2005 NFL Season Predictions: An Analysis of Football Betting Odds
When coming up with your own 2005 NFL season predictions, be sure to use online bookmaker future betting odds as a reference and always be ready for some interesting surprises.
Miami Beach, Fla., (PRWEB) August 23, 2005 -- Always on the cutting edge of
the online sports betting realm, Gambling911.com now features a thorough
division-by-division breakdown of future betting odds as provided by long time
G911 sponsor, www.bestlinesports.com.
In the AFC East, BestLine
Sports lists the New England Patriots and New York Jets with fairly close odds
and New England a small favorite (-250) while New York gets some decent value at
+250. The Patriots pay out $100 for every $250 bet while New York pays out $250
for every $100 bet. That is the major difference here.
"The Buffalo Bills
are cited by Gambling911.com as a value play," commented Christopher Costigan,
founder and president of Gambling911.com. "We see this team as having the
potential to surprise in their respective division, and with payout odds set at
+700 early on, there is an opportunity to win some good money."
A $100
bet pays $700 on the Buffalo Bills.
The long shot of the AFC East with
its massive payout odds is the Miami Dolphins, listed at BestLine Sports with
payout odds of +1100. For every $100 wagered, this one pays out just over $1000.
It is the type of future bet to have a little fun with if you can spare to lose
some dough.
The AFC North has what many believe to be two powerhouses in
Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Johnny Magnum and the Boys at BestLine Sports list the
Ravens as a very small -125 favorite and the Steelers as a near even +120 dog.
The AFC North will wreak havoc with nearly everyone's 2005 NFL season
predictions. To make matters worse, BestLine Sports features the Bengals with
+320 payout odds to win their respective division, surprising considering the
two dominant teams here.
"Gambling911.com doesn't necessarily feel that
Cleveland will win this division, however, we do feel that they will win more
than the 4 1/2 regular season games that BestLine Sports has them winning,"
Costigan said.
Cleveland is listed with +1500 odds to win the AFC North
as an fyi.
Not surprisingly in the AFC South, BestLine Sports like most
of their colleagues in the online sports betting industry - as well as Vegas for
that matter - have pinpointed Indianapolis as the team to beat this year. Most
have them going to the Super Bowl. In order to win $100, one would have to lay
$400. Is it worth the heavy risk? Jaguars pay out +350, Texans, +800, Titans,
+850.
There are no clear cut favorites in the AFC West, so arriving at
2005 NFL season predictions in this division amounts to either a crap shoot or
some heavy duty studying.
"Here you have a division where we don't really
know if San Diego was a fluke last season. Denver has played subpar all the time
since Elway retired. Oakland has some talented but questionable characters on
their roster so we don't really know what to expect. And the Chiefs simply
underperformed last season, so what is to stop this from happening again in
2005?"
Needless-to-say, BestLine Sports lists each of these four teams at
+200 and a little bit of change.
The NFC East would normally be among the
easiest divisions to predict if not for all the distractions in Philadephia's
locker room. Parcells might finally have the team he has been searching for all
along in Dallas, with the word "might" being the operative word here. Because
even with the Eagles preseason turmoil, they are probably still a better team
than any other in this division, including Dallas.
Philadelphia is listed
with -450 odds. Dallas is +450; Giants are +775 and the Redskins are also posted
at +775.
The NFC North could prove interesting even though many experts
have Minnesota as the 2005/2006 team to beat in this conference. They are listed
with near even odds (terrific value in fact) while both Green Bay and Detroit
have odds of +300.
The Bears look to be in trouble early on, though
BestLineSports.com has them posted with +600 odds to win their respective
division.
Interesting situation in the NFC South with both Atlanta and
Carolina virtually neck and neck with +115 and +175 odds,
respectively.
"Gambling911.com, like a lot of the experts, feels that the
Atlanta Falcons provide some great value at those impressive odds," Costigan
stated.
The Saints have such a poor history, it is actually surprising to
see them posted with a mere +350 to win this division. Can you imagine having
New Orleans to win their division with $100 and only walking away with $350?
Something doesn't seem right there. Tampa could perform well, though Gambling911
feels it will take another season for the Buccaneers to excel once again. They
are listed with +450 odds.
And finally, the NFC West is anybody's guess.
2005 NFL season predictions must take into account whether the Cardinals will
finally develop into something semi-significant at +220 odds (and past history
tends to make this a hard pill to swallow); whether St. Louis can show some
consistency with +200 odds; whether the Seahawks will do something spectacular
(another hard pill to swallow at +100 odds) and whether a miracle will somehow
happen in San Francisco. If you believe in miracles, put $100 down on the
49'ers. They pay out 3500 to 1 or $350,000 on a $100 bet. Otherwise, it's a crap
shoot between Arizona, Seattle and St. Louis.
About
Gambling911.com:
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online gambling and sports betting information. As a portal begun in 2000
dedicated exclusively to covering internet gambling, Gambling911.com has since
expanded into various other arenas that have led to a tremendous surge in
readership over the past year. Gambling911.com provides all the latest news
related to football betting for the 2005/2006 NFL season. Gambling911.com has
been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, The Las Vegas Sun,
The Hartford Courant, Fox 6 Milwaukee and many more fine media outlets.
All media inquiries should be directed to Christopher Costigan at
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