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By Stephen Nover of Covers Experts

Several Las Vegas casinos have put up a ‘yes/no’ prop bet on the New England Patriots going undefeated. Maybe some should post a ‘yes/no’ prop on the Miami Dolphins winning a game.

The 0-5 Dolphins still must face the Patriots twice along with home games against the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens and road contests versus the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers.

How bad are the Dolphins? They are 5-point underdogs at some places against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns haven’t been this big of a favorite since 2003.

“You never want to lay a lot of points with Cleveland,” said Mike Seba, senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.

Ronnie Brown has accounted for 571 yards rushing and receiving for Miami the past three games. Brown, though, has been the Dolphins’ only effective weapon. Trent Green hasn’t been able to do anything behind Miami’s porous offensive line and now won’t be in action for a while after suffering a serious concussion last week against the Texans. He’ll be replaced by Cleo Lemon.

“There’s no drop-off from Green to Lemon,” Seba said. “Green hadn’t done a thing.”

Despite ranking second-to-last in time of possession, the Browns have managed to average 25.2 points. Quarterback Derek Anderson has displayed a big arm and has several good receiving targets. The Browns, however, rank among the bottom two teams in yardage allowed at 424.4 and are surrendering an average of 30.4 points, which ranks them among the four worst.

“I think 4 ½ is the right number,” Seba said about the Dolphins-Browns matchup. “If you can catch more than four points with Miami, you might want to take it.”

Seba is high on Chicago, recommending the Bears to be 7-point home favorites against Minnesota. The Bears have won and covered their last six home games versus the Vikings. The line was fluctuating from Bears minus 5 to minus 6 early in the week.

“I’d be very nervous to take the Vikings at less than a touchdown,” Seba said. “The Bears are getting their confidence back and this is a must-win home game for them. I think seven is the number, although I don’t think it will reach seven. The Bears are on the upswing.”

Seba is surprised Baltimore is a double-digit favorite hosting St. Louis. Yes, the Rams are banged-up and probably will be starting 36-year-old Gus Frerotte again, but Baltimore’s average victory margin is four points.

The Ravens, along with the Denver Broncos, have the worst pointspread mark in the NFL at 0-5. The New Orleans Saints are next at 0-4.

“I made it (the opening line) Ravens 7 ½,” Seba said. “We (LVSC) sent it out 9 ½. I’ve seen it higher offshore. I think double-digits is way too high of a line for Baltimore. When the Ravens win, they win close. There’s no way in the world I’d lay 10 with the Ravens. They just don’t score.”

Baltimore had to play with a makeshift offensive line because of injuries during its 9-7 victory last Sunday against San Francisco. The combination of bad offensive line play, a nagging groin injury and advance age have taken a major toll on Ravens quarterback Steve McNair. His accuracy is off and he rarely throws downfield anymore.

The season-ending elbow injury to Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme has caused several adjustments. The LVSC oddsmakers raised the Panthers’ chances of winning the NFC from 12-1 to 18-1. Delhomme’s status also caused a change in this week’s betting line. The Arizona Cardinals are minus 5 ½ hosting the Panthers.

“We made a three-point adjustment for Delhomme being out,” Seba said about the Panthers-Cardinals line.

The Cardinals won’t have Matt Leinart, who suffered a broken collarbone. The drop from Leinart to backup Kurt Warner is just half-a-point, Seba said. Some might believe Warner is even an upgrade on Leinart, who hasn’t looked good playing for first-year Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt.

The LVSC linesmakers sent out New York Giants minus 3 against Atlanta in the Monday night game.

“It’s probably going to close 3 ½,” Seba said.

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