The NFL makes its first appearance on Thursday Night Football on the NFL Network this weekend, and there is a doozy of a game that we have to look forward to. The Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons both are tied atop their respective conferences and have the best records in the NFL at 6-2 apiece. Both teams know that the winner will be by itself in first place in its division, while the loser is slipping back either into a tie out of first place. Check out some of the Thursday Night Football props for one of the biggest nationally televised NFL betting affairs of the season!

Joe Flacco Over/Under 255.5 Passing Yards
This Atlanta secondary is clearly the Achilles heel of the squad this year, as it ranks just No. 26 in the league and is allowing well over 250 yards per game. Flacco is on pace to throw for over 4,000 yards this year, and we all know that he has a dangerous crop of receivers that is only getting healthier with WR Donte Stallworth eligible to come back to the fray this week. HC Jon Harbaugh certainly isn’t an idiot. He knows what he has to do to get the job done against this black and red defense, and if that means putting the ball in the air 35-40 times, then so be it. We have no reservations that Flacco is going Over 255.5 Passing Yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook) on Thursday Night Football.

Will Ed Reed Intercept a Pass?
This isn’t a prop that requires much in the way of explanation. The bottom line here is that there is no way that Reed is really intercepting a pass in more than one out of three games that he plays in for the life of his career. Sure, we know that he has three picks in his first two games back in the lineup after recovering from his offseason surgery, but those came against a man that started the year as a backup quarterback (Ryan Fitzpatrick) and one that has now been demoted to a backup quarterback (Chad Henne). Needless to say, QB Matt Ryan is going to do a better job of protecting the pigskin than these two more often than not. If Reed beats us, he beats us. However, we’ll certainly take our chances that he does Not Intercept a Pass (-200 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Matt Ryan Over/Under 1.5 Touchdown Passes
In order for you to throw for two TDs in a game, your team has to score two TDs, right? Sure, Matty Ice and the gang have a high flying offense, and yes, with 13 TD passes in just eight games, we feel like we’re playing with a little bit of fire here with Ryan. However, the Baltimore defense is coming off of a superlative effort against the Miami Dolphins in which it allowed just ten points, and more importantly, just one touchdown. Just like Reed, if Ryan beats us, more power to him. However, we’ll take our chances that more often than not, he’ll end up throwing for Under 1.5 Touchdown Passes (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Michael Jenkins Over/Under 45.5 Receiving Yards
This is the one man that we really like offensively against the Ravens stout ‘D’, and the reason for that is that we aren’t so sure that Baltimore is going to pay all that much attention to where he is on a regular basis. The former Ohio State Buckeye has only been back in the fold three weeks, and he has watched, as 21 balls have traveled his way over those three games. Jenkins is clearly a man that can break some big gainers, and with him getting his feet back underneath him, we have no reason to believe that Flacco won’t force some balls in there to him, and the former Delaware Blue Hen might look for him on some deep routes against the aggressive defense on the other side of the ball as well. Go with Jenkins Over 42.5 Receiving Yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

The Cincinnati Bengals could have their 2010 NFL betting campaign put on the line on Monday Night Football, as they are taking on their divisional rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers at home in a huge encounter. We here at Bankroll Sports, have all of our Monday Night Football prop picks available for you for the upcoming MNF tussle.

Terrell Owens Over/Under 67.5 Receiving Yards
The Bengals know that they are going to have to throw the football if they plan on beating this Pittsburgh defense. The interesting question here is whether it is going to be WR Terrell Owens or WR Chad Ochocinco that really gets coverage rolled his way in this one. Either way, the Steelers don’t have the corners to be able to stick with either man. When the lights start rolling on Monday Night Football, you know that Owens wants to be the star of the show. This is the top statistical receiver on the team, and he is going to have no choice but to have a big time game on Monday Night. You’d better get your popcorn ready. TO is going Over 67.5 Receiving Yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook) on Monday Night Football.

