Week 7 Key NFL Trends

AT FIRST GLANCE there are games that always look Tasty ATS in many publications as a Bullet trend only to trap upon further review. Since 2006, The Director has cleared the way for you to understand which team has the real ADVANTAGE against the Trend.

With Week 8 looking as challenging as Week 6, this will be a key week to bank some victories. To this end, fans will be flocking to Cleveland where the Green Bay Packers are 7-3 Against the Spread ('ATS') on the Road in October; their last defeat coming at the hands of Favre's Vikings. It looks like bookies are taking the same tact they had in San Diego, and fearing the Browns 8-1 current run ATS in October over the last 3 seasons, including their latest 4-0 run ATS.

Will fans also flock to Oakland where the OAKLAND RAIDERS look to continue their winning streak versus the Jets. Few realize that the Jets are actually 1-9 ATS in October, and 3-12 versus losing teams over the last seasons. On the other hand, the Raiders arrive most recently 4-1 ATS versus the AFC East. Could the Raiders actually put back-to-back victories together?

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE

Few would even think about the possibility of the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS defeating the San Diego Chargers this weekend. Before you make a fool of yourself at the cooler, keep in mind that the Chiefs are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 matchups with the Chargers. Even more impressive, the Chiefs are 2-1 ATS in their last 3 in Kansas City, and only 1 point away from being 2-1 Straight Up ('SU'). One needs to read between the lines, and realize that the Chargers not only lost in 2008 on almost 400 yards of offense, are now only averaging 57.6 rushing yards per game. The Chargers most recently 1-4 ATS versus Conference opponents. Think it had to do with the line, oddsmakers positioning the Chargers as 5-6 point Favorites for the fifth consecutive year.

FIRST LOOK

Few times over the last couple of years, have the NEW YORK GIANTS been tested as will this week. Having lost to the Saints, Coughlin, 2-1 ATS versus the Arizona Cardinals since arriving in New York, will look to bounce back. Having outscored the Cardinals by an average of over 15 points per game in their two victories, the Giants will hope that Manning can achieve the same success he had in 2008 against the Cardinals 32nd ranked pass defense, and their top ranked defense can hold the Cardinals to only 23 rushing yards again.
ADVANTAGE GIANTS

KING TRENDS



THE DIRECTOR
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