of the games on this type of a slate. The Broncos still have the defense to get the job done, and they still just tend to find some ways to win games, and in the end, we would be a lot less surprised to see them win 11 games than to see them win just nine or fewer as long as Manning proves to be remotely healthy.

Peyton Manning Under 4,000 Total Passing Yards
We know that Manning has had very few bad seasons in his career. He has played in 13 seasons in the past, and of those, he never had fewer than 3,739 yards, and he exceeded 4,000 yards in 11 of the 13. However, Head Coach John Fox is a guy that wants to run the football, and it isn’t just because Tebow couldn’t really throw the football to save his life. Jake Delhomme never threw for 4,000 yards in a season with Fox calling the shots with the Carolina Panthers, and though we know that Delhomme is no Peyton Manning, it just doesn’t seem like it is in Fox’s nature to let Manning throw the ball the 525-550 times required for him to reach 4,000 yards. Remember that injuries could come into play as well, and if Manning isn’t good to go for the full year, he won’t be anywhere near this number in all likelihood.

Peyton Manning Total TD Passes in 2012 Season Over 28.5
Now, this is a different story. Manning has absolutely pristine precision in the end zone, and though his arm strength might not be what it once was, we have to reason to believe that he still won’t have the eye and the accuracy to be able to put the ball exactly where it needs to be. There are some big, tall receivers that are playing here in Denver, and once Manning builds that rapport with them, there are going to be a heck of a lot of opportunities to score. Remember that the AFC West had some miserable defenses last season, and they aren’t going to be getting any better. We have to think that Manning has 30 TD potential this year.

Peyton Manning Total INTs in 2012 Season Over 16.5
Yeah, sure. We hear you. Manning really was only this bad at the very beginning of his career, and he surely is going to be very careful with the football here in Denver. That being said, we think that the arm strength issue could be a concern. There are a lot of gambling corners out there that are going to love to get a piece of Manning, and he became a bit pick happy in his last two seasons, tossing 33 INTs in that stretch. Manning could be worth 20 INTs this year.

Will Peyton Manning Win 2012 NFL MVP? (+700)
Really, Bovada? Only 7 to 1 on this prop. No thanks. Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady are all going to be frontrunners for the MVP award at the start of the year, and we just don’t see that changing at any point in the near future. Manning won’t have the numbers this year to get the job done, and in all likelihood, he probably won’t even be considered when push comes to shove.

Will Peyton Manning Win Comeback Player of the Year? (+100)
Now, here’s a lot smarter prop. Manning doesn’t have to be a super stud to win this award, just knowing that there usually aren’t a ton of great candidates for this honor when push really comes to shove. The story in Denver is going to be great to follow this year, and the media is going to be all over Manning. As long as he stays on the horse, he should be the Comeback Player of the Year.

Where Will Tim Tebow Play Next Year?
Jacksonville +150
Denver +175
Miami +175
New England +700
Cleveland +1200

Oh, Denver, what are you going to do here? The most logical place for Tebow to land is in Jacksonville, but the Jaguars just signed Chad Henne and still have Blaine Gabbert, who was only just put into the fray last season as the team’s No. 1 draft pick. Dare the Jags give up on Gabbert and give Tebow a shot? He’ll sell uniforms, but he might not do much more. We just don’t see the Broncos hanging onto him, as we think that that situation will get toxic in a hurry with the media that will be in the Mile High City. The Browns do need a quarterback, but trading in Colt McCoy for Tebow just doesn’t seem to be that much of an upgrade. They’re both proven winners and both work incredibly hard, and Tebow just doesn’t strike us as a Cleveland type of guy. New England is a team to consider for sure.

The Pats have all sorts of love for Tebow, from the fact that Head Coach Bill Belichick loves drafting Gators to the fact that Josh McDaniels, the new OC for the team, is the man that traded up to draft Tebow in Denver. Still, if we had to guess, Tebow is going to be bringing his talents to South Beach. The Dolphins fans are starting to rise up against ownership, and the team needs to make a splash. Sure, it would have been a lot better to land Manning, and heck, it probably would have been better to end up with Matt Flynn, too. However, Tebow at least brings a name to the team, gives it a shot of having a starting quarterback at the NFL level that has won some games, and gives ownership the ability of adding another glitzy name, just like Serena Williams and all of the other big names that have small ownership of the team.

