It’s already been a huge day for sportsbooks all over the world as nothing will affect the NFL odds more than Tom Brady’s injury status. “The New England Patriots will not go to the playoffs with Matt Cassel as their quarterback.

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Adding to that is that ESPN is reporting Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck is getting shots for pain, a bulging disk in his back, and the Seahawks are significantly worried about this. Sportsbooks currently have the Bills laying 1.5.

Cowboys-Browns

Most key indicators agree that Browns running back Jamal Lewis is a game time decision. Derek Anderson is the starting QB for Cleveland even though he missed two preseason games with a concussion. Braylon Edwards returns to the line-up for the Browns at WR.

The Pokes have the best opening day record straight up in the NFL at 32-15-1. Cleveland has lost their last three season opening games. However, they enter on a seven game winning streak straight up in the new dog pound. This is one of three NFL Wise Guys from the top sports handicapper in the business at GodsTips. Wise Guy plays from Joe Duffy’s GodsTips are widely accepted by high rollers, bookmakers, linesmakers, and fellow handicappers as the biggest play in the handicapping abyss. This is just fact.  Get their entire betting card for $17 Click now to purchase

Panthers-Chargers

Both quarterbacks Jake Delhomme and Philip Rivers will be tested coming off injuries. So will Chargers tight end Antonio Gates. San Diego has won 10-of-12 games straight up entering this season, while Carolina lost 7-of-10.

The Panthers clearly though are better with Delhomme healthy. Since the last game of the 2006 season, his QB rating is 116.1.

Ditto for the Chargers being better with Philip Rivers at QB. They are 25-7 straight up with him including a stunning 15-1 at home.

Cardinals-49ers

Mike Martz is the new offensive coordinator for San Francisco and J.T. O’Sullivan the new QB.

Bears-Colts

The Colts open a new stadium and they’ve won five straight home openers. Kyle Orton gets the nod a QB for the Bears. They are a surprising 12-6 straight up with Orton starting.

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NFL Injuries…

Fantasy football players and sports gamblers alike are keeping an eye on the Jamal Lewis injury situation. Will there be a New England air show or will the reigns on Tom Brady be pulled in? Check out the famed Tailgate Party.  The injury report has just been added. NFL handicapping primer for early NFL card (also great for fantasy football) is up. Get  NFL Game Odds,  NFL Halftime Lines, NFL Quarter Lines, NFL Fantasy Football Props, Sports Databases NFL Matchups, or the Statfox NFL Matchups, plus NFL Trends, NFL Game Previews

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Jaguars-Titans

Of course the big question is the mental state of Jacksonville following the shooting of backup tackle Richard Collier. Jacksonville’s offensive line is banged up and starting wide receivers Jerry Porter is out and Reggie Williams will be rusty after missing the preseason. Troubled WR Matt Jones starts for the Jags.

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Bengals-Bills

Buffalo running back Willis McGahee will plays, but whether or not he starts is a game time decision. So a full load is unlikely.

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Rams-Eagles

Philadelphia WR Reggie Brown is doubtful and last years leading receiver Kevin Curtis is out. Rookie DeSean Jackson gets thrown to the wolves.

Buccaneers-Saints

For Tampa, Antonio Williams starts at WR because Ike Hilliard is hurt. Cadillac Williams is out, so Earnest Graham starts. The Bucs OL is hurting, so Donald Penn and Jeremy Zuttah, a rookie, are being forced into starting duty. Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com says the Buccaneers offensive line is one of the worst in the NFC because of the injuries.

Joey Galloway should be close to 100 percent for Tampa.

Panthers-Chargers

For San Diego, QB Philip Rivers and TE Antonio Gates star and Shawne Merriman also plays passing up on knee surgery.

The Panthers are without WR Steve Smith who is suspended and QB Jake Delhomme starts his first game since getting Tommy John surgery. D.J. Hackett is not 100 percent, but will be available for Carolina.

Seahawks-Bills

Seattle is without WRs Bobby Engram and Deion Branch. For the Bills, Pro Bowl tackle is a holdout.

