With the NFL season rapidly heading towards the post season, there are two big stories floating around, and that should give you some good betting opportunities. The big story to start off with is the Green Bay Packers, who are from Wisconsin for those who weren’t aware (which I wasn’t until yesterday). With a massive victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night, the Packers are now standing at a perfect 9-0 season record. Now the big hubbub here is whether or not they can produce a perfect season and go 16-0 heading to the post season. They are the dominant force, the team to catch at the moment in the NFL, and because of their record, they are red hot favourites to lift the Superbowl this season. While we will take a look at Superbowl betting in a moment, all the talk is whether or not the Packers can win every game this season in the NFL. At the moment, it is not all that far fetched and online bookmaker SkyBet are offering a nice price of 4/1 to see them go undefeated for the season. So, with them being well over half way there, it does make a decent punt. Their net points for the season is a remarkable 143 points, while they have ran up 39 TD’s, eleven more than their nearest divisional rivals, the Detroit Lions. This is largely due to the form of quarterback Aaron Rodgers who threw four more touchdown passes on Monday against the Vikings. They are one of just two teams in the NHL to have racked up over 300 points for themselves, so get a measure of the power that they have in their side. Subsequently, you can get a decent price of 9/4 at William Hill on the Green Bay Packers to go on and win the Superbowl.
A pretty strong bet for some fantastic value is backing Green Bay to go and win the NFC Conference at a price of 11/10 at SkyBet. In there they are being chased by the San Francisco 49ers who are 8-1 for the season, and the New Orleans Saints who are back at 7-3 at Coral. The NFL standings are based on wins, so for example the Packers hold a one game lead over the 49ers. The only slight question is over the Green Bay defence, which is likely to be the only chink that may see them miss out on their perfect season. They have given up a lot of passing yards, the second worst passing defence in the NFL, and they nearly came unstuck in their previous game, after opening up a big lead, when the San Diego Chargers put them under immense pressure in the fourth quarter. The Packers held out there though and hit back with top form in an impressive display to beat the Vikings. These last two matches have seen the Packers show a lot of character. So, beyond the Packers, the Saints and the 49ers are showing the most potential from the NFC to challenge the Packers over all in that betting market. The Saints are currently trading at 9/2 with Coral to take the NFC Conference, while the San Francisco 49ers are back slightly at 11/2 with SkyBet.
Over in the AFC Conference, things are a little big closer, with the New England Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texas and the Baltimore Ravens all looking fairly evenly matched. However, it is the Patriots, who are expected to come good in the end to take the Conference at a price of 7/4 with Coral, but they are being pressed hard by Pittsburgh and Houston, who are both 4-1 in their last five matches and are great value in AFC Conference betting. Houston though may just have lost their starting QB for the rest of the season. The Steelers are 4/1 at Coral and Houston are 7/1 at Bodog. Switching back to the Superbowl market, the New England Patriots are second favourites to win the Superbowl at 6/1 with Bwin.
The other big story of the NFL this season, and perhaps for all the wrong reasons are the Indianapolis Colts. The hapless Colts are also on for a perfect season, as they have lost all ten of their games so far, and are just six away from having a winless season. They have more holes in their defence than your kitchen colander, and naturally this is American Football betting fodder. Indianapolis are 9/4 at Bet365 to lose every game this season in the NFL. There is a big week coming up for the Colts, who face the Carolina Panthers in Week 12, who have just two wins on the season. So that represents the soonest chance that the Colts may pick up a win. So, online bookmaker Ladbrokes are offering odds of 7/4 for that match to be the first victory of the season for the Colts.
So interesting markets all around, from the impeccable Green Bay Packers to the winless Indianapolis Colts. The road to the Superbowl is heating up, and the longer the season goes on with these records, the more the tension surrounding them will grow.
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