Last week, neither the New Orleans Saints nor the San Francisco 49ers looked all that sharp. The difference is, the Saints found a way to win, while the 49ers were absolutely embarrassed by the Seattle Seahawks. Will this week be any different? Our NFL handicappers take a look at the NFL props for our Monday Night Football picks!

Will Frank Gore Score a Touchdown?
Gore had an absolutely atrocious game last week trying to get going against the Seattle front seven. This week, he should find the sledding just a tad easier against a New Orleans defense that is still prone to giving up a ton of yards and a boatload of points. Unlike other situations in the NFL, there is no doubt who is getting the ball by the goal line for the Niners when they’re down close. The University of Miami grad is going to be a key in this game, and if he doesn’t find the end zone at least once, the 49ers aren’t going to stand a chance of winning this game. Don’t think that HC Mike Singletary doesn’t know that either. Go with Gore to Score a TD (+115 at Hollywood Sportsbook) on Monday night.

Vernon Davis Over/Under 60.5 Receiving Yards
There could be a very, very soft underbelly for the New Orleans Saints in the form of defending the tight end. Last week, TE Visanthe Shiancoe absolutely tore them up, and he was the only man that really had no defense against the Minnesota Vikings. This week, QB Alex Smith’s favorite target is going to be his tight end once again, as TE Vernon Davis is one of the most underrated players in the league at this point. Don’t be overly shocked to see him go absolutely bananas in this game, especially after having a solid start to the season last week. We’d be quite surprised if he didn’t get to Over 60.5 receiving yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Reggie Bush Over/Under 55.5 Rushing + Receiving Yards
Last week, we didn’t get a huge look at what RB Reggie Bush could do against a very strong Minnesota front seven. This week, with the 49ers posing less of a challenge, there could be significantly more touches in store for the one time No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft. Bush would love a big game to silence his critics amongst all of this Heisman Trophy garbage from 2005. HC Sean Peyton knows that he really needs to put the ball in Bush’s hands at least ten times in this one, whether it be in the passing game or as a running back. If he does that, we’ll take our chances with Over 55.5 rushing and receiving yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

When the Manning brothers take center stage on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, all of the eyes in the NFL betting world will be glued to the TV. Tonight is no exception, as the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants will square off. Use our top NFL handicappers to cash in on these props for the game!

Longest Field Goal Over/Under 45.5 Yards
You have to have a field goal attempt of at least 46 yards before you can have a made one from that far away. We have absolutely no confidence in Giants’ K Lawrence Tynes, and it is becoming more and more apparent as the months go on that the Colts have no confidence in K Adam Vinetiari to kick the ball this far. Last week, head coach Jim Caldwell had a chance to kick a 49 yard field goal in the first half against the Houston Texans and instead eschewed the opportunity in favor of going for it on 4th and 8. And the oddsmakers think there is going to be a boot of 46 yards in this game at least half the time? We certainly don’t. Go with Under 45.5 yards (+100 at Hollywood Sportsbook) on Sunday night.

Total Sacks Over/Under 3.5
Last week, the offensive line for the Colts was atrocious against Houston, and though there are no pass rushers on the Giants that are worthy of being in the same discussion with DE Mario Williams, there is plenty of pressure to be had from men like DE Justin Tuck and DE Osi Umenyiora. The Colts are still going with a very young and very inexperienced offensive line, particularly at the tackle positions. We already know that DE Dwight Freeney and his band of men will have no problems getting after QB Eli Manning either on the other side of the ball. When push comes to shove, both teams should have at least a pair of sacks on the day, which gives us a great price on Over 3.5 sacks (+110 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Peyton Manning Over/Under 300.5 Passing Yards
Let’s be realistic here for a second. We know that QB Peyton Manning is good. In fact, he’s great. He’s a first ballot Hall of Famer, he might break every single passing record in the book when push comes to shove, and he is the best Indianapolis Colt in team history, and that’s saying a lot considering that Johnny Unitas is already calling me on Line 2. Still, is Manning really throwing for 5,000 yards this year? That’s what it’s going to take to beat this prop on a consistent enough basis for us to bet the over. Instead, let’s be realistic. Remember that last week when Manning completed 40 passes, his team was playing from behind the entire time, not from ahead. Inevitably, RB Joseph Addai will be more involved in the offense. We know that we’re playing with fire when we do this, but c’mon… Manning is going to stay (Under 300.5 passing yards -115 at Hollywood Sportsbook) more often than not.

