Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The Miami Dolphins will hit the highway in AFC East division play when they take on the Buffalo Bills in an NFL game on Sunday afternoon. Kick off time in Buffalo is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with regional television coverage provided by CBS. The LVSC NFL odds makers have opened the line in this game and the road team Miami Dolphins opened as 4 point favorites with the over under coming in at 39 ½. The early money from the NFL betting public has come in on the home underdog Buffalo Bills, as the Miami Dolphins are currently a 3-point favorite. The total has seen movement in the betting towards the over, as the over under is currently lined at 40. NFL money line gamblers can make a play on the favored Miami Dolphins at –175 with the home underdog Buffalo Bills returning +155 to win without the point on their side.
When Buffalo and Miami met for the first time this season it was Miami routing Buffalo 38-10 as a 2 point home favorite. The Dolphins were able to run all over the Bills defense for 250 yards in victory. The Dolphins held a +3 turnover margin in the game as the Bills coughed up the ball three times in defeat. The Dolphins are winners of two straight to knot their record at 5-5 on the season. They are coming off a 24-17 road win at Carolina on Thursday Night Football a week ago Thursday. With Ronnie Brown out for the season it was Ricky Williams who ran for 119 yards on 22 carries for a 5.4 yards a carry average and two touchdowns. The veteran running back is having a good season as he is averaging 5.3 yards a carry. Starting quarterback Chad Henne made his first start against Buffalo in their week 4 meeting so the Bills will see the second year pro for the second time this season. Henne is hitting on 58% of his passes for 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Henne has thrown only 3 touchdown passes over his past 5 games. Defensively Miami gives up 24 points per game and that’s attributed to a very poor secondary. Miami gives up 236 yards per game through the air and a very poor 12.9 yards per completed catch against their defense ranking 32nd and last in the NFL. Buffalo is having a miserable season at 3-7 on the year. They are coming off an 18-15 loss at Jacksonville a week ago. Buffalo has struggled big time for points as they have averaged just 13 points per game over their past 7 games. With starting quarterback Trent Edwards sidelined with the effects of a concussion it has been Ryan Fitzpatrick once again leading a team sidelined by a starting quarterback. And much like last year when he relieved an injured Carson Palmer at Cincinnati, Fitzpatrick has just been a miserable leader for his offense. The much-maligned Fitzpatrick is hitting on just 51% of his passes with 3 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Fred Jackson has been the leading ball carrier for the Bills with a 4.1 yards a carry average. Buffalo is the 31st worst rush defense in the league allowing 166 yards per game and a 4.9 yards per rush against average.
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NFL Trend: Buffalo Bills are 8-3 ATS in their past 11 meetings
The Wagerline consensus has 74.7% of the NFL bettors on Miami -3
The Wagerline consensus has 52.9% the NFL bettors playing under 40
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