It wasn’t as bad as Week 4 but Week 5 saw plenty of names go down – especially among the Green Bay Packers. Let’s see who got hurt and how the NFL betting landscape may be affected.

Note: since they either returned to their respective games after their injuries or simply stayed out because of a lopsided score, we can skip Calvin Johnson, Arian Foster, DeSean Jackson and Dez Bryant.

Aaron Rodgers, Packers: CONCUSSION

With all the big hits Rodgers has taken behind his often shaky offensive line over the last few seasons, it was only a matter of time before he got hurt. During the Green Bay’s overtime loss to Washington, he suffered a concussion. It’s too early to tell how much time he’ll miss, as concussions are so unpredictable, but the betting implications for the Pack would be disastrous if he’s out.

Bruce Gradkowski, Raiders: SHOULDER

Gradkowski bruised his throwing shoulder against the Chargers and couldn’t finish the game yesterday. After Jason Campbell led the Raiders to victory in relief, there could be a quarterback controversy brewing once Gradkowski gets healthy.

Joseph Addai, Colts: SHOULDER

The brittle Addai took a big hit to his shoulder during the Colts’ victory over Kansas City and Mike Hart got the carries in his place after that. The early reports are that the injury is just a bruise and that Addai may not miss any time, though it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him sit one week with a bye awaiting Indy after that.

Peyton Hillis, Browns: QUAD

The surprisingly effective Hillis hurt his quad in practice during the week and aggravated it Sunday against Atlanta. Early reports suggest he’ll be ready to go against Pittsburgh this weekend.

Mark Clayton, Rams: KNEE

Sam Bradford’s top target is no more. Mark Clayton, enjoying a breakout season, tore his patellar tendon yesterday and will miss the rest of 2010. Sad story. The Rams’ sportsbook value will take a bit of a hit here too.

Jermichael Finley, Packers: KNEE/HAMSTRING

Early reports said that the Packers’ all-world tight end displaced a hamstring tendon. However, it was announced today that Finley would have arthroscopic knee surgery and miss three to six weeks. Yet another big blow to the Pack.

Trent Williams and Jammal Brown, Redskins: KNEES

Gulp. The Redskins lost both their starting tackles to knee injuries during Sunday’s victory over Green Bay. Brown’s injury is a sprain whereas the rookie Williams may have escaped a major ACL injury. He will have an MRI today to be safe but believes he won’t miss any time.

Clay Matthews, Packers: HAMSTRING

The Packers’ grim day of news on this sports betting blog continues with linebacker Clay Matthews, who has looked like a Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner this season. He strained his hamstring yesterday but looks for now like he won’t miss more than a week.

The Minnesota Vikings vs. NY Jets play on ESPN Monday Night Football. Can the Jets defense pull a Jenn Sterger and make the Brett Favre scandal seem as innocuous as the Columbus Day Parade?

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 Jets but by an of no consequence .1.

As far as passing yards per completion on the offensive side of the ball, the upper hand is for surprisingly the Jets by 1.8.

According to yards per point, the more efficient offense is New York by a crushing 10.1 mark.

Defensively the more stingy team based on yards per rush is the J-E-T-S by .4.

The superior defense in terms of passing yards per completion is Minnesota by 3.7.

The yards per point statistic used by the best sports handicappers says the superior defense is the Vikes by 1.6.

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The Saints vs. Cardinals do battle in one of the top NFL match-ups, as far as bettors are concerned, this week.

Oddsmakers have posted an official and NFL Las Vegas point spread at New Orleans -7 with a total of 45.5

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Saints are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games on grass, 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game. On the other hand, they are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall, 2-9 ATS in their last 11 vs. NFC, 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.

Cardinals are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games as an underdog, 16-6 ATS in their last 22 games after allowing more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game, 15-7 ATS in their last 22 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0. However they are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games after accumulating less than 250 total yards in their previous game.

Over/under trends: Over is 30-14-1 in Saints last 45 vs. NFC. Over is 38-14 in Cardinals last 52 games as an underdo

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A Vegas Insider NFL betting odds alert has just been issued on the battle between the Jaguars vs. Bills.

