Betfair NFL Betting: Get ready for an offensive shootout in Georgia.

Betfair.com · Jan 3, 2009

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Sudden death is the name of the game in the NFL, as the final 12 get their chance to make it to Tampa and Superbowl XLIII - the four games are full of intrigue, says Andy Richmond of Betfair.com.

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Atlanta (11-5) at Arizona (9-7)<o

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An unlikely pairing if judged on last year's standings, the Cardinals finished 8-8 and the Falcons an even more miserable 4-12 Add to that Falcons record the Michael Vick fiasco, and various coaching misdemeanours and there was very little momentum or motivation within the team.<o

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Both sides have turned events around and face each other in what promises to be the most entertaining game of the quartet over the weekend and the stage is set for an offensive shootout. <o

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Arizona's high-powered passing game contrasts with Atlanta's ground game controlled by rookie QB Matt Ryan and superbly executed by RB Michael Turner - a return of 208 yards last week providing a quality warm up for this clash.<o

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The Arizona defence leaked 26.6 points per game this year and will have their hands full with Turner and his partner in crime Jerious Norwood if they don't tackle better than they did last week. That will allow the Falcons to establish the passing game that Ryan has been so good at executing this season. He'll be well protected by his offensive line - only 17 sacks allowed all year, and the Cardinals have not exactly generated much defensive pressure this year - expect Ryan to look deep for WR Roddy White, who had a big game against the Cardinals last year and could do so again.<o

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Arizona will be propelled offensively on the arm of rejuvenated former Rams star QB Kurt Warner and his corps of imposing wide receivers, Boldin, Fitzgerald and Breaston, all have more than 1,000 yards receiving this year and have combined for 26 TD catches. Match that against a suspect Falcons secondary and you can see that there is the potential for a shoot out here with both offences much stronger than the defences.<o

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But as I see it the Cards have a weaker team overall and can make mistakes, often getting that high powered offence off to a slow start which forces them into playing catch up football without a running game, and that makes their game very one dimensional and predictable.<o

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If you are playing in-running just keep this little statistic in mind - if the Falcons score first don't expect the Cardinals to come back as the Falcons are 11-0 this season when they get the first points on the board and 0-5 when they don't.<o

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Recommendation: Falcons to keep flying high and keep one of the feel good stories going - back them currently at 1.9 (-108) and support Michael Turner to keep on running - back his rushing yards over 90.5, currently at 1.8 (-125).<o

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Indianapolis (12-4) at San Diego (8-8)<o

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If the above match up is hard to predict then this heavyweight battle is even harder - both teams had a dreadful start to the season and only Denver's complete collapse allowed the Chargers to grab a play-off berth in the last game of the regular season, the Colts enter the fray on a nine game winning streak. Arguably these two are the real form teams at the moment and ultimately is a pity that they have to play each other now - this game being a re-match of last year's battle in the divisional round when the Chargers extinguished the Colts Superbowl hopes 28-24.<o

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The last three games between these two have been decided by a total of nine points and I expect it to be another close, high octane contest on Saturday night.<o

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Initially, I thought that the Colts might have the greater momentum, courtesy of that nine game winning streak, but if you delve deeper the schedule was weak and you would have expected the Colts to win the majority of those games - they command respect but the Chargers, despite their patchy and erratic campaign, are still a class act and are having a little luck of late.<o

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Both offences can move the ball quickly and are directed by two of the best and most accurate quarterbacks in the business, Peyton Manning for the Colts has a experienced and varied receiving corps which allow him to dissect defences with deadly accuracy, but they do lack a potent running game and that will allow the Chargers to attack Manning and attempt to knock him out of his stride.<o

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The Chargers will be driven along by the brash QB Philip Rivers but he's been at his best lately, especially when using go-to guy WR Vincent Jackson - expect him to make a real impact - and if the Chargers can mix up their offence, they might just have the edge in this tight wild card fight.

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Recommendation: A pick 'em game really and the odds dictate that the Chargers are the pick at 2.06 (+106) but don't forget you have trading options during the game as this will be close like their previous games.

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xflrejects · Jan 3, 2009

You may want to re-check the seeding and subsequently the venue for the ATL-AZ game

hno:

rolltide · Jan 3, 2009

i guess we know why betfair does not allow americans...they'd confuse the shit out of us as to who the home team is

Betfair.com · Jan 4, 2009

Wrong state.

Thanks.

Yup, my bad. Written in the UK and posted by a Canadian...

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