5 Bold NFL Predictions for 2010 (Part 1)
Gridiron Experts team of writers is making some bold NFL predictions. Some are long shots that you may love, others are realistic guess’s that you’ll hate.
Chris Hall’s 5 Bold Predictions
5.The Texans make the playoffs.
I know, I know, the Texans have a studly fantasy offense with Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, and crew, but they have never, in their teams history, been to the playoffs. The team is way too good to keep losing close games, and I really think that the Kris Brown/Neil Rackers kicking rivalry will make for a few less blown game enders. There’s no reason that the Texans should’ve lost to the Colts and Titans in weeks 9 and 11.
4. Shonn Greene will go the way of Ronnie Brown.
I absolutely hate foretelling injuries to players, but I don’t think that Shonn Greene’s style of play translates into a full NFL season. He hurt his ribs last offseason and then in the playoffs, and is bound to hurt them again with his bruising style. Rex Ryan is already threatening to load him up with extra padding to prevent rib damage… sounds scary to me.
3. Steven Jackson will leave fantasy owners out of the playoffs.
Last time S-Jax topped 300 rushing attempts (’06-’07), he sputtered out the next season and ran for 1,002 yards and 5 TD’s. Last season he had 324 yards and had to have been demoralized by having 19 linebackers on him every play. I really don’t see the offense getting that much better this year with Sam Bradford, so once again he will be on everyones radar. Expect him to be tired… real tired. …Continue reading 5 Bold NFL Predictions for 2010 (Part 1)
Has your team drafted this years rookie of the year on Offense or Defense?
BetUS.com has early odds on who they think will win, and believe it or not, Dez Bryant isn’t the early favorite. Rookie awards are a prop bet offered by BetUS.com, something that believe it or not, is a bet you can’t get in Las Vegas?
I know what you’re thinking…you can bet on anything in Las Vegas, but actually Casino’s can’t offer odds on something that has to be voted on. Gridiron Experts is teaming up this year with BetUS.com to provide you with tons of cool prizes and special offers. In fact, starting SEPT 1. Gridiron Experts readers will get an exclusive 100% match offer on deposits (up to $500).
Offensive Rookie Player Odds
The San Diego Chargers Current Odds
(as of July 8th)
Projected Games Won : 10.5
( over -145 | under +115)
5 to 1 : Win AFC Conference
9 to 1 : Win Super Bowl XLV
The Chargers are one of the few teams that regularly make post season hotel room reservations without a second thought. Division champions is a familiar t-shirt or hat in San Diego mainly due to a poor AFC West that hands them a yearly free ticket. But despite the 4 year streak of playoff visits, the Super Bowl has been out of reach for the Chargers for some time, and yet they are always heavy favorites.
This year it came to my surprise that San Diego was ranked as high as they are in top sports betting sites. I almost wonder if maybe, people are just used to seeing them in the post season and just overlooked their recent off-season.
Saying goodbye to Ladainian Tomlinson, (a move that was probably a year late) is understandable. The star was burning out and he had to go, but realistically there is no proven RB waiting in the wings just yet. Sproles and rookie Ryan Matthews will man the fort for now, but for such a deep passing team blitz pick-up was an underrated trait that LT did in his sleep, and teams may send more heat Rivers way than in years past.
Jamal Williams was a center piece for the Bolts at nose tackle over most of the last decade, but after an early season injury he was sent packing for youth. Normally this is something we all know and except in the business of the NFL, but the fact that the division rival Broncos snatched him up might become interesting twice a year. Also, the losses of “what have you done for me lately”Antonio Cromartie seems harmless after his poor season, but the replacement is an open …Continue reading Chargers 2010 Forecast: Overly Confident
The Gridiron Experts team would like to congratulate our head writer for getting featured in this years USA Today’s 2010 NFL preview magazine. Early editions have been sent out and so far the magazine looks to offer a great variety of NFL content along withsome in-depth team pages.
Mike was asked to write a 5 safe and 5 bold prediction article in which he may regret a few picks-lol. But, hey it’s a month before training camp so anything at this point isn’t a long shot.
