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		<title>Big 12 Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big changes in the Big 12 this season as the league fought off possible extinction while dropping to ten teams and losing the two division format. Teams will play a round-robin schedule, meaning everyone will play everyone. Oklahoma is the betting favorite here and will enter the year with some of the best odds to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=350&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Big changes in the Big 12 this season as the league fought off possible extinction while dropping to ten teams and losing the two division format. Teams will play a round-robin schedule, meaning everyone will play everyone.</p>
<p>Oklahoma is the betting favorite here and will enter the year with some of the best odds to win the 2012 BCS Championship. The Sooners could open at #1 in the preseason polls. Both QB Landry Jones and WR Ryan Broyles both forsook the big money of the NFL to remain in Norman for another year. One word of caution though. Oklahoma has not been a good <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/college-football-picks.asp">college football pick</a> the last two years on the road (just 3-6 ATS) and this season has the Sooners making road trips to both Florida State and Oklahoma State, both of whom could open in the top 10.</p>
<p>Texas A&amp;M could also open in the top ten this year in the national polls. This could be the first season since ’98 where the Aggies win 10 games. They have the most returning starters (18) in the conference. They also get to host Texas and Oklahoma State. They do have to travel to Oklahoma after beating the Sooners outright LY 33-19 as a three-point dog. They also play Arkansas on a neutral field.</p>
<p>Oklahoma State shocked everyone last season and won 11 games for the first time since Barry Sanders won the Heisman in 1988. Their offense will be one of the best in the country. They do have the disadvantage of playing five Big 12 road games though. The Pokes do host Oklahoma in the regular season finale, but have dropped eight straight to the Sooners.</p>
<p>Texas experienced a shocking drop in the standings last season, going from 13-1 to 5-7 and no bowl game. They were an awful college football pick, going 3-9 ATS at the betting window. It was the first time in many years in Austin that the Horns did not finish with double digit wins. They should be much improved this season, but the key is QB as Garrett Gilbert must play better than he did in his first year as a start (10-17 TD-INT ratio).</p>
<p>Missouri must deal with the loss of QB Blaine Gabbert and a schedule that has them making road trips to Arizona State, Oklahoma and Texas A&amp;M all before November hits. The Tigers do close with three home games and if they win out, they could get into a good bowl game. But they will probably not match last year’s 10-win total.</p>
<p>Kansas State, Baylor and Texas Tech all fall into the same echelon. All should finish right around .500 and challenge for a bowl game.</p>
<p>Iowa State and Kansas are the two dregs of the draw and neither is likely to find itself playing in the postseason.</p>
<p>Get <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/college-football-picks.asp">Big 12 picks</a> and college football picks all season at Vegas Experts.</p>
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		<title>Big 10 “Legends” Divisions Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the dawn of a new era in the Big 10 Conference in 2011 as the league has gone to 12 teams (as opposed to the Big 12, which has 10!) and two divisions &#8211; the much maligned “Legends” and “Leaders.” Furthermore, rivals Ohio State and Michigan are not in the same division. Ohio State, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=348&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s the dawn of a new era in the Big 10 Conference in 2011 as the league has gone to 12 teams (as opposed to the Big 12, which has 10!) and two divisions &#8211; the much maligned “Legends” and “Leaders.” Furthermore, rivals Ohio State and Michigan are not in the same division.</p>
<p>Ohio State, the seven-time reigning Big 10 Champion, is again the focus of the conference, but this time for all the wrong reasons. Gone is both iconic head coach Jim Tressel and quarterback Terrelle Pryor, amid disgrace and scandal and the air of heavy NCAA sanctions is looming right over Columbus. As a result, for the first time in a long time, the Buckeyes are not the betting favorite this year in the Big 10.</p>
<p>What we have is a wide open race in what could be a historically bad year for the conference. It is likely that no team will open the season ranked in the Top 10.</p>
<p>Here is some betting information for the Big 10 to assist you in making <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/college-football-picks.asp">college football picks</a> this season. Estimated lines come courtesy of the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.</p>
<p>We’ve already tackled the “Leaders” Division, now it’s time for the “Legends”</p>
