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Thanksgiving Day NFL Game Odds

Posted: 26th November 2009 by bill duke in NFL
Thanksgiving Day NFL Game Odds Green Bay (-11) @ Detroit (+11) Matt Stafford is coming off the biggest game of his career, and might have actually laid the foundation for future legendary status, throwing a TD pass with 0 seconds left on the game clock to win by one pointàwith a busted-up throwing arm. Does this mean we now have a Detroit Lions team that can turn it all around? A team that ...

Pittsburgh Steelers’ Big Ben Has Bell Rung

Posted: 23rd November 2009 by bill duke in NFL
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday and may have lost their starting QB Ben Roethlisberger as well. With the game knotted at 24 apiece in OT, Roethlisberger took a knee to the head and was taken out of the game.á He was replaced by understudy Charlie Batch. According to head coach Mike Tomlin, Big Ben ôtook a blow, needless to say, it was a concussion-oriented thing so ...
Out for six games with an upper-body injury, it Washington Capital superstar Alexander Ovechkin returned to play against the New York Rangers tonight. The star scored his league-leading 15th goal of the season and the Capitals beat the Rangers 4-2. According to the AP, Ovechkin skated at the teamÆs practice this morning and was ôexpected to be in the lineupö tonight at Madison Square Garden. With Ovechkin out of the lineup, the Caps ...

Over Or Under For Suns At Lakers?

Posted: 12th November 2009 by bill duke in NBA
There are only two games on the NBA schedule tonight. One features the Phoenix Suns at the STAPLES Center to play the L.A. Lakers . The teams both rank in the NBAÆs top 10 when it comes to points scored. Phoenix averages an association-leading 112.3 points per game. The Lakers are seven and a half-point favorites with a total of 221. In the last 10 matchups between the two, the over has ...

Steelers-Bengals: Can Cincinnati Bengals Cut Mustard At Heinz?

Posted: 12th November 2009 by bill duke in NFL
Why did Chad Ochocinco want to send mustard to the Pittsburgh Steelers? Because he didnÆt think they could ôketch-up .ö Unfortuanately for Chad, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis will not allow the WR to send anything to the Steelers seeing as the two battle for top spot in the AFC North Sunday. Both are currently sporting 6-2 records. The Steelers are favored by a TD, the total has been set at 42. ...

The Start of NFL Thursday Night Football

Posted: 10th November 2009 by bill duke in NFL
Starting this Thursday, until the end of the 2009áNFL regular season , there will be an extra day of professional football. The first Thursday-nighter will see the Chicago Bears visiting the San Francisco 49ers with the Niners favored by a field goal. Candlestick Park has not been kind to the Bears, as they are 1-7 straight up and against the spread on the road against San Fran dating back to 1985. Chicago is ...

NFL Power Rankings Week 10

Posted: 9th November 2009 by bill duke in NFL
As of the writing of this article, the Monday night game has not been played yet, here are my top 10 NFL teams for theáNFL Power Rankings for Week 10 In spite of tough games, Week 9 of the NFL saw the two undefeated teams in New Orleans and Indianapolis remain undefeated. Dallas pulled a great victory against Philadelphia. New England pulled another against the Dolphins and Cincinnati and proved they were ...