Atlanta Falcons Betting
The 2008 NFL season Atlanta Falcons are expected to come in dead last in the NFC South according to most media outlets and power rankings. Online sportsbooks also have the Falcons coming in dead last in the NFL. Expect the Falcons to be the underdog betting line for most of the season. The betting public will be laying heavy action most weekends against the Falcons. Sharp bettors will be salivating at the juicy dog lines on the Falcons.
Atlanta Falcons Key Additions
QB Matt Ryan
RB Michael Turner
K Jason Elam
TE Ben Hartsock
DB Erik Coleman
DB Von Huthins
The Atlanta Falcons look like an expansion team lineup that will eventually see rookie QB Matt Ryan taking significant snaps to dump of 5 yard passed to the RB to get some experience. The key addition for bettors to watch is RB Michael "The Burner" Turner who has shown some explosive long TD runs. The Falcons also have battering ram RBJerious Norwood and have dumped flyweight Warrick Dunn and fellow veteran TE Alge Crumpler . The Atlanta Falcons added K Jason Elam through free agency expecting a lot of field goals this year led by a pounding run attack where RB Turner may get 40 touches a game.
NFL Betting Edge
Watch for nice dog lines at home and wait till kickoff for the public money for move the line against the Falcons.
Look for sharp bettors to be watching the Atlanta Falcons lines closely as you will find a lot of betting value. Have a look at a preseason snapshot of some NFL Future betting odds and Atlanta Falcons Betting odds:
NFL Betting Line to win the 2009 Super Bowl XLIII
Atlanta Falcons +20000
New England Patriots +300
San Diego Chargers +700
Indianapolis Colts +750
Dallas Cowboys +800
Jacksonville Jaguars +1400
Sportsbooks have the Atlanta Falcons odds of winning the Super Bowl at +20000 meaning that for every $100 bet will payout $20000. Bookmakers are saying the Falcons have no chance. For a tutorial on how a betting line works click on NFL Odds Explained. The New England Patriots are the current favorite to win the Super Bowl at +300 odds followed by the Chargers +700, the Colts +750, Cowboys+800 and Jaguars +1400 round out the top 5 teams with best odds to win the Super Bowl.
NFL Odds to win the 2009 NFC Championship
Atlanta Falcons +9000
Seattle Seahawks +1000
Dallas Cowboys +300
Minnesota Vikings +850
New Orleans Saints +800
New York Giants +800
The talent laden Dallas Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC Championship at +300 odds. The Atlanta Falcons odds for the NFC Championship are +9000.
NFL Odds to win 2008/09 NFC South Division
Atlanta Falcons +1800
Carolina Panther +250
New Orleans Saints +120
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +200
The Falcons odds to win the NFC South are +1800 and bookmakers expect them to come in dead last. The resurgent New Orleans Saints are the favorite to win the NFC South at +120 odds.
NFL Odds Atlanta Falcons Regular Season Wins
Over 41/2 Regular Season Wins -140
Under 41/2 Regular Season Wins +Even
Online sportsbooks have the Atlanta Falcons winning about 5 regular season wins. The betting in the preseason has been coming on the Over and the sharp money expect the Falcons to win 5 or more games with a betting line of Over 41/2 Wins -140 meaning that you for every $140 bet pays out $100.
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