Sportsbook Odds: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills Picks

The betting world was witness to something pretty special in the week four game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts. Jacksonville quarterback David Garrard was playing for his job, but he did not panic. He managed the game and was efficient in his decisions. He threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 105 yards and a touchdown.

The NFL betting experts also got to watch a team like the Jaguars beat a team like the Colts while making a hero out of Jacksonville kicker Josh Scobee. In the final play of the game, Scobee kicked a 59-yard field goal that gave the Jags their first win of the season and knocked the Colts to a mediocre record of 2-2.

The football betting in Buffalo has been pretty predictable this season. The Bills are 0-4, but it looks to be the result of their own bad planning . . . again. Trent Edwards started the season as the Bills quarterback. Last season Edwards showed no signs of being an NFL quarterback and was pulled halfway through the season for Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bills went 5-4 under Fitzpatrick. Despite that, the Bills started Edwards again in 2010. After two losses, Edwards was benched and then cut. Fitzpatrick is now the starter in Buffalo, but he missed out on the chance to work with the first team offense in training camp. With Fitzpatrick playing catch-up with the offense, the Bills have dropped to 0-4.

The NFL Northbet predictions surrounding this game have a lot to do with the Jacksonville defense and running game. The Bills have shown no ability all season long to stop any team’s running game, and Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew looks to have a field day against the Bills defense.

The Jacksonville defense shut down the Colts running game that included one of the best offensive lines in football and Super Bowl running back Joseph Addai. Addai was held to only 63 yards in week four against the Jaguars. The front seven of the Jacksonville defense offer a formidable challenge to the Bills running game. The Bills offensive line has not given any indication that they will be able to put up much of a fight against a defense like the Jaguars.

In Jacksonville there are a lot of people trying to hold on to their jobs. Quarterback David Garrard is looking over his shoulder every week at a growing list of replacement candidates. But his ability to manage the game against the Colts was impressive, and it has bought Garrard some time. Head coach Jack Del Rio can feel the heat every time his team steps on to the field. Being blunt about it, if Del Rio cannot get the Jaguars into the playoffs this season then he may find himself out of a job by season’s end.

The Buffalo Bills offer the perfect vehicle for Garrard and Del Rio to continue showing why they deserve to keep their jobs for at least one more season. As the Bills head to an 0-5 record, the bye week is starting to look very good..

Pick: Jacksonville Jaguars 37-10

Tennessee Volunteers vs. LSU Tigers Betting Trends

The Tennessee Volunteers and the LSU Tigers will meet on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

Sportsbook.com currently have the Tigers listed as 16½-point favorites versus the Volunteers, with a total of 43½.

In their last action, Tennessee was a 32-29 winner at home against UAB. They failed to cover the 14–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (61) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Last time out for LSU, they were a 20-14 winner as they battled West Virginia at home. LSU failed to cover in the match as a 9.5-point favorite, while 34 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Tennessee Volunteers vs. LSU Tigers betting trends:

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tennessee's last 9 games on the road

Tennessee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing LSU

Tennessee is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road

Tennessee is 1-2-3 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LSU

LSU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

LSU is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

LSU is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee

LSU is 1-1-3 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee

NFL Odds Preview - Cincinnati Bengals (-3) @ Cleveland Browns

The sports betting world can already see the results starting to happen in Cleveland. The Browns are 0-3 this season, but the team looked good in the week three 24-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Little sparks of light such as the relentless running of Peyton Hillis who racked up 144 hard-fought yards on 22 carries against a very good Baltimore Ravens run defense.

The Cincinnati Bengals are making a mess of the NFL betting lines this season. When wide receiver Terrell Owens was signed to the Bengals, his receiving counterpart Chad Ochocinco all but guaranteed a Super Bowl berth for Cincinnati. Football betting experts usually do not put a lot of stock in what Ochocinco says, but the Bengals are an improved team over last season and they should be challenging for the AFC North title this season.

The problem with the Bengals is that they are inconsistent . . . again. After getting schooled in week one by the New England Patriots, the Bengals have gone on to beat the Baltimore Ravens and the Carolina Panthers. But even as badly as the Panthers played in week three, the Bengals could not put the game away until late in the fourth quarter. Cincinnati needs to pick up the pace on offense if Ochocinco’s prediction has any chance of ever coming true.

This week’s NFL pick for the Bengals will be a win over the Cleveland Browns, but it will not be easy and it will not be a guarantee. If the Browns get that offense of theirs rolling by the second quarter, then Cincinnati’s inability to put anyone away this season could come back to haunt the Bengals. The Bengals need to put the hammer down early in this game, and get the Browns down by a couple of touchdowns by the second quarter.

The Browns and their fans can see the improvement already. However the one area that is obviously lacking in Cleveland is at quarterback. The prevailing theory is that Colt McCoy is being groomed to be the starter in Cleveland, but Mike Holgren does not rush quarterbacks. The one thing Cleveland fans will have to learn is patience. Mike Holgren will deliver a winner to Cleveland, it will just take a couple of years to get there. When Holgren got to Seattle not many people thought that Matt Hasselbeck was a starting quarterback in the NFL. By the time Holgren was done with Seattle, Hasselbeck was a Super Bowl quarterback and one of the best quarterbacks to play for the Seahawks.

The Browns will be game in this contest, and it will take everything the Bengals offense has to pull this game out. The Cincinnati offense line is still suspect, and the running game is struggling to support the passing game. The Bengals should have just enough to get past the Browns this week, but look for the Browns to slowly remove that label of NFL doormat as Cleveland moves towards respectability in the NFL.

Pick: Cincinnati Bengals 16-14