{"id":8893,"date":"2010-10-26T18:59:28","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T18:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/?p=8893"},"modified":"2010-10-26T18:59:28","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T18:59:28","slug":"nfl-injuries-nba-betting-lebron-james-begins-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/nfl-injuries-nba-betting-lebron-james-begins-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Injuries, NBA Betting LeBron James Begins Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

NBA betting<\/a> begins tonight with LeBron James and the Miami Heat at Boston Celtics<\/a> but it\u2019s time for NFL injuries for fantasy football and Week 8 NFL odds.<\/p>\n

By the end of Sunday\u2019s games, it looked like the NFL\u2019s elite players escaped Week 7 relatively unscathed. But, one MRI and Monday night game later, that isn\u2019t the case. More big names are down as we review the latest injuries to impact NFL betting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brett Favre, Vikings: ANKLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

We knew he had elbow tendinitis. We also knew he had a least a bit of a bum ankle. But, after he limped around during Minnesota\u2019s loss to Green Bay on Sunday night, Brett Favre went for an MRI and got some worse news. His left ankle isn\u2019t just sore; it has two different fractures in it. Vikings coach Brad Childress says it won\u2019t require surgery but Favre\u2019s consecutive games played streak is in serious jeopardy. However, since he wasn\u2019t exactly setting the world on fire this season, I wouldn\u2019t downgrade Minnesota\u2019s sportsbook odds just yet. Tarvaris Jackson isn\u2019t nearly as bad as everyone seems to think.<\/p>\n

Tony Romo, Cowboys: CLAVICLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cowboys were already on the ropes at 1-4 and it looks like their season is finished after they lost Tony Romo \u2013 and the game \u2013 last night. Romo took a big hit from Michael Boley and broke his clavicle. Early reports say he\u2019ll miss at least six weeks and possibly the rest of the season. With respect to Jon Kitna, it looks like Dallas is done. It\u2019s time to toss their NFL futures into the trash.<\/p>\n

Alex Smith, 49ers: SHOULDER<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 49ers are yet another team that had high hopes for this season yet looks hopeless at the moment. Alex Smith wasn\u2019t exactly the second coming of Joe Montana for the 49ers \u2013 he was average at best \u2013 but he was still better than David Carr. Now that Smith has what doctors are calling \u201ca significant sprain\u201d in his AC Joint, Carr could get the nod in Week 8. When he took over for Smith last week against Carolina, all he did was hand the game away with an interception in the dying minutes.<\/p>\n

Max Hall, Raiders: CONCUSSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

We just couldn\u2019t get through a week in the NFL without at least one concussion. Arizona rookie quarterback Max Hall was the latest casualty. He had a nightmarish Week 7, going 4 of 16 for 36 yards before leaving the game after a taking a head shot. Still, as poorly as Hall played, he still looks like a better option than Derek Anderson, so his injury hurts Arizona\u2019s betting<\/a> prospects. Hall will only start in Week 8 if he can practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

DeAngelo Williams, Panthers: FOOT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The news on Williams\u2019 foot is pretty vague. He was in noticeable pain when he left Sunday\u2019s game but the whispers among Panthers brass say the injury isn\u2019t serious. Still, selfishly, I wouldn\u2019t mind seeing Williams sit out one game. I\u2019d love to see what Jonathan Stewart could do in a full game as a starter, as he has potential to be an elite back if he ever gets a full-time job.<\/p>\n

Russell Okung, Seahawks: ANKLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seattle\u2019s blue-chip left tackle suffered an ankle injury reportedly similar to what he dealt with earlier this season. He\u2019ll probably miss a game or two and Seattle\u2019s offense will suffer as a result.<\/p>\n

Eben Britton, Jaguars: SHOULDER<\/strong><\/p>\n

It looks like Britton, Jacksonville\u2019s starting right tackle, is done for the year with a torn labrum. It\u2019s a pretty damaging injury to an already-shaky Jags offense. If Maurice Jones-Drew was scuffling already, how much worse will he be without Britton paving lanes for him?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NBA betting begins tonight with LeBron James and the Miami Heat at Boston Celtics but it\u2019s time for NFL injuries for fantasy football and Week 8 NFL odds. By the end of Sunday\u2019s games, it looked like the NFL\u2019s elite players escaped Week 7 relatively unscathed. But, one MRI and Monday night game later, that … Continue reading NFL Injuries, NBA Betting LeBron James Begins Tonight<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8893","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\/8893","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8893"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8895,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8893\/revisions\/8895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}