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Old Running Backs, New Homes

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

This offseason was busy as several teams looked to rebuild or – in some cases – bolster their respective backfields. A few big names changed teams while a few unheralded ball-carriers made intriguing moves to new situations. Derrick Ward signs in Tampa Bay For the last few seasons, Ward made up one half of the...

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NFL’s Top Impact Rookies

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

It’s been nearly four months since the 2009 National Football League draft – so which selections are primed to make the biggest impact for their respective teams this season? Here’s a quick breakdown of the most likely candidates: Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions When Detroit drafted Georgia signal caller Matthew Stafford with the first overall...

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What Would Brett Favre Mean for the Minnesota Vikings?

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

Over the last month, football fans have been inundated with the on-again, off-again Brett Favre saga. He retires, then he un-retires. His surgically repaired arm is sore, but he’s reportedly throwing pain-free. He’s not going to play football, but he’s constantly talking to Minnesota. What the heck is going on? Well, leave that side of...

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Best Available NFL Free Agents

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

While most of the prized free agents have been scooped up and signed to their new teams, there are still several key players looking for work in the National Football League. A rundown of some of the best ones left: Marvin Harrison After spending 13 seasons as Peyton Manning’s to-go receiver in Indianapolis, the eight-time...

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NFL's Biggest Offseason Moves

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

With the free agency period and the 2009 NFL Draft now in the books, it’s time to look back and see which teams bolstered their lineups for the upcoming season. Who will be the biggest movers and shakers for NFL bettors this fall? The following teams have certainly staked their claim: Washington signs DT Albert...

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NFL Football's Biggest Coaching Changes

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

When it comes to wagering on the National Football League, knowing coaching tendencies is of the utmost importance. Is the boss defense-first or an offensive guy? How much does he like to run or pass? Here’s a quick rundown of the coaching changes from this past offseason and how they’ll affect teams moving forward: Kansas...

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NFL Betting Review: Divisional Playoffs

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

It wasn’t quite the shocker that was the Giants’ upset of the Patriots in the Super Bowl last February, but what the Arizona Cardinals did to the Carolina Panthers on Saturday night in Charlotte should be counted as one of the most unexpected outcomes of an NFL playoff game in recent league history. But then...

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NFL Betting Preview: Super Bowl XLIII

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

Let the frenzy begin. No single American sporting event creates so much buildup, so much hype, so much anticipation, and so much betting interest as does the annual gambling smorgasbord that is the National Football League’s championship game – better known as the Super Bowl. And not only does SportsInteraction.com offer betting lines and totals...

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Super Bowl Betting History

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

Glendale, AZ. One of the infinite joys of Super Bowl is that this is the stage when men can carve their names in glory. Max McGee was in the autumn of his NFL career when Super Bowl I was played at the LA Coliseum in 1967; inspired by occasion, or perhaps by a hard day’s...

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Betting and NFL Stats

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

Stats are one of the infinite joys of sports, and football stats really come into their own at Super Bowl time, when there are so many betting markets available. The two most interesting stats to do with football betting concern the points scored in the game. Totals, or over/under, betting is part of every game,...

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New York Giants Betting Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

On Monday morning, September 17, 2007, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin woke up to a world where his team was 0-2 in the standings, had just shipped eighty points against Dallas and Green Bay combined, and every Giant fan in New York city and beyond wanted him run out of town. Four months...

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New England Patriots Betting Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

There are five very big reasons why the New England Patriots are only sixty minutes away from the first 19-0 perfect season in NFL history. Those five reasons are: Matt Light Logan Mankins Dan Koppen Steve Neal Nick Kaczur The single most important reason that the Patriots have dominated opponents this season is because the...

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Superbowl XLII Betting Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

There are two ways to approach Super Bowl XLII from a football betting point of view; the spiritual, and the material. The spiritual point of view centers on the events of the Meadowlands on December 29, when New England arrived with a 15-0 record and a 13.5 point favorite tag, looking to complete the first...

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NFL Betting Review: Week 15

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

After 15 weeks on the NFL rollercoaster, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers are looking like strong contenders for the Super Bowl, however, as the NFL odds makers will tell you, lets not get carried away just yet! How long is the NFL regular season? Well, consider this – early on this season, the Dallas...

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NFL Betting Review: Conference Finals

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won five Super Bowls, tied with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers for the most among all NFL teams. And in beating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game Sunday 23-14 at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh earned its seventh Super Bowl berth, and second in the last four years. On...

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NFL Preview: Conference Championships

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

The NFL is down to its final four for this season, as we head into conference championship weekend. And while feel-good stories surround the upstart Arizona Cardinals, and the Baltimore Ravens are a game away from the Super Bowl a season after going 5-11, the possibility remains of an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl matchup in Tampa...

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NFL Betting Review: Week 14

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

NFL bettors saw the home teams bounce back in Week 14 while some of the favorites, including the New York Giants, suffered surprising defeats. The NFL wagering wonderland can be a strange and unpredictable place. Last week the best team in the league, the New York Giants, went down to defeat, losing outright at home...

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NFL Betting Preview: Week 16

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

It’s exciting times for football betting fans, with some must win ties coming up this weekend and with no team yet securing home field advantage for the Playoffs, both odds makers and bettors will have their work cut out to come out on top in week 16. Crunch time in the NFL has arrived. And...

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NFL Betting Review: Week 13

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

Home Dogs continued to fall over Thanksgiving, with Detroit losing on Thanksgiving and Washington, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Cleveland also failing to get the job done at home on Sunday. Home-field advantage in the National Football League is proving to be much more of a myth this season than a moneymaker. The league’s home teams...

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NFL Betting Preview: Week 15

• Charlie Boccanegra
• October 5, 2017

The NFL playoff situation continues to play itself out as the 2008 regular season nears an end. Here’s a look at some of the more important games on the upcoming Week 15 slate. Two teams on the verge of elimination from playoff contention meet Thursday night in the Windy City when the 7-6 New Orleans...