Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are attractive football betting commodities, though current NFL preseason probabilities are favoring the Baltimore Ravens to win the AFC North Division.



NFL preseason probabilities might prefer the Baltimore Ravens as they seem to be one of the most complete teams in the NFL while Pittsburgh has had plenty of football betting intangibles go against them.

The Steelers discovered just how difficult it’s to do it again as Super Bowl winners since they had to rally to conclude 9-7 after a terrible mid season slump. With just 5 matches covered against the spread, the Steelers were a classic overlay a year ago.

There was an obvious lack of polish and edge to the squad compared to just one season prior and both sides of the line were sporadic. The off season was even worse for the Steelers as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault for the second straight year and will serve a 6 game suspension to commence the 2010 season. He also is not going to be granted back in until he has completed a league-mandated “professional behavior evaluation” and has gotten the go-ahead from the results of that.

Cincinnati concluded 10-6 straight up even though they covered only 7 matches, so they were something of a shocking champion in the AFC North Division a year ago in football gambling wagers. The Cincinnati Bengals won with a strong defense and ground attack as quarterback Carson Palmer was sporadic and faded badly down the stretch.

Since they pretty much limped in as the beneficiary of an abnormally down year in their division, it was no accident or surprise to see the Cincinnati Bengals go down to the Jets in the playoffs.

The Cincinnati Bengals will struggle to overtake the Baltimore Ravens and even the Steelers if Pittsburgh can get back their concentration which is why Cincinnati is not a preferred pick with the NFL preseason probabilities.

With a punishing defense and flexible offense, the Baltimore Ravens are packed on both sides of the line. Joe Flacco wasn’t as fantastic in his second year as quarterback after a extraordinary rookie season but he’s still considered to be one of the greatest and he will have more weapons to assist him than was the case in 2009.

The Ravens have gotten to playoffs in consecutive seasons and have the confidence of an emerging power team under coach John Harbaugh. After the Ravens’ 1st choice, Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, rejected their offer, they appointed him in January of 2008. Because most of Harbaugh’s experience in coaching has been as a Special Teams Coach with just a year as a Defensive Backs coach with the Eagles, it was a leap of faith on the part of Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti.

The Browns won just 5 matches but did cover 10 matches with the football probabilities a year ago. Cleveland is rebuilding with new quarterback Jake Delhomme and new squad president Mike Holmgren. They might improve upon a year ago and continue to offer good board value, even though the post season is improbable.


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