With one type of football out of the way, it’s time to get back to the football we know and love. , It is now time to focus on the options that are available for college football betting the NFL. One of the more popular online betting options is in regards to division props. I am going to give you my opinion on the AFC North division, and hopefully you can follow my advice to make yourself much money. 1. Baltimore Ravens (12-4) This is going to be a tightly contested division. Baltimore earned their way into the playoffs last season as a wild card, but I see them winning the North this season. A playoff tested team, making a deep run 2 seasons ago, and being the first team to beat the Tom Brady era Patriots in New England in a playoff game, the Ravens got better with key additions in the offseason. Perhaps none is bigger than bringing Anquan Boldin in the fold, bringing a compliment to Derrick Mason, and Joe Flacco his first big play threat. The Ravens defense is going to be solid as usual, especially considering Ed Reed has announced he has decided to return. Baltimore is the team to beat this season. 2. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) With Big Ben set to face a four game suspension to start the season, the Steelers may find themselves in a bit of a bind. However, Byron Leftwich is a proven quarterback who knows how to win games, and Dennis Dixon showed that he can make plays in limited work. Their schedule before Ben returns is not that daunting, in fact, it is not that hard the whole season. The loss of Santonio Holmes hurts the team a lot, but Limus Sweed can step into his role. The Steelers defense is on par with Baltimore’s, always ready to play smash mouth football when needed. Once Ben returns, he is going to be able to get the ball to anybody, and I see Rashard Mendenhall improving. Pittsburgh will fight for a wild card. 3. Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) I expect Cincy to take a step back this season, after surprisingly winning their division last year. They were, however, greatly exposed in the playoffs by the Jets. They did add Antonio Bryant, giving them a deadly combination at wide receiver along with Chad Ochocinco. The running game may struggle, as Cedric Benson will miss some time most likely due to a suspension. The defense is the real issue, with no real additions to make up for a unit that I believe overachieved last season. I think Cincy will be in the hunt this season, but will not have enough to put them over the top. 4. Cleveland Browns (7-9) Mike Holmgren has the Browns in the right direction, although I think it is going to be one or two years until we see this team near the top of the division. However, marked improvement is to come. QB Jake Delhomme should enjoy the change in scenery to Cleveland, and he has two young wideouts that he can try and make into stars. Josh Cribbs is going to give the offense some spark, and the running game looks to be efficient, with Montesto Hardesty being added to late season star Jerome Harrison. The defense may be a surprise, especially the secondary, who added two stars in the draft, Florida QB Joe Haden, and Oregon S TJ Ward. The Browns are going to take Cleveland fans pain over losing LeBron away, just not this season. NFL Betting Pick: Ravens
