Football Betting

The AFC North has been well known as the most physically demanding divisions in the National Football League. Sportsbooks have been making money off their games for years. It’s the rivalry involved – no matter who’s playing whom in the AFC North, it’s a big time rivalry game.

Let’s be honest, the division had been dominated of late by two of the NFL’s best teams – the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pittsburgh has won the Super Bowl 6 times and played for 7 last year. They lost to Green Bay, but the Steelers have had a lot of success. Pittsburgh was 12-4 last year, 10-6 ATS. The team is getting older, no doubt, but it’s hard to argue against their chances at yet another playoff birth.

The Baltimore Ravens were also 12-4 overall, a little worse than Pittsburgh against the spread, 8-7-1. Baltimore doesn’t have age on their side, either – but offensively they have some young guys maturing at the right time and a good group of veterans like Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, and Terrell Suggs leading their defense.

The Bengals haven’t impressed much over their existence, and last year was no different. They lost many close games, and just being part of the franchise has driven Carson Palmer to an early retirement. The Bengals were 4-12 last season, but 7-9 ATS, giving sports betting types hope. They have gotten much younger and improving on those numbers looks like quite the task.

Finally the Browns. They’re in a better spot than Cincinnati, or so it seems. They have young pieces that had time to grown last season. That’s why they were 5-11 straight up and against the spread. They should be a couple games better this year, and possibly hop over .500 ATS.