<p>In its first season as a member of the Big 10 conference, Nebraska will be favored to make it to the inaugural Big 10 Championship Game in Indianapolis. The Cornhuskers come over from the Big 12 where they went 10-4 a year ago and played in that league’s conference title game. They have just 12 returning starters and the Big 10 schedule makers gave them a “baptism by fire,” opening conference play against Wisconsin and Ohio State.</p>
<p>The only real threat to Nebraska will be Michigan State, who is off an 11-2 year last season that ended with a terrible 49-7 loss to Alabama in the bowl game. Although they return 12 starters, most are back at the key positions and if they can win at Nebraska on October 29th, we would not be surprised to see the Spartans playing in Indianapolis on December 3rd.</p>
<p>Michigan could be an interesting situation to keep an eye on. Thankfully, the Rich Rodriguez era is over in Ann Arbor. In steps “Michigan man” Brady Hoke. While this is a welcome change, there will certainly be a learning curve for QB Denard Robinson, who will now be taking snaps under center and adjusting to a new offensive system. The Wolverines close the year with home games against Nebraska and Ohio State. The Maize and Blue’s seven-game losing streak to the Buckeyes is the longest in the history of the series. Look for Hoke to pull an upset in his first Michigan-Ohio State game!</p>
<p>Iowa is off a disappointing 2010 campaign and a tumultuous off-season that included issues with player conditioning. The good news if you are a Hawkeyes fan is that your team was leading or tied in the fourth quarter of all five losses last year and this year’s schedule has no Ohio State or Wisconsin. They could easily be 7-1 entering back to back home games vs. Michigan and Michigan State tp start November. A good <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/college-football-picks.asp">college football pick</a> would be to lay the points on the road with Iowa vs. Minnesota.</p>
<p>Northwestern is 0-8 straight up in bowl games since 1948. They have covered the spread in each of the last three, however. This team has 16 starters back, which is tied with Michigan for the most in the division, so they could be a factor. One spot where the Wildcats have been a great <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/college-football-picks.asp">college football pick</a> has been home finales. They have won seven straight, including six outright wins as an underdog! Look out Michigan State on November 26th!</p>
<p>Minnesota has hired Jerry Kill (N Illinois) to be its new head coach. This is a program that went 17-33 straight up the last four years. They have the smallest football budget in the Big 10 and things do not figure to get much better this season as we would be shocked to see the Gophers escape the basement. USC will probably run the score up against them in the season opener.</p>
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		<title>2011 SEC East Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SEC is without question the best conference in college football. It has produced the last five National Champions with four different schools winning it (LSU, Florida (twice), Alabama and Auburn). This is a league that has gone 15-8 SU vs. BCS Conference teams each of the last two regular seasons and has produced the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=346&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The SEC is without question the best conference in college football. It has produced the last five National Champions with four different schools winning it (LSU, Florida (twice), Alabama and Auburn). This is a league that has gone 15-8 SU vs. BCS Conference teams each of the last two regular seasons and has produced the most NFL draft picks over that time.</p>
<p>This year, the league will have two teams (Alabama and LSU) in the preseason top five. There will be four in the top 15 with South Carolina and Arkansas checking in. Georgia is the darkhorse in the East while the West Division is so tough that many are predicting a last place finish by last year’s BCS Champ Auburn. Florida is almost an afterthought.</p>
<p>Need help making <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/college-football-picks.asp">college football picks</a> during the regular season? Here are some <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/free-football-picks.asp">free SEC picks</a> to keep an eye out for. Don’t forget that Vegas Experts is your home for guaranteed picks and <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/trendsjp.asp">free college football trends</a>!</p>
<p>The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas has already posted <a href="http://sports.bodog.eu/welcome/36989/sports-betting/football-futures.jsp">college football lines</a> for many of the key games for this upcoming season. We will use those and make some free picks if possible for each SEC team!</p>
<p>We already looked at the SEC West (link to our previous article), here is the SEC East.</p>
