NFL Betting Insider – Week 16 Hot or Not

With just one week remaining in the 2009 NFL regular season, pro football betting enthusiasts have only one more week to cash in on a full slate of NFL action before the start of the annual postseason gets underway.

This look at the hottest and coldest ATS teams in the NFL will put devoted football gamblers on the road to making an abundance of winning wagers on all Week 17’s contests while providing some insight on which teams stand the best chance of cover the NFL point spread once the playoffs get underway in les than two weeks.

With a thrilling Monday night matchup getting underway tonight, let me get started.

Hot
These teams have covered the spread at a high rate over their last five games.

Cleveland 5-0 ATS
It may be hard to believe, but it’s true. The Cleveland Browns are the hottest ATS team in all of football. Not only that, but the Browns have won three consecutive games heading into their regular season finale against the Jaguars at home. Cleveland has gone a spotless 6-0 ATS over its last six games and I say they give the Jaguars all they can handle and then some this week, even without the injured Brady Quinn.

Green Bay 5-0 ATS
The Packers are on fire and have a quarterback that is almost as good as any quarterback in the league these days. Green Bay has gone 6-0-1 ATS over the last seven games and looks like a team that’s going to upset someone in the playoffs if you ask me.

NY Jets 4-1 ATS
The J-E-T-S pulled off a shocker to beat Indianapolis in Week 16 and will look to do the same in Week 16 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Carolina 4-1 ATS
The Panthers have beaten the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings in each of the last two weeks whole covering the NFL moneyline in four consecutive games. Maybe it’s me, but I smell another win for the Panthers in their home finale against New Orleans.

Indianapolis 4-1 ATS
The Colts had their five-game winning streak snapped in their Week 16 loss to the Jets and don’t have much to play for in their regular season finale.

Not
These teams have failed to produce a consistent payday for pro football gamblers recently.

Chicago 0-5 ATS
The Bears are a mess. Chicago has gone 0-7 against the spread over its last seven games and doesn’t look like much of a threat to cash in against the Vikings in their Week 16 Monday Night Football matchup.

Tennessee 1-4 ATS
The Titans have taken some ATS losses on the chin recently, but could be a lock to cash in against the Seahawks in their regular season finale.

Pittsburgh 1-4 ATS
Simply put, betting on the Steelers could be dangerous to your mental health and sanity no matter how much you believe in the defending champs. Pittsburgh’s 4-10-1 ATS mark doesn’t look real pretty heading into their regular season finale at Miami.

Cincinnati 1-4 ATS
The Bengals have had a breakout season, but this team just doesn’t possess enough offensive firepower to cover the spread often enough. Cincinnati has gone 1-5 ATS over its last six games and hits the road to face the Jets to close out the 2009 regular season campaign.

Jacksonville 1-4 ATS
The Jaguars have lost three straight games while failing to cover the spread each time out while going 1-5 ATS in their last six games overall. The Jags close out the regular season at Cleveland where they could very well fall again.

New Orleans 1-4 ATS
I knew it was only a matter of time before the saints hit the skids after narrowly escaping with win after win for about a month prior to recording their first loss of the season in Week 15. This team’s potent offense has produced a lot of unrealistic point spreads. The Saints could very well end the regular season on a three-game losing streak as they face their hated division rivals, Carolina, to close out the regular season.

Kansas City 1-4 ATS
K.C. snapped a four-game ATS losing streak in Week 16, but will be hard-pressed to win or cover the spread against a desperate Denver Broncos squad in their regular season finale.