USA Todays NFL Mag, features over 16 different covers. check it out!
Exactly 4 Months Until Opening Kick Off, Las Vegas Has Odds
You can trust Las Vegas to have everything a person wants; sex, booze and of coarse gambling odds to a sport that is so far away that predicting favorites seems ridicules….but wicked at the same time. Never the less lets take a look at who the Las Vegas Hilton and the LSVC Open have dubbed to be favorites in this early sports betting article. …Continue reading 4 Months Until NFL Kick Off, Vegas Has Odds
Super Bowl Poker Game
Are you hosting a Super Bowl Party? Want to put a little money on the game with your friends, but tired of the traditional “Super Bowl Squares”? Gridiron Experts has a poker game that is fun for all that we’d love to share with you. This game can be customized to playing for fun, drinks, or some big bucks.
What you’ll need: a deck of cards (maybe two decks if you have more than 9 people playing)
Object of the Game: To score the most points from kickoff to the last play of the game.
Prep work: You’ll need to do a little work before you can play, but it’s worth it. Find a deck of cards that has room to write on each card (or write on paper then tape them to the cards). Then assign each card with a different situation that could happen in the game. This game is totally customizable but we made it for you….
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Money Where Your Mouth Is Super Bowl 
This a column that puts our expertise to the test, as we show a couple of the bets that we are placing on specific games, or prop bets offered by the many sports books and casinos. Of course we are a fantasy football advisory, but we also take pride in our pick’em pool strategies. Our goal is to help you win pools & money, but if you can’t afford to place bets…don’t
Colts/Saints Over “56.5″ points
In our Super Bowl pick article we got into the fact that the Saints have the type of offense that can run up the score and could catch the Indianapolis Colts off guard. What we forgot to mention was the fact that there is a guy named Courtney Roby returning punts.
Special teams are always over looked in huge games like these, but each Super Bowl team has excellent kickers, punters and return specialists. While Peyton Manning and Drew Brees get all the glory (as they should), games can and will be won on reliable people like Garrett Hartley, Thomas Morstead, Matt Stover or Adam Vinatieri and Pat McAfee. It sounds kind of stupid to recommend Super Bowl Prop Bets on something as simple as the feet of kickers and return men, but field position will play a major role in the outcome of this years game.
Gridiron Experts is expecting a shoot out, mainly from obtaining excellent offensive starting positions from special teamers. These offenses don’t need a lot of help, but that doesn’t mean they won’t take it.
Super Bowl Odds have the over/under at 56.5 points for the Super Bowl, but we feel that the score could go as high as 63. Teams that pass the ball as frequently as the Colts and Saints use up less clock with a 3 and out opposed to a running team. With incomplete passes stopping the clock these two teams will have scoring drives in much shorter time periods. In other words drives will be all or nothing. We believe that this game should allow each team more offensive drives than a normal NFL game. Take the over and enjoy a shoot out.
Gridiron Experts Money Where Your Mouth Is Playoff Record: 5-0
Gridiron Experts Super Bowl Pick
Gridiron Experts has been on a hot streak with our free picks for the playoffs in our weekly article Money Where Your Mouth Is, but this game is a lot closer and harder to predict. While many watched a nail biter with the luck of a coin flip to decide the outcome of the New Orleans Saints stamped ticket to the Super Bowl, the Colts won with ease. Does that mean that the Colts are a better team? No, in fact all we really know for sure is that the Colts are favored to win.
5 points is the spread in which the Indianapolis Colts are favored to win Super Bowl XLIV. Are they really deserving of such a large margin? Bookies may think so, but those who love sports betting aren’t sold on any kind of a sure thing.
The fact that The Who are the halftime show is almost fitting under these circumstances, and we are going to break down why.
The Indianapolis Colts had an amazing season. They were working on a perfect record right up until they pulled their starters against the Jets, allowing New York into the playoffs and setting up the AFC Championship. But the result of laying down the last couple games of the season didn’t …Continue reading Gridiron Experts Super Bowl Pick