Cedric Benson Over/Under 63.5 Rushing Yards
Benson is having a down year this season, as he only has two total touchdowns to speak of. His rushing total is up there, and at least on the average night, he should have no problem eclipsing this type of a number on the ground. However, let’s be real. This is the Pittsburgh defense that he is running against, not a bunch of rag tag guys just trying to hold on for dear life. The Steelers are out to really punish your running back, and this isn’t going to be an exception. Benson is easily flustered when things aren’t going his way, and with the Steelers averaging allowing less than three yards per carry on the season, it is probably going to take at least 18-20 carries to get Benson to this type of figure. Dream on. The University of Texas standout probably stands little chance in this one, so go with Benson Under 63.5 Rushing Yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Jordan Shipley Over/Under 3.5 Receptions
Shipley is becoming the receiver du jour for QB Carson Palmer at times, and for good reason. The former Texas Longhorn has great hands, isn’t afraid to go over the middle, and will do all of the dirty work for your team. Consider him like the New England Patriots’ Wes Welker. He’s really the same exact player, just Cincinnati’s form of it. Palmer isn’t going to have much time to figure out how to reach Owens and Ochocinco with deep balls, so we tend to believe that he is going to be forced to check down on those five yard curls and quick slants to the inside. That’s right up Shipley’s alley. As long as Palmer doesn’t try to do too much against this black and gold defense, Shipley should go Over 3.5 Receptions (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Will Ben Roethlisberger Throw an Interception?
These are some absolutely stellar odds that Big Ben isn’t going to get picked off. The Bengals just don’t get enough pressure on opposing quarterbacks for it to really make much of a difference. Cincinnati is dead last in the NFL with just six sacks this year, and at that point, and only thing separating Roethlisberger and a solid game without a blunder is staying away from DB Leon Hall, who leads the team with four INTs on the year. Especially if the Steelers get up early in this game, if you can survive the first half, you’ll have this prop free and easy the rest of the way, as RB Rashard Mendenhall should once again just be pounding the rock in the second half. We’ll say that Roethlisberger does Not Throw an Interception (+160 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Week 9 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 9 NFL matchups.

Sunday, November 7th, 1:00 ET: New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers
NFL Trends of Note
The Saints are 8-3-1 ATS in their L/12 games played on grass
New Orleans is 5-2-1 ATS in its L/8 played in Week 9
The Panthers are 8-2 ATS in their L/10 against teams with a winning record

Series History
It was only a month ago that the Panthers scared the wits out of the Saints in one of the first career appearances for QB Jimmy Clausen. That marked the fifth straight cover in this series for Carolina, and the seventh in the L/8 meetings dating back to the end of the 2006 campaign. There is good news for the men from the Bayou, though. The road team is 17-4 ATS over the L/11 years of meetings of these AFC South rivals.

Sunday, November 7th, 1:00 PM ET: San Diego Chargers @ Houston Texans
NFL Trends of Note
The Chargers are just 2-6 ATS over the L/8 seasons in Week 9
San Diego is 7-3 ATS in its L/10 against teams with a winning record
The Texans have failed to cover three straight NFL betting lines

Series History
There isn’t much to talk about here, as these teams have only met three times in the brief history of the Houston franchise. The Texans have never won a game in this series and have never been favored either. This week is no exception. The Chargers won 35-10 in the last clash at Qualcomm Stadium and were 27-20 victors in their lone visit to Reliant Stadium in 2004.

Sunday, November 7th, 1:00 PM ET: Chicago Bears @ Buffalo Bills
NFL Trends of Note
The Bears are just 5-11 ATS in their L/16 games overall
Chicago is only 2-7 ATS in its L/9 following an SU defeat
The Bills are winless in their L/5 ATS as dogs of a field goal or less

Series History
The annual trek for the Bills to Toronto should be quite the interesting one this year, as this might be their best chance to win a game for the rest of the season. Chicago won the last meeting of these teams in the regular season by a hefty final of 40-7, though the Bills did win the previous two encounters dating back to 2000. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the L/5 in this series as well.

Sunday, November 7th, 1:00 PM ET: Arizona Cardinals @ Minnesota Vikings
NFL Trends of Note
The Redbirds are a woeful 7-22 ATS in their L/29 on the road against teams with a losing home record
Minnesota is 7-1-1 ATS in its L/9 as home favorites
The Vikes are 10-4 ATS in their L/14 following an SU defeat

Series History
It wasn’t all that long ago that the Cards beat the Vikings 18-17 in 2003 to keep the men in purple out of the postseason. However, the key in this series has been the dominance of the home team. Arizona won 30-17 last year in the desert when these two teams met to help it win the NFC West. The Cardinals haven’t won a game in Minnesota since moving to Phoenix though, and that includes a dreadful 1-4 ATS mark since the 1999 playoffs.

Sunday, November 7th, 1:00 PM ET: New England Patriots @ Cleveland Browns
NFL Trends of Note
The Pats have covered every game in this series dating back to 2001
The Browns are 8-2 ATS in their L/10 against AFC foes
Cleveland is 10-4 ATS in its L/14 overall

Series History
HC Bill Belichick has only gotten the privilege of coming back to his old stomping grounds once in his career, and there was certainly a stomping going on all right… New England won 42-15 in the most lopsided victory in the history of this series. These teams have only met six times since the reformation of the Browns, and Cleveland is just 1-5 SU and 1-4-1 ATS to show for its work.

