Fantasy Football Week 8 is here and Cincinnati, Kansas City, New England, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Washington all have bye weeks.
A lot of fantasy owners will miss Tom Brady, Wes Welker, Randy Moss, Carson Palmer, Cedric Benson, Dwayne Bowe, Big Ben this week
To prepare you as best we have for your week of Fantasy Football Week 8
Quarterbacks
David Garrard vs. Tennessee Titans: consider him a big option for this week as he will face the worst passing defense in the league. In week 4 against the Titans Garrard threw for 3 TD without a pick for 31 fantasy points.
Jay Cutler vs. Cleveland Browns: Cutler has bounced back every time he had a poor game the week before. The Browns don’t stop nobody, expect big number from him.
Brett Favre vs. Green Bay Packers: Favre tends to put some enormous numbers in big games like this.
Also Phillips Rivers (vs. Raiders) and Matt Hasselbeck (vs. Cowboys) have favorable matchups this week
Running Backs
Steve Slaton vs. Buffalo Bills: Buffalo has the worst defense against the run in the league. Slaton is coming off a nice game against a good 49ers defense. He put 18 fantasy points and you can’t expect something similar this week.
Matt Forte vs. Cleveland Browns: Forte is having a difficult year so far but this week could be the beginning of a new start. He will face the second worse rushing defense in the league and you can also expect him to have a few looks through the air as well.
Steven Jackson vs. Detroit Lions: this will be the week for Jackson to score his first TD of the season. The Lions are allowing 21.9 fantasy points per game to running backs.
Also start Kevin Smith (vs. Rams) and LaDainian Tomlinson (vs. Raiders).
Wide Receivers
Mike Sims-Walker vs. Tennessee Titans: Titans rank 32nd in receiving defense, allowing an average of 325.8 receiving YPG. Sims- Walker had 21 fantasy points against Tennessee in week 4.
Miles Austin vs. Seattle Seahawks: Despite Seattle’s average passing defense, Austin playmaking skills make him a must start.
Lee Evans vs. Houston Texans: he had found the end zone in the last two games and seems to be Ryan Fitzpatrick number one choice.
Consider also T.J. Houshmandzadeh (vs. Cowboys) and Johnny Knox (vs. Cleveland).
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Fantasy Football Week 8
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Friday, October 30, 2009
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NBA Basketball Odds - NBA Thursday Night Preview
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After 16 games in the first two days of regular season action, NBA Basketball Odds takes it easy Thursday night for a pair of games featuring one home favorite (Portland) and one small road favorite when San Antonio tips off at Chicago.
The Spurs (-3) are already 1-0 on the season after a 113-96 home win Wednesday night against the New Orleans Hornets. NBA Basketball Odds at sportsbooks opened with the Spurs listed as high as four-point favorites but the Bulls have had support from bettors suggestingChicago Chicago is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home and after a playoff appearance last season expectations are high in the Windy City
Over/Under NBA Betting has led the total down one point from an opening total of 194, no doubt helped by a trend between these two teams that has seen five of the last six games land under the number.
In a game that tips off at 10:30 ET, a pair of 1-0 Northwest rivals will treat fans to the first of what promises to be a highly contested battle for the division title in 2010 when the Denver Nuggets travel to Portland (-7.5) to take on the Trailblazers.
Denver
Friday night the NBA Betting card goes back to full strength when 26 teams go into action, starting at 7 pm ET with the New York Knicks vs. the Charlotte Bobcats (-2.5) and the Milwaukee Bucks against the Philadelphia 76ers (-8).
Expect to see plenty of early line movement as bettors weigh in on the first full weekend of pro basketball betting of the season. Read More!
The Spurs (-3) are already 1-0 on the season after a 113-96 home win Wednesday night against the New Orleans Hornets. NBA Basketball Odds at sportsbooks opened with the Spurs listed as high as four-point favorites but the Bulls have had support from bettors suggesting
Over/Under NBA Betting has led the total down one point from an opening total of 194, no doubt helped by a trend between these two teams that has seen five of the last six games land under the number.