The first frenzy of free agency is said and done with, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are going to be taking a look at the best Super Bowl 47 odds on the board and making our early Superbowl predictions!

The team that is still the overwhelming favorite to win it all this year is the Green Bay Packers (Odds to Win 2012 Superbowl: 6.50 to 1 @ Bovada Sportsbook). There really just isn’t anything to not like about this team. Sure, running into the G-Men last year was a travesty in the postseson, but once again, Green Bay has the look of the best team in football. QB Aaron Rodgers will probably approach the 5,000 yard mark again this year, and he will probably flirt with 50 touchdowns once again as well. His receiving crop is still stacked, and the truth of the matter is that there is absolutely no way that this defense is going to rank dead last in the league like it did last year. The Packers are going to be back, and though there are teams in the NFC that have done some catching up, they are still head and shoulders above most.

The team that became the talk of the town last year in the AFC was the Houston Texans (2012-13 Super Bowl Odds: 12 to 1 @ Bovada Sportsbook). That being said, we are a bit worried about how the offseason has gone for this team. DeMeco Ryans was traded, Mario Williams left via free agency, and Eric Winston was surprisingly cut. Sure, Matt Schaub should be back in the fold and healthy, and we would like to think that both Andre Johnson and Arian Foster are going to be able to come up with big seasons after years that were riddled by injuries. This is clearly a team that is still young and very talented, and it was built the right way. There are still some holes though, and those holes are likely going to be poked through against a tough, first place schedule again this year.

 Exclusive Sportsbook Bonus Offer (With Credit Card Deposits)
Massive 200% Bonus @ WagerWeb: Click Here For Info

We think that the Philadelphia Eagles (2012 Super Bowl Betting Lines: 15 to 1 @ BetOnline Sportsbook) is a very intriguing team for this coming season. Picking up Ryans is going to be a huge upgrade at the middle linebacker position, and the idea of Michael Vick and that offense being together for another year is scary for others. The Eagles have a decent draft pick this year in the first round, and they came on strong at the end of the campaign a season ago. The rest of the NFC East just doesn’t impress us all that much, and if some of the problems can be fixed that plagued this team last year in games that it appeared to have no business losing, all of a sudden, the idea of the “Dream Team” might finally be a reality.

The talk of the town right now are the Denver Broncos (Odds to Win 2012 Superbowl: 17 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Denver did the job that it had to do in the offseason and brought in Peyton Manning in what amounted to be the biggest free agent catch, arguably ever in the history of the league. That means that a passing attack that was often not used is going to be called upon a heck of a lot this year, and that means that some of these young, talented wide receivers might flourish. If the defense for the Broncos plays as well all year this coming season as it did down the stretch, all of a sudden, this really could be a team to reckon with, just as the Colts were for all those years with No. 18 calling the shots.

There aren’t many of the long shots on the board that we think have a real chance to get the job done this year, but what about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Super Bowl Odds: 130 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook)? Remember that this Tampa Bay team won 10 games two years ago, and it was a 4-2 team before it went in the tank at the end of the season. The atmosphere was poisonous down the stretch, and now, Head Coach Greg Schiano can start over and try to mold this team to his liking. There is definitely some talent here to work with, and picking up both Carl Nicks and Vincent Jackson were tremendous signings. Now, the team has a legitimate deep threat of a wide receiver to go with a great possession receiver and a talented tight end to go with Josh Freeman, and the offensive line should be incredibly strong as well. The defense might still have some holes, but there is also a great pick in the upcoming NFL Draft to work with as well. We definitely are not counting out the idea of the Bucs challenging for a playoff spot again this year.

