The Cincinnati Bengals take on the Houston Texans to open the 2012-13 NFL playoff odds. Houston is (-4.5) and 43.  Below are pro bets for fantasy football gurus, but first, what a day from the top NFL handicapper ever in terms of units won, GodsTips a legend going back to the scorephone days of the 1980s.

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Bengals vs Texans Props  

Sat, Jan 05, 2013 EST

Rot#	First To Score	Moneyline
1001	Bengals	+115
1002	Texans	-145
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Rot#	Score in 1st 6½ min	Moneyline
1005	Yes	-120
1006	No	-110
Rot#	First Score of the Game	Moneyline
1007	TD	-165
1008	FG or Safety	+135
Rot#	A Team to Score 3 Unanswered Times	Moneyline
1009	Yes	-175
1010	No	+145
Rot#	First Scoring Play	Moneyline
1011	Bengals TD	+225
1012	Bengals FG	+300
1013	Bengals Safety	+8000
1014	Texans TD	+125
1015	Texans FG	+225
1016	Texans Safety	+8000
Rot#	Score in Last 2 min of the 1st Half	Moneyline
1017	Yes	-300
1018	No	+220
Rot#	Longest TD in the Game	Moneyline
1019	Over  41½  Yards	-115
1020	Under  41½  Yards	-115
Rot#	Longest FG in the Game	Moneyline
1021	Over  44½  Yards	-115
1022	Under  44½  Yards	-115
Rot#	Double Result	Moneyline
1023	Bengals – Bengals	+275
1024	Bengals – Tie	+2200
1025	Bengals – Texans	+550
1026	Tie – Bengals	+1800
1027	Tie – Tie	+6000
1028	Tie – Texans	+1400
1029	Texans – Bengals	+700
1030	Texans – Tie	+2500
1031	Texans – Texans	-150
1st Half Result / End of Regulation Result. Overtime not included.
Rot#	Winning Margin	Moneyline
1032	Bengals to win by 1-3 Pts	+550
1033	Bengals to win by 4-6 Pts	+750
1034	Bengals to win by 7-10 Pts	+750
1035	Bengals to win by 11-13 Pts	+1400
1036	Bengals to win by 14-17 Pts	+1400
1037	Bengals to win by 18-21 Pts	+1800
1038	Bengals to win by 22 or more	+1400
1039	Texans to win by 1-3 Pts	+350
1040	Texans to win by 4-6 Pts	+550
1041	Texans to win by 7-10 Pts	+400
1042	Texans to win by 11-13 Pts	+900
1043	Texans to win by 14-17 Pts	+900
1044	Texans to win by 18-21 Pts	+1400
1045	Texans to win by 22 or more	+900
Rot#	Team Scoring First Wins Game	Moneyline
1046	Yes	-175
1047	No	+145
Rot#	Shortest TD in the Game	Moneyline
1048	Over  1½  Yards	-115
1049	Under  1½  Yards	-115
Rot#	Highest Scoring Half	Moneyline
1050	1st Half  +½  Pts	-120
1051	2nd Half + OT  -½  Pts	-110
Rot#	Highest Scoring Quarter	Moneyline
1052	1st Quarter	+300
1053	2nd Quarter	+160
1054	3rd Quarter	+300
1055	4th Quarter	+170
Overtime not Included. Dead Heat Rules Apply.
Rot#	First Offensive Play of the Game	Moneyline
1003	Pass	-120
1004	Run	-110
Rot#	Will the Game go to Overtime	Moneyline
1056	Yes	+900
1057	No	-2500
Rot#	Team to Make the Longest FG	Moneyline
1060	Bengals	-115
1061	Texans	-115
Rot#	Team to Have 1st Coach’s Challenge	Moneyline
1062	Bengals	-115
1063	Texans	-115
Rot#	Team to Call 1st Timeout	Moneyline
1064	Bengals	-115
1065	Texans	-115
Rot#	Andy Dalton Total Completions	Moneyline
901	Over  21½  Completions	+100
902	Under  21½  Completions	-130
Rot#	Andy Dalton Total Passing Yards	Moneyline
903	Over  234½  Passing Yards	-115
904	Under  234½  Passing Yards	-115
Rot#	Andy Dalton Longest Completion	Moneyline
905	Over  38½  Yards	-115
906	Under  38½  Yards	-115
Rot#	AJ Green Longest Reception	Moneyline
909	Over  26½  Receiving Yards	-135
910	Under  26½  Receiving Yards	+105
Rot#	AJ Green Total Receptions	Moneyline
911	Over  6½  Receptions	-110
912	Under  6½  Receptions	-120
Rot#	Jermaine Gresham Total Receiving Yards	Moneyline
913	Over  43½  Receiving Yards	-115
914	Under  43½  Receiving Yards	-115
Rot#	Andrew Hawkins Total Receiving Yards	Moneyline
917	Over  39½  Receiving Yards	-115
918	Under  39½  Receiving Yards	-115
Rot#	Josh Brown Total Points	Moneyline
919	Over  8½  Pts	-110
920	Under  8½  Pts	-120
Rot#	BenJarvus Green-Ellis Total Rushing Yards	Moneyline
921	Over  64½  Rushing Yards	-115
922	Under  64½  Rushing Yards	-115
Rot#	Matt Schaub Total Completions	Moneyline
951	Over  21½  Completions	+100
952	Under  21½  Completions	-130
Rot#	Matt Schaub Total Passing Yards	Moneyline
953	Over  240½  Passing Yards	-115
954	Under  240½  Passing Yards	-115
Rot#	Matt Schaub Total TD Passes	Moneyline
955	Over  1½  TD Passes	+130
956	Under  1½  TD Passes	-160
Rot#	Matt Schaub Longest Completion	Moneyline
957	Over  35½  Yards	-120
958	Under  35½  Yards	-110
Rot#	Andre Johnson Total Receiving Yards	Moneyline
959	Over  91½  Receiving Yards	-120
960	Under  91½  Receiving Yards	-110
Rot#	Andre Johnson Total Receptions	Moneyline
961	Over  7½  Receptions	+105
962	Under  7½  Receptions	-135
Rot#	Kevin Walter Total Receiving Yards	Moneyline
963	Over  33½  Receiving Yards	-115
964	Under  33½  Receiving Yards	-115
Rot#	Kevin Walter Total Receptions	Moneyline
965	Over  2½  Receptions	-130
966	Under  2½  Receptions	+100
Rot#	Arian Foster Total Rushing Yards	Moneyline
967	Over  96½  Rushing Yards	-115
968	Under  96½  Rushing Yards	-115
Rot#	Player To Score 1st TD	Moneyline
980	AJ Green (Bengals)	+550
981	Andre Johnson (Texans)	+900
982	Andrew Hawkins (Bengals)	+1000
983	Andy Dalton (Bengals)	+1600
984	Arian Foster (Texans)	+350
985	Ben Tate (Texans)	+1600
986	BenJarvus Green-Ellis (Bengals)	+900
987	DeVier Posey (Texans)	+1800
988	Jermaine Gresham (Bengals)	+1000
989	Kevin Walter (Texans)	+1000
990	Marvin Jones (Bengals)	+1800
991	Matt Schaub (Texans)	+2500
992	Owen Daniels (Texans)	+900
993	Ryan Whalen (Bengals)	+2200
994	Field (Any Other Player)	+450
995	No TD Scored in the Game	+4500
The player in possession of the ball as the plane of the end zone is broken is deemed the winner. QB’s listed must cross the goal line with the ball to be winners.
Rot#	Owen Daniels Total Receiving Yards	Moneyline
969	Over  42½  Receiving Yards	-120
970	Under  42½  Receiving Yards	-110
Rot#	Owen Daniels Total Receptions	Moneyline
971	Over  3½  Receptions	-145
972	Under  3½  Receptions	+115
Rot#	Arian Foster Total Receptions	Moneyline
973	Over  2½  Receptions	-125
974	Under  2½  Receptions	-105
Rot#	Shayne Graham Total Points	Moneyline
975	Over  8½  Pts	-115
976	Under  8½  Pts	-115

