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NFL Week 1 2009

It"s never too early to get a jump on the football betting season. Sportsbook.com has released the NFL pontspeads for week 1 of the 2009 pro football schedule and we"ve found a couple of wagering lines that we think are out of whack.

Although we normally don"t like playing on the previous season"s Super Bowl winner in Week 1 of the NFL regular season, we do see some value in laying the points and taking the Steelers. The Titans rode their defense last season to a 13-3 record in 2008, finishing 2nd in the league in points per game allowed. Haynesworth was a big part of this with his dominating play on the line and the loss of him will most definitely effect their run defense as well as their pass pressure. Pittsburgh also comes into this Week 1 game with revenge on their minds after be crushed on the scoreboard and against the point spread 31 -14. Toss in that the fans will be a buzz with yet another Super Bowl banner going up on game day.

Another game that we think the bookmakers have overvalued a team in the Week one lines are the Tampa Bay Bucs. As many of you know the linesmaker shades the point spread 3 points for the home team, so they"re basically saying that the Cowboys and Bucs on a neutral playing field would be a pick"em game? Sure Dallas are without Owens this season but the core of the offense has been kept intact versus a Tampa team that has no real quarterback and a new head coach!

Good luck this season and make sure that you check back frequently for updated Week 1 game lines and possibly some more picks.

NFL Preseason Week 1
Thu, Aug 13	Time (ET)	Top Passer	Top Rusher	Top Receiver
NE 27 @ PHI 25	Final	PHI A.J. Feeley: 211 Yds	PHI LeSean McCoy: 55 Yds	PHI Eldra Buckley: 56 Yds
WAS 0 @ BAL 23	Final	BAL Troy Smith: 200 Yds	BAL Matt Lawrence: 36 Yds	BAL Jayson Foster: 78 Yds
ARI 10 @ PIT 20	Final	PIT Dennis Dixon: 112 Yds	PIT Isaac Redman: 32 Yds	PIT Shaun McDonald: 69 Yds
DAL 10 @ OAK 31	Final	OAK Bruce Gradkowski: 161 Yds	OAK Darren McFadden: 63 Yds	DAL Sam Hurd: 79 Yds
Fri, Aug 14	Time (ET)	Top Passer	Top Rusher	Top Receiver
STL 23 @ NYJ 20	Final	NYJ Erik Ainge: 148 Yds	STL Samkon Gado: 93 Yds	NYJ David Clowney: 102 Yds
MIN 13 @ IND 3	Final	MIN Sage Rosenfels: 91 Yds	IND Donald Brown: 58 Yds	MIN Visanthe Shiancoe: 55 Yds
CIN 7 @ NO 17	Final	CIN Carson Palmer: 133 Yds	NO Lynell Hamilton: 48 Yds	CIN Chris Henry: 100 Yds
DEN 16 @ SF 17	Final	DEN Chris Simms: 142 Yds	SF Glen Coffee: 67 Yds	DEN Kenny McKinley: 71 Yds
Sat, Aug 15	Time (ET)	Top Passer	Top Rusher	Top Receiver
ATL 26 @ DET 27	Final	DET Drew Stanton: 114 Yds	ATL Michael Turner: 63 Yds	DET Aaron Brown: 51 Yds
CHI 20 @ BUF 27	Final	BUF Ryan Fitzpatrick: 143 Yds	CHI Adrian Peterson: 27 Yds	BUF Jonathan Stupar: 56 Yds
CLE 0 @ GB 17	Final	GB Aaron Rodgers: 102 Yds	GB Tyrell Sutton: 91 Yds	GB Donald Driver: 53 Yds
HOU 16 @ KC 10	Final	KC Brodie Croyle: 145 Yds	HOU Ryan Moats: 52 Yds	KC Dwayne Bowe: 70 Yds
TB 20 @ TEN 27	Final	TEN Vince Young: 131 Yds	TEN Javon Ringer: 51 Yds	TEN Kenny Britt: 89 Yds
SEA 20 @ SD 14	Final	SD Charlie Whitehurst: 193 Yds	SEA Devin Moore: 32 Yds	SD Charly Martin: 67 Yds
Mon, Aug 17	Time (ET)	Top Passer	Top Rusher	Top Receiver
JAC 9 @ MIA 12	Final	JAC Todd Bouman: 130 Yds	MIA Lex Hilliard: 42 Yds	JAC Troy Williamson: 74 Yds
CAR 17 @ NYG 24	Final	NYG David Carr: 74 Yds	CAR Mike Goodson: 43 Yds	NYG Danny Ware: 43 Yds

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