Sunday, November 7th, 1:00 PM ET: Miami Dolphins @ Baltimore Ravens
NFL Trends of Note
Miami is 16-5 ATS in its L/21 road games
The Dolphins are 6-2 ATS in their L/8 against teams with a winning record
Baltimore is 2-5-1 ATS in its L/8 against teams with a winning record

Series History
These two teams have met in some vastly differing spots in recent history. The Ravens won 27-9 two years ago in Miami in the playoffs and snared a 27-13 victory there earlier in the season. The last meeting in the big Crab Cake came back at the end of the ’05 season, when the Ravens scored a 30-23 victory. Even though these teams have met eight times since the Browns moved to Baltimore, that was the only meeting in which Miami was the underdog before Sunday. The 2007 meeting was a mighty interesting one, as the 22-16 win for the Dolphins was their only ‘W’ of the season in that dreadful 1-15 year.

Sunday, November 7th, 1:00 PM ET: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons
NFL Trends of Note
The Bucs are 3-0 SU and ATS on the road this season
Atlanta is 8-3 ATS in its L/11 overall
The favorite is 6-2 ATS in the L/8 clashes of these rivals

Series History
Though that last stat is true, we have to make note of the fact that the Bucs had covered five straight in this series until the Falcons won 20-10 on the last day of the season last year in a game that was only played for pride. Atlanta has won three straight SU. The L/4 meetings have all produced ‘under’ games. The losing team hasn’t scored more than 17 in a game in this series since the end of the 2005 campaign, while no team has scored more than 20 since the first clash in ’08.

Sunday, November 7th, 1:00 PM ET: New York Jets @ Detroit Lions
NFL Trends of Note
The Jets are 8-1 ATS in their L/9 road games
New York is 6-1-1 ATS in its L/8 seasons in Week 9
The Lions have the best ATS mark in the league at 6-1 ATS

Series History
You have to go back to 2006 to find the last time these teams faced off, and the Jets knocked off Detroit that day 31-24. New York has covered two straight in this series, including the most recent meeting in Motown, a 31-14 triumph for the visitors. Detroit’s last win came in 2000 in the Meadowlands, and its last win at home was way back in 1997. The last cover at home was in 1991, a 34-20 win by the Barry Sanders led Lions.

Sunday, November 7th, 4:05 PM ET: New York Giants @ Seattle Seahawks
NFL Trends of Note
The Giants are 12-4 ATS in their L/16 as road favorites
New York is 21-9 ATS in its L/30 following an SU win
The Seahawks are 2-7 ATS in their L/9 against teams with a winning record

Series History
The L/2 clashes of these teams have resulted in some very high scoring affairs. New York won 44-6 in the most recent tussle in the Meadowlands, while the Seahawks stomped the G-Men 42-30 at Qwest Field in ’06. The hosts have won all ten meetings dating back to 1986 and have a 6-3-1 ATS record to show for it. Five of the L/7 meetings have eclipsed the ‘total’ as well.

Sunday, November 7th, 4:15 PM ET: Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders
NFL Trends of Note
The Chiefs are 7-1 ATS in their L/8 played on grass
KC is 6-2 ATS in its L/8 against conference foes
The Raiders are just 17-36 ATS in their L/53 home games

Series History
We’ll bet that there aren’t many stats for the Raiders when they are coming off of scoring nearly 100 points in their L/2 games, though! The road teams has won seven straight in this series dating back to the end of the ’06 season, and it should come as no surprise that they are a perfect 7-0 ATS in those duels as well. Four straight and nine out of ten have stayed ‘under’ the number, and no team scored more than 23 in a game in this series since the end of the ’05 season.

Sunday, November 7th, 4:15 PM ET: Indianapolis Colts @ Philadelphia Eagles
NFL Trends of Note
The Colts are 8-1-2 ATS in their L/11 against teams with a winning record
Philly is just 3-7 ATS in its L/10 overall
The Colts have covered all four games in this series since 1996

Series History
Since 1990, these teams have only met a grand total of six times in the regular season. Indy has won five of the six both SU and ATS, and they have dropped some awfully lopsided finals on the board as well. Since ’96, the Colts have outscored the Eagles on aggregate 161-61, an average margin of victory of 25.0 points per game! Needless to say, all four games soared ‘over’ the ‘total’.