Cowboys-Browns

Cleveland RB Jamal Lewis is a game time decision.

Chiefs-Patriots

Bill Kayma of Lines-Maker.com reports that many insiders believe Pats QB Tom Brady is not fully recovered from the injury that limited him in the Super Bowl. “He is throwing off his toes,” reports the NFL insider.

Ben Watson, one of Brady’s biggest targets, is listed at doubtful.

Jets-Dolphins

It’s official, Ricky Williams starts at RB for the Dolphins. We hear that the Jets have a new QB in Brett Favre.

Cy McCormick of MasterLockLine.com reports that Victor Profit is the latest radio tout to battle for the business of sports bettors. The power of 620 sports services behind every selection will monitor their picks and see if they are among the two percent of sports handicappers who can and do win.

Quite interesting is that Stu Feiner and Kevin Duffy (no relation whatsoever to OffshoreInsiders.com CEO Joe Duffy) are reunited after a tiff. Along with a newcomer named Tony Smith, they outbid handicapper Larry Dukehart who calls himself the Duke, for infomercial time on Sporting News Radio.

Ah at one time Rick Ballou, Tim Brando and even weekend host Chet Coppock made them a worth listen.

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Seahawks-Bills

Seattle is just 11-21 all-time in openers, but they have won the last two. Buffalo is as bad at 19-29. Maurice Morris gets the start at running back for Seattle, head of a 1-2 punch with ex-Cowboy Julius Jones taking over for Shaun Alexander.

Jets-Dolphins

Perhaps you’ve heard, but maybe you were busy watching the Republican National Convention and Sarah Palin. So in case you missed it, Brett Favre is making his debut as Jets QB. Though from Southern Mississippi, Favre has played his best in the cold, going only 8-7 in Florida.

The subplot is former Jets starter Chad Pennington is the now the starter at Miami. The Fins could have a surprising 1-2 punch at running back if Ricky Williams avoids the wacky tobaccy. He is backed up by Ronnie Brown who has four 100-yard rushing games in seven starts before going down with a knee injury. The Fins were more competitive than their record indicates as they led the league with six losses by three or fewer points. The Jets only road win last year was in Miami.

Lions-Falcons

Detroit got out of the gate quickly last year winning their first two games but only winning five of their final 14. Rookie Matt Ryan starts at QB for the Dirty Birds. Atlanta has decent weapons at running back adding free agent Michael Turner to go with Jerious Norwood who showed flashes last season.

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Detroit has committed to much more of a ball control game this season adding former Bengal Rudi Johnson and rookie Kevin Smith to the mix. Detroit was 2-6 on the road straight up last year. The teams alternated wins over the last seven, with Atlanta “due” for the win here.

Rams-Eagles

With a healing Donovan McNabb, the Eagles were 5-1 in his last six starts. D-Mac has a 95.3 rating in the contests. If you bet quarters, note that the Rams allowed the most fourth quarter points last year.

Texans-Steelers

Andre Johnson is healthy for Houston. Because of injuries, he started just nine games last year but led the league in yards per game among receivers with at least 50 catches. The Steelers lead the league in consecutive opening wins with five.

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Bengals-Ravens

Cincinnati has won three straight season-openers. Baltimore is 4-8 straight up in season openers, dead last in the conference. The Bengals are 6-1 in the series. Rookie Joe Flacco starts for Baltimore at QB. Flacco is being rushed due to the retirement of Steve McNair and a season ending injury to Kyle Boller. Baltimore’s John Harbaugh is making his regular season debut as a head coach at any level.

We will update with the game day injuries on the famed Tailgate Party, a must read for fantasy football players and bettors alike. However it looks like both T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson will play for the Bengals.  

Chiefs-Patriots

ESPN’s Ron Jaworski, a guy who knows a little about quarterbacking and watching game films, said earlier this week, he believes Tom Brady may still have the same injury that limited him in the Super Bowl. Jaws said that Brady appears to still be throwing off his toe, something he did not do until last year’s Super Bowl loss to the NY Giants.

