This week’s football schedule includes the Monday Night Football ESPN contest between the Patriots and Dolphins.

OffshoreInsiders.com takes a look at the football betting match-up using key numbers employed by professional gamblers.

In comparing yards per rush on offense, the better numbers belong to New England by a .8 margin.

As far as passing yards per completion on the offensive side of the ball, the upper hand is for New England, but surprisingly by a negligible .1.

According to yards per point, the more efficient offense is New England’s by six yards, a strong edge.

Defensively the more stingy team based on yards per rush is New England by a trifle .1.

The superior defense in terms of passing yards per completion is also by the Pats, but by just .1.

The yards per point statistic used by the best sports handicappers says the superior defense is Miami’s by 4.4

Who to bet on according to the football betting experts against the spread. Oh GodsTips is 6-0 with college and pro football Wise Guys this week: BYU under Friday; Navy, TCU-under, Boise State under Saturday. Sunday it was the AFC Game of the Year on Cleveland, plus San Francisco to make it 6-0 with Wise Guys this week and 11-3 the last 14 football Wise Guys. But your wallet says that wasn’t even the biggest pick.

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Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.

GodsTips sweeps Wise Guys Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to improve to 11-3 with all football Wise Guys led by the Browns as the AFC Game of the Year from the top sports handicapper of all-time.

Overall it was 4-1 with a Wise Guy on the 49ers, plus Major plays on the Jets and Panthers, both easy covers from the top expert on football handicapping the NFL.

Here is what the pro gamblers got.

Wise Guy…

CLEVELAND +3 Cincinnati

AFC Game of the Year

As far as one of our favorite and productive truism, predictably unpredictable, that is the Cincinnati Bengals for sure. There is no way they win two straight on the road and three straight overall.

In fact, they opened up the year against New England, so this would be a perfect spot for a letdown even for a consistent team.

Cleveland is actually pretty competitive losing all three games by a touchdown or less.

We have said time and time again, straight up won-loss stats are the most overrated facet of handicapping. Looking to the key indicators, Cleveland gets 1.3 more yards per rush offensively than the road favorites do.  They average .9 more passing yards per completion.

On defense, the Bengals allow .7 more yards per rush. The only edge they have is slight in the defensive passing yards per completion.

The Browns’ O-line is playing pretty well; they’ve only surrendered three sacks this season.

Cleveland will win with the ground game. Peyton Hillis is coming off his best game of his career. He’s averaging 5.6 yards per carry for the season and the Bengals are allowing 4.5 yards per carry on defense.

The Browns likely get their first straight up win of the year. Carson Palmer is grossly overrated.

SAN FRANCISCO +7 Atlanta

Yes the 49ers are much better than they’ve shown. They are much more an underacheiver than overrated. My word, talk about a letdown—and it’s only been in recent years that we’ve fully utilized the “situation” angle. The big chalk is off a dramatic overtime win at their hated rivals, the defending Super Bowl Champs. Now they host the most undervalued team in the NFL.

Yes Atlanta is nine ahead of San Francisco in turnover margin, but this is correctable and very difficult to maintain. San Francisco has one of the best—and vastly underrated—defensive lines in the league. It is a very physical group that should be a great test for Atlanta’s nondescript o-line.

Very tough spot for Atlanta, and the perfect chance for a talented San Francisco team to put misery behind them.

Major…

Yes there was a last second loser on Pittsburgh, but everything else won early.

CAROLINA +14 -120 New Orleans

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.

NY JETS -6 Buffalo

Buffalo is a team that’s given up 72 points the last two weeks. The Jets need to get more confidence in their upstart offense. There is plenty of motivation to run up the score.

Buffalo can’t stop the run either. The Bills are allowing 141 yards per game on the ground. That’s four yards per attempt. LaDainian Tomlinson and company may feast in this game

Jets coach Rex Ryan and his crew bring it from multiple angles almost all game. That should be effective against the Bills, who have offensive chemistry issues. But as noted above, don’t over-blitz, because they could get you deep and ignite their crowd.

