NFL Football Odds - Playoff Betting 2009
12 teams still competing to win NFL Super Bowl 2009 !
The last regular season gameday is over and another 5 teams booked their tickets to the wildcard games and/or the NFL playoffs with a win on Matchday 17. The lucky 5 were the Minnesota Vikings with a crucial 20-19 win over the Giants, the Philadelphia Eagles (44-6 over the Cowboys), Miami Dolphins (24-17 versus the N.Y. Jets), Baltimore Ravens (27-7 against the Jaguars) and the San Diego Chargers who easily cruised past the Denver Broncos to a 52-21 victory.
4 wildcard playoff games, 2 for each conference, are now scheduled on January 3 and 4 each to determine the round of the last 8, here are the matchups:
January, 3 2009:
The Atlanta Falcons will take on the Arizona Cardinals - 4:30 pm EST on NBC
It`s Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers - 8:00 pm EST on NBC
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January, 4 2009:
The Baltimore Ravens take on the Miami Dolphins - 1:00 pm EST on CBS
The Philadelphia Eagles will battle the Minnesota Vikings - 4:30 pm EST on FOX
Betting on the NFL wildcard games will be huge, online bookmakers will offer dozens of different betting options from money line odds to spread betting, wagers on the “over or under” total score of any given game or try predicting if the total score will be odd or even… - After these 4 wildcard games, next up will be the divisional finals on January 10 and 11, here are the possible matchups:
AFC (American Football Conference):
The Tennessee Titans will either host the Ravens, Chargers or Colts - 4:30 pm EST on CBS
The Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Dolphins, Chargers or Colts at home - 4:45 pm EST on CBS
NFC (National Football Conference):
The New York Giants have home field against the Cardinals, Falcons or Eagles - 1:00 pm EST on FOX
The Carolina Panthers play host against the Cardinals, Falcons or Vikings - 8:15 pm EST on FOX
This years NFL Football Super Bowl 43 will take place on February 1, 2009 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. The always much anticipated show at halftime will feature Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band.
Champions League Draw: England against Italy
All Italian clubs get drawn against the English Premier League
Today in Nyon, Switzerland the first knockout round in this years Champions League was drawn and as always, there are some really classic football clashes coming up in the round of the last 16 survivors. For example, ALL three Italian teams have been drawn against english sides ! Chelsea will take on Juventus Turin, it`s AS Rome against Arsenal London and finally there`s a real heavyweight fight between Inter Milan and reigning champion Manchester United !
FC Liverpool as the fourth English team also has quite a challenge coming up with opponent Real Madrid from Spain. Also Villareal will take on the Greeks of Panathinaikos Athens, Sporting Lisbon and Bayern Munich will battle it out, it`s Spain against neighbor Portugal in the match Atlético Madrid against FC Porto and Olympique Lyon from France will go for a stunning upset against FC Barcelona.
All the matchups in the round of the last 16:
Chelsea FC (England) against Juventus (Italy)
Villarreal CF (Spain) vs Panathinaikos FC (Greece)
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) vs Bayern Munich (Germany)
Club Atlético de Madrid (Spain) vs FC Porto (Portugal)
Olympique Lyonnais (France) vs FC Barcelona (Spain)
Real Madrid CF (Spain) vs Liverpool FC (England)
Arsenal FC (England) against AS Roma (Italy)
FC Internazionale Milano (Italy) vs Manchester United FC (England)
The games will be played on February 24/25 and March 10/11. The 8 group winners will have the little advantage to host the second game at home.
Ladbrokes as one of the leading UK football bookmakers currently favors FC Barcelona to win it all at 7/2, Chelsea and ManU are tied at second with 5/1, Inter Milan is 8/1, while FC Liverpool is offered at 10/1. Here are all the odds on winning the Champions League in 2009:
Barcelona 7/2 - Chelsea 5/1 - Manchester Utd 5/1 - Inter 8/1
Liverpool 10/1 - Juventus 12/1 - Arsenal 14/1 - Real Madrid 14/1
Bayern Munich 16/1 - Roma 20/1 - Atlético Madrid 22/1 - Villarreal 28/1
Lyon 33/1 - Porto 50/1 - Sporting Lisbon 66/1 - Panathinaikos 80/1
Sportsbetting Options
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Football Betting
The NFL Football Season is slowly approaching the playoff season, who will be the new Super-Bowl champs and follow the New York Giants, who handed the New England Patrios a huge upset to win the Super Bowl in 2008. Place your bets during this season on all the remaining games: Who will win the AFC (American Football Conference) or NFC (National Football Conference) ? The best online bookies offer pointspreads, playoff odds, parleys, teasers… - The best odds on the over/under, how many field goals will be scored..? Football betting by far outranks wagering on any other sport in the USA.
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Formula 1 Betting
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