<p>South Carolina will be the favorite to win this division in 2011. This sounds odd because they had never made it to the SEC Championship prior to last season. For a second straight year, the Ol’ Ball Coach pulled in the top recruit in the nation with DE Jadeveon Clowney. RB Marcus Lattimore lived up to the hype last year with 1197 yards from scrimmage and 17 TD’s. The SEC East could likely be decided in the second week of the season with the Gamecocks traveling to Athens to face Georgia, the week after the Dawgs play Boise State in Atlanta. It might be worth laying the small number with USC.</p>
<p>Georgia has become a popular darkhorse college football pick. However, as was just noted, the schedule is tough at the outset with Boise State and South Carolina, two preseason top 10 teams. This is a young team, so they could start 0-2. However, from there, watch out. UGA avoids Alabama, LSU and Arkansas out of the West and could win their final 10 regular season games. There will be good value on them in Game 4 at Ole Miss. The Dawgs have beaten the Rebels eight straight by an average of 13 PPG.</p>
<p>Florida is almost an afterthought in the wake of Urban Meyer’s departure. The good news in Gainesville and 1st year head coach Will Muschamp is that a 1st or 2nd year head coach has made the SEC Championship Game seven of the last 11 years. Interestingly, every SEC East team besides South Carolina or Georgia has a 1st or 2nd year head coach. Will the trend continue and lead to a surprise SEC East winner?</p>
<p>Tennessee, Kentucky and Vanderbilt would all definitely qualify as “surprises.” Vandy just needs to leave the SEC as their high academic standards make it impossible to compete. They are off a 2-win season and made a coaching change, so they will be a dog throughout the season and there could be good opportunity late in the season. Tennessee and Kentucky will both threaten to go to a bowl game. The Wildcats’ 26-game losing streak to the Vols HAS to come to an end soon, doesn’t it? Take them in Lexington in the season finale.</p>
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		<title>AFC Power Rankings, Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we started doing these initial power rankings, we were cautiously optimistic that the NFL lockout would have reached its end by now. Of course, it has not. Still, with this entry, we have now reached the conclusion of our first AFC Power Rankings and the NFC is done too. We will soon be moving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=344&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we started doing these initial power rankings, we were cautiously optimistic that the NFL lockout would have reached its end by now. Of course, it has not. Still, with this entry, we have now reached the conclusion of our first AFC Power Rankings and the NFC is done too. We will soon be moving to previewing the individual conferences in College Football, so we can start handicapping there as well as make <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/college-football-picks.asp" rel="nofollow">College Football Picks</a>.</p>
<p>To Recap our initial NFC Power Rankings:</p>
<p>1. Green Bay | 2. Dallas | 3. Philadelphia | 4. New Orleans | 5. Atlanta | 6. NY Giants | 7. Chicago | 8. Tampa Bay | 9. Minnesota | 10. Detroit | 11. St. Louis | 12. San Francisco | 13. Arizona | 14. Seattle | 15. Washington | 16. Carolina</p>
<p>To recap our initial AFC Power Rankings</p>
<p>16. Buffalo | 15. Miami | 14. Tennessee | 13. Cincinnati | 12. Denver | 11. Jacksonville | 10. Oakland | 9. Cleveland | 8. Kansas City | 7. Houston | 6. Indianapolis | 5. Baltimore</p>
<p>The top four are as follows</p>
<p>4. Pittsburgh Steelers – This seems kind of low for the defending Conference Champs, no? The Steelers did an excellent job getting through the first four weeks of the season last year without suspended QB Ben Roethlisberger and when all was said in done were back in the Super Bowl for an eighth time. Unfortunately, for only the second time in franchise history, they lost the big game. Now they must avoid a bit of a “curse” that has befallen many previous Super Bowl losers the following season. Only three times in the last 11 years has the Super Bowl loser made it to the playoffs the following season. The good news if you are a Steelers fan is that it has happened each of the last two seasons with Arizona and Indianapolis. However, those teams played in weak divisions. The division title is no guarantee with Baltimore still around. Keeping Troy Polamalu healthy is key. They are 14-4 straight up with him and 5-7 SU without him.</p>
<p>3. New England Patriots – This looks like a real make or break year for the Patriots, who over the last three regular seasons have gone 35-13 straight up, yet don’t even have one playoff win to show for it. Last year, they were soundly beaten at home by the division rival Jets, an embarrassing way to end a season that saw them finish with a 14-2 record and lead the league in point differential. Is it now fair to ask if a team quarterbacked by Tom Brady and coached by Bill Belichick is simply a “regular season” team? Maybe so, but the fact is that it should still be another playoff season in Foxboro. They enter the year with the best <a href="http://sports.bodog.eu/welcome/36989/sports-betting/football-futures.jsp" rel="nofollow">Super Bowl</a> odds of any team in football</p>