The Jets are getting .7 more yards per rush and 2.7 more passing yards per completion on offense. They are allowing 1.6 fewer yards per rush on defense. It’s a big blowout coming.

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This week’s football schedule includes a contest between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants on NBC.

OffshoreInsiders.com takes a look at the football betting match-up using key numbers employed by professional gamblers.

In comparing yards per rush on offense, the better numbers belong to the Giants by 1.1, a large upper hand.

As far as passing yards per completion on the offensive side of the ball, the upper hand is for Chicago by 2.6,

According to yards per point, the more efficient offense is Chicago by 4.1.

Defensively the more stingy team based on yards per rush is the Bears by a whopping 1.7 dichotomy.

The superior defense in terms of passing yards per completion is the G-Men by 2.0

The yards per point statistic used by the best sports handicappers says the superior defense is Chicago which forces teams to waste 8.0 more.

Who to bet on according to the football betting experts against the spread It’s from the famed LateInfo line with big Sunday morning info. The NBC Sunday night football keeps domination alive with the side from Big Red on the Bears on the NY Giants.

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Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.

ScoresOddsPicks.com has released a Category 5 Las Vegas odds bulletin on the NBC Sunday Night Football contest between the Chicago Bears vs. NY Giants.

NFL odds are set at the NY Giants -3 -125 or -3 depending in which approved and vetted sportsbook gamblers utilized.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Chicago is 4-1 overall their last five. The Bears are 8-21 ATS in their last 29 games as a road underdog of 3.5-10.0, 3-8 ATS in their last 11 road games, 4-11 as underdogs, 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing more than 250 yards passing in their previous game, 1-8 road underdogs.

Giants are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games following a SU loss of more than 14 points, 1-8 to teams with a winning record.

Over/under trends: Over is 6-0 in Bears last 6 games when playing on Sunday following a Monday night game. Under is 57-28-2 in Bears last 87 games as an underdog.

Over is 8-0 in Giants last 8 vs. NFC, Over is 15-4-2 last 21 games after allowing less than 150 yards passing in their previous game.

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Las Vegas betting odds are up for NFL picks and predictions the Arizona Cardinals vs. San Diego Chargers.

The bookmaker’s point spread is the Chargers laying anywhere from -9.5 at Sportsbook to as high as -11 at BetED but at +113.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Cardinals are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games in October, 10-2 as underdog, 7-22 ATS in their last 29 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. The road team is 5-0 in the series.

Chargers are 22-8 ATS in their last 30 games as a home favorite of 3.5-10.0, 20-9-3 ATS in their last 32 games following a S.U. loss

Over/under trends: Over is 21-5 in Cardinals last 26 games after accumulating less than 250 total yards in their previous game, over 40-14 last 54 games as a road underdog.

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A college football point spread sports betting service alert has been issued for today’s contest between the Houston Texans vs. Oakland Raiders.

NFL Odds on the game are set at Houston -3.5 and it’s +100 at 5 Dimes.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Texans are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games after scoring less than 15 points in their previous game, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss, 8-3 off straight up loss.

Raiders are 5-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, 17-39 home, 18-42 ATS in their last 60 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game, 0-6 off spread win.

Over/under trends: Under is 7-0 in Texans last 7 vs. a team with a losing record. Under is 42-19-2 in Raiders last 63 vs. a team with a winning record.

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NFL odds odds are up for NCAA football point spread picks and predictions on Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars.

Bettors and fantasy football players will both note that he offshore sportsbook point spread and Las Vegas betting odds are the Colts -8 or as cheap as -7 depending on which online bookies.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Colts are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0, 7-1 road favorites, 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games in October, 8-2 road. Colts are 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game. The road team is 6-0 in the series.

Jaguars are 4-14 ATS in their last 18 home games, 7-25 ATS in their last 32 games on grass, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a SU loss of more than 14 points, 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.

