Week 16 NFL Betting: Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills Odds, Prediction, and Pick
The Tim Tebow show continues once again. He’s a popular man in the NFL, and he’s definitely a popular man in terms of my betting thoughts. It’s not exactly him that I’m loving this week, but it’s simply this game in general that I’m a big fan. The Denver Broncos head on the road now to take on a Buffalo Bills team who has lost seven straight games, and seems to be headed for an early draft pick. What’s incredibly shocking about the Bills season to this point is that they are 5-9 overall, but they looked SO good to start the season, and just completely tailed off. The Bills suffered an even tougher loss than their actual in game losses as they lost running back Fred Jackson for the year. The remainder of the season will be totally on the shoulders of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and back-up running back CJ Spiller.
Now for the Broncos team. What exactly are we supposed to say about the Tebow-led squad who simply seems to know how to win. Sure, they suffered a set back last week against an incredibly strong team in the New England Patriots, but it’s definitely a learning curve right? The Broncos will get it back together, whether it’s this week or next, and I think that we could be seeing this team in the playoffs this season. The Broncos are 8-6 overall, and control their own destiny heading into the final two weeks of the season. John Fox has also been a big part of this teams success in recent weeks, and this week’s game on the road against Buffalo will be a big one for the team.
The game will kick off at 1:00pm EST on December 24th, and will be a nice Christmas Eve day game for all of our NFL fans out there.
Odds and Sports Betting Line
Denver Broncos: -2.5
Buffalo Bills: +2.5
Free Prediction
It’s more than tough to pick the Buffalo Bills during this seven game losing streak that they’re on. Unfortunately, I don’t think that they’ll snap the losing streak this weekend either, but I don’t think that it’ll go like the typical Tim Tebow game does. I like the Broncos to jump all over Buffalo and for the team to win in much easier fashion than many people are expecting. Tebow loves the fourth quarter wins and drama, but don’t expect him to have to deal with the tough comeback in this one. I like the Broncos to win it by a 10 on the road.
Prediction: Denver Broncos- 24 Buffalo Bills- 14
Free Pick
While the Bills are only +2.5, it’s not a tough argument to put up that they should be bigger underdogs than that. They really haven’t shown much potential for a turn around or much life in any of their games in this losing streak. So in the end, I’ll buy into the Tebow hype this weekend, and I’ll be picking the Denver Broncos to get the win and also cover the -2.5 spread as well.
Pick: Denver Broncos -2.5
Monday Night Football Betting: Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints Odds, Prediction, and Pick
Monday Night Football! This week features a match-up between two teams who are jockeying for playoff position. One of them has their spot locked in, but the other one is still fighting for that Wild Card spot, but are in a very good spot to lock it up. The New Orleans Saints are 11-3 and are led by the incredible play of quarterback Drew Brees, who could potentially be breaking some records this season. The Saints have won six games in a row and look to be poised for another Super Bowl run this season. In the last meeting between these two teams, the Saints went on the road and pulled out a three point win, 26-23.
The Atlanta Falcons on the other hand have been strong down the stretch, and are 9-5 overall. What’s interesting about this game for them, is that if they pull off the win on the road, they’ll lock up one of those final playoff spots. The Falcons have won four of their last five games, and it’s tough to bet against this strong offense of Matt Ryan, Roddy White, Julio Jones, and Michael Turner, regardless of if they are on the road or not.
This game is on Monday night of course, and the kickoff is set for 8:35pm EST. This game should be a shootout, and will be one of the best games of the weekend hands down.
Odds and Sports Betting Line
Atlanta Falcons: +6.5
New Orleans Saints: -6.5
Free Prediction
Man this is a tough call, probably one of the toughest of the whole weekend. Both teams are playing incredibly well right now, and both have things to play for. On top of that, anytime that you put New Orleans on prime time television at home, you know you’re in for a treat. That is exactly why I’m going to pick the Saints to get the job done here, but I definitely don’t think it will be nearly as easy as people may be expecting. I like Atlanta to keep it close throughout, and Drew Brees and company to get the job done. New Orleans by 3 on Monday night.
Prediction: New Orleans Saints- 34 Atlanta Falcons- 31
Free Pick
The fact that the Saints are at home is going to scare a ton of people in terms of betting this game, but don’t overlook this Falcons team. On top of that, definitely don’t overlook the fact that they have a ton to play for on Monday night. The Falcons will be in the playoffs regardless, but they will be all out in this one; not only because of their playoff chances, but also because this is a huge rivalry. Anytime the Falcons and Saints match up, it leads to an intense game, and this one won’t be any different. Even though I think that the Saints are going to get the job done, I still think that Atlanta is more than good enough to be able to cover on the road against this Saints team. I’m picking Atlanta to get the cover.
Pick: Atlanta Falcons +6.5
NFL Week 16 Betting: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys Odds, Prediction, and Pick
In what is potentially the biggest match-up in all of the week 16 NFL games, we see the Philadelphia Eagles heading on the road to play one of their biggest rivals in the Dallas Cowboys. These two teams met earlier in the season, and the game resulted in a dominating performance by the Eagles, which led to a 34-7 win for them. After that loss though, the Cowboys hit a four game winning streak, while the Eagles went on to lose four of their next five games. That about sums up why these two teams are where they are at now, with the Cowboys at 8-6 overall and in first place in the NFC East, and the Eagles at 6-8 and just hoping to find a way to get into the playoffs by winning their final two games.
The first game between these teams was painful for Cowboys fans, but the one key thing that they have to be excited about right now is how well quarterback Tony Romo is playing. To top it off, the Cowboys get to play this one at home, which should be a huge help to a team who could potentially clinch the NFC East this weekend if they win and the New York Giants lose to the Jets as well.
There are quite a few interesting match-ups to keep your eye on in this game, and the amount of talented players on both sides of the ball could keep you on the edge of your seat consistently. The things that I’ll be watching for are Lesean McCoy and Michael Vick against Demarcus Ware and the Cowboys defense, as well as Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Jason Witten, and Laurent Robinson against that Eagles secondary. This game will kick off at 4:15pm EST and should be one of the best games of the entire NFL season to this point.
Odds and Sports Betting Line
Philadelphia Eagles: +1.5
Dallas Cowboys: -1.5
Free Prediction
The Cowboys will be out for revenge in this one after losing in embarrassing fashion on the road earlier this year to the Eagles. Both teams seem to be pretty healthy aside from the Cowboys losing running back Demarco Murray, so look for these offenses to have solid days as well. Felix Jones has done a very good job as the starting running back since Murray went down, and I think that he and Romo will do enough to pull off the win at home against a talented Eagles team.
Prediction: Dallas Cowboys- 31 Philadelphia Eagles- 27
Free Pick
I do like the fact that the line is low for the home team in this one. This is a big game for the Cowboys, who would definitely love to avoid playing for the NFC East title on the road in Giants’ stadium if at all possible. While beating the Eagles won’t lock this up for them, it’ll put them in a direction to do so as long as the Jets get a big win over the G-Men up in New York. I’m picking the Dallas Cowboys to win and get the cover here as well.
Pick: Dallas Cowboys -1.5
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