Sunday, November 7th, 8:20 PM ET: Dallas Cowboys @ Green Bay Packers
NFL Trends of Note
The Cowboys have the worst ATS record in the league at 1-6 ATS
Green Bay is 6-1-1 ATS in its L/8 against teams with a losing record
The Packers are 5-2-1 ATS in their L/8 at Lambeau Field

Series History
The home team is 9-1 ATS in the L/10 clashes of these NFC powerhouses, and the favorite is 8-2 ATS in that stretch as well. The exception to the “favorite” rule came last year at home, where the Pack stalled out Dallas 17-7 here in a cold day at Lambeau Field. The Cowboys do have a ‘W’ on the Frozen Tundra, but not this late in the season in years. In ’08, Dallas scored a 27-16 victory.

Monday, November 8th, 8:30 PM ET: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals
NFL Trends of Note
The Steelers are 2-6 ATS in their L/8 against teams with losing records
Pittsburgh is 2-5-1 ATS in its L/8 against division rivals
The road team is 12-4-1 ATS in the L/17 meetings of these AFC North foes

Series History
In this do or die game for the Bengals, there is at least a little bit to grasp onto. Cincinnati did win both games in this series last year, taking an 18-12 decision at Heinz Field and a 23-20 final here at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers had won four straight in this series SU since the ’06 postseason both SU and ATS, and all but one of those four had come by double digit margins of victory.

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Week 9 of the 2010 NFL campaign is going to get underway this weekend. Below you will find the current list of 2010 Week 9 NFL lines and spreads along with a breakdown of the Week 9 NFL odds. Be sure to check out the free NFL picks from the expert handicappers at Bankroll Sports this weekend…

A number of so called “better” teams are heading on the road to highlight the action this weekend, and here at Bankroll Sports, we’ll have all of our NFL Week 9 picks available for you throughout the week.

The Chicago Bears are probably in the most predictable spot this week, as they are heading into Ralph Wilson Stadium off of a bye week against the Buffalo Bills. The hosts have to be happy to be back at home, especially after crushing overtime defeats against the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs on the road in back to back weeks. Buffalo remains as the last winless team in the NFL, but that could change this weekend. Still, the oddsmakers are making the Bears 2.5 point chalks.

The biggest of the road favorites of the week 9 NFL lines are the New England Patriots. The Pats are laying 5.5 at the Cleveland Browns, who are coming off of their bye week as well. Cleveland looks as though it has a great, new look on offense with QB Colt McCoy calling the shots, and this will be the ultimate test to do what fellow rookie QB Sam Bradford did in the preseason: Beat the Patriots. You know that this is a huge game for Cleveland fans, as New England HC Bill Belichick was a miserable failure with the Browns. However, the Mad Scientist knows how hot and heavy the Dawg Pound can get, but he loves really sticking it to the team that he first coached way back in the day.

At this point, the biggest favorites of all the NFL Week 9 lines are the Atlanta Falcons. They’re taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in what might be the biggest game of the season for both teams. First place in the NFC South will be on the line, as the Bucs are only trailing Atlanta by a half game. We know that Tampa Bay really hasn’t played a solid schedule as of yet, but it has a chance to really prove the oddsmakers wrong in this one with what would be an excellent win on the road. The problem is that the two times that the Bucs have run up against definitive postseason teams this year, they were crushed by both the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Falcons are getting healthy and are coming off of their bye week, and they have no desire to fall back to the pack in the NFC South. Atlanta is lined at -9 on the opening lines.

Perhaps the most interesting matchup of the week is that of the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens don’t lose at home often, though they were threatened by the aforementioned Bills in their most recent game two weeks ago. However now, they are coming off of their bye and certainly have their hands full with the Fins this week. Miami improved to 4-0 SU and ATS on the road this year last week by upsetting the Cincinnati Bengals 22-14, and the oddsmakers have appropriately adjusted the line accordingly. The Fish are still dogs, but only catching 4.5 points at M&T Bank Stadium seems like a short line.

As always in the NFL, we’re on QB Brett Favre alert, as we are worried about whether he’ll be able to keep his streak alive of consecutive games played after last week’s jarring hit against the New England Patriots that knocked him out of the lineup. We know that WR Randy Moss won’t be with the team anymore, as he was released on Monday just three games after being traded for from the same Pats that beat Minnesota last weekend. The Vikes are currently off the board against the Arizona Cardinals at home on Sunday until the Favre situation is officially sorted out.

In regards to the ‘total’, at least at this point, all eight games on the board are listed with ‘totals’ between 40 and 45, but we fully expect to see some bigger numbers by the time these games all go up and go off the board on Sunday.

