The betting on NFL season is well underway, and as we reach the quarter mark of the season, there are a couple of key match ups to look forward to in week four. Here is a look at the four most anticipated contests this coming weekend.

AFC North Rivals Clash In Steel Town

With their bye week just one week away, and the suspension of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger coming to an end, the Pittsburgh Steelers look to defend their perfect start to the 2010-11 regular season this weekend when they welcome the Baltimore Ravens to town for an AFC North division clash. Much more than first place in the division is on the line, as the Ravens attempt to prove the Steelers’ hot start is just an illusion.

McNabb Returns To City Lacking Brotherly Love

Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Donovan McNabb will play the team that drafted him for the first time this Sunday, when the Washington Redskins travel to Lincoln Financial Field. Anticipated to be a battle between McNabb and Kevin Kolb, Michael Vick will step in to the spotlight once again with Kolb injured.

Bears Look To Remain Unbeaten Sunday Night

Few would have projected that the Chicago Bears would open the betting season 3-0. Now Chicago has the chance to show why they are undefeated in Prime Time against the New York Giants.

AFC East Division Rivals Clash For Top Spot

The New England Patriots take their talents to South Beach this Monday night to battle the Miami Dolphins for first place.

While NFL betting lines won’t be out until the conclusion of the Monday night game between San Francisco and New Orleans, you can still tell which games are going to be fun to watch, and here are the top six NFL Picks.

Titans Giants Betting – Sunday, September 26th, 1:00 PM ET

Both teams are coming off losses in which they were beaten pretty badly. Look for Tennessee’s Chris Johnson to have a big game.

49ers Chiefs Betting – Sunday, September 26th, 1:00 PM ET

The 49ers were a trendy sleeper pick, but it’s the Chiefs who have stormed out of the gate to go 2-0.

Cowboys Texans Betting – Sunday, September 26th, 1:00 PM ET

Some NFL betting players may think they’re getting the records mixed up, but the Cowboys are 0-2 as they head to Houston to face the 2-0 Texans in a Lone Star showdown.

Lions Vikings Betting – Sunday, September 26th, 1:00 PM ET

The Lions aren’t as bad as their 0-2 record suggests, and you have to think they have a legitimate shot to take out the disappointing Vikings on the road.

Colts Broncos Betting – Sunday, September 26th, 4:15 PM ET

Denver coach Josh McDaniels will be working overtime trying to figure out how to slow down Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis offense.

Jets Dolphins Betting – Sunday, September 26th, 8:20 PM ET

The Jets head south to Miami in this AFC East showdown, and as a side note, defensive end Jason Taylor returns to Miami after playing 12 seasons there, so he may have inside knowledge that betting players would love to have.

One of the earliest NFL betting systems was the Monday Night home underdog system. As many long time fans betting on the NFL know, only Monday Night games were shown in the early years of the league. Here is a look at one of the most profitable systems in sports wagering history that is dependent on the NFL game previews.

In essence as the name suggests, the Monday Night Football Home Underdog system, takes place on the premise that the home underdog has a good chance of covering the point spread or winning the game outright. Whether the year is 1970 or 2010, fans and players alike have always gotten up when their team hosts a Monday night football game.

Throughout the early years of the league, only the Monday night game was shown on television, and fans had to wait until half time to see the results of the weekend and Thursday games. As a result, many fans only indication of a good team was by watching these half time highlights.
Therefore, teams that were deemed as home underdogs, tended to over perform as they were the host of the biggest ticket at the time.

However, as we have seen in other football betting systems, all good patterns must come to an end, and this was none more evident than with the MNF home underdog system come 1985. Over the last 25 years, the MNF system has accumulated a record of 68 – 62 against the point spread which essentially is a 500 record.

What’s more disturbing about the flop in the system is that the majority of the wins took place in the latter half of the 1980s. As over the last 10 years, the MNF home underdog system has seen a below 500 average, as teams placed in this situation have gone 21-31 in that time frame.

In only a matter of days, the NFL regular season will begin again. NFL betting enthusiasts looking for a couple of quick picks have come to the right spot. With all of the new acquisitions per team this offseason, the NFL betting lines are all over the place. Here are all all football betting info regarding two quick picks that can make you a lot of money.

• New Orleans Saints are a four and a half point favorite over the Minnesota Vikings- After looking at multiple sportsbooks, we found that the defending Super Bowl Champion Saints were only a four and a half point favorite over their NFC Championship opponents.

This pick made us scratch our heads, on the one hand, yes both teams come into the 2010 season with virtually the same rosters from a year ago, but on the other hand, the Vikings have quite a few question marks. For instance, starting pivot Brett Favre missed the majority of training camp as a result of his annual ‘I can’t make up my mind’ ritual. Secondly, wide receiver Percy Harvin has spent this offseason battling migraines and Sydney Rice has been out with injury and may not even play this season. At minus four and a half, taking the Saints in what should be a larger victory is pretty good. Take the Saints at four and a half any day of the week.

• Tennessee Titans are a six and a half point favorite over the Oakland Raiders – The Raiders did more this offseason in regards to player movement. However, even with JaMarcus Russell leaving Oakland, the majority of sportsbooks feel the Raiders will lose by six and a half points. With former Washington Redskin pivot Jason Campbell now having health issues, taking the Titans at six and a half points is essentially highway robbery. Take the Titans at six and a half, but expect them to win by seven or more.