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October 31st, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor
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Here at Cappers Info, we are taking a weekly look at the teams that could be ones ripe to pull off some major upsets! Check out the potentially ugly dogs that could come up and bite you in the butt in you aren't careful for NFL Week 8 for pro football betting action!

Underdog Pick #1: Denver Broncos (+110 at Diamond Sportsbook) vs. San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, 1:00 ET: Give us a break. C'mon, the 49ers are playing with a third string quarterback making his first start in years. The Broncos are significantly better than the 2-5 record that they are sporting right now, though last week's 59-14 loss to the Oakland Raiders sort of begs to differ about that. Every team has a dud every now and again, and for Denver, last week was it. The short passing game is a great strategy to try to beat a San Fran defense that has been the best part of the team to date. Some of the best running backs in the NFL have absolutely been crushed by this Denver 'D' this year. Don't let that big performance last week by RB Darren McFadden fool you. It'll be tough sledding for RB Frank Gore, and we bet that the speed of the defense will be able to keep QB Troy Smith in the pocket, which will take away his legs. Parlay that with the ability to just let their corners stick one on one with receivers, and the Broncos could be in for a fine showing in Jolly Ol' England.

Underdog Pick #2: Jacksonville Jaguars (+240 at Diamond Sportsbook) @ Dallas Cowboys, Sunday 1:00 ET: This NFL underdog pick is simply based off the fact that there is a good chance that the Cowboys just hit the self-destruct button and forget about the rest of this nightmare of a season. There's no reason that a team that is 1-5 and has looked like you know what all season should be laying 6.5 points, even against a Jacksonville team that has really shown very little this year. QB David Garrard should be back in the saddle once again, and he has already directed a win against the Indianapolis Colts this season. Don't be overly shocked if this is yet another "upset" in what might be the last week you see the Cowboys getting this type of respect on the NFL lines.

Underdog Pick #3: Buffalo Bills (+280 at Diamond Sportsbook) @ Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, 1:00 ET: Ah yes… the upset that would blow up virtually every Survivor Pool in the country… The Bills nearly did that last week at the Baltimore Ravens, pushing one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl to overtime before finally succumbing. Look, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't the second coming of QB Jim Kelly, but he is certainly playing better ball right now than recent QB rejects like QB JP Losman and QB Trent Edwards ever did. Buffalo has to win a game at some point… right…? The Chiefs are due to be coming back to earth at any moment now, and we think that this is the perfect combination of a great time for a good game from Buffalo parlayed with a perfect letdown spot for Kansas City.

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October 3rd, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor
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Here at Cappers Info, we are taking a weekly look at the teams that could be ones ripe to pull off some major upsets! Check out the potentially ugly dogs that could come up and bite you in the butt in you aren't careful for NFL Week 4 for pro football betting action!

Underdog Pick #1: Denver Broncos (+230 at Diamond Sportsbook) @ Tennessee Titans, Sunday, 1:00 ET: One look at how well the Titans played last week and how poorly the Broncos really have been all year kind of makes us look a little crazy to back the Broncos in this one, but we have an incredibly sound logic that will probably make a ton of sense. Rather than looking at numbers, we're going to just look at the sheer matchup. The Titans are definitely a run first team. With QB Vince Young running all over the place and moving the pocket, the corners, particularly DB Champ Bailey, will be able to stick around with one just one safety, and sometimes no safeties in coverage. The front seven is incredibly quick for Denver, which can help track down RB Chris Johnson when he gets in the open field on the outside. Johnson also ran the ball a whopping 32 times last week and has to be feeling some ill effects. On the other side of the ball, the Titans don't have a fantastic pass defense even though the unit ranks in the Top 10 in the league. Tennessee has played Oakland, Pittsburgh, and the Giants, only one team of which has even a remotely competent passing game. This is an entirely different challenge this week, and it is one that we think HC Josh McDaniels can exploit. This game has "NFL upset" written all over it to us.

Underdog Pick #2: Cleveland Browns (+140 at Diamond Sportsbook) vs. Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday 1:00 ET: The Brownies are badly looking for their first win of the season, and they are probably going to be getting some great news on Sunday. QB Jake Delhomme very well could be back under center, and he'll be leading this offense against a strong Cincinnati front seven. The Bengals are clearly the superior team in this game, but they have a history of struggling on the road. HC Eric Mangini isn't a dummy, and he knows that the key to stopping Cincinnati's offense is to make QB Carson Palmer react quickly. With an athlete like DB Joe Haden on the field, INTs can become pick sixes in a hurry. Don't be surprised if the offense finds a way to do just enough for the men in white and brown to take care of the visiting Bengals in a game which could go a long way in deciding the winner in the AFC North this year.

