A Lull In The Action As We Wait For The Start Of Training Camp
by Michael Bean on Jul 20, 2010 12:32 AM EDT
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PrintAs I've done several times this offseason, one more check in to see how Vegas is handicapping the 2010 NFL season, at least in terms of who's getting what odds to win it all next February. I thought that the injury to Willie Colon might slide the Steelers even lower than they were in mid-June when their odds slipped down to 20/1.
Let's see if it did after the jump.
As it turns out, a quick check of the latest trends in football betting doesn't show nearly as much movement this past month as there was following the first set of mini-camps in the wake of the draft. Those teams whose odds shifted are in italics. Anyway, not too much here. We'll check in once again in the middle of the preseason to see what likely substantial shifts have occurred.
| Team | Odds (Feb.) | Odds (post Draft) | Odds (mid-June) | Odds (mid-July) |
| Arizona Cardinals | 35/1 | 40/1 | 40/1 | 40/1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 30/1 | 25/1 | 30/1 | 30/1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 20/1 | 18/1 | 14/1 | 12/1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 100/1 | 100/1 | 100/1 | 100/1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 40/1 | 30/1 | 35/1 | 35/1 |
| Chicago Bears | 35/1 | 35/1 | 35/1 | 30/1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 30/1 | 30/1 | 30/1 | 30/1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 100/1 | 80/1 | 80/1 | 80/1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 12/1 | 11/1 | 12/1 | 12/1 |
| Denver Broncos | 50/1 | 50/1 | 50/1 | 50/1 |
| Detroit Lions | 100/1 | 80/1 | 90/1 | 90/1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 12/1 | 14/1 | 14/1 | 14/1 |
| Houston Texans | 35/1 | 28/1 | 28/1 | 25/1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 13/2 | 8/1 | 9/1 | 9/1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 50/1 | 70/1 | 70/1 | 70/1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 100/1 | 100/1 | 90/1 | 90/1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 45/1 | 30/1 | 30/1 | 30/1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 12/1 | 14/1 | 12/1 | 12/1 |
| New England Patriots | 10/1 | 9/1 | 12/1 | 12/1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 10/1 | 9/1 | 9/1 | 9/1 |
| New York Giants | 20/1 | 25/1 | 25/1 | 25/1 |
| New York Jets | 25/1 | 12/1 | 10/1 | 10/1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 100/1 | 80/1 | 80/1 | 80/1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 16/1 | 18/1 | 18/1 | 18/1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11/1 | 18/1 | 20/1 | 20/1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8/1 | 10/1 | 11/1 | 11/1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 45/1 | 30/1 | 30/1 | 25/1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 45/1 | 40/1 | 40/1 | 50/1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 100/1 | 100/1 | 100/1 | 100/1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 100/1 | 100/1 | 100/1 | 100/1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 25/1 | 28/1 | 28/1 | 28/1 |
| Washington Redskins | 50/1 | 28/1 | 25/1 | 25/1 |
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Really???
We’re behind the Cryboys???
Ugh. I can’t take ANYbody seriously that ranks them over us.
Texans and Ravens jumped up nicely though…
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But...
They have Dez Bryant. And Tony Romo has “That Look” this year, and will be free of the clutches of Jessica Simpson for the first time since forever…On top of that, they have a new stadium, and they won a playoff game last year.
They HAVE to be headed to the Super Bowl. ;)
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I thought Tony Romo always had "That Look" since he got the starting job in Dallas
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
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by WVPiratesfan on Jul 20, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
No, it's completely understandable
They’re not missing their starting QB, and the Superbowl is in Cowboy’s Stadium this year.
Dallas is under a shitload of pressure and they’re expected to go.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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how many times
have the team Hosting the super bowl actually played in the super bowl? doesn’t look good for the ’boys from a historical stand point.
Steelers football is 60 mins.
by tannofsteel84 on Jul 20, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
San Diego back in 1994
after one of many Bill Cower AFCCG heartbreaks
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
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by WVPiratesfan on Jul 20, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
No italics for us?
Wherever they put us in mid-June, I would have expected worse odds after we lost Willie Colon.
Bill Beeelichick proved that in America it’s okay to cheat, as long as you cheat your way to the top. – Eric Cartman
d'oh
I see that Blitz made exactly the same comment at the top of the post. That’s what I get for focusing on the table rather than the text.
Bill Beeelichick proved that in America it’s okay to cheat, as long as you cheat your way to the top. – Eric Cartman
That's not how this type of betting works.....
This is not like playing the stock market. This investment house is set up by oddsmakers.
The object is for the oddsmaker and his sports book to make money. The Steelers are what’s known in Vegas parlance as a public team: they have a large and loyal fanbase that will put money on them. You seldom get a bargain when you bet the Steelers (or Notre Dame or any team with a large and adoring fan base).
I guess the oddsmaker figures that as many folks will bet the Steelers at 20-1 as would bet them at 25-1, so why raise the odds? If they DO win it all, it would mean a bigger payoff and smaller profit. That’s why you don’t see any teams at 100-1 or higher.
The best book on football wagers – in Vegas and with your friendly bookie – is still The National Football Lottery, by Larry Merchant. Absolutely worth your while.
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- Homer J. Simpson
A rich fan base
keeps Dallas up there.
100 million blue collar fans cannot bet as much as 10,000 rich fans can.
If you buy a foreign made product you give money to a person who will not be buying an American made product that you get paid to make. Think about it next time you're at the store.
i was in vegas earlier this year and i remember seeing the odds for the SB
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I see the main beneficiaries of our misfortunes
are the Ravens.
Baiting Malor aside, I would prefer them to Cincy.
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by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Jul 21, 2010 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously +1
If the ratbirds ever got a decent QB, they would be a pretty good clone of the Steelers.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, if the Ravens were in the NFC, they would be my second favorite team.
As opposing quarterbacks crouched under center, Lambert pumped his legs up and down, thumping the turf like a war drum. He mouthed threats to opposing running backs that would make even the most hardened Catholic nun weep for humanity. He fulfilled those threats with coldblooded suplex tackles. He may or may not have chain-smoked at halftime, depending on who you ask.
For sixty minutes each Sunday, Jack Lambert was a demon.
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