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Football Handicapping
Article Outline: One of the most popular events in the United States of America is the NFL Football League or NCAA College Football. Whether it’s a pro football game or a college football game, sports handicapping has become a common feature and an integral part of these games. This article lists some of the best tips to make loot out of football handicapping.

College and Professional handicapping (NFL):
Football is a popular sport in colleges as well as at the pro level. It’s in college that players learn the sport that assures them a passport to the national football league or the known as the NFL. Football in America came into the limelight, after a match between the Harvard University and McGill University at Montreal in 1874. At that time football handicapping was almost nonexistent. Since then football in America has caused many heartbreaks, but created some legends like Sammy Baugh (QB for Washington Redskins), Johnny Unitas (QB for Baltimore Colts), Bronko Nagurski (RB for Chicago bears), O.J. Simpson (RB for Buffalo Bills) and Gino Marchetti (DE for Dallas Texans).

Football over the years has won many hearts and has been a team game played with an interesting combination of power and strategy. As the game has climbed greater heights, football handicapping too has followed in its footsteps and is considered to be a common occurrence before and after every game. There are many key factors that create an advantage or a disadvantage in terms of sports handicapping in NFL. It all depends upon the picks made by a team, the players form, the defenders and the quarterbacks. Let us look at the key factors that are essential to football handicapping.

Football Handicapping Statistics: The first and the foremost is statistics. A team’s future performance can be judges based on the current statistics. When we say future, it means the next game in the league. Whether it is college football handicapping or pro football, you need to consider the statistics related to offense and defense put up by each team. Some of the details would include the total number of yards in each game, passing yards per game, rushing yards in each game, number of points scored, total number of yards allowed etc. All this needs to be considered in professional football handicapping. Another aspect that plays an important role is the strength of the team as it enters the league or the conference season.

Handicapping advantage:
There is a distinct advantage of playing on home field and this is not just valid for football or NFL but also for NBA, MLB and even the small inter college games. For example, in 2003, LSU destroyed Auburn completely by 31-7 and most of this was due to the home crowd advantage. In this game people had laid only 3 ½ points. A similar incident was where Florida State team traveled to Clemson. It was the hot favorite with 17 points but Florida lost in front of a Clemson home crowd of 86,000 voices. So you need to weight the home field advantage before jumping to a conclusion in football handicapping.

Football handicapping and Trends: Every team has its own story and in sports handicapping, you need to also focus on the trend followed by each team. This will lay open each team’s advantages, disadvantages, weaknesses and strengths. Whether it is a college football team or a pro football championship winner, trends, like some teams following a certain pattern in the dying minutes of the game, can prove useful and lead to effective football handicapping. Then there are trends followed by certain coaches who use a particular strategy with only a particular team like the strategy used by Colorado squad coached by Gary Barnett against Texas Tech Red Raiders.

These are the three key areas that will ensure that you are at an advantageous position during football handicapping.

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NFL Americas Game: Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XV $20 In week 6 of the 1980 season- head coach Tom Flores gave Plunkett his chance. From there- he rewarded the team's confidence in him by leading Oakland to Super Bowl XV. There- backed by a renegade defense led by the incredible Lester Hayes- Plunkett won game MVP honors with two touchdown passes to Cliff Branch as Oakland beat the Philadelphia Eagles- 27 to 10. Join NFL Films as they retell the story of the one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history. America's Game uses exclusive interviews with Plunkett- Matt Millen- and Gene Upshaw to recount Oakland's second championship season!

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NFL Americas Game: Washington Redskins Super Bowl XVII $20 The 1982 NFL season wasn't a marathon- it was a sprint. A players' strike reduced a 16-week schedule to nine that season- leaving teams scrambling to reach the playoffs. Most clubs appeared frantic and rusty after the layoff. But the Washington Redskins dominated all comers under head coach Joe Gibbs. Washington hired Gibbs in 1981- and just one season later- had molded the team in his hardnosed image. The offensive line- nicknamed "The Hogs-" was equally adept at blasting holes for fullback John Riggins as they were protecting their Pro Bowl passer- Joe Theismann. Powered up front- Washington muscled through the final stretch and lost only once during the regular season. From there- the postseason was expanded to four rounds and included 16 teams. But while the road to Super Bowl XVII was a unique one- Gibbs' Redskins won the NFL title by sticking with its tried-and-true running game. Led by a big day from Riggins- Washington ran over the Miami Dolphins- 27-17. Join NFL Films as they retell the story of the '82 Redskins- Gibbs' first Super Bowl team. America's Game uses exclusive interviews with Theismann- Russ Grimm- and Rick Walker to reminisce about Washington's championship year.

NFL Americas Game: Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl IX $20 It was perhaps the finest collection of talent in NFL history - and in 1974 nearly no one knew it. For five seasons- Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll had meticulously built the team in his own image - tough and physical. In 1974- he added a draft class that included four future Hall of Famers. By the postseason- the team that would become the decade's best was ready to arrive. The Steelers rose to the top of the football world by upsetting the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX. It would be the first of four world championships in six years. Join NFL Films as they retell the story of the '74 Steelers. America's Game uses exclusive interviews from Andy Russell- Franco Harris- and "Mean" Joe Greene to recount Pittsburgh's rise from obscurity to dynasty.

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NFL Americas Game: Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV $20 They entered Super Bowl IV as 13-point underdogs. But the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs' decisive victory over the Minnesota Vikings put to rest any questions as to whether the fledgling American Football League could compete against the established NFL. It also validated the careers of five future Hall of Fame players and their flamboyant head coach Hank Stram. To become world champions- Kansas City had to overcome more than its share of adversity. Quarterback Len Dawson missed nearly half the season with a knee injury- then was forced to deal with family tragedy and a shocking news story. As told by Len Dawson- Jim Lynch and Willie Lanier- America's Game chronicles the story of the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs from the players' perspective - taking you beyond the headlines of the day and putting you right onto the field. Produced by the Emmy-Award winning team at NFL Films- America's Game is a must-see for any pro football fan. Buy yours today.

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