For the second time in their six seasons under head coach Jon Gruden, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went from last place to first place in one year. But that probably says more about the NFC South Division than it does about this particular team, a division that’s notorious difficult to predict for football betting. Tampa, [...]

Just two seasons ago, although it sure seems like longer than that, the Carolina Panthers played in the NFC championship game. Since then, they’re two games under .500 at 15-17, haven’t been back to the playoffs and watched their football odds lengthen accordingly. Last year’s 7-9 campaign can be chalked up mainly to the elbow [...]

Can the NFC South surprise NFL odds makers in 2008 and supply the playoffs with a representative? A season after their feel-good run to the NFC title game, the New Orleans Saints stumbled out of the gate, never recovered, and missed the playoffs. RB Deuce McAllister was lost for the year in Week 3, and [...]

The Buffalo Bills battled back from an 0-3 start last season to reach 7-6 before losing their last three games to finish with their second straight 7-9 mark under coach Dick Jauron. But Buffalo was a bit fortunate to even win seven games; they got outscored by nearly a touchdown per game, won four games [...]