Over/under trends: Over is 26-11 in Colts last 37 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. Over is 7-1-2 in Jaguars last 10 games after accumulating less than 150 yards passing in their previous game

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Donovan McNabb is back in Philadelphia.

NFL football live lines odds are up for the pro football point spread picks and predictions for Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles.

The bookmaker’s point spread is Philadelphia -5 against D-Mac.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Redskins are 4-9-3 ATS in their last 16 games following a ATS loss. Washington is 7-3 in the series.

Eagles are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game, 0-4 to NFC.

Over/under trends: Over is 8-2 in Redskins last 10 games following a S.U. loss, under 8-3 as underdogs. Over is 7-1-1 in Eagles last 9 games after allowing less than 150 yards passing in their previous game. On the other hand, the under is 20-5-1 last 26 games as a home favorite of 3.5-10.0.

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The posted online sportsbook’s total is from 43 to 43.5.

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The Rams won their first home game in nearly two years last week – can they actually make it two in a row on Sunday against Seattle? St. Louis is a 2-point dog on Bodog’s NFL Odds

It could be an uphill climb for the Rams as their two best players are in question. Running back Steven Jackson (groin) and safety Oshiomogho Atogwe (thigh) will be game-day decisions after both missed practices early last week and were limited on Friday. Prior to exiting on Sunday in the win over Washington, Jackson had 10 carries for 58 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He has 214 rushing yards, a TD and 62 yards on nine receptions through the Rams’ first three games. Kenneth Darby would start if Jackson can’t go. Darby had 49 yards on 14 carries when Jackson went out last week.

No Jackson could mean more throwing for No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford. He was 23 of 37 for 235 yards in the 30-16 win last week over the Redskins and now gets a Seattle secondary that surrendered 455 yards to Philip Rivers and the Chargers last week (albeit in a win).

The Seahawks, who have won 10 in a row in this series, are relatively healthy. Seattle is 2-0 at home but looked terrible in its one road game so far. In its two home wins, the Seahawks have a 6-3 advantage in turnovers-takeaways. On the road at Denver, they were 0-4. Overall the team is 3-14 in its past 17 road games. But Seattle’s only two road wins in the past 13 games were both in St. Louis. In 13 career games against the Rams, Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck has thrown for 2,817 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Certainly the Rams will try and kick away from Seattle’s Leon Washington. Last week he became the 10^th player in NFL history, first in Seahawks history, to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in a single game. He brought back kickoffs 101 and 99 yards, making him just the third player in NFL history with two touchdowns of 99-plus yards in the same game. Washington leads the NFL in kickoff returns with 63.3 yards on four attempts. Seahawks rookie Golden Tate is first in the league in punt return average with 25.2 yards on five attempts.

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There’s no question that the 0-3 San Francisco 49ers, the preseason NFC West favorites, are the NFL’s biggest disappointment through three weeks and the Niners’ season could be all but over if they don’t pull an upset at Atlanta on Sunday – but the Falcons are 7-point favorites on Bodog’s NFL Odds.

The 49ers were blitzed last Sunday in Kansas City, 31-10, meaning the 49ers have now been outscored a combined 62-16 on the road this year by the Seahawks and Chiefs, two bad teams a year ago. So on Monday coach Mike Singletary decided to do something about it, firing offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye a day after saying Raye’s job was safe for the season. Singletary, whose own job is in jeopardy, promoted quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson to coordinator. Johnson’s first order of business is to improve his quarterback, Alex Smith, who has two touchdown passes against five interceptions this season and a 66.2 passer rating, which is near the bottom of the NFL. The running game is also stuck in gear as it ranks just 27^th in the league. Incidentally, Bodog’s NFL odds offers a prop on how many offensive yards the 49ers put up on Sunday: over/under 340.5. The team didn’t come close to that number in the first two road losses but surpassed it in its lone home game.