2010 NFL Football Week 9 Lines @ Oddsmaker Sportsbook (as of 11/1/10):
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Week 9 Lines for Sunday, 11/7/10

405 Chicago Bears -2.5
406 Buffalo Bills +2.5
Over/Under 40.5

407 San Diego Chargers OTB
408 Houston Texans OTB
Over/Under OTB

409 New Orleans Saints OTB
410 Carolina Panthers OTB
Over/Under OTB

411 Arizona Cardinals OTB
412 Minnesota Vikings OTB
Over/Under OTB

413 Tampa Bay Buccaneers +9
414 Atlanta Falcons -9
Over/Under 45

415 New York Jets -4
416 Detroit Lions +4
Over/Under 41

417 Miami Dolphins +4.5
418 Baltimore Ravens -4.5
Over/Under 40

419 New England Patriots -5.5
420 Cleveland Browns +5.5
Over/Under 44.5

421 New York Giants OTB
422 Seattle Seahawks OTB
Over/Under OTB

423 Kansas City Chiefs +2.5
424 Oakland Raiders -2.5
Over/Under 41

425 Indianapolis Colts OTB
426 Philadelphia Eagles OTB
Over/Under OTB

427 Dallas Cowboys +8
428 Green Bay Packers -8
Over/Under 45

Week 9 Spreads for Monday, 11/8/10

429 Pittsburgh Steelers -4.5
430 Cincinnati Bengals +4.5
Over/Under 42

It could be the biggest game in the history of the Houston Texans and one of the darker days in the last decade for the Indianapolis Colts. First place in the AFC South will be on the line, as the winner of this Monday Night Football betting affair will take over the lead in the division and be in the driver’s seat for the postseason. For Houston, this has never happened in franchise history. Of course, neither has winning a game in Indy, nor has sweeping the Colts. For Indianapolis, a loss would really be damaging to its postseason chances and could mark the beginning of the end of the Colts’ dynasty. You know that we have Monday Night Football props covered in this one, and you aren’t going to want to miss out on any of these great chances to make some coin on MNF.

Peyton Manning Passing Yards Over/Under 300.5
Simply put, this number just couldn’t be high enough for us. Manning is just going to tear this Houston secondary apart just like he did in Week 1 when he threw for well over 400 yards in one of the best passing days of the entire season by a quarterback. Many think that the Texans have the worst secondary in football, and based upon the fact that they are allowing 306.2 yards per game through the air, there is some really good justification for that. Unless the pressure gets to be too tough in the backfield for Manning, there’s no way that he doesn’t reach this number. Of course, nothing ever really ruffles the feathers of No. 18, so there’s no way that we are doing anything but playing Manning Over 300.5 Passing Yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook) on Monday Night Football.

Arian Foster Over/Under 99.5 Rushing Yards
Are we certifiably insane here? Foster ran the ball 33 times in Week 1 and had the best rushing day of the season against the Colts, rumbling for 233 yards and three scores! However, we just aren’t so sure about the former Tennessee Volunteer’s chances in this one. Indianapolis has gotten significantly better against the run in recent weeks, and with LT Duane Brown out of the lineup serving a suspension, the Texans are missing perhaps their best run blocker in the lineup. There’s also something significantly different about playing this game from behind than from ahead, and we know that Houston isn’t going to march into Lucas Oil Field and absolutely beat the Colts down physically like they did in Week 1. Foster has a chance of getting to 100 yards on the day, but we tend to think that this is a bet for suckers only. The Texans are a passing team, and they’re going to show it on Monday. Go with Foster Under 99.5 Rushing Yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Andre Johnson Over/Under 78.5 Receiving Yards
Let’s be real here for a second. Andre Johnson is a man amongst boys on the field, and it seems like he can single handedly take over a game when need be. He is the best player in Houston’s lineup and it isn’t even close, and there is no way that he is going to be taken out of a game like this like he was in Week 1. It’s not that Indy really did anything special to eliminate the Miami Hurricanes standout in the first clash of the year. It’s that the running game was working so well that there was no need to put the pigskin in the air. Don’t be shocked if Johnson gets involved early and often, especially after the bye week that should help heal any nagging wounds that have kept him on the sidelines at times this year. After that huge performance against Kansas City when he single handedly won the game, Johnson should have no problem going Over 78.5 Receiving Yards (-115 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Pierre Garcon Over/Under 3.5 Receptions
With TE Dallas Clark out of the lineup and WR Austin Collie considered extremely questionable, we know that someone has to step up to take over the reception load of one of the best tight ends in the game. Normally speaking, we would suggest that WR Anthony Gonzalez would be able to do that, but we aren’t so sure that he’ll be 100% effective even if he is able to start to play again for the first time since the very beginning of last season. We aren’t so sure that Garcon is going to be that man either, but if Manning is going to be throwing 45-50 passes in this game, we are very sure that at least a half dozen of them are heading in the Mount Union product’s direction. We find it very unlikely that Garcon doesn’t go Over 3.5 Receiving Yards (-155 at Hollywood Sportsbook).

