From Matt Rivers: Hawks (minus the points) at BetUs Sportsbook   
 
An East Coast team laying points like this on a tough back-to-back all the way across the country is never the true key to success but let’s face it, the Kings are very possibly the worst team in the entire league and besides Kevin Martin do not have any scorers. Sacramento did just win in overtime on Monday against Memphis but the Grizzlies are not on the same level as these Hawks.
 
Mike Woodson’s squad just won in upset fashion at the Rose Garden last night which certainly will not make things easier at all as there could be some tired legs but Johnson, Smith, Bibby and Horford form a very very solid foursome and overall are just too talented of a team for the home Kings.
 
Sacramento’s window has completely closed and now is pretty much the beginning of the rebuilding phase. In others words the Kings now are the Hawks from the mid 2000’s and man that was not a pretty sight at all watching them struggle season upon season capped off by that brutal 13 win season about four years back. No, Sacramento is not that bad and should win in the 20’s but they are dreadful when compared to pretty much all other NBA teams and it should show tonight as they are well outmanned by the still somewhat improving and up and coming Hawks.
 
In the end today I do feel that the cream will rise to the top, west coast east coast, back-to-back whatever. Atlanta may not run like they can at Philips or when they are rested but after 48 minutes they will outclass the Kings and get a solid road victory.

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Washington Redskins @ Atlanta Falcons

Sportsbook odds: Falcons -10

The Atlanta Falcons are one of the better teams in the NFC but in recent weeks, they’ve had a really tough schedule to deal. The Falcons are 4-3 on the year but their three losses have come against three potential playoff teams and Super Bowl contenders.

The Falcons have lost on the road in New England, in Dallas and in New Orleans. The good news is that this week they get to play the Washington Redskins, who have been absolutely abysmal this year.

If the Falcons are expecting a cupcake, they should be cautious. The Redskins are not a very cohesive unit at this point. Their coach is on the hot seat, their general manager will probably be out the door with him at the end of the season as well and the roster will be reevaluated. Even so, the Redskins are off their bye week and their owned has taken a bite out of their skin. They are surely going to be fired up – at least in the beginning.

The Falcons can’t assume anything because this is the NFL. The Redskins probably won’t win this game but if the Falcons come out half asleep after a very emotional Monday Night Football contest, they could have to dig out of a big hole to cover this spread.

NFL betting pick: Redskins +10

Detroit Lions @ Seattle Seahawks

NFL Football Betting odds: Seahawks -10

The Detroit Lions handed the St. Louis Rams their first win of the season last week, which doesn’t bode well for their road trip to Seattle this weekend.

The Seahawks have been up and down this year, mostly because of injuries, but they are still a decent veteran team that should be able to take advantage of a Lions team that is still finding their feet.

Detroit should be with Calvin Johnson in the lineup this week but considering how much quarterback Matthew Stafford has struggled, it’s hard to envision that making much of a difference. On top of that, the Lions running game has all of the sudden hit the skids and there are rumors of Kevin Smith potentially being replaced with Maurice Morris in the starting lineup.

This game is much more manageable for the Seahawks and believe it or not, they are still in the hunt in the NFC West. Look for them to get a big win and get back in the race with the struggling Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49rs. 

Betting Picks: Seahawks -10

Sensational handicapper Matt Rivers has a free NBA winner tonight. From BetUs Sportsbook Boston Celtics minus 7 at Philadelphia.  
 
It’s a decent amount of lumber to lay on the road for sure and especially to a decent enough Philadelphia squad but right now the Celtics are looking ridiculously focused in the great 4-0 start both SU and ATS. Doc Rivers really has KG and the boys playing at a high level and a team that is very very deep, even with Glenn Davis out injured.
 
Garnett, Pierce, Allen and Rondo form probably the best foursome in the entire NBA and after getting eliminated by the Magic last season appear to be out for blood right now. Garnett looks relatively healthy and his mates are forming as complete of a team as there is in the game right now.
 
The 76ers are alright. They beat two pretty poor opponents in the Bucks and Knicks and were pounded in the opener in Orlando. I have no issues with Philly as they are an average team that can sneak up on opponents every now and then but I don’t see this being that spot. Until the C’s show any weak spot I can’t help but back them here.
 
Boston’s defense has been spot on, just ask the Bobcats who mustered a whole 59 points the other day in the 33 point drubbing. Obviously playing Charlotte at home is a lot more conducive for success than going to the City of Brotherly Love but in the end I see 5-0 SU and ATS in the C’s future. 

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The sportsbook odds for this week’s clash between Baltimore and Cincinnati will feature a pair of teams looking to knock Pittsburgh off the AFC North throne, and the Ravens are looking to follow up their win last week but they’re facing a hot Cincinnati team.

