Sunday January 2nd, 2011 is a huge day for the NFL betting world, as it marks the end of the regular season. Week 17 also marks the biggest game of the football betting season, as the NFC West division crown will be decided. In a year where Wild Card teams will have 10 or more wins, the NFC West is the one division where teams with a losing record, will qualify.
On Sunday, the NFC West will be decided the right way, as the game featuring the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks will literally be for the NFC West division crown. The games scenario works in a twofold manner. In one scenario, if the St. Louis Rams win the game outright or tie, they will finish the season with an eight and eight record, which will be good enough to win the division.
On the contrary however, the six and nine Seattle Seahawks who were legitimately destroyed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week only have to win the game against St. Louis to win the division. Although the win would give the Seahawks and Rams identical records of seven wins and nine losses, the Seahawks own the tiebreaker game, which in effect would give them the division crown.
Regardless of the outcome on Sunday, the winner of the game will appear as the sacrificial lamb to the second place NFC South squad, the New Orleans Saints or Atlanta Falcons. Whoever loses out on the NFC South, will still finish the season with a 12 and five record, and even though they will be the Wild Card team, will still be an over whelming favorite on the betting line.
However, with that said, we feel that the St. Louis Rams should win the NFC West Division, as they are a relatively healthy team in comparison to the Seahawks. What’s more, the Rams have given both the Saints and Falcons a run for their money, and perhaps stand the best chance at winning the Wild Card game.