Meanwhile, the Falcons enter this game riding high, having upset the Saints in New Orleans last week on a Matt Bryant 46-yard field goal with 1:55 left in overtime. Matt Ryan seems to have bounced back from his sophomore slump as he is 67-for-106 for 705 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. And no QB in the league is better on third down: Ryan leads the NFL with a 132.3 rating, completing 22 of 33 passes attempts for 278 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. He is also completing 70.2 percent of his passes in the fourth quarter. As a whole, the Falcons offense is averaging 25.7 points and 385.3 yards per game.

Last year these teams met in San Francisco and the Niners played arguably their worst game of the season as Atlanta racked up 477 total yards in a 45-10 rout. That was the first of a four-game losing streak for the Niners that changed their season.

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What looks like the biggest mismatch on paper in Week 4 certainly comes in Green Bay on Sunday when the Packers host the Lions, with Detroit trying to avoid a 23^rd consecutive road loss. The Pack opened as 14-point favorites on Bodog’s NFL Odds

Green Bay does have to play on a short week but figures to be plenty angry after blowing Monday night’s game in Chicago thanks to special teams blunders, a team-record 18 penalties and a late turnover in a game the Packers mostly dominated statistically. It’s hard to imagine the Pack losing here considering they have won 19 consecutive games in Wisconsin dating to 1991 against the Lions (including a few in Milwaukee) and nine in a row overall vs. Detroit. Both Green Bay wins last year were by at least three touchdowns. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is 4-0 against the Lions, completing 70.3 percent of his passes for 1,342 yards, 11 TDs and one interception (121.7 rating). He has topped 300 yards in all four of those starts. Rodgers was brilliant against the Bears but his running game once again was practically useless so the Packers only ran it 15 times.

Meanwhile, the Lions will start backup quarterback Shaun Hill for the third week in a row. Starter Matthew Stafford still isn’t ready after suffering a shoulder injury in the first half of the opener against the Bears. Hill has thrown five interceptions, tied for third most in the NFL, since replacing Stafford. Rookie running back Jahvid Best, who left last week’s loss to the Vikings with a sprained right toe, plans to play Sunday despite barely practicing this week. Best, who leads the NFL with five touchdowns, was named the NFL Rookie of the Month for September. Lions receiver Calvin Johnson has five touchdown receptions in his last three meetings against the Packers.

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The Donvan McNabb Bowl Redskins vs. Eagles starts it out. Not sure if you heard or not but Redskins quarterback and former Eagle Donovan McNabb is returning to Philadelphia for the first time on Sunday. ESPN has had a thing or two about it, for example. Philly is a 6-point favorite on Bodog’s NFL Odds and there will be live play-by-play betting available.

Of course the Eagles surprisingly traded McNabb inside the division to the Skins this offseason for two draft picks and McNabb has completed 60.8 percent of his passes for 833 yards, two touchdowns and one interception this season. In 11 seasons with the Eagles, McNabb was a six-time Pro Bowler who led Philadelphia to five NFC Championship Games and one Super Bowl.  He is the franchise leader in yards passing (32,873), completions (2,801), attempts (4,746), completion percentage (59.0) and touchdown passes (216). He also rushed for 3,249 yards and 28 TDs. But he could never bring a title to Philly and the Eagles thought Kevin Kolb was ready to replace him.

But it’s Michael Vick, not Kolb, who appears to be the future at quarterback for the Eagles. Vick was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for September after he completed 61% of his passes (54-for-89) for 750 yards and six TDs with no interceptions. He is second in the NFL in passer rating. Vick, who replaced an injured Kolb in the opening loss to Green Bay, also added 170 yards rushing and a running touchdown. He has helped the Eagles to a 2-1 record, and they have outscored their opponents 80-49 since he was inserted into the lineup. But also consider that Philly has played two bad teams, Detroit and Jacksonville, with Vick as the starter.