Week 8 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 8 NFL matchups.

Sunday, October 31st, 1:00 ET: Green Bay Packers @ New York Jets
NFL Trends of Note
The Packers have covered five straight following their bye week
Green Bay is 15-5-1 ATS in its L/21 as an underdog
New York is 7-1 ATS in its L/8 years following its bye week

Series History
The Jets have absolutely reamed the Packers in their L/2 meetings with one another, winning 38-10 at Lambeau Field in 2006 and 42-17 in the Meadowlands in 2002. Since 1985, these teams have met six times, with the Pack getting beaten outright in five of the six and posting just a 1-4-1 ATS record. Needless to say, New York hopes this continues on Sunday to try to improve the NFL’s best ATS mark right now at 5-1 ATS.

Sunday, October 31st, 1:00 PM ET: Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers
NFL Trends of Note
The Broncos are just 17-35 ATS in their L/52 games after SU losses of more than two TDs
Denver is 7-20-1 ATS in its L/28 against teams with losing records
San Fran is just 7-19-1 ATS in its L/27 played in October

Series History
This is going to be the first time that either the Broncos or 49ers have paid a visit to Jolly Ol’ England, and it should be a good one. The Niners pulled off a tremendous upset in 2006 at Mile High Stadium, winning 26-23 in overtime as ten point pups. The previous meeting also went to the road team and the underdog in 2002, a 24-14 win for Denver at Candlestick Park.

Sunday, October 31st, 1:00 PM ET: Washington Redskins @ Detroit Lions
NFL Trends of Note
Washington is 6-18-3 ATS in its L/27 against teams with a losing record
Detroit is 6-13 ATS in its L/19 home games
The home team is 7-2 ATS in the L/9 meetings

Series History
Last year, this was the game which ended the dastardly losing streak for the Lions that extended 19 games, including the winless campaign in 2008. The Lions had failed to cover the previous three though, notching their most recent win from that point in 2000 by the count of 15-10. This is also a series that is notorious for low scoring affairs, as the ‘under’ has gone 6-0-2 over the L/8 meetings dating back to 1997.

Sunday, October 31st, 1:00 PM ET: Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals
NFL Trends of Note
The Dolphins remain 3-0 SU and ATS this year on the road but 0-3 SU and 1-2 ATS at home
The Fins are 9-1-1 ATS in their L/11 games played in Week 8
Cincy is 3-11 ATS in its L/14 overall

Series History
These teams actually don’t play that often, which is very surprising for teams sharing a conference. However, the Dolphins really dominated this series from 1987 through 2000, going 6-0 SU and 5-1 ATS in that stretch. Cincinnati has since struck back though, winning 16-13 in 2004 and 38-25 in 2007. That cover in South Beach in ’07 marked just the second cover in this series for the Bengals since before Dan Marino was quarterbacking the team.

Sunday, October 31st, 1:00 PM ET: Carolina Panthers @ St. Louis Rams
NFL Trends of Note
Carolina is 10-3 ATS in its L/13 against the NFC
The Panthers are 6-2 ATS in their L/8 on the road
The Rams have failed to cover a spread in this series since 2001

Series History
These two teams really don’t like each other, and it was really proven in the infamous double overtime game in the 2004 playoffs when WR Steve Smith ended the Rams’ season with a longest touchdown grab. That started a four game winning streak SU for the Panthers in this series of these former NFC West rivals. The “Greatest Show on Turf” does have a 48-14 win in 2001 to show for its work, but that was the last time that the Rams covered a spread in this series.

Sunday, October 31st, 1:00 PM ET: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Dallas Cowboys
NFL Trends of Note
The Jags are just 2-8 ATS in the L/10 seasons in Week 8
Jacksonville is 2-8 ATS in its L/10 against teams with a losing record
Dallas has covered two of the four all-time meetings with the Jags

Series History
There isn’t much of a history here to look at, but these teams have put on four games that have all looked very, very similar. The home team is 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS, and both teams have a pair of victories. All four games featured between 40 and 48 points, with the winning team scoring between 21 and 26 and the losing team scoring between 17 and 22.

Sunday, October 31st, 1:00 PM ET: Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs
NFL Trends of Note
The Bills are 10-4 ATS in their L/14 road games
Buffalo is 6-13 ATS in its L/19 against teams with a winning record
KC is 7-1 ATS in its L/8 overall

Series History
Ever since the 1994 AFC Championship Game that sent the Bills to the Super Bowl, Buffalo has really dominated this series. You have to go back to 2003 to find the last time that the Chiefs won a game in this series (and that was by the ever so popular score of 38-5), and you won’t find a win at Ralph Wilson Stadium since before the Bills became good. Buffalo has played here at Arrowhead in each of the L/2 seasons, and has victories in both games. Don’t expect it to score anywhere near the 54 that it put on the board in 2008, though.

