NFL Betting – Buccaneers In For A Blowout In Philadelphia

The NFL Week 5 matchups are clearly not as sexy as the games from the previous weeks. While there are a few good matchups on the bill, including the Patriots coaching reunion with the Denver Broncos and head coach Josh McDaniels welcoming his former employer Bill Belichick and his New England Patriots, there are a lot of games that appear to be mismatches.

There are six teams that are favored by nine points or more including the Oakland Raiders, who are the biggest underdog of the NFL season and are facing a 16-point spread. If you are going to place an NFL bet on an underdog, this is your week.

One team to stay away from would be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are similarly facing a spread bigger than two touchdowns in the sportsbook.

The Buccaneers have been downright awful this year and there is really no reason to be on them this week. This week’s contest will be their second of back-to-back road games against an NFC East squad and this time they are facing a team that is rested off of their bye.

For the stats junkies out there, keep in mind that the Eagles are among the best teams around after a bye week. The Eagles are 16-6 in their last 22 games after a bye week and are 19-3 straight up in those contests.

The Eagles should have a healthy Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook for the first time this season, which is a scary thought for the Bucs, who couldn’t even win against the hapless Washington Redskins.

The Eagles offense should be able to score pretty much at will and even if they make turnovers, they will still probably win. Last week, the Bucs were the beneficiaries of four turnovers but they still lost.

Tampa Bay will send quarterback Josh Johnson out for his second-ever start and considering how he played last week, he’s probably in trouble this week. Philadelphia is a team that is known of their exotic blitz packages and schemes and the Bucs offensive line, who will be without starting center Jeff Faine, will have some problems.

Look for the Eagles to do anything they want to Tampa Bay and once they are up by 10 or 14 points, the Bucs offense won’t be able to run the ball and will be forced into some mistakes through their passing game.

Sports Picks: Eagles -14.5

The Cowboys without key Players for the NFL Betting Week 5

The Dallas Cowboys play on Sunday without their leading receiver Roy Williams.

Apparently the Dallas Cowboys play Sunday at the Kansas City Chiefs without two of their key players on offense.

The receiver Roy Williams, who assumed the role of prime target for Tony Romo to Terrell Owens' departure to the Buffalo Bills, is unlikely to play due to a rib injury.

This adds to injury runner Felix Jones, who has a knee injury, so both will be on the disabled list Sunday.

Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Cowboys listed as 8 -point favorites versus the Broncos, while the game's total is sitting at 42.

Atlanta Falcons vs. San Francisco 49ers NFL Odds to Win

The fans at Candlestick Park will be treated to a game between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers when they take their seats on Sunday.

Bodog Sportsbook currently have the 49ers listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Falcons, while the game's total is sitting at 41.

The Falcons lost to New England 26-10 as a 4.5-point underdog in NFL Betting Odds Week 3. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (45.5).

Matt Ryan threw for 199 yards for Atlanta and Michael Turner rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.

Shaun Hill was 14-of-24 for 152 yards with a pair of touchdown passes, as the 49ers hammered the Rams 35-0 in NFL Lines Week 4.

San Francisco covered as 10-point home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 38-point total posted by Bodog.

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing San Francisco

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco

The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Atlanta's last 23 games on the road

Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

San Francisco is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Atlanta

San Francisco is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta

San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games