New England has won 19 straight regular season games

Buccaneers-Saints

Do the Saints have an upside? They were second in the league last year in dropped passes and have added Jeremy Shockey to the fold. The Saints are 13-28 all-time in openers including last year losing en route to an 0-4 start.

Jaguars-Titans

Jacksonville closed out last year winning 6-of-8 by an average of 12.9 points per game. They were 9-3 when David Garrard starts. The Jags are 9-4 in openers.

Navy and Ball State highlight tonight after the betting weekend got off to a tremendous start Thursday night if you followed elite football betting picks from the top handicapping services.

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There is a better chance of Oprah Winfrey having Sarah Palin as a guest then there is of forensic sports handicapping founder Stevie Vincent of having a losing weekend with football picks.

Stevie has his best bet of the entire week on Ball State-Navy. Stevie also released the Saturday card with two Level 5 sides including a Perfect Play. Yes the famed Perfect Play means an angle that is a 100 percent angle, with a minimum of 10 games. You must have a package that includes Saturday to access.

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Best wishes out to Jody McDonald of WPEN, one of the best radio sources of information anywhere. He is recovering nicely from open heart surgery.

We are glad to hear that Rick Ballou is back solo after his 1010XL radio station in Jacksonville abandoned attempts to debase his sports talk show into guy radio. While suffering through I.M. Bettor of Freeplays.com is painful, Cy McCormick reports there are at least 180 handicappers who can say “I am better than IM Bettor” in college football and more than 210 in NFL picks.

McCormick is the President of MasterLockLine.com which has the top plays from the top sports service in their highest ranked sports and monitors more than 620 sports services.

McCormick says that while a few services have gone out of business, new services he will monitor this year include collegefootballpros.com, solidsportsbets.com, thepicksexchange.com, nflchoice.com, rustybanks.com, collegefootballpoll.com, smartbetters.com (sic), Harry Wins, 10freefootballpicks.com and a few others.

So far none appear to likely be among the elite sports picks betting services, but only the objective numbers will tell.

The famed Tailgate Party took a betting view of the South Carolina-Vanderbilt clash, but let’s assist sports bettors with NFL picks. The Washington Redskins take on the New York Giants. The betting line (NFL betting odds) has the Giants a four-point favorite with a total of 41.

The Giants do have all 11 starters from the Super Bowl returning on the offensive side of the ball. However, they are minus perhaps their two best defensive players from last year. Michael Strahan retired and Osi Umenyiora is on the injured reserve. However, Stahan’s replacement Justin Tuck has been very impressive so far says Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com

The Redskins offense has been totally overhauled as rookie head coach Jim Zorn takes over for legendary leader Joe Gibbs. Arguably the biggest acquisition of the offseason was the Redskins adding Jason Taylor to their defense.

It’s hard to ever say there is a bigger pick on this game than from the football specialists at GodsTips. No handicapper dominates any sport the way Joe Duffy’s GodsTips does the NFL. This is a fact few gamblers, oddsmakers, or fellow handicappers dispute.

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The Giants have won 10 of the last 15 meetings straight up. The last five NFL season-opening games have been won by the home team.

Checking spread records (all are against the spread): the Redskins are 9-19 in the month of September. But they are 28-11 as a road underdog of 3.5-7. The Giants are on a 6-0 run and are 9-4 to the NFC East.

As far as over/under trends, the Skins have gone under 17-8 to the NFC East. Don’t forget to check out the home page of OffshoreInsiders.com and see who the top sports services have. They will be listed on the MasterLockLine.

Here are news and notes and computer trends, as we take a look from a bettor’s standpoint, the Vanderbilt and South Carolina televised on ESPN.  South Carolina is a 10 point road favorite with a total of 41 according to BetUs Sportsbook.

The Gamecocks will start backup quarterback Chris Smelley. However, Jimmy Ashton of Lines-Maker.com says that is not necessarily bad news for USC. Starting QB Tommy Beecher threw four interceptions in his first career start to NC State last week. Smelley came in and completed all five passes en route to two scoring drives.