Odds to Win The 2013 Superbowl @ SportBet Sportsbook (As Of 3/20/12):
(Get a 100% Bonus at SportBet.com When Using This Link)

Green Bay Packers 5.50 to 1
New England Patriots 6.50 to 1
New Orleans Saints 9 to 1
Houston Texans 11 to 1
Philadelphia Eagles 14 to 1
San Francisco 49ers 14 to 1
Baltimore Ravens 16 to 1
Denver Broncos 17 to 1
New York Giants 19 to 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 20 to 1
Detroit Lions 22 to 1
San Diego Chargers 22 to 1
Atlanta Falcons 24 to 1
Dallas Cowboys 25 to 1
New York Jets 25 to 1
Chicago Bears 35 to 1
Arizona Cardinals 40 to 1
Cincinnati Bengals 40 to 1
Carolina Panthers 45 to 1
Miami Dolphins 45 to 1
Kansas City Chiefs 50 to 1
Seattle Seahawks 50 to 1
Tennessee Titans 50 to 1
Oakland Raiders 70 to 1
Washington Redskins 70 to 1
Buffalo Bills 80 to 1
St. Louis Rams 80 to 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100 to 1
Indianapolis Colts 125 to 1
Minnesota Vikings 125 to 1
Cleveland Browns 150 to 1
Jacksonville Jaguars 175 to 1

Current Superbowl 47 Odds & Super Bowl Odds @ BetOnline Sportsbook (As Of 3/20/12):
(Get a AWESOME 100% Sportsbook Bonus at BetOnline.com When Using This Link)

Arizona Cardinals 60 to 1
Atlanta Falcons 27.50 to 1
Baltimore Ravens 16 to 1
Buffalo Bills 85 to 1
Carolina Panthers 55 to 1
Chicago Bears 32 to 1
Cincinnati Bengals 50 to 1
Cleveland Browns 100 to 1
Dallas Cowboys 23 to 1
Denver Broncos 8 to 1
Detroit Lions 23 to 1
Green Bay Packers 6 to 1
Houston Texans 11 to 1
Indianapolis Colts 100 to 1
Jacksonville Jaguars 125 to 1
Kansas City Chiefs 45 to 1
Miami Dolphins 40 to 1
Minnesota Vikings 100 to 1
New England Patriots 6.50 to 1
New York Giants 16.50 to 1
New York Jets 30 to 1
Oakland Raiders 80 to 1
Philadelphia Eagles 15 to 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 20 to 1
San Diego Chargers 26 to 1
San Francisco 49ers 13 to 1
Seattle Seahawks 48 to 1
St. Louis Rams 80 to 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 120 to 1
Tennessee Titans 52.50 to 1
Washington Redskins 60 to 1

Other NFL Futures, & 2012 Superbowl Odds @ Bovada (As Of 3/20/12):
(Get a FREE 20% Bonus @ Bovada.lv When Using This Link)

Green Bay Packers 6.50 to 1
New England Patriots 7.50 to 1
New Orleans Saints 10 to 1
Denver Broncos 12 to 1
Houston Texans 12 to 1
San Francisco 49ers 14 to 1
Baltimore Ravens 15 to 1
Philadelphia Eagles 15 to 1
New York Giants 16 to 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 18 to 1
Dallas Cowboys 20 to 1
San Diego Chargers 22 to 1
Chicago Bears 25 to 1
Detroit Lions 25 to 1
Atlanta Falcons 28 to 1
New York Jets 30 to 1
Carolina Panthers 40 to 1
Cincinnati Bengals 40 to 1
Miami Dolphins 40 to 1
Seattle Seahawks 40 to 1
Arizona Cardinals 50 to 1
Kansas City Chiefs 50 to 1
Tennessee Titans 50 to 1
Washington Redskins 50 to 1
Oakland Raiders 60 to 1
Buffalo Bills 75 to 1
St. Louis Rams 75 to 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 75 to 1
Indianapolis Colts 100 to 1
Jacksonville Jaguars 100 to 1
Minnesota Vikings 100 to 1
Cleveland Browns 150 to 1

Super Bowl Betting Lines @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 3/20/12):
(Get a HUGE 100% Bonus at JustBet.com When Using This Link)