Joseph Addai Over/Under 79.5 Rushing + Receiving Yards
Let’s keep this one short and sweet. Addai only had ten carries last week, and he still accounted for 73 rushing and receiving yards. There isn’t another back on this team that is going to be stealing carries, and the temptation is going to be there for Manning to scale back just a tad after last week’s phenomenal performance. The former LSU Tiger badly needs a good game to help salvage his season, and we tend to believe that via pass and via rush, he’ll find a way to sneak Over 79.5 rushing and receiving yards(-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook) in this one against the G-Men.

Week 2 of the NFL season is right around the corner! The handicapping experts of Bankroll Sports have key releases for you this weekend. Props and free picks will be available to you on our sports blog as well. However, to kick off this NFL betting week, we’re going to take a look at the most important NFL trends and matchup histories for the Week 2 NFL matchups.

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 ET: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers
NFL Trends of Note
-The Bucs are just 5-16 ATS in their L/21 on grass
-Carolina is 8-1 ATS in its L/9 vs. the NFC
-Rookie starting QBs are already 0-1 SU and ATS this season

Series History
The Bucs haven’t beaten the Panthers either SU or ATS since the first meeting of these two rivals in 2008. Carolina hasn’t been swept by Tampa Bay in a number of years, and the Bucs haven’t taken a duel on Tobacco Road since September 2007.

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 PM ET: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tennessee Titans
NFL Trends of Note
-Pittsburgh is just 2-8-1 ATS over the L/11 years in Week 2
-Tennessee is 3-7 ATS over the L/10 years in Week 2
-The Steelers are 5-1 ATS in their L/6 overall

Series History
These two teams flat out don’t like each other. They have met quite a bit in the playoffs and in the regular season in recent years, and the battles have, for the most part, gone to the home team. The host has won seven of the L/9 in this series with one road win coming for each team since that point as well. Pittsburgh won last year’s battle 13-10 in overtime in Steeltown by lost 31-14 the last time it played at LP Field.

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 PM ET: Buffalo Bills @ Green Bay Packers
NFL Trends of Note
-The Bills are 12-3 ATS in their L/15 tries in Week 2
-Buffalo is 8-3 ATS in its L/11 road games
-The Packers are 8-1-1 ATS in their L/10 overall

Series History
Buffalo hasn’t visited Green Bay since 2002 and hasn’t scored a point there since 1997. The home team has won every game in this series dating back to 1991, which was the last time the Bills won a game in Lambeau Field. Buffalo is also 7-3 ATS over the L/10 meetings dating back to 1988 between these squads.

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 PM ET: Kansas City Chiefs @ Cleveland Browns
NFL Trends of Note
-The Chiefs have covered five of their L/6 road games
-Cleveland is 6-0 ATS in its L/6 against the AFC
-The Browns are winless in their L/4 games ATS in September

Series History
Classics certainly don’t describe the games these teams have played in their histories. The Brownies have been all over the Chiefs since 2003, going 4-0 SU and ATS against them. Cleveland holds a 4-2 SU and ATS advantage all-time. The winning score in this series has been at least 31 points in four of the six meetings.