Sunday, October 31st, 4:05 PM ET: Tennessee Titans @ San Diego Chargers
NFL Trends of Note
The Titans are 9-2 ATS in the L/11 seasons in Week 8
San Diego is 2-7 ATS in its L/9 played in October
The Chargers have covered five straight in this series

Series History
The Bolts don’t have a heck of a lot going for them right now, but perhaps the fact that they have never lost to this franchise SU or ATS since it was known as the Houston Oilers might cheer them up. On Christmas Day last year, the Bolts pasted Tennessee 42-17 at LP Field. The last time the Oilers franchise won here was in 1990 at the old Jack Murphy Stadium. The Titans/Oilers haven’t scored more than 17 points in a game in this series since the 1980s!

Sunday, October 31st, 4:15 PM ET: Seattle Seahawks @ Oakland Raiders
NFL Trends of Note
Seattle is 1-7 ATS in its L/8 played on grass
The Seahawks are 2-10 ATS in their L/12 road games
Oakland is 16-36 ATS in its L/52 played at the Black Hole

Series History
The last time a team won two consecutive games in this series, the Seahawks were playing in the AFC West. Seattle has 16-0 and 34-27 wins at home against the Raiders since 2001, but 31-17 and 38-14 losses on the road in that stretch as well. The two teams are virtually split down the middle at 10-10 ATS since 1993, with Oakland holding a very slender 11-9 SU edge. The last time the Seahawks won at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum? 1997, 22-21.

Sunday, October 31st, 4:05 PM ET: Minnesota Vikings @ New England Patriots
NFL Trends of Note
The Vikes are 10-3 ATS in their L/13 following an SU defeat
The Pats are 21-6 ATS in their L/27 after picking up less than 250 total yards of offense in their previous game
New England is 24-7-2 ATS in its L/33 played in October

Series History
There are a lot of question marks here revolving around Brett Favre and whether he’ll play against the Pats, but our guess is that he’ll trudge out there, just to keep the streak alive. The streak that Minnesota is trying to get going again is its cover streak against the Patriots. The Vikings lost 31-7 at the Metrodome in 2006 in the most recent meeting, but before that, they had gone 2-1 SU and 3-0 ATS dating back to 1994.

Sunday, October 31st, 4:05 PM ET: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Arizona Cardinals
NFL Trends of Note
The Cards are 2-8 ATS in their L/10 played in Week 8
Arizona is 8-2 ATS in its L/10 played in October
The Bucs are 5-2 SU and 4-3 ATS in this series since 1989

Series History
We hope that you’re not looking for a pretty game when these two teams meet on Sunday. In fact, there hasn’t been a game hit the 40s between these teams since 1988, and that was the first time that the Cardinals played Tampa Bay with their home residing in the desert. Since the Cards moved from St. Louis, Tampa Bay has only played here four times, going 2-2 SU and ATS. The impressive part about that? The Bucs have never scored more than 14 points in a game here!

Sunday, October 31st, 8:20 PM ET: Pittsburgh Steelers @ New Orleans Saints
NFL Trends of Note
Pittsburgh is 5-2-1 ATS in its L/8 overall
The Saints are 2-8 ATS in their L/10 played on field turf
New Orleans is 7-3 ATS in its L/10 against teams with a winning record

Series History
This meeting between the last two Super Bowl champs doesn’t have a heck of a lot of history. In fact, these two have only cracked skulls seven times in the last 30 years! Pittsburgh does own a 4-3 SU edge and is 4-2-1 ATS in those seven games, though its most recent win in the Bayou came back in 1990. The last meeting of these teams was a far more entertaining game, a 38-31 win for the visiting Steelers, who just narrowly covered the six point NFL betting line.

Monday, November 1st, 8:30 PM ET: Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts
NFL Trends of Note
The Texans are 6-2 ATS in their L/8 seasons in Week 8
Indianapolis is 7-1-2 ATS in its L/10 against teams with a winning record
The Colts are 9-4-1 ATS in their L/13 versus AFC foes

Series History
This is the biggest game in the history of the Houston Texans, and it’s not a stretch to say that. They have never won a game here in Indianapolis, and this is the first chance that they really have to post a season sweep of the big kahuna of their division. Houston won 34-24 earlier this year at home against the Colts, earning just their third all time win in this series, but they have covered three of the L/4 meetings and could be set to really bust out as a team on the rise capable of making the playoffs.