<p>2. San Diego Chargers – In a year where everyone considered the 7-9 Seahawks to be the “worst playoff time ever,” we could make a case that last season the San Diego Chargers were indeed “the best team” ever not to make the playoffs in a given year. Their point differential of +119 was the fifth best in football, only trailing the two Super Bowl teams (Pit, GB) and the two teams that finished 14-2 (Atl, NE). Only New England scored more points. The Chargers play in a weak division where last year’s champ Kansas City will be taking a clear step back. By virtue of not finishing in first place in 2010, the schedule will be softer. There is also no way they can possibly allow as many special teams TD’s as they did last year. QB Philip Rivers (21-3 in November/December starts) may be the best player in the AFC this season.</p>
<p>1. New York Jets – Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Jets are our choice for the top spot in the AFC. Yes, they talk A LOT, but we really don’t understand the backlash against this team. It’s been back to back years in the AFC Championship Game. Two years ago, they were clearly “ahead of schedule” as a 9-7 team play at Indianapolis. Last year, they beat BOTH Peyton Manning and Tom Brady on the road, only to lose at Pittsburgh. That’s four road playoff wins in two years for the Ryan-Sanchez era. While HC Ryan did call for a Super Bowl win at the start of last year, the team met our preseason expectations losing in the AFC Title Game to an AFC North team. Only it was the wrong AFC North team. We expect Sanchez to take a huge step in his third year as a starter and the defense (as always) will be solid with Ryan calling the shots.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lenny Del Genio With the NFL lockout hopefully nearing its conclusion, now is a good time to start making 2011 NFL picks for the upcoming season. We’ve already gone through our first NFC Power Poll of the season and here is Part 3 of our very first AFC power poll of the year. Keep [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=342&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/handicapper/lennyd.asp">Lenny Del Genio</a></p>
<p>With the NFL lockout hopefully nearing its conclusion, now is a good time to start making 2011 <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">NFL picks</a> for the upcoming season. We’ve already gone through our first NFC Power Poll of the season and here is Part 3 of our very first AFC power poll of the year. Keep in mind that a lot can change between now and the start of the season. Free agency hasn’t even come into effect yet!</p>
<p>Kansas City Chiefs – Coming off a season where they went from 4-12 to 10-6 and won the AFC West for the first time since ’03, Kansas City’s <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">odds to win the Super Bowl</a> are only 35/1, which is the same as the Houston Texas and Detroit Lions, two franchises that have not been to the playoffs even one time during the last decade. It’s easy to see why this team will likely fall in 2011. Their point differential was just +40, which was the 2nd worst among all playoff teams (and really should it come as no surprise that NFC West Champ Seattle was the worst) and just one point better than 8-8 Oakland. It was 79 points worse than second place San Diego, whom they were crushed by 31-0 down the stretch. The Chiefs did rank 1st in the league in rushing, but were 30th in passing. This is the most obvious playoff team from last season to project NOT to go back this year.</p>
<p>Houston Texans – Will this team ever make the playoffs? Going into last year, everyone thought they would, but instead they finished 6-10 with half of those losses coming by seven points or less. How is Gary Kubiak still collecting a paycheck? Things started so well with an opening week victory at home over division rival Indianapolis, followed by an OT win over Washington. They stood at 4-2 going into the bye, but from there would go on to lose eight of their next nine. The defense was a major liability ranking last against the pass and only three teams allowed more points. The offense remains potent as ever with QB Matt Schaub and WR Andre Johnson. Arian Foster had a breakout season at RB as the Texans ranked in the top 7 in both rushing and passing. This team’s stock will not be as high as it was last year. The good news is that the division is very winnable with Jacksonville and Tennessee clearly going through rebuilding phases and Indianapolis can’t possibly be good forever, particularly with Peyton Manning’s supporting cast getting weaker by the year. This just might be the year that Houston makes the playoffs. Stop us when you’ve heard that one before.</p>
