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NFL Week 2 Picks: Chicago Bears big favorite over Kansas City Chiefs - When researching NFL week 2 picks I found three...
When researching NFL week 2 picks I found three teams that were on the losing side of the scoreboard in Week 1 that have been installed as home favorites of…
When researching NFL week 2 picks I found three teams that were on the losing side of the scoreboard in Week 1 that have been installed as home favorites of a TD or more this week. Getting the nod for the biggest favorite out of all NFL week 2 picks in a week of big favorites is last year’s NFC Super Bowl representative, the Chicago Bears. The oddsmakers at SportsBetting.com have hung 12 points on the Chicago Bears.
The Kansas City Chiefs continue to get very little respect from the betting public and how can you blame them, after the Chief’s pitiful performance against the Houston Texans last Sunday. Although the Chicago Bears vs Kansas City Chiefs point spread suggests the most lopsided of all NFL week 2 picks, it isn’t the most lopsided from a betting perspective, as the Chicago Bears are only garnering 60% of the early action from NFL bettors.
The Kansas City Chiefs continue to get very little respect from the betting public and how can you blame them, after the Chief’s pitiful performance against the Houston Texans last Sunday. Although the Chicago Bears vs Kansas City Chiefs point spread suggests the most lopsided of all NFL week 2 picks, it isn’t the most lopsided from a betting perspective, as the Chicago Bears are only garnering 60% of the early action from NFL bettors.
"The Chicago Bears defense should shut out Kansas City," stated Point-Spreads.com NFL Expert Brad Marchetti. "The biggest question in this game is whether or not Rex Grossman can generate offense and score some touchdowns."
The Jacksonville Jaguars were easily handled by the Tennessee Titans last Sunday, but despite that performance a wager on Jacksonville still means you have to lay 10 points at SportsBetting.com if you want to make them one of your NFL week 2 picks. That’s because they’re hosting the Atlanta Falcons, a team that didn’t look bad last week, they looked absolutely dreadful. But NFL bettors aren’t sold on this Jaguar squad yet, as the early betting action is breaking down evenly, as NFL bettors feel the 10 points might be too much for Jacksonville to cover.
On Monday night the NFC East Washington Redskins bring their 1-0 mark to Philadelphia to face the 0-1 Eagles. The Philadelphia Eagles is favored by 7 points at SportsBetting.com despite a weak showing against the Green Bay Packers last Sunday. The Washington Redskins scored an overtime win at home in their opener over the Miami Dolphins, however they didn’t look overly impressive themselves. The betting public hasn’t designated one or the other as having an edge amongst other NFL week 2 picks, as this one is split down the middle in terms of early betting action.
Injuries are also playing a large role in where the point spreads are and the way they’re being bet. We’ve never seen anything like Week 1 in terms of the number of significant injuries to kick-off a season. The New York Giants were decimated last Sunday in their loss to the Dallas Cowboys with Brandon Jacobs, Osi Umenyiora and Eli Manning all leaving the game with injuries.
The Jacksonville Jaguars were easily handled by the Tennessee Titans last Sunday, but despite that performance a wager on Jacksonville still means you have to lay 10 points at SportsBetting.com if you want to make them one of your NFL week 2 picks. That’s because they’re hosting the Atlanta Falcons, a team that didn’t look bad last week, they looked absolutely dreadful. But NFL bettors aren’t sold on this Jaguar squad yet, as the early betting action is breaking down evenly, as NFL bettors feel the 10 points might be too much for Jacksonville to cover.
On Monday night the NFC East Washington Redskins bring their 1-0 mark to Philadelphia to face the 0-1 Eagles. The Philadelphia Eagles is favored by 7 points at SportsBetting.com despite a weak showing against the Green Bay Packers last Sunday. The Washington Redskins scored an overtime win at home in their opener over the Miami Dolphins, however they didn’t look overly impressive themselves. The betting public hasn’t designated one or the other as having an edge amongst other NFL week 2 picks, as this one is split down the middle in terms of early betting action.
Injuries are also playing a large role in where the point spreads are and the way they’re being bet. We’ve never seen anything like Week 1 in terms of the number of significant injuries to kick-off a season. The New York Giants were decimated last Sunday in their loss to the Dallas Cowboys with Brandon Jacobs, Osi Umenyiora and Eli Manning all leaving the game with injuries.
Early in the week, speculation was that Eli Manning would be gone for four weeks, which had NFL bettors into looking at the Green Bay Packers. That was followed by the reports of Manning taking snaps and looking more and more like he might play. As of today – who knows, but the betting public are starting to clearly throw their support behind Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers as a small +1.5 point road underdog at SportsBetting.com that is receiving over 75% of the early betting action.