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Looking at the Super Bowl odds, you have to like the San Diego Chargers on the board. They are hot right now and that goes a long way in the playoffs.

As far as this week goes, there are four more games and only one real underdog worth taking. Sure the Dallas Cowboys look cute but the Minnesota Vikings are off a bye and haven’t lost at home this year, so that’s not too enticing.

The Arizona Cardinals, on the other hand, are.

The New Orleans Saints may have home field advantage and they may have had a bye, but they don’t have the experience.

The Cardinals showed last week that experience is a huge key in the playoffs. They know how to amp things up come playoff time whereas the Saints – well, we’re not so sure.

The Cardinals may not win this game but with Kurt Warner playing the way he did last week, they will surely keep it close. And don’t be surprised if they win it outright.

US Sportsbook Reviews Pick: Cardinals +7

As far as NFL betting goes, it looks to be a tricky weekend as there are only eight teams left on the road to the Super Bowl in Miami on February 7^th. But if you’re looking for a lock this weekend, look no further than the team with the rookie quarterback.

The San Diego Chargers, coming off a bye week, are a 7.5-point favorite at home against the New York Jets, who beat Cincinnati 24-14 on the road. The Jets did exactly what they wanted to do, running for 182 yards against the Bengals, while Mark Sanchez was 12-of-15 for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Their top-ranked defense held the Bengals to 281 yards while forcing a pair of turnovers.

Sanchez played very well in his first playoff game, but the Bengals made it easy on him with their inability to stop the run, which aided his play-action game. The Chargers will load up and force Sanchez to beat them, which plays in their hands. Philip Rivers is one of the best pressure quarterbacks in the game, and he has the Chargers on an 11-game winning streak. The Jets have a lot of momentum, but the team that is facing them has more, along with more experience.

Bookmaker odds (bookmaker reviews) pick: San Diego -7.5

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Denver Broncos +7 @ Indianapolis Colts

Cincinnati Bengals @ Minnesota Vikings -6.5

New York Jets -3.5 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs +1

Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears +3

New Orleans Saints -10 @ Atlanta Falcons

Detroit Lions @ Baltimore Ravens -13.5

Miami Dolphins +1 @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Carolina Panthers @ New England Patriots -13

Seattle Seahawks @ Houston Texans -6.5

St. Louis Rams @ Tennessee Titans -13

Washington Redskins -1 @ Oakland Raiders

San Diego Chargers +3 @ Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants -1

Arizona Cardinals -3 @ San Francisco 49ers

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Sports betting players are always looking for a tip or two to help them with their NFL picks, especially when it comes to underdogs, which is why we’re here at NFLbet.org. This week’s Underdog comes from the West Coast, where Oakland is a home underdog against Washington.

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The Redskins (3-9) essentially gave a 33-30 overtime win to New Orleans, and it all began with a missed 23-yard field goal from Shaun Suisham with 1:52 left on the clock. That would have put the Redskins up by 10 in a game they deserved to win, but instead, Drew Brees drove the Saints 80 yards in 33 seconds to tie the game, and then Garrett Hartley kicked an 18-yarder in the extra period. Washington has now lost three straight by a combined seven points, and the loss to the Saints may have broken their spirit.

The Raiders (4-8) got a huge performance from Bruce Gradkowski in a 27-24 upset win at Pittsburgh, as the AFC Player of the Week went 20-of-33 for 308 yards and three fourth-quarter touchdown passes, including his second to Louis Murphy with nine seconds left. The Raiders’ NFL betting odds may be marginally better with Gradkowski at the helm over JaMarcus Russell, which must make Russell, a former No.1 overall pick, feel terrible about himself.

NFL betting odds in your sportsbook have the Redskins as a 1-point favorite on the road, but the Raiders should come away with this. Oakland would do well to watch tape of the Washington-New Orleans game, when Redskins safety Laron Landry was burned a few times on double moves in the secondary. This could free up deep threats like Murphy, and if the Redskins can’t stop the big plays, that will also open up the short-passing game. The Redskins are banged up on offense, particularly at running back, which means the onus is on Jason Campbell and the aerial attack, and Oakland’s pass defense is actually decent. The Redskins are also 0-4 ATS when they’re an NFL betting favorite, and they’re 0-6 away from home this year.

Internet sports betting pick: Oakland +1

The Bengals Vikings odds may be the game of the week but there is some good value as far as football picks goes with the Dolphins-Jaguars game.