<p>Indianapolis Colts – It certainly appears as if we are in the waning days of a run of excellence by the Colts that for this era of free agency, has been just incredible. After posting seven straight seasons with at least 12 regular season victories, Indy finished just 10-6 last year, but did win the AFC South, almost by default, thus avoiding the same “curse” that has befallen many previous teams that had lost the Super Bowl the prior year. However, it was also the third time in four seasons that the team was one and done in the playoffs. Since 1999, the Colts have missed the playoffs only once. However, as mentioned above in the Texans’ writeup, Peyton Manning’s supporting cast keeps getting weaker by the year. Manning also had neck surgery for a second time in the offseason. The clockof father time is clearly ticking here and it wouldn’t surprise us to see this year be the Colts last run at a championship.</p>
<p>Baltimore Ravens – The Ravens were a popular <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">Super Bowl pick</a>, and they did neither, so 2010 was pretty much written off. However, they did lead the eventual AFC Champion Steelers in Pittsburgh in the Divisional Round before losing the game late. This was a 12-win team last year. All four regular season losses were by five points or less. They probably won’t match that win total this year. The defense is a year older. There are major questions surrounding QB Joe Flacco coming from within the team and its rivals. Flacco threw for 300 yards just once and that was against the worst team in the league Carolina. The rushing game was a major disappointment last year with RB Ray Rice producing only a pair of 100-yard games. Like Indianapolis, this year could be Baltimore’s last shot.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the NFL lockout hopefully nearing its conclusion, now is a good time to start making 2011 NFL picks for the upcoming season. We’ve already gone through our first NFC Power Poll of the season and here is Part 2 of our very first AFC power poll of the year. Keep in mind that a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=340&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the NFL lockout hopefully nearing its conclusion, now is a good time to start making 2011 <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">NFL picks</a> for the upcoming season. We’ve already gone through our first NFC Power Poll of the season and here is Part 2 of our very first AFC power poll of the year. Keep in mind that a lot can change between now and the start of the season. Free agency hasn’t even come into effect yet!</p>
<p>Denver Broncos – The Broncos fell off a cliff in 2010, going from eight to four wins. This may not seem like a big deal, but consider they started 2009 6-0 and have just six wins in their last 26 games. The Josh McDaniels experiment is now over, but the Tim Tebow experiment certainly is not and veteran HC John Fox is the one charged with guiding the “messiah”. However, of greater importance is improving a defense that ranked 31st against the pass and 25th against the run. Thus, LB Von Miller was drafted #2 overall out of Texas A&amp;M. One has to question the former Aggie’s “bust” potential, however, as he was this year’s combine superstar who used Indianapolis as his personal springboard. Injuries were an underrated factor for this team last year with RB Moreno missing an entire month and defensive standout Elvis Dumervil (17 sacks in ’09) missing the whole year. This team will win more games than last season.</p>
<p>Jacksonville Jaguars – For a second consecutive season, the Jaguars somehow found a way to contend into December. They were 8-5 and in playoff position, but lost the final three games to finish at .500. Two years, ago they were 7-5 and lost their final four games. While they had four losses of 20 points or more, they had just one win by a margin of greater than 11 points. The rushing game is no problem with Maurice Jones Drew as the Jags averaged nearly 150 YPG overland, third best in football. At QB, David Garrard’s days are clearly numbered with the first round pick being used on Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert, who fell a bit to the 10th overall selection. We can’t possibly see this team being a false contender for a third consecutive season, so we see them falling below .500.</p>
<p>Oakland Raiders – For the first time in nearly a decade, expectations will be relatively high on this side of the Bay. The Silver and Black swept the division schedule last season (6-0 SU/ATS), but despite this they did not make the playoffs becoming one of the few teams in NFL history to own such a distinction. Keeping in mind that this team still doesn’t have a capable QB and isn’t likely to repeat a 6-0 mark vs. the AFC West, so we are not buying the hype. They finished at .500 in 2010, meaning they were just 2-6 in non-division games. The division will be tougher this year, plus they have home games against the Jets and Patriots on the slate. Trips to Green Bay and Houston aren’t favorable. As long as Al Davis owns this franchise, there will be no “commitment to excellence.” We will look to fade the Raiders as a <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">NFL pick</a> this season.</p>
