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WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (April 6, 2006)—Only minutes after the NFL unveiled the 2006 regular season schedule this afternoon, the odds makers at PinnacleSports began calculating the betting lines for the first week of the NFL season. Although the Super Bowl was played only three months ago, the draft hasn’t taken place yet and training camps aren’t even close to opening, fans everywhere are anxiously awaiting the start of football
season. With today’s announcement of the 2006 regular season schedule,
PinnacleSports has become the first sports book to open betting on all
16 games taking place during Week 1 of the NFL regular season in
September.
In the Thursday night season opener on September 7th, PinnacleSports
currently has the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers listed as 6.5 point favorites versus the visiting Miami Dolphins. The opening Sunday night primetime game of the year will mark the first time in league history that brothers will start at quarterback against each other. In what’s being deemed “The Manning Bowl,” Peyton’s Indianapolis Colts are 3 point favorites over little brother Eli’s New York Giants. For the NFL’s Week 1 Monday Night doubleheader, the Washington Redskins are listed as 6 point favorites over the visiting Minnesota Vikings and new head coach Brad Childress, while the San Diego Chargers, led by new starting quarterback Philip Rivers, are favored by 1.5 points over their AFC Westrival Oakland Raiders.
The first Sunday of the NFL season features many other notable match-ups
that will definitely be popular with the betting public. NFC South rivals
meet in Carolina when the Panthers (-4) host Michael Vick and the Atlanta
Falcons, while the three-time world champion New England Patriots are 7.5
point favorites to the Buffalo Bills in a key AFC East match-up at
Gillette Stadium. Offensive powerhouses meet in Kansas City when Chad Johnson’s Cincinnati Bengals (+2.5) visit the Chiefs and new head coach Herm Edwards. Meanwhile, the defending NFC champion Seattle open in
Detroit where PinnacleSports has listed the Seahawks as 3.5 point
favorites over the Lions. In his first regular season as a member of the Cowboys, Terrell Owens and his Dallas teammates find themselves as 3 point underdogs at the Jacksonville Jaguars.
In addition, PinnacleSports has odds posted on all 32 NFL teams winning Super Bowl XLI and currently list the now Edgerrin James-less Indianapolis Colts as the 6/1 favorites to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. The New England Patriots are 10/1 to win their fourth championship in six years, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are 11/1 to repeat as world champs, along with reigning NFC champs Seattle. PinnacleSports lists a much
improved Miami Dolphins team at 12/1 followed by the Carolina Panthers and
Denver Broncos at 13/1. Three NFC East teams could also vie for the Super Bowl title as TO’s Dallas Cowboys (16/1), the Washington Redskins (16/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (19/1) should be solid playoff contenders. Surprisingly the Arizona Cardinals currently have better odds to win their first Super Bowl, at 20/1 odds, than 2005 playoff teams Cincinnati (21/1), New York Giants (23/1), Chicago (24/1) and Jacksonville (24/1). The Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans have been installed with the worst odds to win Super Bowl XLI at 150/1.
Current Odds: *All Odds Subject To Change*
NFL Regular Season Week 1 Betting Lines From PinnacleSports
*HOME TEAM IN CAPS*
Favorite Line Underdog
PITTSBURGH 6.5 Miami
CAROLINA 4 Atlanta
TAMPA BAY 4.5 Baltimore
NEW ENGLAND 7.5 Buffalo
KANSAS CITY 2.5 Cincinnati
Denver 3 ST. LOUIS
CLEVELAND 3 New Orleans
TENNESSEE 2 New York Jets
Philadelphia 3.5 HOUSTON
Seattle 3.5 DETROIT
Chicago 2.5 GREEN BAY
JACKSONVILLE 3 Dallas
ARIZONA 7 San Francisco
Indianapolis 3 NEW YORK GIANTS
WASHINGTON 6 Minnesota
San Diego 1.5 OAKLAND
Odds To Win Super Bowl XLI From PinnacleSports
Indianapolis Colts 6/1
New England Patriots 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1
Seattle Seahawks 11/1
Miami Dolphins 12/1
Carolina Panthers 13/1
Denver Broncos 13/1
Dallas Cowboys 16/1
Washington Redskins 16/1
Philadelphia Eagles 19/1
Arizona Cardinals 20/1
Cincinnati Bengals 21/1
New York Giants 23/1
Chicago Bears 24/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 24/1
San Diego Chargers 25/1
Kansas City Chiefs 26/1
New Orleans Saints 37/1
Atlanta Falcons 37/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38/1
Minnesota Vikings 42/1
Green Bay Packers 42/1
Baltimore Ravens 44/1
Oakland Raiders 46/1
Detroit Lions 47/1
Buffalo Bills 100/1
Cleveland Browns 100/1
St. Louis Rams 100/1
New York Jets 101/1
Houston Texans 150/1
San Francisco 49ers 150/1
Tennessee Titans 150/1
For a complete list of NFL odds, please visit pinnaclesports
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