Philadelphia will get after McNabb as the Eagles’ defense is ranked No. 2 in the league in sacks, averaging nearly four per game. And Washington could be without starting left tackle Trent Williams (knee, toe), who missed the team’s Week 3 loss to St. Louis. He practiced Friday but will be a game-time decision Sunday at Philadelphia. Stephon Heyer would likely start in his place.

Washington won its opener against Dallas but has dropped two straight. The Redskins look to win their first two NFC East games for first time since 1995. They haven’t won two division games within first four games of season since 1991. The Eagles swept Washington last year.

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The Chicago Bears are the lone remaining unbeaten team in the NFC yet seem to get no respect as they are an underdog for the third week in a row on Sunday night as they visit the desperate New York Giants, who are -3.5 on Bodog’s NFL Odds.

This could be a trap game for Chicago, as the Bears come off a big win on Monday night over Green Bay and have the short week – plus the fact the Giants might be playing for their season and coach Tom Coughlin’s job as they enter at 1-2 and off a blowout home loss to the Titans. The Giants have been outscored 67-24 the last two weeks and are looking to avoid their worst start since 1997 after starting 4-0 the past two seasons.

However, injuries will cost the Giants at least a few key players. Starting center Shaun O’Hara (ankle) won’t play and neither will star defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka (bulging disc in neck). Kiwanuka has four of the Giants’ six sacks. Also, fellow defensive end Osi Umenyiora is questionable with swelling in his knee. Umenyiora, who probably will play, has two sacks in two previous meetings with the Bears. New York has won 12 straight games when end Justin Tuck has a sack (including the playoffs).

And don’t look for another punt return for a touchdown by Devin Hester, who did just that on Monday night for his 12^th career kick return TD (one shy of NFL record). Giants coach Tom Coughlin has already said he has directed punter Matt Dodge to kick the ball out of bounds. Hester had a 108-yard return off a missed field goal against the Giants in 2006. However, special teams have been a big problem for the Giants this season. Coughlin hinted earlier this week he may have starters play special teams this week, and special teams captain Chase Blackburn is expected back this week from a knee injury. Turnovers also have been an issue for New York as the Giants have 10 of them (six interceptions, four lost fumbles) — the Bears thrive on forcing takeaways.

Eli Manning probably will have to throw a lot Sunday night as Chicago has by far the top-ranked rushing defense in the NFL, having surrendered a total of 119 yards on the ground. Manning is tied with Brett Favre for the most picks in the league with six. On the other side, Chicago QB Jay Cutler has won five straight starts, completing 102 of 162 for 1,419 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions.

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Not a good spot for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, as their season is on the line at 0-3 and in New Orleans, while the champion Saints figure to be plenty angry after blowing a home game to Atlanta last weekend. New Orleans is a 14-point favorite on Bodog’s NFL Odds, tied for the largest spread of Week 4.

The Saints lost in overtime last week because kicker Garrett Hartley, who was sensational in last year’s playoffs, missed a 29-yard field goal in overtime and is just 4-for-7 this season. So New Orleans brought back 46-year-old John Carney, who also was with the team last season because Hartley had to serve a four-game suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant. Carney apparently will handle the kicking duties Sunday even though Hartley is still on the roster.

The Panthers, meanwhile, already have benched starting QB Matt Moore in favor of rookie Jimmy Clausen. The former Notre Dame star had all of 6 yards passing and a 0.0 rating at halftime of last week’s loss to Cincinnati and finished with 188 yards and a pick. Carolina has been held to single digits in points in two straight games for the first time since 2007. The Panther running game wasn’t a big factor last week but look for Carolina to emphasize it Sunday as New Orleans ranks 30^th in the NFL against the run, yielding 145 yards a game.

The Panthers have turned the ball over an NFL-high 12 times. Both the Saints and Panthers have forced six turnovers, but Carolina has a minus-6 ratio while New Orleans is plus-3. Of the eight games since 2006 between these two, three have been decided by a field goal or less. Overall, New Orleans has actually lost three of its past four regular-season home games.

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