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Week 17 of the 2010 Nfl sports betting regular season puts the Panthers on the road to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. It is the bottom of the National Football Conference South vs the top of the AFC North. The Steelers are holding tight to their 10-4-0 record as the regular season rapidly comes to a close and the playoff nerves are about to kick in. The Panthers alternatively don’t have an excessive amount of to lose with their 2-12-0 record arriving into this Thursday night’s match.

Sports book lists the Steelers as the minus 14 point favorites to win at home this week, with the total over under at 37. In recent Steelers news, it is looking good that they’re going to have tight end Heath Miller back on the field this Thursday. Miller, hurt Dec. 5 in Baltimore, was expected to return for Sunday’s competition against the Jets, but developed post-concussion headaches and was hosted out. His replacement, Matt Spaeth, caught a touchdown pass throughout Pittsburgh’s 22-17 loss. Miller was hurt on a helmet hit by the Ravens’ Jameel McClain, who was fined $40,000 by football. Defensive end Aaron Smith (torn triceps) is being fitted with a shoulder brace so he can resume practicing, although coach Mike Tomlin did not say Monday when that could be. The Steelers practice simply once this week. Smith has not performed since being wounded Oct. 24 in Miami.

As for the Panthers, they are arriving off one of just 2 wins this year, last weekend versus the Cardinals. Carolina is the worst squad in the nfl at 2-12 but they did get their second win of the year last week at home vs Arizona.  There isn’t much to like about Carolina but maybe their defense can keep this game respectable which is all it will take to cover the spread.  The Panthers do have a defense that is close to the leading 10 in the nfl so they’re effective at keeping the score down.  The difficulty for Carolina is that they have a rotten offense.  Jimmy Clausen is not an outstanding Nfl qb and even in last week’s win most of the scoring came from kicker John Kasay.  The Carolina Panthers do have Jonathan Stewart who can run the ball efficiently but racing vs the Pittsburgh steelers will not be simple. Panthers renowned the end of a seven-game losing streak with a hard-to-watch, but pretty gratifying 19-12 win over the punchless Cardinals. With only 218 total yards, the Cardinals struggled to move the ball the whole game. But Larry Fitzgerald managed to have his greatest day of the year as the receiver, he went over the century mark for merely the second time this year. The Carolina Panthers could be on a winning high at the time, but even so it’s definitely not destined to be enough to battle against the toughest defense they have yet to face this season in sports betting.

The Chicago Bears go to Miami to face the Dolphins in week 11. The Miami Dolphins have recently signed veteran quarterback Patrick Ramsey, to try and support improve their lineup. They’re arriving from a huge win and their greatest point total of the year last weekend, when they defeat the Titans 29-17. The Chicago Bears will attempt to stage a comeback in the second half of the year as they travel to Miami to battle against the Miami Dolphins Thursday evening November 18. The Chicago Bears need to work on their offensive line in the NFL Draft for 2011 due to the fact this team in front of Jay Cutler has been nonexistent for the 2010 NFL year. Cutler has either been on his back or racing for his life all year long when betting on football.

The Miami Dolphins permitted on Chad Henne and returned to Chad Pennington. Then Pennington left the competition against the Titans with what seemed like a separated shoulder and Henne was additionally injured. Enter the one and only Tyler Thigpen to come to the rescue in free online betting. The Titans defense was excellent at knocking out qbs but not preventing the Miami Dolphins offense.

The Chicago Bears now have sole possession of 1st place in the NFC North. The Bears one time again had trouble to run the ball however they did appear better on the offensive line versus the Vikings.

The Dolphins defense has been strong this year. They have given up just over one hundred yards per game on the ground and just over 200 yards per game through the air. The defense is anchored by Karlos Dansby who’s been stable yet not impressive in the middle of the field. Dansby has become active as a run stopper and splitting up underneath passing routes.

The Bears offense has been uninspiring this year under the guidance of Mike Martz. Martz could be an amazing offensive mind yet if the offensive line doesn’t keep the defense down it does not mean much. Matt Forte has displayed some promise this year but he has been missing in action the last few games. Forte is an excellent pass catching back from the back field but can’t get entangled in a sustained running attack. The Dolphins defense has the slight edge over the Chicago Bears offense.

The Bears defense has been their savior this year. The return of Brian Urlacher and inclusion of Julius Peppers on the defensive line are making the Bears defense one of the top 3 or four defenses in football. The front line flushes the qbs from the pocket and the linebackers clean them up on the outside.

Brandon Marshall has been under used by the Dolphins offense this season, Chad Pennington being the number 1 qb ought to be in good shape for this game. It’ll be his 2nd full week dealing with the # 1 offense and he should be in great form. The wild cat run by Ronnie Brown continues to be the Dolphins bread and butter play but Pennington could bring an added dimension. The Chicago Bears defense has the advantage over the Miami Dolphins offense.

The Dolphins are the negative 1.5 point favorites with the total over under at 39.5.

Ed McMahon believes the weight concessions Astrophysical Jet receives in Thursday’s Audi King George Stakes at Goodwood could prove vital.

The three-year-old filly finally lived up to her home reputation when waltzing away with a handicap at Newmarket’s July meeting.

“I’ve always held her in high regard and because she’s rated 101 now there’s a lack of opportunities so while we haven’t been backed into a corner, I thought we may as well take a chance. Because of the weight-for-age and fillies’ allowance she’s getting a good deal of weight off most of the field,” said McMahon.

“We don’t know if the track will suit, the stiff five at Newmarket seemed to, but this is a completely different race. She’s going from a handicap up to a Group Two but it was the way she did it.

“The Group Two sprinters are all much of a muchness and I think it is horses like her which are unexposed that are harder to put a line through.”