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 PM ET: Arizona Cardinals @ Atlanta Falcons
NFL Trends of Note
-Arizona is just 7-22 ATS in its L/29 road games against teams with a losing home record
-The Falcons are a perfect 8-0 ATS in their L/8 following a game in which they held their opponent to 14 points or less
-Atlanta is 13-3 ATS in its L/16 following an SU defeat

Series History
The home team has won four straight and nine out of ten between these two teams in the regular season, but the key NFL trend to watch here in on the ‘over’. Three straight and seven of the L/8 have eclipsed the number, as the home team has scored at least 30 points in three straight and at least 29 in eight of the L/9.

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 PM ET: Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions
NFL Trends of Note
-The Eagles are 6-2 ATS in their L/8 against teams with a losing record
-Detroit is 2-6-2 ATS in its L/10 against the NFC
-The Lions are 3-7-2 ATS in their L/12 overall

Series History
These two teams have only met five times since 1986, with Philly winning all five both SU and ATS. The Lions have been beaten by at least 17 in three of the five games and by at least three TDs twice in that stretch. Philly has averaged 35.6 PPG in its L/5 against the Lions. This is only Philadelphia’s second trip to the Motor City since the 1980s (30-13 ‘W’ in 2004).

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 PM ET: Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys
NFL Trends of Note
-The Bears are 2-8 ATS in their L/10 overall
-Chicago is 2-8 ATS in its L/10 against the NFC
-Dallas is a rock solid 6-2 its L/8 home games

Series History
Chicago hasn’t beaten the Cowboys since 1998 and hasn’t beaten them in “Big D” since 1986 when they were still Super Bowl shuffling! Dallas owns a 5-2 ATS advantage between these conference foes since 1988. Seven of the L/9 have failed to exceed the ‘total’, as the losing team hasn’t scored more than 14 points in a game in this series since the early 1980s.

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 PM ET: Miami Dolphins @ Minnesota Vikings
NFL Trends of Note
-The Fins are 6-1 ATS in their L/7 away from South Beach
-Miami is 11-25-1 ATS in its L/37 against teams with a losing record
-The Vikes are 5-0-1 ATS in their L/6 played at home

Series History
There certainly isn’t much of a history between these two teams, but the history that exists is all in favor of the home team. Miami won in 2006 24-20 when these teams collided in the Sunshine State, but Minnesota upset the Fins 20-17 at home in 2002. The only road win since the 1980s of these teams owns to Minnesota, which won 20-7 in 2001.

Sunday, September 19th, 1:00 PM ET: Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals
NFL Trends of Note
-Baltimore is 11-1 ATS in its L/12 against teams with a losing record
-Cincinnati is 7-3 ATS in its L/10 against teams with a winning record
-The Bengals are 8-3 ATS in their L/11 against the Ravens

Series History
Last season, the Bengals were underdogs in both games in this season series and won both outright. Baltimore swept the season series in ’08, but before that, it was all Cincy. The Bengals, for whatever reason, love playing the Ravens, as they have a better record against the purple and black since ’05 than against any other team in the AFC North.

Sunday, September 19th, 4:05 PM ET: Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos
NFL Trends of Note
-Seattle is just 1-8 ATS in its L/9 road games
-The Seahawks are 6-2 ATS in their L/8 against teams with a losing record
-Denver is only 8-21-1 ATS in its L/30 games at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium

Series History
These two teams used to share a division together, but since splitting up, the only meeting was a 23-20 win for the Seahawks on the road here in the Mile High City. The home team won three of the four between 2000 and 2001 before the Seahawks switched over to the NFC.

Sunday, September 19th, 4:05 PM ET: St. Louis Rams @ Oakland Raiders
NFL Trends of Note
-St. Louis is 2-8 ATS in its L/10 games on grass
-The Raiders are 16-38-1 ATS in their L/55 against teams with a losing record
-Oakland is just 17-38-1 ATS in its L/56 at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum

Series History
The Rams posted a shutout over the Raiders in their last meeting in 2006 (20-0). Oakland hasn’t traveled to St. Louis since 2002 and hasn’t beaten the Rams since 1997. St. Louis is 3-0 ATS against the Raiders in the 2000s.