In a game that tips off at 10:30 ET, a pair of 1-0 Northwest rivals will treat fans to the first of what promises to be a highly contested battle for the division title in 2010 when the Denver Nuggets travel to Portland (-7.5) to take on the Trailblazers.
Friday night the NBA Betting card goes back to full strength when 26 teams go into action, starting at 7 pm ET with the New York Knicks vs. the Charlotte Bobcats (-2.5) and the Milwaukee Bucks against the Philadelphia 76ers (-8).
Expect to see plenty of early line movement as bettors weigh in on the first full weekend of pro basketball betting of the season. Read More!
Houston Rockets Against Portland Trailblazers
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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The Blazers will look for an inch of revenge against the Houston Rockets after getting slammed out of the playoffs last year. The Rockets, who will be without Yao Ming as he returns to Monster Island to get Mothra to fix his foot, are entering this season with tons of questions surrounding their team. All-Star Tracy McGrady is back after having mircofracture surgery, but it’s only a matter of a time before McGrady quits this season as well.
Coach Rick Adelman, one of the more capable head coaches in the league, has his hands full. With Luis Scola as his only option under the rim, the Rockets won’t be the defensive juggernaut they were last year. Houston allowed just 94.4 points per game last season and averaged 43.0 rebounds with Yao Ming, but without the Great Wall of China, the Rockets are destined to get steamrolled this season. Scola is only 6-foot-9.
Almost every franchise is reasonably optimistic about the NBA season, but the Rockets are the real contender who remains genuinely and realistically concerned about what they’re going to be able to do. They certainly weren’t without some positive notes last year as Aaron Brooks enjoyed a breakout season, but this team has more things to worry about and almost nothing to be optimistic about.
The Blazers, on the other hand, are the fourth horseman in the Western Conference race. People have them pegged from anywhere from 6th to 3rd in the west, and rightfully so. They’ve locked up Brandon Roy, one of the best clutch shooters in the game, to a max deal and threw a bit (i.e. ‘a lot’) too much at LaMarcus Aldridge to serve as “Greg Oden Insurance”.
But the oddsmakers’ line should tell you all you need to know about the Houston Rockets. As nearly double-digit road dogs in Portland, the betting community feverishly believes that Houston is well on its way to missing the playoffs while Portland is a viable contender.
Any team that has the size is going to give Houston absolute fits. I want to be as hopeful as any handicapper for any team in the league, but Houston just don’t have the nuts to last the season. Read More!
Coach Rick Adelman, one of the more capable head coaches in the league, has his hands full. With Luis Scola as his only option under the rim, the Rockets won’t be the defensive juggernaut they were last year. Houston allowed just 94.4 points per game last season and averaged 43.0 rebounds with Yao Ming, but without the Great Wall of China, the Rockets are destined to get steamrolled this season. Scola is only 6-foot-9.
Almost every franchise is reasonably optimistic about the NBA season, but the Rockets are the real contender who remains genuinely and realistically concerned about what they’re going to be able to do. They certainly weren’t without some positive notes last year as Aaron Brooks enjoyed a breakout season, but this team has more things to worry about and almost nothing to be optimistic about.
The Blazers, on the other hand, are the fourth horseman in the Western Conference race. People have them pegged from anywhere from 6th to 3rd in the west, and rightfully so. They’ve locked up Brandon Roy, one of the best clutch shooters in the game, to a max deal and threw a bit (i.e. ‘a lot’) too much at LaMarcus Aldridge to serve as “Greg Oden Insurance”.
But the oddsmakers’ line should tell you all you need to know about the Houston Rockets. As nearly double-digit road dogs in Portland, the betting community feverishly believes that Houston is well on its way to missing the playoffs while Portland is a viable contender.
Any team that has the size is going to give Houston absolute fits. I want to be as hopeful as any handicapper for any team in the league, but Houston just don’t have the nuts to last the season. Read More!