NFL spread for week 5 has Buffalo -1.5 -155 or -2 with a total of 41 and 41.5.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Jaguars are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games after scoring more than 30 points in their previous game, 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game, 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games overall, 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing more than 250 yards passing in their previous game, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog of 0.5-3.0.

Bills are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite of 0.5-3.0, 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games on turf and 3-12 on turf.  Buffalo is 6-2 in the series.

Over/under trends: Over is 5-1-1 in Jaguars last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record

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Sports bettors and the top professional handicappers agree that one of the strongest bets is today’s contest between the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers.

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First an intriguing NFL bet:

Could this be the week that a team finally puts the Kansas City Chiefs in their place? The Chiefs have been dumbfounding oddsmakers. They are a perfect 4-0 straight up and against the spread.

But if anyone can cover the NFL odds decisively it’s Peyton Manning and the Colts. NFL odds have listed them as -7.5 favorites at home, and considering they were beaten by a 59-yard field goal last week at Jacksonville, expect Manning and Co. to come out firing.

The one way to slow the Colts down is keeping Manning off the field with an effective running game. Indy gives up nearly 150 rushing yards a game, and the Chiefs boast an impressive rushing attack with Thomas Jones and Jamaal Charles in the backfield. At least one of them will get off Sunday morning.

Most surprising about the Chiefs is their impressive defense. They’ve only allowed 12.7 points per game this season. That said, we’d be shocked if Indy was kept under 14, they’ve averaged 29.3 this season.

Now to the ALDS. Someone must have told the Tampa Bay Rays it was October and they were facing elimination in the eighth inning. Because their bats came alive when they needed it most in Game 3 to grab the 6-3 win.

Trailing 2-1 going in to the eighth, Carlos Pena got things going with a single to score pinch-runner Desmond Jennings. Then the flood gates came open. The Rays scored five runs in the eighth and ninth to keep themselves alive for Sunday’s matchup.

“I was so nervous, hoping we didn’t get swept,” said Carl Crawford, who homered in the ninth for the Rays. “I feel so much better. It feels like we’re winning the series right now.”

Maybe to him, but realistically their playoff homes are hanging by a thread.. With them facing the Texas Rangers at home their backs are once again against the wall. Oddsmakers still expect the game to be close, MLB Odds have listed the Rangers as just -122 favorites in the Bodog Sportsbook.

The Rays are hoping for a solid game from pitcher Wade Davis. In his last outing on Oct. 3 against Kansas City he only gave up two runs with seven innings of work. He has an overall record of 12-10 with an 4.07 ERA.

Tommy Hunter will start for the Rangers. He has an impressive 13-4 record with a 3.74 ERA. He hasn’t given up more than two runs in his last five starts.

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The Denver Broncos have been a surprisingly impressive team on offense through the last four weeks. But they haven’t faced a balanced squad both offensively and defensively like the Baltimore Ravens.

NFL odds have the Ravens as -7 favorites at home says the NFL Odds, but with the Total at 39.5 oddsmakers don’t expect them to score much. Despite being impressive in spurts the Ravens’ stacked offense has only dropped 15 point per game this season. To be a more dynamic offense they’ll need running back Ray Rice to get himself going. A running/receiving threat last year, Rice only has 230 rushing yards and 74 receiving yards through four games this year.

For the Broncos, they’ll need to rely on their dynamic passing game to cover the spread. Quarterback Kyle Orton has been on fire averaging 339.5 yards a game in the air. Unfortunately for them the Ravens pass D has been a strength, they’ve head opponents to just 119 passing yards per game.

At 0-4, the Buffalo Bills need a win.

They looked re-energized in Week 3 despite losing to the New England Patriots 38-30, getting a shot in the arm by new starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Unfortunately, the team was shut down by the nasty New York Jets defense in Week 4, losing 38-14. With the Jacksonville Jaguars playing inconsistent ball through four games, this is the Bills’ best shot to win.

NFL Odds have Buffalo as -1 favorites at home. The first time they’ve been favored all season. However, this week they’ll be running the ball without Marshawn Lynch, he’s been traded to the Seattle Seahawks after leading the team in rushing through the first four games. It’ll be on vet back Fred Jackson and rookie runner C.J. Spiller to carry the rock on Sunday.

