We have a new playing field this week.

Yep, because coming to Week 5 of the 2009 NFL football season, we have quite a few interesting games that can go either way.

But since we are a gambling guide and ya’ll are here reading our stuff, we’ll try our best to put you ahead and keep you there, even if you’re a Packer fan who probably lost a ton of money while cursing on Brett Favre last Monday night.

The first game we have for you is this face-off between the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos. Tom Brady is looking to follow up on arguably his best performance of the season, can he deal the Broncos their first loss of the year?

Tom Brady had his best game of the season last Sunday, completing 21 of 32 passes for 252 yards and a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens. The New England Patriots are now probably breathing a sigh of relief after seeing progress from their franchise quarterback on a weekly basis.

At the other end of the field, Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels will face his former team for the first time since he went from being one of Bill Belichick’s assistants to top dawg at the Broncos sidelines. And after patching things up with Brandon Marshall, it definitely looks like the Broncos are ready to go after a Super Bowl title this season.

The problem is, they’re playing a team coached by…

Why this game in particular? Well, since we just loved the way T.O. fucked with the media this week, we’re rooting for him this Sunday.

The sports betting world is getting set to make their NFL picks for Week 4 of the 2009 NFL football season and one of the things everyone needs to be aware of is, of course, injuries. But not just players who are out of the lineup because of nicks and bruises, but also players who are coming back from an injury, or from a league mandated suspension.

First we have Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch rejoining the team this week for the trip to Florida to play the Miami Dolphins. Lynch is scheduled to return to the team after serving a three-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. He pleaded guilty in March to a misdemeanor gun charge in Los Angeles, it was his second run-in with the law in the past two years.

The Bill’s leading rusher the past few years, Buffalo obviously welcomes Marshawn Lynch back to the roster with open arms. Bettors have made money on the Bills against the spread this year but a straight-up win-loss record on the wrong side of .500 leaves coach Dick Jauron with little choice but to get Lynch involved right away.

The Miami Dolphins have been forced into major roster changes of their own this week, but given the situation, the sports betting public may find more value with odds on the Dolphins covering the spread than the visitor.

Online sportsbooks have been busy trying to get a handle on this Week 4 AFC East matchup, as the situation for the Dolphins is unstable at the moment after QB Chad Pennington left last week’s game vs. San Diego with a shoulder injury.

Odds on this game were expected to favor Miami, mostly…

The brand new season will start this Thursday.

When the 2009 NFL football season schedule was released in the spring, it set off a chain reaction in the sports betting world, as online sportsbooks went to work on their Future Odds menu as numbers were calculated on everything from odds to win the division to Week 1 totals and every prop bet in-between.

The odds change throughout the summer based on betting activity and one of the most popular futures bets, ‘Team Win Totals,’ often have a much different look by the first kickoff in Week 1.

Strength of schedule (SOS) is one thing that doesn’t change during the summer and it’s interesting to look at some of the variances between how the bookmakers are currently ranking the teams and how the SOS rates them.

SOS is a simple formula that takes every team’s record from the previous season and puts that into the upcoming season’s schedule. Records are added up, wins and losses, and the team this year that faces the list of opponents with the best combined record from last year gets rated no.1 for SOS.

For bettors looking for value plays on Team Win Totals, comparing SOS to Season Win Totals is an excellent place to start.

The most common projected range is from 7.5-8.5 wins. The reason, of course, is that NFL teams play 16 games during the regular season. After making the playoffs, the next biggest goal is finishing the season above .500 (eight wins). For a lot of teams, hitting .500 is a much more realistic goal than actually making the post-season and this year there are 16 teams listed in that slim one-game range of wins.

The 7.5’s, of the five teams listed by online sportsbooks to…

Chad Pennington failed and even Brett Favre couldn’t save the godforsaken franchise.

Now that they have this young quarterback from USC, Mark Sanchez, looking forward to finally make his pro debut in the coming 2009 NFL football season, Jets fans have every reason to be hopeful.

But can this guy really save the New York Jets from obscurity? That is still yet to be determined. But as far as the Jets are concerned, they sure are paying a lot of money for this young stud to be the franchise’s savior.

A 22-year-old quarterback, still months away from his first NFL pass, Mark Sanchez already owns the distinction of being the highest-paid player in New York Jets history. The former USC Trojans quarterback hit the jackpot with a five-year contract that includes $28 million in guarantees, a team record.

The bare-bones amount of the deal is $44.5 million, although the true value, based on easily attainable incentives, is $50.5 million, according to sources.

The Jets made a bold move for Sanchez, trading up 12 spots and selecting him with…

This’ll probably make any Jets center think twice before bending over in front of the former USC quarterback.

While we continue to count the days until the brand new 2009 NFL football season gets here, we got some reports that claim that the former USC quarterback the Jets drafted a few weeks ago loves it doggy style. Yep, THAT and a tattoo that reads ”SANCHEZ” on, get this, at the back of his lower lip.

Yes, you read it, New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez felt that the back of his lower lip was the best spot to have a tattoo where ABSOLUTELY no one would be able to see it. Unless of course, Sanchez is hammering you from behind and he lets you inspect his mouth just for curiosity’s sake.

As it turns out, that’s exactly what happened. A couple of years ago, when Mark Sanchez was still gunning footballs in USC, an anonymous female fan was allegedly dog-styled in the shower by the USC standout. During what probably was a vigorous sex marathon, the woman managed to inspect the inside of his lower lip, and, lo and behold, she found the now infamous ”SANCHEZ” tattoo.

Now, I don’t know why Mark Sanchez decided to have a tattoo in there but here’s to hoping that the guy will improve his decision making when he takes the field this season with the New York Jets.

After all, he is filling in the shoes of…

It was a disappointing last hurrah for two quarterbacks in the AFC as Peyton Manning and Chad Pennington each took early exits this year.