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Week 8 of the 2010 NFL campaign is going to get underway this weekend. Below you will find the current list of 2010 Week 8 NFL lines and spreads along with a breakdown of the Week 8 NFL odds. Be sure to check out the free NFL picks from the expert handicappers at Bankroll Sports this weekend…

Week 8 of the NFL season is going to be quite the interesting one for a number of teams. There are currently 11 games on the NFL schedule for this weekend, and only one of the 11 home teams are underdogs, something that is out of the ordinary by the standards of NFL betting action.

It’s even more ironic when that one underdog is the defending Super Bowl champs. Something is really wrong right now with the New Orleans Saints, as they really haven’t had but one very strong game this season, and they have really yet to seize control of the Louisiana Superdome as they have had in recent years. This week, the Pittsburgh Steelers are coming to town in a clash of the two most recent Super Bowl champions. Pittsburgh’s defense looked penetrable last week against the Miami Dolphins, and the men in black and gold have to hope that that remains the case once again this week. However, with QB Ben Roethlisberger now having strung together back to back great games, this battle is sure to be a great one on Sunday. NFL picks can be made on this game until the Halloween night kickoff at 8:20, and the hosts are slender one point pups.

The month of November will kick off with a tremendous game as well. The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans are both coming off of their bye week, and they’ll meet at Lucas Oil Field for a tremendous Week 8 encounter on Monday Night Football. Houston took a major step in the right direction by beating down the Colts in Week 1 of the season, as RB Arian Foster rumbled for over 200 yards on the day. With the news breaking this week that TE Dallas Clark has been put on IR, one has to wonder if this is the year that the Texans win in Indianapolis for the first time ever. The oddsmakers are showing faith in the hosts though, as they are 5.5 point choices of the oddsmakers. The ‘total’ of 50 is the first game this year that has cracked the half century mark on the board.

This past weekend, the Buffalo Bills were the biggest underdogs on the board against the Baltimore Ravens, and they nearly pulled off the tremendous upset before falling in overtime to the men in purple and black. This weekend, they are once again the biggest dogs on the board, as they are 7.5 points in the rears to start against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Now though, Buffalo has the added pressure of being the only team in the NFL that has yet to win a game. It seems farfetched to really go the whole season without a win, but with the 2008 Detroit Lions watching and smirking, the Bills are going to be pressed to get the monkey off their backs in this one against the AFC West leaders.

With rashes and rashes of ‘over’ games of late, Week 8 is likely to feature 11 games with ‘totals’ in the 40s. The one exception is going to be the clash between the Carolina Panthers and the St. Louis Rams. These two were both playing in games last week that were decided at the gun, but the Panthers proved to be winners for the first time this year over the San Francisco 49ers, while the Rams were narrow one point losers to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The prospect was there for this to be the first battle of the season between two rookie starting quarterbacks, but it appears as though QB Matt Moore is going to be the man under center in this one for the Panthers, not QB Jimmy Clausen. This should be a great one for QB Sam Bradford, who has led his team to three wins at home already on the season. St. Louis is favored by three points, while the ‘total’ has been set at the lowest number on the board at 36.5.

The one question mark this week is whether or not QB Brett Favre is going to lose his streak of consecutive games played dating back to the 1992 season or not. Favre reportedly has some serious ankle injuries at this point, and Minnesota’s game with the New England Patriots in Foxboro is currently off the board.

2010 NFL Football Week 8 Lines @ Oddsmaker Sportsbook (as of 10/25/10):
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Week 8 Lines for Sunday, 10/31/10

211 Washington Redskins +1
212 Detroit Lions -1
Over/Under 44

213 Green Bay Packers +6
214 New York Jets -6
Over/Under 42

215 Carolina Panthers +3
216 St. Louis Rams -3
Over/Under 36.5

217 Miami Dolphins +1.5
218 Cincinnati Bengals -1.5
Over/Under 44

219 Buffalo Bills +7.5
220 Kansas City Chiefs -7.5
Over/Under 44

221 Tennessee Titans +3.5
222 San Diego Chargers -3.5
Over/Under 43.5

223 Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3
224 Arizona Cardinals -3
Over/Under 40

225 Seattle Seahawks +1.5
226 Oakland Raiders -1.5
Over/Under 41.5

227 Minnesota Vikings OTB
228 New England Patriots OTB
Over/Under OTB

229 Pittsburgh Steelers -1
230 New Orleans Saints +1
Over/Under 43.5

Week 8 Spreads for Monday, 11/1/10

231 Houston Texans +5.5
232 Indianapolis Colts -5.5
Over/Under 50.0