19 NFL facts from Vegas: For amusement purposes only

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER RJ Bell of Pregame.com sends out these Vegas nuggets as another big football weekend approaches: 19 NFL Facts from Vegas Browns: First time favored this season. Only second time favored on road since 2007. Browns: Teams favored week after playing Mike Tomlin’s Steelers: 11-31 against the spread Buccs: Only team to win 8 times against the spread this season Buccs: Yielding 315 yards per game against the pass. No team in NFL history has given up more than 300 yards passing per game on the season. Colts: Andrew Luck on the road: 4 touchdowns, 10 interceptions. Cowboys at home: covered only 2 of last 14 games ATS Cowboys: The Underdog in Dallas games has covered 72% of the time (last three seasons). Dolphins: Road team in Miami games has covered 50 of last 75 games. Eagles: First time double digit underdogs since 2007. Eagles: Away underdogs in NFC East match-ups have covered 20 of 27 games ATS. Eagles: Covered only ONCE this entire season. Jags: Road team in Jacksonville games has covered 10 of 11 this season. Packers: Last week’s 28 point loss to Giants was the worst loss for Green Bay since 2007. Rams: Jeff Fisher as an underdog has covered 61% of games in his coaching career. Raiders: Fallen short of the point spread by a combined 101 points this season. Seahawks: By simply playing ON Seattle at home, and AGAINST on the road, you would have won 64% of games against the spread since 2002. Steelers: First time since 2009 Steelers have lost TWO straight games. Steelers (last 4 seasons): With Troy Polamalu: 28-9 SU Without Troy Polamalu: 11-11 SU Texans: Covered 17 of 21 with Schaub as quarterback *** CFB Projected BCS Point Spread: Alabama favored by 10-points over Notre Dame Alabama vs. Notre Dame would be the biggest bet CFB game IN HISTORY with an estimated $2 BILLION wagered worldwide! This week is the 40th STRAIGHT game overall Alabama is favored! Notre Dame was 50 to 1 to win BCS Title before the season. Vegas Ranks 11 teams equal to or better than Notre Dame. Projected Hypothetical Undefeated Match-Up: Alabama favored by 14-points over Ohio State Vegas Ranks 14 teams better than Ohio State. Baylor vs. Oklahoma State has 87 projected points – that’s the BIGGEST over/under in recorded point spread history.