NFC and AFC Championship Odds up: Cardinals-Eagles, Steelers-Ravens
By Mike Godsey
The Vegas odds are locked and loaded for the
Eagles-Cardinals and Ravens-Steelers. Sportsbooks
have set the odds for the NFC Championship, the Philadelphia Eagles as a 3.5
point favorite (but even money) over
Many of the linesmakers have
-3 (-130). The total in this game is 48
to 48.5.
For the lay person, this means if one bet
at -3.5, they would risk $100 to win $100, though
backers would ante $120. Or to lay just three-points, Eagles bettors would
invest $130 for every $100 to win.
In the AFC Championships, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a
five-point favorite over the Baltimore Ravens with a total of 33.
BetUs
Sportsbook and all the major bookmakers will have
betting odds and proposition bets by Thursday or Friday.
Cy McCormick says that even though the public generally
likes favorites, he believes many gamblers will be tempted to bet on the home
underdog Cardinals. McCormick is head of the famed online betting syndicate
“It’s rare when a team is that big of a home underdog in a
conference championship game” says the professional bettor McCormick.
The top betting site
will not only update the game
keep an eye or player prop bets at well and will be the first to report on the Vegas
odds for Super Bowl XLIII.