Arizona Cardinals 40 to 1
Atlanta Falcons 22 to 1
Baltimore Ravens 12 to 1
Buffalo Bills 82.50 to 1
Carolina Panthers 55 to 1
Chicago Bears 30 to 1
Cincinnati Bengals 37 to 1
Cleveland Browns 150 to 1
Dallas Cowboys 17 to 1
Denver Broncos 10 to 1
Detroit Lions 15 to 1
Green Bay Packers 6.50 to 1
Houston Texans 8.25 to 1
Indianapolis Colts 120 to 1
Jacksonville Jaguars 150 to 1
Kansas City Chiefs 45 to 1
Miami Dolphins 32 to 1
Minnesota Vikings 120 to 1
New England Patriots 7 to 1
New Orleans Saints 7.50 to 1
New York Giants 13 to 1
New York Jets 20 to 1
Oakland Raiders 50 to 1
Philadelphia Eagles 9.50 to 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 15 to 1
San Diego Chargers 20 to 1
San Francisco 49ers 12.50 to 1
Seattle Seahawks 45 to 1
St. Louis Rams 82 to 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 130 to 1
Tennessee Titans 52.50 to 1
Washington Redskins 62 to 1

Bay Hill is one of the most coveted tournaments each and every year on the PGA Tour schedule, and this year’s event is going to be no exception whatsoever. Today, we take a look at the Arnold Palmer Invitational odds, as well as our 2012 Bay Hill predictions for this tremendous event!

2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational Predictions & Info
2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational Dates: Thursday, March 22nd – Sunday, March 25th, 2012
2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational Location: Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, FL
Defending Arnold Palmer Invitational Winner: Martin Laird
2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, NBC

Last year, the Bay Hill Invitational was certainly not an event that Tiger Woods (Bay Hill Odds: 6.80 @ Sportbet Sportsbook) wanted to remember. An event held right in his own backyard, Woods has dominated here at Bay Hill, winning the title six times, more than any other golfer in the history of the event. However, last year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational was a disaster for one of the top golfers of our time, as he had three rounds in the 70s and was never really in contention. This year though, it appears as though Woods is a bit more set to be at the top of his game, and with that being said, we know that he is going to be able to find his way around this course just find. He’s coming off of another injury that caused him to leave a tournament recently, and that might be something worth watching as Tiger tries to go his mojo back.

The man of the hour that is going to be returning as the champ is Martin Laird (PGA Odds: 60 to 1 @ Sportbet Sportsbook). Laird won his second ever PGA Tour event last year by firing a -8, 280. He wasn’t all that special on the last day of the event, shooting a suspect 75, but on a day where a ton of the scores were high, that was good enough to give him the one stroke lead. The Scottsman started off the year in fine form, finishing second at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, but after that, things have more or less just fallen apart, as he hasn’t been in serious contention at any event, save for a quarterfinal finish at the Accenture Match Play Championships. He’ll love to be back here at Bay Hill though, and he could be a force to be reckoned with once again this year.

List Of Past Bay Hill/Arnold Palmer Invitational Winners (Since 2000)
2011 – Martin Laird
2010 – Ernie Els
2009 – Tiger Woods
2008 – Tiger Woods
2007 – Vijay Singh
2006 – Rod Pampling
2005 – Kenny Perry
2004 – Chad Campbell
2003 – Tiger Woods
2002 – Tiger Woods
2001 – Tiger Woods
2000 – Tiger Woods

Of course, we are going to have to pay some attention to Phil Mickelson (Odds to Win The Arnold Palmer Invitational: 12.50 to 1 @ Sportbet Sportsbook). Save for a terrible effort in his second tourney of the year at the Farmers Insurance Open, Mickelson has done just about everything right. He won the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and he nearly won a second straight week by finishing in second at the Northern Trust Open as well. Bay Hill is the type of course that Lefty really can do some damage on, and as long as you believe that Tiger is still tamed for the most part, Mickelson is the golfer that you are going to have to play the closest attention to come the latter stages of this tournament.

Another golfer that is going to be worth keeping an eye on is Webb Simpson (Odds to Win The Bay Hill Invitational: 20 to 1 @ Sportbet Sportsbook). Last year was really the first time that we had spoken about Simpson as a potential threat to win a tournament. As it turned out, he finished the year ranked second in the sport on the money list, racking up well over $6.6M in earnings. Victories at the Wyndham Championship and the Deutsche Bank Championship helped out dramatically as well. Early on this year, Simpson is once again doing well, and he might be shooting up your list of golfers that you will want to back on the Arnold Palmer odds this year. Simpson is coming off of a 10th place finish in last week’s Transitions Championship, which might be a good sign for him going forward here at Bay Hill.