 

We will admit that 2012 was not the 12 months of windfall profits that we’ve established over the last nearly 30 years. But clearly things are getting back to normal after last Sunday’s 6-1 NFL, then being on the right side of Cincinnati over Duke when we’ve been on the other end 100 percent of the time this season.

Then what is yet again becoming commonplace: an 8-3 Saturday! Here is what many of you got. Those who didn’t, ask yourself why? GodsTips, the anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com

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SYRACUSE +3.5 West Virginia

The game is a bit closer for Syracuse 195 to 323 miles, so they will have a bit of a regional edge. But West Virginia will have a tough time getting inspired as they had delusions about a possible BCS run and a Heisman Trophy with QB Geno Smith. WVU was exposed as a fraud.

Ryan Nassib, Syracuse’s QB, is not quite as prolific as Smith but he certainly has more than a few statistical highlights of note.

He set a school record for most passing yards in a season (3,619) on his way to becoming only the fourth quarterback in Big East history to pass for more than 9,000 yards in a career.

Nassib also ranks in the top four in Syracuse history in touchdown passes (68), completions (780), completion percentage (60.5), passing efficiency (132.8), passing yards per game (201.3), total offense (9,215) and total offense per game (196.1).

To really get an idea of just how dangerous Nassib and this passing offense can be, consider this: his 8.1 yards per attempt (YPA) mark ranks tied for 25^th nationally.

The Mountaineers have allowed 457 points this season, which is the highest points allowed total in school history. The bulk of those points have come through the air, as West Virginia’s defense is allowing 9.6 yards per pass attempt and has an incredibly bad 36-9 touchdown/interception ratio.

TEXAS +3 Oregon State

Texas will travel 74 miles to San Antonio. Oregon St will travel 1709 miles. The long layoff benefits the underachieving Horns and hurts overachiever OSU. This will especially help David Ash, the talented Texas QB who is much better than he played this year.

