{"id":1479,"date":"2008-09-07T00:30:19","date_gmt":"2008-09-07T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/what-nfl-bettors-and-fantasy-football-players-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2008-09-07T00:30:19","modified_gmt":"2008-09-07T05:30:19","slug":"what-nfl-bettors-and-fantasy-football-players-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/what-nfl-bettors-and-fantasy-football-players-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What NFL Bettors and Fantasy Football Players Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Used for fantasy football and NFL betting, here are some<br \/>\nbetting news and notes for the early NFL card from the staff of the world\u2019s top<br \/>\nsource for NFL picks, NFL odds, and spread betting information, <b\nstyle='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:blue'><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b><span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal>Get<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=54\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>NFL Game Odds<\/span><\/a>,<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=56\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>NFL Halftime Lines<\/span><\/a>, <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=60\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>NFL Quarter <\/span><span class=spelle>Lines<\/span><\/a>, <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=58\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>NFL Fantasy Football Props<\/span><\/a>, Sports Databases <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=61\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>NFL <\/span><span class=spelle>Matchups<\/span><\/a>, or the<br \/>\nStatfox <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=67\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>NFL <\/span><span class=spelle>Matchups<\/span><\/a>, plus <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=75\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>NFL Trends<\/span><\/a>, <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=63\"><span\nstyle='color:black'>NFL Game Previews<\/span><\/a> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Seahawks-Bills<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place>Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is<br \/>\njust 11-21 all-time in openers, but they have won the last two. <st1:City><st1:place>Buffalo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nis as bad at 19-29. Maurice Morris gets the start at running back for <st1:City><st1:place>Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,<br \/>\nhead of a 1-2 punch with ex-Cowboy Julius Jones taking over for Shaun<br \/>\nAlexander. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jets-Dolphins<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Perhaps you\u2019ve heard, but maybe you were busy watching the<br \/>\nRepublican National Convention and Sarah <span class=SpellE>Palin<\/span>. So in<br \/>\ncase you missed it, Brett Favre is making his debut as Jets QB. Though from <st1:place>Southern<br \/>\nMississippi<\/st1:place>, Favre has played his best in the cold, going only 8-7<br \/>\nin <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The subplot is former Jets starter Chad Pennington is the<br \/>\nnow the starter at <st1:City><st1:place>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Fins<br \/>\ncould have a surprising 1-2 punch at running back if Ricky Williams avoids the<br \/>\nwacky <span class=SpellE>tobaccy<\/span>. He is backed up by Ronnie Brown who<br \/>\nhas four 100-yard rushing games in seven starts before going down with a knee<br \/>\ninjury. The Fins were more competitive than their record indicates as they led<br \/>\nthe league with six losses by three or fewer points. The Jets only road win<br \/>\nlast year was in <st1:City><st1:place>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lions-Falcons<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> got<br \/>\nout of the gate quickly last year winning their first two games but only<br \/>\nwinning five of their final 14. Rookie Matt Ryan starts at QB for the Dirty<br \/>\nBirds. <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has decent weapons<br \/>\nat running back adding free agent Michael Turner to go with <span class=SpellE>Jerious<\/span><br \/>\nNorwood who showed flashes last season. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The top NFL handicapper of all time is Mike Godsey of<br \/>\nGodsTips, which had winning weeks 4-of-5 in the preseason and is 1-0 this week<br \/>\nwith the Giants. Get three NFL Wise Guy sides plus four Majors in the NFL. Wise<br \/>\nGuy plays from Joe Duffy\u2019s GodsTips are widely accepted by high rollers,<br \/>\nbookmakers, linesmakers, and fellow handicappers as the biggest play in the<br \/>\nhandicapping abyss. This is just fact. <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to<br \/>\npurchase<\/a> GodsTips. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Detroit has committed to much more of a ball control game<br \/>\nthis season adding former Bengal Rudi Johnson and rookie Kevin Smith to the<br \/>\nmix. <st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> was 2-6 on the road<br \/>\nstraight up last year. The teams alternated wins over the last seven, with <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\n\u201cdue\u201d for the win here. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rams-Eagles<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>With a healing Donovan McNabb, the Eagles were 5-1 in his<br \/>\nlast six starts. D-Mac has a 95.3 rating in the contests. If you bet quarters,<br \/>\nnote that the Rams allowed the most fourth quarter points last year. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Texans-Steelers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Andre Johnson is healthy for <st1:City><st1:place>Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\nBecause of injuries, he started just nine games last year but led the league in<br \/>\nyards per game among receivers with at least 50 catches. The Steelers lead the<br \/>\nleague in consecutive opening wins with five. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The founder of forensic <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/betonsports360com_1.html\">sports<br \/>\nhandicapping<\/a> Stevie Vincent has been annihilating the bookmakers for years.<br \/>\nHis Blue Ribbon NFL plays are 74.3 percent all-time. Get a Blue Ribbon play on<br \/>\nthe Dallas-Cleveland side among four pro football winners. <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to<br \/>\npurchase<\/a> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bengals-Ravens<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place>Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has<br \/>\nwon three straight season-openers. <st1:City><st1:place>Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nis 4-8 straight up in season openers, dead last in the conference. The Bengals<br \/>\nare 6-1 in the series. Rookie Joe <span class=SpellE>Flacco<\/span> starts for <st1:City><st1:place>Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nat QB. <span class=SpellE>Flacco<\/span> is being rushed due to the retirement<br \/>\nof Steve McNair and a season ending injury to Kyle Boller. <st1:City><st1:place>Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>\u2019s<br \/>\nJohn <span class=SpellE>Harbaugh<\/span> is making his regular season debut as a<br \/>\nhead coach at any level. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>We will update with the game day injuries on the famed <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/tailgate_party_returns_for_poi.html\">Tailgate<br \/>\nParty<\/a>, a must read for fantasy football players and bettors alike. However<br \/>\nit looks like both T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson will play for the<br \/>\nBengals.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chiefs-Patriots<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>ESPN\u2019s Ron <span class=SpellE>Jaworski<\/span>, a guy who<br \/>\nknows a little about quarterbacking and watching game films, said earlier this<br \/>\nweek, he believes Tom Brady may still have the same injury that limited him in<br \/>\nthe Super Bowl. Jaws said that Brady appears to still be throwing off his toe,<br \/>\nsomething he did not do until last year\u2019s Super Bowl loss to the NY Giants. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place>New England<\/st1:place> has won 19 straight<br \/>\nregular season games<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Buccaneers-Saints<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Do the Saints have an upside? They were second in the<br \/>\nleague last year in dropped passes and have added Jeremy Shockey to the fold.<br \/>\nThe Saints are 13-28 all-time in openers including last year losing en route to<br \/>\n<span class=GramE>an<\/span> 0-4 start. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jaguars-Titans<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place>Jacksonville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nclosed out last year winning 6-of-8 by an average of 12.9 points per game. They<br \/>\nwere 9-3 when David Garrard starts. The Jags are 9-4 in openers. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Used for fantasy football and NFL betting, here are some betting news and notes for the early NFL card from the staff of the world\u2019s top source for NFL picks, NFL odds, and spread betting information, OffshoreInsiders.com\u00a0\u00a0 Get\u00a0 NFL Game Odds,\u00a0 NFL Halftime Lines, NFL Quarter Lines, NFL Fantasy Football Props, Sports Databases NFL Matchups, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/what-nfl-bettors-and-fantasy-football-players-need-to-know\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What NFL Bettors and Fantasy Football Players Need to Know<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_betting_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}