Betting Odds to Win Arnold Palmer Invitational @ Sportbet Sportsbook (as of 3/20/12):
(Get a HUGE 100% Bonus at Sportbet.com When Using This Link)
Tiger Woods 6.80 to 1
Phil Mickelson 12.50 to 1
Justin Rose 17.50 to 1
Webb Simpson 20 to 1
Sergio Garcia 23 to 1
Hunter Mahan 25 to 1
Bubba Watson 30 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 32 to 1
Jim Furyk 36 to 1
Nick Watney 36 to 1
Bill Haas 40 to 1
Graeme McDowell 44 to 1
Ernie Els 48 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 55 to 1
KJ Choi 55 to 1
Jason Dufner 60 to 1
Martin Laird 60 to 1
Sang Moon Bae 60 to 1
Spencer Levin 60 to 1
Zach Johnson 60 to 1
Jeff Overton 70 to 1
Gary Woodland 75 to 1
Charles Howell III 80 to 1
David Toms 80 to 1
Fredrik Jacobson 85 to 1
Kevin Na 85 to 1
Sean O’Hair 85 to 1
Mark Wilson 90 to 1
Robert Garrigus 90 to 1
Stewart Cink 90 to 1
Thomas Bjorn 90 to 1
Ben Crane 95 to 1
Vijay Singh 100 to 1
Robert Allenby 110 to 1
Johnson Wagner 120 to 1
Henrik Stenson 130 to 1
Ian Poulter 140 to 1
John Rollins 140 to 1
Ryan Moore 140 to 1
Scott Piercy 140 to 1
George McNeill 150 to 1
Ryan Palmer 150 to 1
Bud Cauley 160 to 1
Ken Duke 160 to 1
Carl Pettersson 170 to 1
Chris Stroud 170 to 1
Harris English 170 to 1
Jimmy Walker 170 to 1
Ryo Ishikawa 170 to 1
Brendon De Jonge 180 to 1
DA Points 180 to 1
John Mallinger 180 to 1
Pat Perez 180 to 1
Cameron Tringale 190 to 1
JB Holmes 190 to 1
Jonathan Byrd 190 to 1
Ricky Barnes 190 to 1
Greg Chalmers 200 to 1
Trevor Immelman 200 to 1
Brian Gay 210 to 1
Chez Reavie 210 to 1
Harrison Frazar 210 to 1
John Huh 210 to 1
Rory Sabbatini 210 to 1
Seung Yul Noh 210 to 1
Dicky Pride 220 to 1
Michael Thompson 220 to 1
Davis Love III 230 to 1
Anthony Kim 235 to 1
Brandt Jobe 235 to 1
Charley Hoffman 235 to 1
Charlie Wi 235 to 1
DJ Trahan 235 to 1
Tom Gillis 235 to 1
Camilo Villegas 250 to 1
Rod Pampling 250 to 1
Justin Leonard 270 to 1
Chad Campbell 275 to 1
Jerry Kelly 280 to 1
Matt Every 285 to 1
Brendan Steele 300 to 1
Anders Romero 315 to 1
Jhonattan Vegas 315 to 1
Jason Kokrak 335 to 1
Josh Teater 335 to 1
Kevin Chappell 335 to 1
William McGirt 335 to 1
Boo Weekley 350 to 1
Brendon Todd 380 to 1
Brian Davis 380 to 1
Brian Harman 380 to 1
Jeff Maggert 380 to 1
Tim Clark 420 to 1
Scott Stallings 430 to 1
Daniel Summerhays 435 to 1
Erik Compton 435 to 1
Kris Blanks 435 to 1
Tommy Gainey 475 to 1
Gary Christian 525 to 1
Martin Flores 525 to 1
Lee Janzen 585 to 1
Tim Herron 680 to 1
Bobby Gates 685 to 1
Mike Weir 760 to 1
Colt Knost 770 to 1
Daniel Chopra 770 to 1
David Duval 770 to 1
Rocco Mediate 780 to 1
Kyle Reifers 835 to 1
Andrew Magee 1,000 to 1
Billy Hurley III 1,000 to 1
David Damesworth 1,000 to 1
Kelly Kraft 1,000 to 1
Robert Damron 1,000 to 1
Robert Gamez 1,000 to 1
Sam Saunders 1,000 to 1
Scott McCarron 1,000 to 1
Skip Kendall 1,000 to 1