<p>Cleveland Brows – The Browns are our “super sleeper” team in the AFC this year. This is a pretty good distinction considering we gave Cincinnati the honor two years ago and they won the division. Last year, it was Kansas City and they did the same, going from 4-12 to 10-6. Cleveland has seemingly been terrible forever, so you just have to figure they are going to be “due” one of these years. They have had another coaching change going to Pat Shurmer after the Eric Mangini era brought more losing. This is their seventh coach since the franchise came back in ’99. Every other AFC North team has had only two coaches during that time frame. Is Colt McCoy really the future at QB? If the answer is yes, Cleveland will do well. He has no receivers though. Is RB Hillis likely to repeat his breakout season? Probably not. The Browns will at least threaten .500.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the NFL lockout hopefully nearing its conclusion, now is a good time to start getting a gauge on <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">NFL picks</a> and NFL betting for the upcoming 2011 NFL season. We’ve already gone through our first NFC Power Poll of the season and here is Part 1 of our very first AFC power poll of the year. Keep in mind that a lot can change between now and the start of the season. Free agency hasn’t even come into effect yet!</p>
<p>Buffalo Bills – Going in to last season, we predicted the Bills would be the worst team in the NFL. Considering how low the bar was set, 4-12 actually seemed like they outperformed expectations. They played .500 ball in the second half of the season after a dreadful 0-8 start. However, their four victories came over Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland and Miami. This is still a QB drive league, so we’re not sure what Buffalo was thinking taking Marcell Dareus with the third overall pick in April’s draft, although he probably was the best player on the board. The team must really like Ryan Fitzpatrick. Remember when everyone got really sick of the Bills in the mid-90’s after all those failed Super Bowl attempts? This is one of three franchises that have not made the playoffs in the past decade. That won’t change this year.</p>
<p>Tennessee Titans – This is a franchise falling apart at the seams. Three years ago, they started the season 10-0. They went 3-3 down the stretch and were one and done in the playoffs with a home loss to Baltimore. The following year was almost the exact opposite as they opened a shocking 0-6 before finishing 8-2 as Vince Young was inserted back into the lineup. Going into last year, we said they were clearly not as bad as the group that started 0-6, but probably not as good as the one that finished 8-2. We were right as they finished 6-10 and are now 17-22 since that 10-0 start of ’08. It was expected that owner Bud Adams was going to be forced to decide between QB Vince Young and HC Jeff Fisher and surprisingly he’s chosen neither as Fisher, the longest tenured coach in the league, is already gone and Young will follow suit after the lockout is lifted. Jake Locker was the 1st round DC, which may have been a reach. This is a QB-driven league, not a RB driven one, so we see Tennessee having its worst season in years.</p>
<p>Miami Dolphins – What happened to this team? Going into last year, we thought they’d be a playoff contender. The bloom is definitely off the Chad Henne rose and that supposed great RB tandem of Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown now looks like a liability. Brandon Marshall was a bust at WR. Tony Sparano looks like a lame duck head coach. The worst has yet to come for the Dolphins from where we sit and in a division with the Patriots and Jets there’s little room for upward mobility.</p>
<p>Cincinnati Bengals – We called for a clear drop from the Bengals last year, but even we didn’t envision that the bottom would drop out like it did as they went from AFC North Champs to 4-12 and last place in the division. Now, everything is in upheaval with the big story being the refusal of QB Carson Palmer to play for the team any longer. He has gone so far as to threaten to retire and the front office must not have viewed it as an idle threat considering they chose Andy Dalton of TCU with the 2nd round pick. WR AJ Green was chosen 4th overall to fill a void that will be left by the impending departure of Chad Johnson. When a team drops in wins like the Bengals did last year, it usually means an uptick the following year, but it’s difficult to envision the Bengals being a decent <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">NFL pick</a> in 2011.</p>
<p>For more NFL picks, be sure to visit Vegas Experts, your home for <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/guaranteed.asp">sports handicapping</a>.</p>
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		<title>2011 NFC Rankings, Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lenny Del Genio With the NFL lockout hopefully nearing its conclusion, now is a good time to start getting a gauge on NFL picks and NFL betting for the upcoming 2011 NFL season. Here is Part 1 of our very first NFC power poll of the year. Keep in mind that a lot can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=335&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Lenny Del Genio</p>
