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NFL commentators and writers must be running out of adjectives to praise the Houston Texans with. We will simply put it that they are the best team in the NFL and are deserved favourites for Superbowl success (9/2-bet365). The Texans, along with the Falcons (15/2-BetVictor), have won all their games so far this season. Other teams fancied to go well are the San Francisco 49ers (11/2-general) who have hammered New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills in recent weeks putting behind them a shock loss to the Minnesota Vikings. New England have been cut to 57/10 (pinnacle) after the Patriots beat Denver to put their record to 3-2.

In terms of winning the AFC Conference it is the Texans who are 37/19 (pinnacle) favourites ahead of the Patriots at 5/2 (paddy Power) and the Ravens at 22/5 (Pinnacle). Those looking for a team at a slightly bigger price could be interested in the Steelers at 12/1 (sportingbet/Stan James/william hill). Victory over the Eagles at the weekend boosted their record to 2-2 and could prove to be a turning point. With key players coming back from injury over the next few weeks the Steelers look worth a small investment. Over in the NFC Conference it is San Francisco who head the betting at 13/5 (Pinnacle) just over the Atlanta Falcons at 7/2 (BWin). I can not argue with these prices as these two are clearly the best two sides. Those who think Green Bay can bounce back from a slow start can get them at 8/1 (general) which is not the worst bet while Chicago are also 8/1 (ladbrokes/william hill). The best value is the New York Giants at 10/1 (william hill) who if they can defeat the 49ers at the weekend could come right down in price. The Giants are 3-2 at the moment and are just a missed field goal (against the Eagles) away from 4-1. New York are third in passing yards and seemed last weekend to have added a running game to their offence.

The Thursday night games sees Pittsburgh at Tennessee. Despite being away from home the Steelers are the favourites at 5/12 (paddy Power/ladbrokes). These sides have met ten times since 2001 with the Steelers leading the head-to-head record 6-4 including victories in the last three. The Titans are having a terrible year with a 1-4 record and are 9/4 (Stan James/pinnacle) for victory here though they will be heartened by the fact that the Steelers have won just two of nine meetings since the franchise moved from Houston to Tennessee. Those who fancy the Steelers to do well here will be tempted to take them to cover the six point margin on the handicap. When the Titans lose they tend to do so big time suffering blowout losses to Houston, New England, Minnesota and San Diego this season. Those looking for a scorer bet will see that the First Touchdown market is headed by Rashard Mendenhall at 6/1 (ladbrokes) who grabbed two touchdowns last week. Those looking for a bet on the game can do worse than take that price or the 5/6 (ladbrokes) that he scores anytime. The Running Back is up against a Titans defence that ranks in the bottom eight in opposing passing yards and opposing rushing yards allowed. It might also be worth having a small interest on tight end Jared Cook to grab a touchdown at anytime which is 2/1 (paddy power). The Steelers have a few key injuries in their defence and have allowed a tight end to score in three out of four weeks this season.

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