This is a huge revenge game for USC. Last year they were 6-1 and ranked sixth in the country, but were beaten in Columbia by the Commodores 17-6. USC Running back Mike Davis starts after a token non-start, but non-benching last week in which he carried just 14 times, but rushed for 101 yards.

Vanderbilt will likely be without starting running back Jeff Jennings because of a shoulder injury. This further depletes an offense that has several injuries at wide receiver including starter George Smith.

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For those who bet college football quarters note that Vanderbilt has little depth on the defensive line. Any injury could be devastating.

Here are computer betting trends, all records are against the spread. Vanderbilt is 2-11 off a win of 21 or more points. However, they are also 10-2 in the month of September

As far as over/under trends, South Carolina has gone under 13-3 on the road after a game in which they committed three or more turnovers.

It was somewhere around 25 years ago - an eon in the prospering life of modern sports betting - that Nevada’s licensed bookmakers first began employing money lines. The action was one of necessity as bet takers, in an effort to limit their susceptibility at being caught between two numbers (a situation called being middled or sided) sought a profitable (for them) but reasonably attractive (for bettors) alternative to moving pointspreads.

With money lines, (which are the wagering standard for baseball), players don’t lay or take points; they lay or take a price. For example, if the Colts are a 3-point favorite over the Broncos, on the money line, Indianapolis might be -160 (bet $160 to win $100) while Denver is +140 (bet $100 to win $140). No pointspread is involved.

”The time when a money line is really used in force is on a game such as the Super Bowl where a side or a middle literally could cost you millions of dollars,” explained a noted Las Vegas bookmaker with vast knowledge of the intricacies of money line management who asked not to be identified. “At a really large sportsbook, getting sided on the Super Bowl could cost the house well over $1 million.

”The time that a money line is really valuable is when the line is -3. Rather than moving the spread to -2 ½ or -3 ½, I like using a money line, especially if my jeopardy is going to be around seven figures.”

Of course, a bookmaker’s jeopardy or risk is a relative factor.

”Again, it’s up to the guy running the joint,” pointed out the bet taker. “Obviously, if you’re on -3 and you’re $2 million high, if you go to -3 ½ you know you’re going to get money back. How much do you want to risk? It all comes down to how much belly you have.”

Bookmakers also use money lines when they hang halftime lines, a game within a game where pointspreads based solely and independently on single halftime scores are offered.

”Halves are pretty treacherous,” admitted the bookmaker. “Using a money line is a tactical move because I think that’s the only way you can really book halftimes. If it’s pick with the money line and the game comes tied, all you do is give the money back. But it’s dangerous to go from pick to 1, pick to a ½ or pick to 1 on the other side because, quite obviously, if the game winds up 7-7 at the half, you’re going to lose a lot of money.

”That’s a strategic move because there are a lot smarter people betting the halftime than in a normal situation. When you take decent sized bets - say $10,000 to a number - using the pick money line pointspread for a halftime, I believe, is the best theory.”

Sports betting action usually dictates change but pointspreads don’t always move in tandem with money line shifts, and vice versa.

”It all depends,” said another bookmaker who also felt a bit squeamish discussing internal oddsmaking deliberations and demanded anonymity. “If wiseguys (informed bettors) are laying a side up, yeah, most of the time I will move the pointspread. But if it’s square (unsophisticated) money that moving the number, I’ll just leave it there because I don’t want to kill all the action. Sometimes, if you leave it there, they’ll bet that up, too. But if games are moving, especially in college, a point, a point and a half, two points a crack in an afternoon, you’ve got to move the money line. With the NFL, you can stay a little longer and take a hit.”

If there’s a player edge with money lines it’s probably in taking the odds with small underdogs. Since NFL games are decided by 1 or 2 points only about a combined seven percent of the time, some gamblers feel if you like the underdog you might as well forget the points and take a plus on the money line.

In the end, money lines are just another option sports betting option.

MONEY LINE VERSUS POINTSPREAD

This article was written by Luken Karel for http://www.thegreek.com.