Oregon State struggled for Oregon’s speed. The Longhorns have two talented sophomore running backs in Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron, but it was Jonathan Gray, the true freshman, who led the team with 683 rushing yards.

Young players have a huge upside and Gray has Oregon type speed. That is bad news for the Beavers. Texas has two talented corners in Quandre Diggs and Carrington Byndom, but they have not performed up to their talent this year. Another reason why the Horns are much better than their stats and will use the break to regress to their mean.

Major…

West Virginia-Syracuse OVER 71.5

Minor bowl games with a total of 68 or higher have gone over at 24-12. Yes two unders have happened recently but both of those totals skyrocketed. This one actually has gone down because of likely snow. But winds are expected at 5-10 mph, so the slippery field will benefit the offense and have more big plays in the passing game.

There are a number of college football teams that can boast of having as much passing and receiving talent as West Virginia, but no other program right now can say it has two 1,000-yard wide receivers and a 4,000-yard passer.

The first of those wideouts is Tavon Austin. Austin is the Mountaineers career leader in receptions (284) and receiving yards (7,136), and ranks second in career touchdown receptions (29).

Both teams have big time quarterbacks. The Mountaineers have allowed 457 points this season, which is the highest points allowed total in school history. The bulk of those points have come through the air, as West Virginia’s defense is allowing 9.6 yards per pass attempt and has an incredibly bad 36-9 touchdown/interception ratio.

RICE +2 Air Force

This is a competitor consensus. If we have a lean one way and one of the few sports services or sources we respect has a big pick on a certain side, we pass along as a competitor consensus.

NAVY +14 Arizona State

This is a sharp versus square, which is when our Vegas, offshore, and outlaw contacts tell us the majority of sharp money is betting one team, the square money the other. We go with the smart money as contrarian betting is used by many professional gamblers.

Michigan State +2 tcu

MSU has a very deceptive record dropping close contests against the nation’s fifth-toughest schedule, falling by fewer than four points in all but one of its losses. Oh the biggest blowout was 20-3 to No. 1 Notre Dame. The other five were by a combined 13 points.

The level of competition makes impressive Michigan State junior running back Le’Veon Bell. Bell led the Big Ten and ranked third nationally with 137.3 rushing yards per game, including a career-high 266 yards in the Spartans’ season-finale against Minnesota.

TCU found that no longer beating up in the mid-majors was not so easy as they had some tough sledding against the Big 12.

Instead of the quick-and-athletic defenses TCU faced in its first season in the Big 12, the Spartans (6-6) are big, physical and love to knock opponents around.

Michigan State finished the regular season with the nation’s fourth-best defense, giving up 273.25 yards per game, and was 10^th in scoring, allowing 16.33 points.

CBB

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NORTH CAROLINA -4.5 unlv

Huge revenge game for the Heels. Mike Moser’s 16 points and 18 rebounds helped UNLV pull off a 90-80 upset of No. 1 North Carolina on Nov. 26 of last season, but a dislocated right elbow suffered in a win over California on Dec. 9 will keep him from attempting to repeat that performance.

UNLV has gotten erratic play from the front court, which will haunt them in their toughest game of the year. UNC has lost to some good teams, but now they have a statement game at home. UNLV will travel 2004 miles to Chapel Hill.

Major…

SANTA CLARA +18 Duke

The big chalks are going to be rusty, the underdogs red-hot and have all the motivation to keep it close. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said his players earned some time away from campus even if they hadn’t been unbeaten.

His top-ranked Blue Devils are back at school and will play for the first time in nine days Saturday at home against a Santa Clara team that has won six straight and hasn’t lost in regulation all season.

Following back-to-back home wins Dec. 19-20, Krzyzewski sent his team home for the holidays. Duke (11-0) did not return to practice until Wednesday. He seems to be focused on the bigger picture. The Hall of Fame coach said he would exclusively work on conditioning in the Blue Devils’ return to practice going into a stretch that includes Wednesday’s trip to Davidson before the start of ACC play next Saturday against Wake Forest.

UCSC could potentially be a bubble-team in March. So they know a close loss is a win. It will be for us too.

LOUISIANA TECH -5 Denver

Denver has lost all four road games this year by seven or more. Louisiana Tech has yet to lose at home, all six wins by four or more, four by double-digits. Tech has been tested and passed the test. They are more than ready. The demanding 12-game stretch culminated on Dec. 17 in Little Rock, Ark. with the Bulldogs winning in nail-biting fashion over the UALR Trojans, 75-73.

The dogfight of a victory came on the heels of their fourth road contest in five games and ended the Trojans seven-game home winning streak.

 

When terrorist sympathizer Rashard Mendenhall tweeted his bizarre impassioned defense of one of the greatest forces of evil in world history, the Steelers opted to not suspend him or fine him. This was especially shocking considering the next regular season game was the 10^th anniversary of 911.

Starting in the backfield was none other than Mr. “how people can HATE a man they have never even heard speak. We’ve only heard one side.” I predicted “The Curse of the Tweet” would mean the Steelers would not win a Super Bowl for 100 years.

We have 98 years to go, but they have not won a playoff game. Way to go Rashard!