Sunday, September 19th, 4:15 PM ET: New England Patriots @ New York Jets
NFL Trends of Note
-New England is 6-2 ATS in its L/8 played in Week 2
-The Jets are 7-3 ATS in their L/10 overall
-The Pats are 10-4-1 ATS in the L/15 against the Jets

Series History
More bad news for the men in green… The road team is 19-7-1 ATS over the L/27 in this series. The Jets could be in some serious trouble if they don’t come up with an upset like they did last year in this same week of the season against the Pats. New England has won seven of the L/10 in this series SU and six of the ten ATS.

Sunday, September 19th, 4:15 PM ET: Jacksonville Jaguars @ San Diego Chargers
NFL Trends of Note
-Jacksonville is 7-23 ATS in its L/30 played on grass
-The Jags are 8-20 ATS in their L/28 against teams with a losing record
-San Diego is 19-93 ATS in its L/31 games following an SU loss

Series History
These teams have only met three times since the Jags have been in existence, and it’s been all one way traffic for the home team. Jacksonville won the last meeting 24-17 in 2007, but the home team is 3-0 SU and ATS. The favorite is also 2-1 SU and ATS, with the only upset belonging to the 2004 Chargers, who upset Jacksonville 34-21.

Sunday, September 19th, 4:15 PM ET: Houston Texans @ Washington Redskins
NFL Trends of Note
-The Texans are 5-2-2 ATS in their L/9 against teams with a winning record
-Washington is 6-2-1 ATS in its L/9 overall
-Houston is just 2-8 ATS in its L/10 against teams with a winning home record

Series History
This will only be the third meeting ever between these two teams. This is one of the few teams that the Texans have never beaten. Houston lost 31-15 at home to the ‘Skins in 2006 and was dropped 26-10 in its inaugural season in 2002 in its lone visit to Landover.

Sunday, September 19th, 8:20 PM ET: New York Giants @ Indianapolis Colts
NFL Trends of Note
-The Giants are 7-1 ATS in their L/8 games on field turf
-The G-Men are 3-9 ATS in their L/12 overall
-New York is 23-8 ATS in its L/31 road games

Series History
Manning Bowl I went to the elder Manning, as Peyton’s boys pummeled the G-Men 26-21 in 2006. This is Eli’s first visit to Peyton’s Place. The road team is 3-0 both SU and ATS in this series dating back to 1999. New York holds a 3-2 ATS and SU edge since 1990.

Monday, September 13th, 8:30 PM ET: New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers
NFL Trends of Note
-The Saints are 7-1-1 ATS in their L/9 games on grass
-San Fran is 8-2-2 ATS in its L/12 against teams with a winning record
-The Niners are 16-5 ATS in their L/21 Monday Night Football betting clashes

Series History
The Saints are a rock solid 10-2 ATS in their L/12 against San Fran, which could be bad news for the already 0-1 Niners. New Orleans hasn’t lost a game in this series since 2002 in the postseason, and hasn’t dropped a regular season duel since 2001.

The second week of the college football season is here! Bankroll Sports is back with more NCAA football picks for Week 2 of the year, but before we do that, we need to take a look at the important trends and history that the teams that are facing against each other this week.

Thursday, September 9th: Central Michigan Chippewas @ Temple Owls
Trends of Note
-Temple is 14-6-1 ATS in its L/21 home games
-The Owls are 10-4 ATS in their L/14 games overall
-Central Michigan has covered five straight spreads on Thursday games

Series History
The Chippies have won both of these previous meetings of these two MAC rivals, but in both cases, CMU was expected to be a significantly better choice. This is the best chance the Owls are going to have against the Chippewas and will be the first in which they are favored.

