{"id":3106,"date":"2008-12-21T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-21T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/sunday-betting-3\/"},"modified":"2008-12-21T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-21T14:40:00","slug":"sunday-betting-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/sunday-betting-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eli Manning and the New York Giants will be looking to clinch home-field advantage in the NFC on Sunday night. Stop being on the outside looking in and get the winning bets for today’s football picks. <\/font><\/a> <\/span>Here’s a look in your Daily Sports Roundup.<\/p>\n

NFL Weather<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

Live weather radar will be updated with key NFL injuries<\/font><\/a> but here are some stadiums in which the fantasy football players and sports betting<\/font><\/a> gurus are keeping an eye on. <\/p>\n

The Cleveland Browns hosting the Bengals could have some snow, while the Patriots hosting the Cardinals has a very good chance of rain as does the Eagles-Redskins. Snow is also possible for the NBC game between the Panthers and Giants, and Jets-Seahawks.  <\/span><\/o:P><\/p>\n

The Gridiron Spotlight<\/strong><\/o:P><\/p>\n

Manning and company are stumbling toward the finish line, with consecutive losses versus the Eagles and Cowboys over the past two weeks. However, at 11-3 straight-up (and 10-4 against-the-spread) the Giants can still wrap up home-field advantage in the conference by getting past the Panthers on Sunday night. Carolina<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> is also 11-3 SU this year (8-5-1<\/st1:DATE> ATS), and two games ahead of both the Falcons and Bucs in the NFC South. The Giants are pegged as 3-point favorites.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

Over in the AFC a battle for home-field advantage will take place in Tennessee<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, with the Steelers (11-3 SU, 8-6 ATS) facing off against the Titans (12-2 SU, 11-2-1<\/st1:DATE> ATS). Pittsburgh<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> has already clinched the AFC North title, and Tennessee<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> is the champion of the AFC South. The Steelers are listed as 2-point road favorites.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

The three 9-5 AFC East teams are all in action on Sunday as that division race goes down to the wire. Miami<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> is a 3.5-point road favorite versus Kansas City<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, the Jets are favored by 4 points in Seattle<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and the Patriots are giving 7.5 points at home against the Cardinals. The 8-6 Broncos can clinch the AFC West with a win over Buffalo<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>; Denver<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> is listed as a 6.5-point home favorite in that matchup.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

Minnesota<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> is a 3-point home favorite against Atlanta<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, with the Vikings trying to lock down the NFC North and the Falcons trying to stay alive in the NFC Wild Card race. Tampa<\/st1:PLACENAME> Bay<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE>, Philadelphia<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and Washington<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> are still in the NFC playoff race as well; the Bucs are favored by 3.5 points at home against the Chargers, while the Eagles are 5-point favorites against the Redskins down in Washington<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

The rest of the Sunday slate: Cincinnati<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Cleveland<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-3), San Francisco<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-5.5) at St. Louis<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, New Orleans<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-7) at Detroit<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and Houston<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-7) at Oakland<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. The Texans have won four games in a row, while the Lions are on that 14-game losing skid.
 
Other Notable Events<\/strong><\/o:P><\/p>\n

A single bowl game will compete with the NFL for attention on Sunday night, as Southern Miss will take on Troy<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> in the New Orleans Bowl. The Trojans went 8-4 SU and 7-4 ATS during the regular season, and they trounced Arkansas<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> 35-9 in their last outing to win the Sun Belt. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 28-12 victory over SMU<\/span>, and they went 6-6 SU and 7-5 ATS this year. The oddsmakers have Troy<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> listed as a 4.5-point favorite, with the total at 55 points.<\/p>\n

Headlines<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

The Cowboys meltdown to the Ravens means that they have to watch the scoreboard rooting for Atlanta or Tampa to lose so they can still control their own destiny with a  <\/span>win next week to the Philadelphia Eagles\u2026ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/font><\/a> <\/span>Brian Gould reports that the Yankees will be the team to land Mark Teixeira contrary to media reports\u2026Charles Barkley will further blast Auburn<\/st1:PLACE> football in their bizarre hiring of Gene Chizik<\/span> passing up on Turner Gill. The Round Mound will appear on the NFL Network today. <\/o:P><\/p>\n

The Rest of the Schedule<\/strong><\/o:P><\/p>\n

The NBA offers up just four games on Sunday, including the East-leading Boston Celtics at home against the New York Knicks. The Pistons and Hawks will meet in Atlanta<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> in another Eastern clash early on Sunday afternoon, while Dallas<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> will later be in Washington<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, and LeBron’s<\/span> Cavaliers will travel down to Oklahoma City<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

In the NHL, the Bruins will play the second of back-to-back games on Sunday when they travel to St. Louis<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> to meet the Blues. As well, Philadelphia<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> will make the short trip to New Jersey<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> for a 1:00pm ET<\/st1:TIME> contest, while Colorado<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> will be in Florida<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, and Carolina<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> will then close out the weekend with a game up in Montreal<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

Finally, there are just a<\/span> pair of ranked college basketball teams in action on Sunday, with No. 3 Pittsburgh at Florida<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE>, and No. 25 Clemson at Miami-FL.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

A Peek at the Future<\/strong><\/o:P><\/p>\n

This week’s Monday Night Football matchup has Green Bay at Chicago; the Bears are pegged as 4-point home favorites, with the total at 41 points . . . there are six NBA games on tap for Monday night, including Houston at New Jersey, the Lakers at Memphis, and Portland at Denver . . . the next bowl game is the Poinsettia Bowl on Tuesday, with TCU<\/span> favored by 2.5 points versus Boise State.<\/p>\n

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