Unfortunately, the Bills are 1-3 against the spread this year.

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Sports bettors and the top professional handicappers agree that one of the strongest bets is today’s contest between the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers.

Thus OffshoreInsiders.com is releasing a major sports betting alert on this game. Las Vegas scores and odds have the line posted at Carolina -3 even or -2.5 -120 depending on which sportsbook.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Bears are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall, 4-9 to NFC, 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road game, 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games as an underdog, 2-7 off spread loss, 2-7 grass, 1-6 off straight up loss, 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a road underdog.

Panthers are 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite of 0.5-3.0, 4-0 off spread win, 8-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, 9-2 to NFC, 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing more than 250 yards passing in their previous game. On the other hand, the are -7 ATS in their last 9 games after accumulating less than 150 yards passing in their previous game.

Over/under trends: Under is 7-0 in Bears last 7 games after allowing more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game, under 7-0 after accumulating less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game, under 25-9-1 last 35 games as an underdog of 0.5-3.0, under 40-18 as underdogs.

Carolina under 25-15 at home.

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NFL week five locks including the Titans vs. Cowboys.

It’s the football betting examination in collating key success indicators form a betting point of view on the matchup.

Commencing with the yards per carry data, the higher rated offense is the Titans by .8.

On the same side of the line of scrimmage, yards per reception gives the upper hand to Dallas by 1.1.

Sharp football bettors exploit yards per point. The more productive unit with the ball in their hands is Tennessee by an uncanny 10.1.

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In stopping rushing attacks, the higher ranked defense according to rushing yards per attempt is Tennessee by .2.

The stingier defense in terms of yards per pass catch would be the Titans by 2.6.

The more disruptive defense making use of yards per point enlightenment is that of is also Tennessee by .9.

On the better side of turnover ratio is Dallas by a slim two.

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The San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders NFL Odds for week 5 have bettors salivating.

The nation’s best sports handicappers make the most of these key performance indicators in predicting the against the spread picks with the performance gap breakdowns.

Contrasting the yards per rush figures on offense, the facts give the edge to neither team and the Raiders and Chargers are in a dead heat.

Insofar as passing yards per completion on offense, the computations favor the Bolts but by just 4.0.

So many professional bettors make the most of yards per point. Offensively the more productive numbers are owned by San Diego by 2.6.

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Defensively the more tightfisted unit against the run according to yards per rush is San Diego by 1.5.

Yards per reception digits favor San Diego by 1.6.

Calculations on the yards per point math gives the upper hand to San Diego forcing teams to waste 1.9 more.

Now to net turnover margin, the better squad has been San Diego by a net ratio of four.

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Free plays for NFL week 5 locks are up. Here is the New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals official betting preview, hotter than Jenn Sterger.

It’s dissection of the key metrics used by sports betting experts in football handicapping.

The team that is better running the ball according to rushing yards per attempt is the Arizona NFL franchise by 2.3.

Passing yards per completion says the more productive passing squad is the Saints but who dat only is up by .2.

Betting specialists employ yards per point, a number that on the offensive side of the ball favors Arizona by .2.

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Now it’s time to focus on the numbers that the betting counselors cherish from a defensive standpoint. Yards per rush says the tougher defense is Arizona, but by just .1.

In juxtaposing yards per reception statistics, the margin on defense puts the positive checkmark in the column of the Cardinals by .7

The often overlooked yards per point defensive advantage is possessed by New Orleans by 5.4.

The net turnover ratio edge belongs to the Saints by 8.

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.

The Bears vs. Panthers is the best bet of the week as pro gamblers go to a perfect 10 on 10-10-10.

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In comparing yards per rush on offense, the better numbers belong to Carolina by .7.

As far as passing yards per completion on the offensive side of the ball, the upper hand is for the Chicago Bears by .3, but of course most of those were with Jay Cutler, who is out.

According to yards per point, the more efficient offense is the Bears by 5.9, a big edge.

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Defensively the more stingy team based on yards per rush is the Carolina Panthers by .2.

The superior defense in terms of passing yards per completion is Chicago by .9.

The yards per point statistic used by the best sports handicappers says the superior defense is Chicago making teams use 4.1 more.

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.