The Miami Dolphins have won six of their last nine games after starting 0-3 and they are just one game behind the New England Patriots for the AFC East lead and one game behind the Jacksonville Jaguars for an AFC Wild Card spot.

Of the Jags seven wins this year, none of them have come against a team with a record above .500. Meanwhile, the Dolphins are confident after a big win over the Patriots.

The game is going to be played in Jacksonville, which is in both teams home state of Florida. That’s an advantage to Miami because they may actually have the bigger fan base at the game on Sunday.

More importantly, the Dolphins are the better team overall. Quarterback Chad Henne is improving week by week, the defense is playing very well and the special teams are above average.

The Jags rely far too much on Maurice Jones-Drew and if he doesn’t have a big game, the Jags probably won’t win. Look for the Dolphins to put their focus on MJD and force the Jags to be one-dimensional.

Pick: Dolphins +1

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Denver Broncos -5 @ Kansas City Chiefs

Oakland Raiders @ Pittsburgh Steelers -15

Houston Texans +1 @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Tennessee Titans +6.5 @ Indianapolis Colts

Philadelphia Eagles -5 @ Atlanta Falcons

Detroit Lions @ Cincinnati Bengals -13

New Orleans Saints -9.5 @ Washington Redskins

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers -6

St. Louis Rams @ Chicago Bears -9

San Diego Chargers -13.5 @ Cleveland Browns

San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks -1

Minnesota Vikings -3.5 @ Arizona Cardinals

Dallas Cowboys -1 @ New York Giants

Baltimore Ravens @ Green Bay Packers -3

While the Philadelphia Eagles struggled with the Washington Redskins last week, they should have a much easier time of things with the Atlanta Falcons this week.

The Falcons will be without starting quarterback Matt Ryan, running back Michael Turner and left tackle Sam Baker this week, which really takes the bite out of their offense.

On the other sideline, though, will be one of the best passing offenses in the league and that’s not something that the Falcons want to hear about.

The Falcons pass defense is among the worst in the NFL. So far this year, they have given up 45 pass plays of 20 yards or longer, which is the most in the NFL. They’ll be going up against Donovan McNabb and a prolific passing offense – even if DeSean Jackson is out this week.

The Eagles have depth at receiver and they will find ways to move the football down the field. For the Falcons, though, it’s hard to say the same. With backups at three key positions, they’ll have trouble against a very good defense that blitzes and creates pressure frequently.

Look for the Eagles to win rather easily in this game and cover the five-point spread without issue.

Pick: Eagles -5

The Houston Texans are at a low-point right, morally speaking.

They are at 5-6 and just one game out of the playoffs but just three games ago, they were 5-3 with a great chance to make the playoffs.

The Texans blew two consecutive games by missing game-tying kicks late in fourth quarters. Then they blew a 17-point lead to the Indianapolis Colts last week and completely folded in the second half.

Even so, this is a team that plays better when there is no pressure and that is exactly the situation this week.

The Texans head out on the road to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in a very manageable contest for them.

Jacksonville is a team that can beat the bad teams in the league and can take advantage of mistakes, but they don’t overwhelm any of their opponents. This week, they’ll be without cornerback Rashean Mathis, who is their best cover man, and when you consider that the Jaguars have just 10 sacks in the NFL this year, which is the fewest, they’ll have a tough time pressuring Matt Schaub.

Look for the Texans to get a big bounce back win and top the Jaguars.

Pick: Houston +1

The Miami Dolphins have done a great job to get back to .500 this year. They started the season 0-3 and have managed to get back to 5-5, which is impressive, but this week they are faced with a tough road trip.

The warm-weather Dolphins have to head out to Buffalo to face the cold-weather Bills in what could be a very difficult contest for them. The Bills might be 3-7 but this is still an AFC East rivalry, which means you can throw the records out the window.

In the last 17 meetings in Buffalo, the Bills have won 11 of them outright. Beyond that, the Bills are 5-2 against the spread in their last seven games as a home underdog of three points or less.

Last week, the Bills showed some effort for new head coach Perry Fewell and bettors should expect that to carry over this week. The quarterback change to Ryan Fitzpatrick has made a noticeable difference in the passing game and the Bills have discovered what some people might call an offense.

Overall, the Bills are quite beat up and their run defense is going to deter a lot of bettors from siding with them but this is a matchup of two even teams and the Bills should be able to use their home field advantage to pull this one out.

Pick: Bills +3