The Philadelphia Eagles are three-point road favorites at the Indianapolis Colts according to BetUs Sportsbook, rated No. 1 by OffshoreInsiders.com. Here is the official betting preview to beat the NFL preseason lines.    

Indianapolis had a disastrous game against Minnesota last week at the point of attack. QB Peyton Manning was sacked three times in six plays. Counting the backups, the Colts allowed six sacks in 37 offensive snaps. Now they face on the most aggressive blitzing teams. TE Dallas Clark, who missed the opener, is probable.

New Eagles QB Michael Vick will not travel with the team. Pro Bowl running back Brian Westbrook is also out as it second string QB Kevin Kolb, LG Too Herremans, DE Trent Cole, CB Sheldon Brown, LB Omar Gaither and the brothers Stacy and Shawn Andrews. Philadelphia will have just one regular starter on the offensive line in this game, C Jamaal Jackson. A total of seven regulars are out for the Eagles.

Philadelphia is expected to play their starters for at least a half. The Colts of course will remain with their best defensive player Bob Sanders. Backup QB Jim Sorgi remains out. The Colts are also without starters K Adam Vinatieri, DB Raheem Brock, CB Kelvin Hayden, and DE Robert Mathis. 

Starting QB Peyton Manning is actually campaigning for more playing time than he got in the preseason opener. Head coach Jim Caldwell said the starters will get about 20 plays this week.

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The Cincinnati Bengals play at the New England Patriots. The Patriots range from a 6.5 to 7-point favorite with a total at 36 or 36.5, depending on the sportsbook.

Bengals starting QB Carson Palmer is out according to ESPN, but the Bengals have not officially ruled him out with his mildly sprained ankle. J.T. O’Sullivan will start and play 1 ½ quarters with Jordan Palmer playing the rest of the game. Their top pick RT Andre Smith is a holdout.

Cincinnati is 3-2 straight up in preseason series meetings. In his first action since the first quarter of the first regular season game last year, Tom Brady completed 10-of-15 passes for 100 yards and two touchdown tosses.

The Bengals only have one starter on the offensive line back at the same position from last year.

New England WR Wes Welker missed the Eagles game and three ensuing practices. He said he is ready to play but the decision is head coach Bill Belichick’s. DE Ty Warren also missed the last game, but it back practicing.

Several Patriots have said this may be the toughest camp ever. While Tom Brady is expected to start behind center, as per usual with Belichick, his number of snaps expected is unclear. However, Kevin O’Connell is expected to be the No. 2 QB not Andrew Walter. RB Fred Taylor, who also sat out the first game is probable.

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Your offshore sportsbook has the Giants as a 2.5-point underdog when they head to Soldier Field on Saturday night, and they haven’t beaten the Bears in Chicago in four straight trips to the “Windy City“. However, with the Bears’ new quarterback getting used to his receivers, this looks like the best time to halt the slide.

Giants vs Bears Odds – Saturday, August 22, 8:00 PM ET

The Giants beat Carolina 24-17 in the most exciting game of the first full week of preseason, as they lost a 12-point halftime lead, but won on a Tommie Hill fumble return with no time left on the clock. New York also showed that they were willing to continue to be a running team, racking up 139 yards on the ground on 4.3 yards per carry. They also forced five turnovers, four of which were fumbles coming off quarterback sacks. Any team with a pair of defensive ends like Justin Tuck and a healthy Osi Umenyiora will be among the top NFL picks because of their ability to pressure the opposing pivot.

Jay Cutler didn’t have a great beginning to his Chicago era, going 5-of-10 for 64 yards and a pick in a 27-20 loss to Buffalo, partly because of below-par receivers, but mostly because he made some bad throws. It’s going to take time for Cutler to get a rhythm with his new receivers, but it was only the first game, so Chicago fans shouldn’t be worried. The three quarterbacks that played combined for four picks, with three coming from Brett Basanez.

The NFL betting line favors Chicago, and the fans will be eager to see Cutler make his home debut. But if the Giants’ defense plays the way they did against Carolina, he’s in for a long night. The Giants swarm from the ends, and the secondary is underrated. Cutler is still working out the kinks in learning the new system, and it could prove to be a steeper curve than people expected, especially with the group of receivers he’s dealing with. Take the Giants to end their problems in Chicago in a betting software

 upset.

Now that Brett Favre is officially a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Michael Vick a Philadelphia Eagles slasher, and Tom Brady looks sharp the NFL odds to win the Super Bowl has Minnesota +1500, Philadelphia +1200 and the Patriots the favorites at +475 to win the 2010 Super Bowl. As a point of reference, the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers are +900.

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Diamondbacks take on the Phillies, the Cardinals try to defeat the Dodgers, and the Blue Jays play host to the Red Sox.

Elsewhere around the National League on Wednesday it’ll be Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, Colorado at Washington, San Francisco at Cincinnati, Atlanta at the Mets, Florida at Houston, the Cubs at San Diego, and St. Louis at the Dodgers. Adam Wainwright (14-7, 2.62 ERA) will get the ball for the Cardinals; the righthander blanked the Padres over seven innings last time out. The Dodgers counter with Clayton Kershaw (8-7, 2.91 ERA); L.A. has lost his last five outings.

Over in the American League the top matchup has Boston and Clay Buchholz (1-3, 4.45 ERA) taking on Toronto and Roy Halladay (13-5, 2.65 ERA). Righthander Buchholz took a hard-luck loss against the Tigers last time out, surrendering one earned run on five hits over his seven innings of work. Buchholz beat the Jays back on July 17. Righthander Halladay has won two straight starts over the Rays and Orioles, and he picked up a complete-game victory over Boston on July 19.

Rounding out the AL slate for Wednesday: the Angels at Cleveland, Seattle at Detroit, Baltimore at Tampa Bay, Minnesota at Texas, the Yankees at Oakland, and Kansas City at the White Sox. Royals starter Zack Greinke (11-7, 2.33 ERA) held the Tigers scoreless over seven innings last time out, but still took a no-decision; the righthander has just one win since the start of July. The White Sox go with Jose Contreras (4-11, 5.40 ERA) as he tries to keep a spot in the rotation.

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Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

There are two WNBA games on tap for Wednesday, with New York at Connecticut and Minnesota at Los Angeles. The Lynx have been one of the coldest teams in the league lately, losing three straight contests to sit at 11-13 both straight-up and against-the-spread on the season. Minnesota fell 79-76 to Chicago last time out, despite 25 points from Roneeka Hodges. The Lynx last played the Sparks July 28, and they were defeated by a score of 76-70 at home.

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