Thursday, September 9th: Auburn Tigers @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
Trends of Note
-The Tigers are just 1-8 ATS in their L/9 road games
-Auburn is 5-11 ATS in its L/16 games played in the SEC
-Mississippi State is winless in its L/5 appearances in college football betting affairs on Thursday nights

Series History
The Tigers are a stellar 6-2 ATS in their L/8 duels with the Bulldogs. Mississippi State is probably tired of getting kicked around though, especially since it has been outscored by an average of 22.8 points per game since 2002 in this series. Hopefully for the sake for NCAA football betting fans, this game is a lot prettier than the last time these teams met in Starkville two years ago… a 3-2 win for Auburn.

Friday, September 10th: West Virginia Mountaineers @ Marshall Thundering Herd
Trends of Note
-The Mountaineers have covered 11 straight road games against teams with losing home records
-WVU is winless in its L/4 games played outside of the Big East
-The Thundering Herd are 10-1-1 ATS in their L/12 home games against teams with a winning road record

Series History
These teams have met five times since 1997, including four clashes in the L/4 seasons. The Mountaineers have yet to lose to Marshall and have won by double digits in all five games. Still, the Herd have conquered the college football odds and are 3-2 ATS in the five duels. This is only the second meeting in Huntington. Marshall narrowly covered the 25.5 point spread in a 48-23 loss in 2007.

Friday, September 10th: UTEP Miners @ Houston Cougars
Trends of Note
-The Miners have covered four straight games against teams with a winning record
-Houston is 9-3 ATS in its L/12 home games, but only 2-5 ATS in its L/7 overall
-The Cougs are 4-1 ATS in their L/5 games following a win of at least 20 points

Series History
This is one that Houston has had circled for quite some time. Last year, the Miners upset Houston 58-41 as 14.5 point underdogs. It marked the third straight cover in this series for UTEP. The dog is 4-1 ATS over the five meetings that these teams have shared since they started together in Conference USA.

Saturday, September 11th: San Jose State Spartans @ Wisconsin Badgers
Trends of Note
-The Spartans have been an awful 0-9 ATS in their L/9 road games
-San Jose State is only 5-17 ATS in its L/22 games overall
-The Badgers have won five straight home games against teams with losing road records

Series History
These teams have only met once on the gridiron before, and surprisingly enough, the Spartans were the hosts in the duel in 1997. Wisconsin was a 16.5 point college football pick of the oddsmakers and ended up blowing out SJSU 56-10.

Saturday, September 11th: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets @ Kansas Jayhawks
Trends of Note
-The Jackets are a rock solid 22-8-1 ATS in their L/31 road games
-Georgia Tech is 18-7-1 ATS in its L/26 games following an ATS defeat
-The Jayhawks are just 1-5 ATS in their L/6 games following an SU defeat

Series History
First meeting

Saturday, September 11th: Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks
Trends of Note
-The Bulldogs have covered the spread in four of their L/5 games overall
-South Carolina is 5-0 ATS over the L/2 years in the month of September
-The Gamecocks are 0-4 ATS in their L/4 games after allowing a team to 20 points the week before

Series History
Underdogs and road teams are en vogue in this series. The pups are 4-1-1 ATS over the L/6 meetings between these SEC East foes, while roadies are 4-0-1 ATS in the L/5. Georgia won 41-37 last year Between the Hedges, but still hasn’t covered a spread in this series since winning 18-0 in Columbia back in 2006.

Saturday, September 11th: Michigan State Spartans vs. Florida Atlantic Owls
Trends of Note
-The Spartans are 7-3 ATS in their L/10 games played in the month of September
-Florida Atlantic has covered the spread in four straight neutral site games
-Michigan State is winless in its L/4 games against teams with a winning record

Series History
MSU topped the Owls 17-0 in a brutal game played in 2008. Though the Owls failed to score, they did stick in front of the 18.5 point spread in East Lansing.

