2008 NFL Week 4 Sports Betting Tips
Friday, September 26th, 2008
The first month of NFL football will conclude this Sunday and we have some great tips for you as always.
You read it, the 2008-09 NFL football season will be a month old. And after three weeks into the season, we found out that the Bills are for real, the Texans are still bad and Ronnie Brown can singlehandedly beat the living daylights out of the Patriots.
So what’s in store for us football fans when the NFL season resumes this Sunday? Let’s start with the game between the Arizona Cardinals and the New York Jets because you just know Brett Favre will be itching to get back to the win column after losing his second straight game last Monday night.
Sure, Favre’s availability against the Arizona Cardinals is still unclear after he rolled on his ankle during the third quarter of the Jets’ 48-29 loss to San Diego last Monday but since the guy holds the NFL record of starting in 256 straight regular season games, I have a feeling he’ll still show up and play. After all, he asked for all of this when he decided to unretire right?
If Favre plays, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to pick the New York Jets over the Cardinals by a touchdown.
Favre’s former mates will be in action as well when the Green Bay Packers visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in what should be another tough NFC match-up for the cheeseheads. After suffering a big loss to the Cowboys last Sunday night, traveling to Tampa to play the Bucs just might be too unforgiving for the young Aaron Rodgers. Besides, the Buccaneers have one of the better defenses in the league and I don’t think Green Bay’s A-Rod can come up with magic over Jon Gruden’s D.
Pick the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win by…
Can Tom Brady return like an MVP?
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Can he come back like the MVP we knew him to be?
Down and out, such was the fate Tom Brady fell into to start the 2008-09 NFL football season. Yes, after earning league MVP honors a season ago, watching him go down like that this early was a shame.
The New England Patriots will now look to move on without Tom Brady and with Matt Cassel leading them to a perfect 2-0 record after filling in for the injured starting quarterback, so far so good.
Backup Matt Cassel has been solid so far. In his first start with the Patriots, he has done something only a few has and that’s win your first game as a starter against future Hall-of-Famer Brett Favre. Now that’s the way to make a splash into the league right?
As for Tom Brady, his road for a comeback starts.
Brady has to deal with his torn ACL first. The ACL is a fibrous band of tissue that runs from the thigh bone to the shin bone and provides stability for the knee during jumping, cutting and pivoting maneuvers. It is one of four major ligaments in the knee, and an ACL tear is one of the most common knee injuries suffered by athletes. It’s possible Brady also suffered other damage to his knee, which could lengthen his recovery.
Aside from that, Brady also has to deal with a torn MCL.
Dr. Paul Weitzel, who has viewed the video of the tackle that ended Brady’s season, said the injury also likely includes…
Can the Patriots win without Brady?
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
In case you haven’t heard yet, Tom Brady is out for the rest of the season.
While Pats fans continue to hope for a miracle that Tom Brady will still show up and be able to play in the 2008-09 NFL football season, we learned that No.12 being out for the remainder of the year after only Week 1 was made official.
This is probably the time to mourn Pats fans. Tom Brady, last season’s Most Valuable Player, is now ruled officially out for the remainder of the season after suffering a nasty injury on his left knee in their very first game of the year.
Playing a season after they were shocked by the New York Giants at Super Bowl XLII, the New England Patriots were coming in the brand new year still the heavy favorites to win it all. After this injury, these Pats won’t be favorites to win anything.
Playing against the Kansas City Chiefs, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had his knee collapse under him when he was hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard in the first quarter. For what it’s worth, the Pats won the game 17-10 to get their season going but you have the sense that the Pats still lost, BIG TIME.
Thanks to Bernard Pollard of course, who had his hit against Brady now being dubbed as dirty.
The Patriots organization, for some reason, remains confident about their team’s chances this season. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, in particular, still doesn’t believe the injury is that big of a deal to his team, to the extent that he could be dissing his prized quarterback already.
‘’As a team we all just have to do our jobs. That really doesn’t change,’’ New England Patriots head coach…
2008-09 NFL Week 1 Betting Tips
Friday, September 5th, 2008
The Giants win the first game of the season!
How about that huh? KNown to be slow starters, the Giants won with Eli Manning scoring the first touchdown of the 2008-09 NFL football season. It doesn’t get any better than that.
The question now is, can they return to the big dance and win Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa?
With the New York Giants covering the spread by five points and Eli Manning starting their campaign strong, they’re certainly on the right track.
Week 1 continues on Sunday with 13 games. Let’s start with the St. Louis Rams visiting the Philadelphia Eagles. After a tumultuous season, the Rams come in the brand new season with a new sense of hope. They just signed Steven Jackson to a new contract and with new offensive coordinator Al Saunders taking over, they’re hoping to bring back the offense once dubbed as the greatest show on turf.
However, the Philadelphia Eagles have Donovan McNabb healthy again and I don’t see these Rams beating the Eagles in Philly. Our pick? The Eagles by ten.
The Cincinnati Bengals, led by a focused Chad Johnson, will visit the Baltimore Ravens. The Bengals still have one of the high-scoring offensive schemes in the league but with Rudi Johnson now gone, I’m expecting this offense to slow down a little bit.
Our pick? The Baltimore Ravens cover the spread by a touchdown.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the New Orleans Saints next…
2008 Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants over New England Patriots 17-14
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
New York Giants came to the University of Phoenix Stadium spoiling New England Patriots unscathed record by beating the highly touted New England Patriots 17-14 in the 2008 Super Bowl XLII in Arizona.
New England Patriots –12 in the spread could not gain any momentum on their offense, both losing Super Bowl XLII bid and the spread against the New York Giants.
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, voted Super Bowl XLII’s Most Valuable Player, lofted a regal, floating 13-yard pass to New York Giants Plaxico Burress over New England Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs to put the Giants over the top with 35 seconds left.
New York Giants are nothing if not resilient. Because they were technically the visiting team, New York Giants won their 11th consecutive road game, including all four playoff wins.
New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning, completed 19 of 34 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns. While New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady completed 29 of 48 attempts for 266 yards to go with a touchdown.
The win was especially sweet for New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan and wide receiver Amani Toomer, the only holdovers from the 34-7 strafing by the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV. In addition, it was the third Super Bowl victory for one of the league’s most venerable franchises, to go with the Vince Lombardi Trophies won at the end of the 1986 and 1990 seasons.
New York Giants had a dream scenario for the opening drive, their first possession — which consumed nine minutes and 59 seconds and required 16 plays was it. New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning, converted his first three third downs (a first-drive record for Super Bowls), but could not manage a fourth, throwing too far underneath to Steve Smith. Lawrence Tynes, who won the NFC title game with an overtime field goal, hit one from 32 yards out to give the Giants a 3-0 lead.
New England Patriots answered with a similarly muscular drive Laurence Maroney who began things with a 43-yard kickoff return finished it with a 1-yard run three seconds into the second quarter.
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