Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Making $ on the ravens this week? Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs NFL Playoffs Betting Preview

Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs NFL Playoffs Betting Preview

Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs NFL Playoffs Betting Preview

By: Chance Harper | www.sbrforum.com

If you’re betting on the Baltimore Ravens – as you should be doing – for their AFC Wild Card Weekend matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs then do it now before the NFL betting odds see some heavy movement.


The Ravens (12-4 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) opened as 2.5-point favorites against the Chiefs (10-6 SU, 9-7 ATS), but well over 70% of wagers on the spread had come in on them as of press time.

Some sportsbooks had already adjusted the line to Baltimore -3, but I expect even further NFL odds movement before kickoff. If the current consensus trends continue, the Ravens will be giving at least four points to the Chiefs by the time the teams hit the field.

Pinnacle Odds

SideMLTotal
Baltimore Ravens-3.0 -103-160o41.0 -102
Kansas City Chiefs+3.0 -105+144u41.0 -108

BetJamaica Odds

SideMLTotal
Baltimore Ravens-3.0 -105+o41.0 -110
Kansas City Chiefs+3.0 -115+u41.0 -110

Bodog Odds

SideMLTotal
Baltimore Ravens-3.0 -110+o41.0 -110
Kansas City Chiefs+3.0 -110+u41.0 -110

Consider yourself forewarned. Don’t come crying to Chance if Baltimore wins by a field goal on Sunday and you didn’t play your ticket until later in the week.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Twitter / Adam Schefter: Filed to ESPN: Raiders inf ...

Twitter / Adam Schefter: Filed to ESPN: Raiders inf ...: "Filed to ESPN: Raiders informed Tom Cable they will not pick up the option in his contract. He no longer is the Raiders head coach.
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Trent Baalke Named San Francisco 49ers GM, Reportedly To Jim Harbaugh's Approval - SBNation.com

Trent Baalke Named San Francisco 49ers GM, Reportedly To Jim Harbaugh's Approval - SBNation.com: "Trent Baalke Named San Francisco 49ers GM, Reportedly To Jim Harbaugh's Approval
Jan
04
10:17p
by Jeremy Mauss

The general manager position for the 49ers reportedly came down to Trent Baalke and Mike Lombardi, with both reportedly being approved by potential head coach Jim Harbaugh. The announcement is now official, per the San Jose Mercury News, that the 49ers have promoted from within to make Trent Baalke their new general manager. 

Baalke has been with the 49ers for six years and spent this past season as the vice president of player personnel. He oversaw the team's 2010 NFL Draft.

Now that a general manager has been hired, the attention will now turn to hiring a new head coach, and speculation has been that Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh is going to be the next coach for the 49ers with an announcement as early as Wednesday.

Harbaugh has also reportedly been offered a voice in team personnel decisions if he indeed does become the new Niners coach.

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