Underdog Pick #3: Washington Redskins (+200 at Diamond Sportsbook) @ Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, 4:15 ET: You knew this was coming, right? QB Donovan McNabb would love nothing more than to come back to the City of Brotherly Love and flip the double bird at the fans that he once spoiled to death. McNabb was always hated in the Philly media, ever since he was drafted instead of RB Ricky Williams. Now, a battle tested Redskins team will try to pull the upset of a divisional rival on the road. Everyone's on the QB Michael Vick bandwagon, but we aren't so excited yet after watching him tear through the defenses of the Detroit Lions and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Let's watch him run around with LB Brian Orakpo chasing after him first. This is a solid, solid matchup for the visitors, and one that might very well be exploited.

Underdog Pick #4: Chicago Bears (+180 at Diamond Sportsbook) @ New York Giants, Sunday, 8:20 ET: This NFL spread is a bit of a disgrace as we're looking at it. The wrong team is clearly favored. The Titans didn't beat the G-Men last week by throwing the ball or running it. They beat them by being the more patient team and the one that capitalized on the most mistakes. The truth of the matter is that the secondary is still the weakest part of the New York defense and is the path towards knocking this team off. Enter QB Jay Cutler. Cutler has only thrown two picks this year, and though he has a miserable history of playing on SNF and MNF, it appears as though his INT problems have gone away. DE Julius Peppers should have a field day going against the Giants' relatively weak offensive line which struggled last week mightily against the Tennessee front four. Mojo is going to be catching up with the Giants here soon, and if they can't get their acts together, they're going to get their doors blown off in this NFL betting affair.

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August 29th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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In the final NFL preseason betting affair of the third week of exhibitions, the Pittsburgh Steelers will battle it out with the Denver Broncos in the Mile High City.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Denver Broncos (+2.5)
Sunday, August 29th
8:00 ET, Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO

Steelers Notes: This is going to be a very interesting game for the Steelers. QB Ben Roethlisberger is going to get the start in this game, but unlike most starters who would be playing at least through the second quarter, Big Ben probably won't last that long. HC Mike Tomlin wants to get QB Dennis Dixon some reps with the first team, as he is the only one that hasn't worked with the A Unit for any extensive time during the preseason. This could be a foreshadowing to the decision that Tomlin is going to have to make about his quarterbacking situation over the first four games of the season when Roethlisberger is suspended. Dixon has played well in the preseason, completing 13-of-15 passes for 210 yards with a TD. However, he really hasn't played against anything but second and third string defenses yet. This will be a significantly different situation playing against the best that the Broncos have to offer. So far in the preseason, both sides of the ball have played quite well for Pittsburgh. The defense is getting after opposing quarterbacks once again, something that was lost at times during last year's failed attempt at making the playoffs. The offense has put 23 and 24 points respectively in two preseason betting affairs.

Broncos Notes: This week is going to be all about the defense for HC Josh McDaniels. The offense is going to be just fine, as QB Kyle Orton has thrown for 261 yards with four TDs so far in two games. He was also rewarded this week with a big contract extension. With QB Tim Tebow probably sitting this one out with injured ribs, Orton might be called on for added duty. If not, third stringer Brady Quinn will have one of his last chances to move up on Denver's depth chart. The real problem has been the 'D'. Allowing 400.5 yards per game isn't going to win games in the regular season or in the preseason. The Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions, two teams that aren't exactly known as offensive juggernauts, scored 33 and 25 points respectively on the Broncos' defense. They are getting torched on the ground to the tune of 171.0 yards per game, which is dead last in the NFL and is over three times what the team is picking up on the ground itself. The ground attack offensively is only averaging 55.5 yards per game. Denver hasn't won a game since December 6th, a stretch of six straight games.

The Final Word: The Broncos badly need this one for their psyche, especially if Orton ends up playing into the third quarter. The starters can't go against a backup quarterback for a potential playoff team at home and not afford to win, and it would be great to get the winning mentality back in the Mile High City before the regular season gets started. The wrong team is favored in this game.

Prediction: Broncos 23 – Steelers 13

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August 13th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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Cappers Info continues working towards the 2010 NFL betting season, and to prepare you for the action, we take a look at the five teams that you should be avoiding this year. Placing your season win total bets on the 'under' on these five squads!