<p>With the NFL lockout hopefully nearing its conclusion, now is a good time to start getting a gauge on <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">NFL picks</a> and NFL betting for the upcoming 2011 NFL season. Here is Part 1 of our very first NFC power poll of the year. Keep in mind that a lot can change between now and the start of the season. Free agency hasn’t even come into effect yet!</p>
<p>Carolina Panthers &#8211; Last year at this time, we called the Panthers the worst team in the NFC and they did not disappoint finishing 2-14 and landing the first pick in April’s Draft. It’s hard to fathom that just two years ago this was a 12-win team in the regular season before QB Jake Delhomme put forth one of the worst NFL playoff performances in recent history, committing six turnovers, in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals as 10-point home favorites. Not that we’re the types to hold a grudge or anything. There is obviously only one way to go for Carolina, that being up, and we’re not as down on #1 overall DC Cam Newton as many in the media seems to be. The comparison to JaMarcus Russell is not fair as Russell did not win a Heisman Trophy in college, nor did he win a National Title. The Panthers were -6 in net wins from 2009, which almost always leads to a bounce back in the standings and consider that every year since 2002’s realignment has seen the previous year’s last place team in the NFC South escape the cellar the following year. With a 1st year HC in Ron Rivera, we see Carolina as possibly one of the most improved teams in the league, but remember that still only means four or five wins at best.</p>
<p>Washington Redskins &#8211; It’s not easy to remember that last year was actually an improvement from the final season of the ill-fated Jim Zorn era, but there’s no denying that Year One of the Mike Shanahan era in the Nation’s Capital did not go well. QB Donovan McNabb was never a fit and now it’s increasingly likely that John Beck will be the opening week starter. Remember that the QB position is more important than ever in the NFL and Shanahan has won exactly one playoff game since John Elway retired. In what will be a tough NFC East, there is only one guarantee and that is the Redskins are finishing in last place.</p>
<p>Arizona Cardinals &#8211; Everyone expected the Cards to take a step back in the wake of Kurt Warner’s retirement, so it was not surprising to see this franchise go from a back to back division winner to its old roots at 5-11. The QB position was pretty much a disaster in the desert with the much maligned Derek Anderson and John Skelton taking part in an ineffective platoon. So it was a big surprise to see the team not use its 1st round draft pick on a quarterback. When free agency commences, expect Arizona to be a big player in the Kevin Kolb “sweepstakes.” If they can’t land Kolb, they may “settle” on another former Philly QB &#8211; Donovan McNabb.</p>
<p>Seattle Seahawks &#8211; Seattle was possibly the worst division winner in the history of <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">NFL betting</a> last season, becoming the first ever division champ with a sub-.500 record. They were -97 in point differential (5th worst in the league) and every single loss came by double digits. Still, they pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of NFL playoff betting, beating the defending Super Bowl Champion Saints at home, 41-36 as a 10.5-point underdog. This is a team in transition and even the latest NFL odds have Seattle at just <a href="http://sports.bodog.eu/welcome/36989/sports-betting/football-futures.jsp">80/1 odds to win the Super Bowl</a>, third worst among all NFL teams.</p>
<p>Vegas Experts is your home for the <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/nfl-football-picks.asp">best NFL picks</a> and free <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/free-football-picks.asp">football picks</a> all season long. Don’t miss out on sports handicapping every day at Vegas Experts.</p>
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		<title>NBA Finals Betting Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Game 3 of the NBA Finals is now in the books with the Miami Heat winning outright as two-point underdogs, 88-86, over the Dallas Mavericks. They now hold a 2-1 series advantage, and from a NBA picks perspective, that&#8217;s historically significant. Since the NBA Finals went to the current 2-3-2 format, there have been eleven [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=333&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Game 3 of the NBA Finals is now in the books with the Miami Heat winning outright as two-point underdogs, 88-86, over the Dallas Mavericks. They now hold a 2-1 series advantage, and from a <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/newtemplate/guaranteed.asp">NBA picks</a> perspective, that&#8217;s historically significant.</p>
<p>Since the NBA Finals went to the current 2-3-2 format, there have been eleven instances of a series tied at one game apiece. The team that has won Game 3 has gone on to win the series all 11 times. So, in other words, history suggests that the Miami Heat will win the 2011 NBA Finals and &#8220;all will be wrong with the basketball universe.&#8221;</p>
