Betting Action for NFL Week 17 at LinesMaker

Betting Action for NFL Week 17

Heavy bet­ting action is expected this week­end. Here is our take on the matchups this week:

Eagles vs. Cow­boys
The win­ner takes the NFC East title and poten­tially a bye in the first-round of the play­offs while the loser gets a wild-card slot. Thea­gles have won six straight but the knee injury to Jamaal Jack­son could mean alot more pres­sure on Dono­van McNabb.

Patri­ots vs. Tex­ans
Hous­ton needs to win and have two of the Bron­cos, Jets and Ravens lose to make the play­offs. They face Patri­ots who have locked up a play­off spot and seems unlikely many of their starters will see sig­nif­i­cant time on the field.

Colts vs. Bills
Most of Indy’s reg­u­lars will get lim­ited play­ing time as the Colts already have the top seed for the AFC play­offs. Cur­tis Painter could make his first NFL start but who­ever runs the ball for the Colts will face the league’s worst run defense.

Saints vs. Pan­thers
The Saints have the top seed in the NFC but with the team los­ing two straight, their starters are more likely to see sig­nif­i­cant play­ing time.. Car­olina has a solid ground attack but their back­field is pretty banged up. New Orleans has strug­gled as of late against the run.

Titans vs. Sea­hawks
Titans RB Chris John­son is up against a sus­pect Sea­hawk defense and look­ing to get his name in the record books. He is only 75 yards away from break­ing the NFL record for yards from scrim­mage (2,429) set by Mar­shall Faulk ten years ago and just 128 yards away from becom­ing the 6th player in NFL his­tory to run for 2,000 yards in a season.

Jaguars vs. Browns
With the emer­gence of RB Jerome Har­ri­son the Browns have won three straight. On the flip­side, the Jaguars have their last three. The Jags still have a slim chance at mak­ing the play­offs but need to win and alot of help as four of the Ravens, Steel­ers, Jets, Tex­ans and Steel­ers will need to lose.

Bears vs. Lions
Jay Cut­ler of the Bears had a great game last week and faces the NFL’s weak­est pass defense against the Lions. It appears that Detroit will likely start Daunte Culpep­per after Drew Stanton’s poor start.

Steel­ers vs. Dol­phins
Both the Steel­ers and Dol­phins have an shot at the play­offs. Pittsburgh’s Roeth­lis­berger has had a career sea­son but he Steel­ers’ are still with­out Pola­malu, who is unlikely to play. Pitts­burgh has lost their last three road games. Watch for Miami’s Chad Henne to go to the air, espe­cially with RB Ricky Williams nurs­ing a bad shoulder.

49ers vs. Rams
A loss will lock up the top draft pick for the Rams. Wide receiver Isaac Bruce, who has been inac­tive lately, is expected to make his NFL cur­tain call in the sta­dium where he had so much suc­cess with the Rams.

Fal­cons vs. Buc­ca­neers
Both teams are out of the play­offs but have each won two in row. Tampa has held foes to 17.4 per game in its last 5. Atlanta is 2–5 on the road.

Pack­ers vs. Car­di­nals
There’s a strong pos­si­bil­ity these teams could face each other in the play­offs next week in the same place, so expect a bit of games­man­ship in this one.

Chiefs vs. Bron­cos
Den­ver is likely bound for the play­offs, but will be look­ing for a win. Den­ver has lost 7 of their last 9. With Bran­don Mar­shall being benched this week the Bron­cos will likely go to the ground attack aganst the Chiefs who have been weak against the run.

Ravens vs. Raiders
Bal­ti­more merely needs to win to make the play­offs but Oak­land will not make it easy. Quar­ter­back Char­lie Frye is expected to start for the Raiders against a banged up sec­ondary. Bal­ti­more will need to cap­i­tal­ize on their ground game.

Red­skins vs. Charg­ers
With two straight wins and a first-round bye in the play­offs i is unlikely that many of the San Diego reg­u­lars will see a lot of field time. This will likely be the finale for Jim Zorn, the Red­skins coach.

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