Buffalo Bills under 5.5 (-135 @ Brobury Sports):  For our money, the Bills are the worst team in football. The quarterbacking trio of Ryan Fitzpatrick, Trent Edwards, and Brian Brohm will inevitably all get plenty of time under center this year, but none of the three are really capable of being starting quarterbacks. The AFC East is a horror this year, and getting even one win in division would be a triumph. Yes, we love the addition of RB CJ Spiller as a playmaker, but there were several other positions of need for Buffalo, while Fred Jackson or Marshawn Lynch were both capable of running for 1,000+ yards. Missing WR Terrell Owens is going to hurt, especially considering the fact that there were really no great replacements. The pass rush on this team is going to lack as well without DE Aaron Schobel in the mix. The secondary was fantastic last year, and though it is still a strong unit, you can only guard wide receivers for so long. Head Coach Chan Gailey has never really succeeded at any level, and it is puzzling how he got this job. There's no way Buffalo is winning six games this season.

Denver Broncos under 7 (-130 @ Brobury Sports):  We can see the Broncos finishing at 7-9 this season to push us, but to win eight games and finish .500 is going to be a tall task. The Broncos really don't have any marked improvements from last year's team, especially after picking up QB Tim Tebow in the first round of the NFL Draft. Demaryius Thomas is a good replacement for WR Brandon Marshall in the long run, but replacing that type of productivity is going to be nearly impossible for just one man. The Broncos do have four games combined against the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders, but that doesn't mean that those are four given wins. Aside from that, this is a second place schedule. With HC Josh McDaniels on the hot seat already in his second year, he is going to feel a lot of pressure if things start to go downhill. Winning in Jacksonville in Week 1 will be paramount, because a four game stretch shortly thereafter of games against the Colts, Titans, Ravens, and Jets probably won't yield a single win. Going .500 just isn't going to happen with this schedule, especially considering we haven't discussed two games with the San Diego Chargers yet.

Jacksonville Jaguars under 7 (-140 @ Brobury Sports):  The Jaguars have a number of problems this year. The first is that HC Jack Del Rio is probably on the hottest seat in the sport. The second is that the city is on the hot seat as well. Trying to get sellouts together for a team that isn't winning in a lousy market is nearly impossible, and with the bright lights of Los Angeles potentially calling, the Jags are going to have a lot of distractions. The first home game of the year will be anything but, as there will be more No. 15 Tim Tebow jerseys floating around than Jacksonville jerseys at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. Without WR Torry Holt, QB David Garrard really doesn't have many options to throw the pigskin to. For a man that has never thrown more than 18 TD passes, this doesn't look like the year that Garrard emerges as a truly elite quarterback in the NFL. The defense is undergoing a transformation as well, particularly in the front seven. Adding Kirk Morrison seems like a good idea after he led the Raiders in tackles last year, but when you get kicked out of Oakland and replaced by a rookie, how good could you possibly be? Picking up DL Tyson Alualu so early in the NFL Draft was questionable at best, and poor drafts of late are probably going to cost this team. Now look at the NFC South schedule! A 2-4 record might be the best case scenario for the Jags. They aren't winning six games out of division play this year.

New York Jets under 9.5 (+110 @ Brobury Sports):  There is no doubt that the Jets have a better team this year than they did last year when they went to the AFC Championship Game. However, let's remember that this team only went 9-7 last season. Now remember that this isn't a third place schedule any longer. The Miami Dolphins won't have the same type of problems they did last year in all likelihood. If QB Mark Sanchez can't get it together this year, there are going to be a lot of problems in the Big Apple. The defense isn't going to be sneaking up on anyone this year, as the game plan for HC Rex Ryan is fairly clear. There is also a big question about whether or not RB Shonn Greene and RB LaDainian Tomlinson can really put up the same type of numbers that RBs Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have in recent seasons. The only games this year that aren't going to be a huge challenge are @ Buffalo on October 3rd, @ Detroit on November 7th, @ Cleveland on November 14th, and home against Buffalo on January 2nd. Notice that three of those four games are on the road… The Jets are improved, but the schedule is brutal. Getting to ten wins is going to be a difficult task and won't happen half the time for this team.

Philadelphia Eagles under 8.5 (-120 @ Brobury Sports):  By the end of the season, the Eagles will get a swift kick in the butt from the ghost of Donovan McNabb. Getting rid of No. 5 was a huge mistake, and it will show immediately. We aren't doubting that Kevin Kolb has the ability to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, but we aren't so sure that that transformation can really take place this year. The Eagles could have problems in the rushing game without RB Brian Westbrook, as LeSean McCoy probably isn't in the same sort of class as the rest of the backs in the NFC East. Defensively, the squad took a huge blow with the loss of SS Marlin Jackson in the preseason to a ruptured Achilles tendon. Just like the Jets, the Eagles might have a different perception if the schedule was a bit easier. Six games against the NFC East and four against the AFC South are going to be a terror, while the NFC North isn't a walk in the park either. Could Philly finish .500? Sure. Is it likely that it will get above that crucial point and finish in the playoff picture? Probably not.

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