In case you haven’t heard, the 2009 NFL playoffs kicked off this weekend as league MVP Peyton Manning saw his Indianapolis Colts lose to the San Diego Chargers while Chad Pennington’s Cinderella season was cut short for him by the Baltimore Ravens when his Miami Dolphins could only muster nine points to Baltimore’s 27.

Of course, Pennington’s mishap was nothing compared to what Peyton Manning had to endure.

He was coming into this AFC wild card game with the San Diego Chargers only a day after he was proclaimed as the 2008 NFL Most Valuable Player. To see him go out like that again to the same team was just unfair.

Darren Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into overtime and the San Diego Chargers beat the Colts 23-17 in an AFC wild-card game Saturday night, ending Indianapolis’ nine-game winning streak a day after Manning won his third Associated Press NFL MVP award.

Sproles came up big on a night when the Chargers played the final 2 ½ quarters without LaDainian Tomlinson, who stood on the sideline in obvious discomfort from what appears to be a serious groin injury.

Fifty years after the Baltimore Colts won the…

Merry Christmas people!

By now, I’m already off to a much needed vacation. (More specifically, playing Madden all day long without anyone bothering me…) But before I leave ya’ll here, I’m going to give ya’ll my very last weekly preview of the 2008-09 NFL football season. It’s already Week 17 people. Boy, time sure flies huh? And after 16 weeks, we learned that the Lions are only a loss away from becoming the most fucked up team in years, Tom Brady continues to lose his job to Matt Cassel and the Cowboys desperately need to win this Sunday to make the playoffs.

Yes, the Dallas Cowboys, after losing to Baltimore, 33-24, need to beat the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday to give themselves a shot of making the playoffs. And since Philly can only put up three points in their game against Washington last Sunday, this is probably the perfect opportunity for the Cowboys to steal one in Philly.

Dallas Cowboys by 3.

The Atlanta Falcons, with a playoff berth already secured, will probably just look for some momentum heading for the postseason when they face the struggling the St. Louis Rams, who have now lost nine in a row. The Rams won’t have anything to gain on this game and they’d probably just rest some of their starters to give those guys a chance to rest up and…

Happy Thanksgiving to ya’ll.

And yes, it’s the 13th week of the 2008-09 NFL football season as teams start to clamor for playoff positions, hoping that week no.13 will be a lucky one for them. And after 12 weeks, we learned that Matt Light and Channing Crowder fights like two eight-year-old school girls, Matt Cassel will be demanding for big dollars soon, Tony Romo is the only one in Dallas who can make Terrell Owens happy and the Lions are on the verge of setting a brand new record in the NFL, that’s becoming the biggest collection of human waste ever assembled on a football field.

And on Thanksgiving night, we will start the brand new week of football with three big games on Thursday. Starting with the last team to flirt with perfection this season, the Tennessee Titans. The Titans are looking to rebound from their first loss of the season. And with the still winless Detroit Lions set to face them next, the stage is set for Tennessee bouncing back indeed. The 0-11 Lions are on the verge of becoming the first team in the NFL to go 0-16. And with teams like the Vikings, the Colts, the Saints and the Packers scheduled to play the struggling Lions next after going through the Titans, 0-16 is a scary possibility for the 313.

Tennessee Titans by 14.

Game 2 on Thanksgiving night will feature the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Seattle Seahawks. With Tony Romo returning to form and getting in sync with Terrell Owens last week, the Cowboys appear to have successfully put their mid-season troubles behind them. The Cowboys are 2-0 since Romo returned and with the struggling Seahawks set to play them at Texas Stadium next, a third straight win for America’s team is…

Yes, Ronnie Brown sure had one heckuva’ game last Sunday and for a moment, people from Miami didn’t look as stupid as they always do.

After three weeks into the 2008-09 NFL football season, the league, as we know it, has been turned upside down. First, the Patriots lose Tom Brady, ultimately losing their chances of another Super Bowl run, then the Ravens and the Bills (for crying out loud…) found themselves on top of their respective divisions.

And as if that wasn’t enough, the Miami Dolphins, after going winless for quite a while, dating as far back as last season, came up with a shocking win over the Patriots, by FREAKIN’ 25 points! You read it, the Fins blasted the Pats 38-13 last Sunday, jeezus… somebody wake me up quick.

Who would’ve thought Ronnie Brown will have the game of his career against then undefeated Patriots, who were going for yet another record with what was suppose to be an easy win over the Dolphins.

If the New England Patriots won in Miami, that would’ve stretched their regular season winning streak to 22, which would be the best in NFL history. Unfortunately for those guys, Brown took it upon himself not to look as bad as the city he plays for, coming up with not one, not two, not three, not four but FIVE TDs. That’s four from the ground game and one, believe it or not, from the air.

Yes, Brown did it all for the Fins. He was so good that…

Brett Favre returns on Monday Night Football, hoping to stay above .500 in San Diego.

After losing to the New England Patriots, giving Brett Favre his first loss of the 2008-09 NFL football season, the immortal one will be looking to bounce back against a team yet to taste a single win this year.

It’s Monday Night Football people and Favre’s Jets will look to take advantage of the 0-2 Chargers in San Diego as Week 3 of the young NFL season continues in what should be another epic encounter.

Can Brett Favre continue the greatness he rediscovered back in 2007 during his last season with the Packers? The New York Jets certainly hope so. Hell, they finally gave up on Chad Pennington and since the Patriots may no longer have that record-breaking season they had last year with Brady out for the rest of the year, the AFC East should now be theirs for the taking.

For what it’s worth, Brett Favre is ready. He used the words ”must win” in describing his team’s mindset.

However, Favre knows too that the San Diego Chargers still are one of…