Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Denver Broncos will travel for a Christmas Eve NFL pro football game against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday afternoon.
This week sixteen NFL game will begin from Buffalo at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The betting odds opened up in this NFL game with the road team Denver Broncos favored by –2 points with an over under of 42 points.
The early money from the NFL wagering public has come in on the side of the road team as the Denver Broncos are now favored by -3 points.
The over under has seen movement towards the over as the game is now lined at 43 points.
Those betting the favored Denver Broncos on the money line will lay –155 odds with the underdog Buffalo Bills bringing back +135 odds to post the straight up win with no points on their side.
These two NFL teams will meet on Christmas Eve on Saturday for the first time since week sixteen in the 2008 season where the Buffalo Bills earned the 30-23 road win at the Denver Broncos as a +6 point underdog.
The total went over the closing number of 46 ½ points.
For Buffalo under center in the win it was Trent Edwards who had a touchdown pass with 193 yards throwing.
Running back Fred Jackson chipped in with a touchdown run with 43 yards on the ground.
The Broncos wasted an effort from quarterback Jay Cutler who had two touchdown passes with a pick on 359 yards passing.
Brandon Marshall was a favorite target of Cutler as the receiver had 129 receiving yards in a losing cause.
The Denver Broncos will travel to cold Buffalo with a record of 8-6 on the year. The team is 5-2 on the road.
Denver averages 20 points and 322 yards per game with 163 coming on the ground for 5.0 yards a rush.
Defensively the Broncos allow 24 points and 363 yards a game. Their opponents run for 4.1 yards against them for yards per rush against average.
The Broncos are coming off the 41-23 home defeat to the New England Patriots last week as a +7 point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing line of 47 ½ points.
The Broncos blew a 16-7 second half lead in defeat.
Denver amassed 393 offensive yards with 252 yards rushing on 31 carries.
The team allowed four sacks and scored two touchdowns in their three red zone tries.
The Broncos committed three turnovers and took none away from New England.
Quarterback Tim Tebow completed 11 of 22 passes for 194 yards. Tebow had 12 rushes for 93 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
Willis McGahee ran for 70 yards on seven carries.
Lance Ball on 11 carries had 64 yards and a touchdown run. Out of the backfield Ball caught two passes for 41 yards.
Demaryius Thomas led Denver with seven receptions for 116 yards.
Eric Decker had a 22 yard reception.
Matthew Willis chipped in with a grab for 15 yards.
Denver allowed New England 451 yards of offense with 141 yards rushing on 36 carries.
The Broncos had two sacks and gave up four red zone touchdowns on the Patriots in their six trips inside the twenty.
The Buffalo Bills enter play in this week 16 game on Christmas Eve with Denver with an overall record of 5-9 on the 2011 year. The team is 4-3 at home.
Buffalo averages 22 points 347 yards a game with 117yards with coming from their ground game for 4.8 yards per gain.
On defense the Bills give up 369 yards with 26 points a game. Teams run for 139 yards against them for 4.8 yards per rush against average.
Buffalo Bills have lost seven straight games.
Buffalo is coming off the week fifteen 30-23 home defeat to AFC east rival the Miami Dolphins as a +1 point underdog.
The total landed over the closing total of 42 ½ points.
Buffalo amassed 404 yards of offense with 113 yards rushing on 19 carries.
The team allowed three sacks and scored two touchdowns in four red zone opportunities.
The Bills committed three turnovers and took three away from Miami.
Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 31 of 47 passes for 316 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
Running back C.J. Spiller had 12 rushes for 91 yards and a touchdown rushing. Out of the backfield Spiller had nine receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Tashard Choice on five carries had 15 yards. Choice caught three passes for 41 yards.
Steve Johnson led the Bills with five receptions for 82 yards.
David Nelson caught six passes for 60 yards.
Derek Hagan had a touchdown reception to go with his two grabs for 12 yards.
Buffalo allowed Miami 453 yards of offense with 254 yards rushing on 38 carries.
The Bills had two sacks and allowed no Dolphins touchdowns in four tries in the red zone.
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NFL Trend: Buffalo Bills are 1-6 ATS in their past seven games.
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