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shelby
11-14-2007, 05:08 PM
i wish i had some cash to bet on this game...:drool:



The Buffalo Bills (http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/page/BUF) have won four straight games, tied with Green Bay for the second- longest current winning streak in the NFL.
Yet they are 15½-point underdogs at home Sunday night to New England. The Patriots of course, have won all nine of their games, looking increasingly like they will be the NFL's first unbeaten team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
That spread demonstrates just how good the Patriots are perceived to be.
According to R.J. Bell, who runs betting website pregame.com, the last time a home team was regarded so lightly in an NFL game was Indianapolis on Nov. 29, 1992. It was a 16½ point underdog to a Buffalo team that was headed to the third of four straight Super Bowls. The Colts upset the Bills 16-13 -- like this year's Bills, the Colts were a decent team, finishing the season 9-7.
These Bills don't seem fazed by spreads. They probably shouldn't be. In an earlier prime-time game, they almost beat Dallas, which has lost only to the Patriots. Buffalo fell only because the Cowboys recovered a late onside kick and made a last-second field goal.

full story (http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10473228/rss)
Mitchy moo
11-14-2007, 05:17 PM
i wish i had some cash to bet on this game...:drool:



full story (http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10473228/rss)

It's time to turn the tables in the pats.
PECKERWOOD
11-14-2007, 06:05 PM
Deservingly so.
THE END OF ALL DAYS
11-14-2007, 06:14 PM
who cares.

if we loose, I still get up monday, hug my kids and go to work. The sun still shines, the birds still chirp, life goes on. Nothing has changed, no one on earth thinks we will win anyway, so there is no pressure.

if we win, we'll be a bit happier for a few days and in late january we will still be watching re-runs of Seinfeld, not the bills in the superbowl.

Why do I continue to torment myself with this stupid crap.
RockStar36
11-14-2007, 06:17 PM
From what I read/heard the Pats will be double digit favorites in every game for the rest of the season. I'm pretty sure there hasn't been a team to cover every spread like they have so far this season.
Coach Sal
11-14-2007, 06:18 PM
And that distinction will probably change again when the Pats go to Baltimore on December 3rd.
Ickybaluky
11-14-2007, 06:18 PM
The Pats were 15.5 point favorites at Miami this year as well (http://www.covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/NFL/teams/team18.html).

They covered.
don137
11-14-2007, 06:23 PM
The Pats were 15.5 point favorites at Miami this year as well (http://www.covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/NFL/teams/team18.html).

They covered.

I am sure Vegas is losing a lot of money on the Patriots this year. They are almost a lock every week.
Ickybaluky
11-14-2007, 06:25 PM
I am sure Vegas is losing a lot of money on the Patriots this year. They are almost a lock every week.

I think they are alright, they can even off the betting with big lines.

From what I read, the bookies are sweating the Pats to go undefeated. They took a lot of bets on it, giving odds. It is unlikely, but if it does then all those people with prop bets are going to get paid a lot more than they bet.
BAM
11-14-2007, 06:30 PM
who cares.

if we loose, I still get up monday, hug my kids and go to work. The sun still shines, the birds still chirp, life goes on. Nothing has changed, no one on earth thinks we will win anyway, so there is no pressure.

if we win, we'll be a bit happier for a few days and in late january we will still be watching re-runs of Seinfeld, not the bills in the superbowl.

Why do I continue to torment myself with this stupid crap.

LOL Great post!