<p>Still, the Mavericks are still 14-4 ATS this postseason, although three of those ATS losses have occurred in the last four games. They are 18-4 ATS overall their last 22 games, but just 3-4 ATS the last seven. Seems like those who make the <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/livelines/nba.asp">NBA betting lines</a> are starting to get some revenge on Dallas!</p>
<p>If you are a NBA totals player, the Under has cashed in either two or all three games, depending on where and when you bet Game 2. Anyone who bet the total early would say the game went Over (line opened at 186.5). If you bet the game close to tip, there&#8217;s a chance the game went Under the closing line of 189 for you. Interesting to note that both regular season meetings between the Heat and Mavs went Over. The most points scored in any of the five games has been 191.</p>
<p>Vegas Expert Ben Burns is one sports handicapper to pay attention to if you are looking for <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/newtemplate/guaranteed.asp">NBA picks</a> for the remainder of the 2011 Finals. He has cashed in every game so far and is a perfect 4-0 overall with NBA Finals picks having cashed BOTH the side and total in Game Three.</p>
<p>The Mavs have opened as three-point favorites for Game 4 with a total of 186.5 points. For winning NBA Finals handicapping, visit <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/default.asp">Vegas Experts</a>.</p>
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		<title>Vegas Experts – Leading Source for Free MLB Baseball Picks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 10:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baseball is pretty much the only game in town when it comes to sports betting in the summer. Major League Baseball (MLB) consists of teams that play in the National League and the American League. The MLB betting season typically starts in the month of March and ends in October, making baseball the longest of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vegasexperts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3258552&amp;post=331&amp;subd=vegasexperts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Baseball is pretty much the only game in town when it comes to sports betting in the summer. Major League Baseball (MLB) consists of teams that play in the National League and the American League. The MLB betting season typically starts in the month of March and ends in October, making baseball the longest of all sports seasons. While cheering on your favorite team during the season, you can also get an opportunity to make a huge amount of money by baseball betting through precise and <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/baseball-picks.asp">free MLB baseball picks</a>. In order to increase your chances of making a good amount of money with baseball betting, you must ensure to perform a detailed analysis of the ongoing game. Baseball handicappers must also take several factors into consideration for a guaranteed win.</p>
<p>It is highly essential to carefully analyze the performance of the pitcher before making MLB picks. Apart from this, several factors like the pitcher’s current form, record against opponents, the time when the game is to be played i.e., night or day, record when pitching in the ballpark (home or away) etc. must also be analyzed. Furthermore, after assigning an advantage to the pitchers involved in the game, the present performance of the teams and the of pitching out of the bullpen, must also be considered. In order to win betting baseball, you must have a thorough understanding of baseball handicapping before making any <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com/wagerinfo/mlbbetting.asp">MLB picks</a>. These days, many online sports betting companies offer baseball betting odds for making accurate and free MLB baseball picks. Vegas Experts, one of the prominent and original pay-after-you-win websites serves as an ideal destination for free MLB picks. It is a leading online sports handicapping company that has gained popularity for providing free MLB picks and numerous other types of sports picks. It has the best baseball experts who provide the most comprehensive advice that is 100% guaranteed to win.</p>
<p>Vegas Experts offers you with detailed baseball betting match ups and baseball betting odds of all the games that are being played, the pitching match ups with ongoing pitching records and statistics, results of the last 10 games played by the teams and much more. The website also features a daily baseball trends section that highlights baseball betting trends and situational analysis in order to provide you with accurate details. It is known for offering highly professional services in order to make the best and free MLB baseball picks for your baseball handicapping. For more information about free MLB picks, please browse through <a href="http://www.vegasexperts.com">www.vegasexperts.com</a></p>
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