Ravens vs Bengals odds – Sunday, November 8, 1:00 PM ET

The Ravens came off their bye week and handed Denver their first loss with a 30-7 thrashing at home, powered by a stingy defense that allowed just 200 yards, including 66 on the ground. The defense is the key to the Ravens’ NFL football odds and they’ve struggled this year while getting used to not having Rex Ryan calling the plays, but they came out with that familiar intensity that always makes them one of the top NFL picks in the AFC. Joe Flacco was 20-of-25 for 175 yards and a touchdown, which was the seventh straight game in which he’s tossed a score.

The Bengals are coming off their bye week, and their last game was a 45-10 mauling of Chicago in which they forced four turnovers, while Cedric Benson got some revenge on his old team with 189 yards and a major on the ground. As impressive as that was, though, Carson Palmer was 20-of-24 for 233 yards and five touchdowns with no picks. Cincy’s NFL football odds depend heavily on Palmer’s return to form, and it’s no coincedence that the Bengals are playing much better with a healthy Palmer at the helm.

Online betting odds have the Ravens as a 3-point favorite on the road, but the Bengals have beaten the Ravens in seven of their last 10 meetings, including three of the last five in Cincinnati. The Ravens of last week looked like the Baltimore team we’ve become accustomed to, but they’ll have their hands full with a much-improved Cincinnati team. The Bengals are 30^th against the pass, but they’ve had a week to study for Flacco and company. If the Bengals can get Palmer some time in the pocket, the Bengals will announce themselves as a legitimate contender in the AFC North.

NFL predictions: Bengals +3

The NFL power rankings week 9 are in and so is the NFL point spread. The first game in the Don Best rotation is Kansas City vs. Jacksonville. The Jaguars are -6.5 with a total of 42.

NFL trends and the NFL point spread match-ups are ready. For week 9 NFL picks there is superstar Stevie Vincent. Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.    

Like New York‘s World Series odds, Manny Pacquiao is an overwhelming favorite in his November 14^th fight with Miguel Cotto, slated to take place in Las Vegas at a 145-pound catchweight, but for Cotto’s WBO welterweight crown. Can “Pac-Man” become the first man to hold title in an amazing SEVEN different weight classes?

Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs)

“Pac-Man” is the world’s No.1 pound-for-pound boxer, and he’s looking to join Thomas Hearns, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather as the only boxers to hold belts in five different weight classes. He’d also like to join De La Hoya, who is the only man to hold six different titles, and he dropped his idol in the eighth round of their 2008 fight. Pacquiao’s last fight didn’t even go that long as he knocked out Ricky Hatton in the second round of their fight back in May. Pacquiao may have the quickest hands of anyone in boxing, and he’s surprisingly strong for such a small man.

Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs)

Cotto knows he’s a huge online betting underdog, but that probably won’t make him change his style. Cotto will stand in there and slug it out with anyone, which usually makes it interesting for the fans and PPV customers. Cotto is coming off an entertaining split-decision win over Josh Clottey back in June to retain the WBO welterweight title that he won over Michael Jennings in February.

Sportsbook odds have Pacquiao as a -270 favorite in this contest, and this is his third straight fight at the MGM Grand. Cotto would like some redemption as the MGM Grand is the site of his lone loss, a controversial 11^th-round knockout at the hands of Antonio Margarito, who is suspected to have put plaster on his hands for more power back in July 2008. This should be the Fight of the Year as neither fighter will back down from a toe-to-toe brawl, but they’re going to have to show some technique at some point, and Pacquiao has the edge in that, as well as elusiveness. In a fight that should go the distance, take the favored Manny Pacquiao in your sports picks.

The World Series Game 5 odds have Philadelphia and Cliff Lee at -155 to the Yankees at AJ Burnett. Champion sports handicapper Matt Rivers has a free play on the Yankees plus 140 at BetUs Sportsbook  

Here is why:  
 
Cliff Lee has certainly been masterful in the postseason and has the ability to repeat that feat but with the way the New Yorkers are rolling right now to get some coin back with them is well worth the risk.
 
I am not the biggest AJ Burnett believer on the planet but the righthander was money in that last start, has always had great stuff and should be alright today. The closeout game is never easy in any sport but with Arod, Teixeira, Jeter, Damon, Posada and the rest of Joe Girardi’s club you are getting guys that have been there and done that and truly do not look as if they are about to let up on the pedal.
 
It will be a great challenge to get to Lee but everything is coming up roses for the Yankees of late and one has to believe that Lee will come back down to Earth. After all the Yankees are as professional of a hitting organization as there is out there and after watching film they will make adjustments against the former Indians Cy Young award winner. Shutting down any team twice in one week is almost impossible whewn facing Big Leaguers and doing so against the Bronx Bombers is just not going to happen.
 
Win or lose here plus some money with this Yankee team right now against anybody and anywhere is a total no-brainer, period.

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