Saturday, September 11th: South Florida Bulls @ Florida Gators
Trends of Note
-The Gators are 21-6 ATS in their L/27 games against teams with a winning record
-South Florida is 6-13 ATS in its L/19 games versus winning teams
-The Bulls are just 1-4 ATS in their L/5 games after scoring at least 40 points the previous week

Series History
First meeting

Saturday, September 11th: Iowa State Cyclones @ Iowa Hawkeyes
Trends of Note
-The Cyclones are 4-0 ATS in their L/4 games against teams outside of the Big XII
-Iowa State is 9-3 ATS in its L/12 games in the month of September
-The Hawkeyes are 11-3 against teams with winning records in their L/14

Series History
Iowa State hasn’t beaten the Hawkeyes since 2007, but Iowa covered its first spread in this series last season since 2003 with a 35-3 victory in Ames. Sorrowfully, the last time the Hawkeyes beat a number at Kinnick Stadium against the Cyclones dates back into the 1990s.

Saturday, September 11th: Florida State Seminoles @ Oklahoma Sooners
Trends of Note
-The Noles are just 8-22-1 ATS in their L/31 games following an SU victory
-Oklahoma is only 0-5-1 ATS in its L/6 after a win
-The Sooners are 11-3-1 ATS in their L/15 September duels

Series History
The only meeting between these teams in the past came in the 2001 National Championship Game. The Sooners were hefty 11 point underdogs but walked away stopping one of the toughest offenses in the country that year and a 13-2 ‘W’.

Saturday, September 11th: Michigan Wolverines @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Trends of Note
-The Fighting Irish are 8-20 ATS in their L/28 games played in front of Touchdown Jesus
-Notre Dame is 3-9 ATS in its L/12 games overall
-The Wolverines are a perfect 4-0 ATS in their L/4 non-Big Ten duels

Series History
The home team has covered six of the L/8 in this series. Big Blue came up with a big 38-34 win last season in front of the hometown faithful. The winning team has scored at least 35 points in this game every year since 2006.

Saturday, September 11th: Miami Hurricanes @ Ohio State Buckeyes
Trends of Note
-Miami is 11-27 ATS in its L/38 games following an ATS ‘W’
-The Buckeyes have beaten the college football odds in five straight non-conference games
-Ohio State is 10-2 ATS in its L/12 duels after an ATS victory

Series History
Ohio State won the most recent meeting of these college football giants in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, which was the National Championship Game. Miami has won a game in the Horseshoe before, winning 23-12 in 1999 there. The underdog has not only covered both spreads in this series, but have won both games outright.

Saturday, September 11th: BYU Cougars @ Air Force Falcons
Trends of Note
-The Cougs are 6-1 ATS in their L/7 games played in September
-BYU is winless in its L/5 games after an ATS ‘W’
-The Falcons are 15-6 ATS in their L/21 Mountain West tussles

Series History
The road for these two teams have been all one way traffic in recent years. BYU has not only won every game against the Falcons since 2004, but has gone a perfect 6-0 ATS in that stretch as well. Air Force hasn’t even gotten closer than two touchdowns against the Cougs either.

Saturday, September 11th: Penn State Nittany Lions @ Alabama Crimson Tide
Trends of Note
-Penn State has covered seven of its L/10 games overall
-The Nittany Lions have beaten the NCAA football odds in four straight road games
-Alabama is 7-1 ATS in its L/8 September battles

Series History
You have to go all the way back to 1990 to find the last time that these two teams met. They used to meet on an annual basis, though. The last trip to Tuscaloosa was a great one for the Nittany Lions, as they walked out for town with a 9-0 win over Alabama.

Saturday, September 11th: Oregon Ducks @ Tennessee Volunteers
Trends of Note
-The Ducks are 7-2 ATS in their L/9 affairs following an ATS victory
-Oregon is 0-4 ATS in its L/4 games against teams with a winning record
-The Vols are 4-1 ATS in their L/5 games on Rocky Top

Series History
First meeting