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NFL Pro Bowl - Gambling On Running Back Injuries Hurt AFC Chances vs NFC Superstars

Friday, January 27th, 2012

By  Barry Barger Bookmark and Share
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Pro Bowl Betting Online: There are no slackers obviously on the AFC or NFC even when they have to bring up alternate Pro Bowl stars because of injuries or Super Bowl commitments.

The AFC Running Backs lost a big fish that will be tough to make up when Ray Rice wasn’t able to make it, but when it comes to the NFL Pro Bowl, Gambling on an injury doesn’t make sense.

Maurice Jones Drew

MJD was a consistent wrecking machine for the as a bright light in a dark bar for the Jacksonville Jaguars leading the NFL easily in rushing yards with 1,606. His second half of the season was huge with 31 of his 43 receptions, no fumbles and rushing yards from 85-169 yards in those last eight games. It sounds as if he has a bunch left in the tank and is ready to put a stamp on this season against the NFL’s best.

Ryan Mathews

The AFC running backs are not very deep as demonstrated in Ryan Mathews being selected after Ray Rice couldn’t commit. That’s a shame, because seeing these two bulldozers, MJD and Ryan Mathews coming at the NFC would have been a treat for us giving the AFC Conference a better chance to win.

Willis McGahee

Arian Foster from the Houston Texans had to bow out so that Willis McGahee would get his shot at Pro Bowl glory for the Denver Broncos. He is a big part of Denver’s run to the NFL Playoffs being a consistent 100-yard rusher almost every week with Tim Tebow getting most of the glory. He is proud and will want to try and impress in Hawaii for the NFL Pro Bowl Gambling dollars on the AFC.

Vonta Leach

If you don’t recognize this name, this is the fullback blasting linebackers and lineman so the Baltimore Ravens’ Ray Rice could fire into the secondary and catch so many short passes. He will be helping out that same build when he starts the game with Maurice Jones Drew.

The names on this NFC Conference Running Backs list are REALLY impressive from this year. They are the stud running backs I didn’t get in Fantasy Football but seemed to be on all the teams that kept me from making the playoffs this year. Enough about me!

LeSean McCoy

The Philadelphia Eagles have what many (including yours truly) considered the top running back all-around in the NFL this year. He ranked fourth in the NFL with 1,309 rushing yards and led with 17 rushing touchdowns. He’s going to be deadly out of the backfield in Honolulu, Hawaii both running and where he is even more deadly sometimes, out of the backfield from guess who…Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees. This is going to be SICK (urban dictionary’s definition.)

Matt Forte

The NFC has another guy that wants to show off and prove he is tip-top after being injured week 13 and having to sit closing out the season. The Chicago Bears are going to have to pay this man, who is another double deep threat running and receiving like number 1 McCoy. The AFC is in for a loooong day on defense, and so is anyone who bet them in NFL Pro Bowl Gambling

Marshawn Lynch

Frank Gore pulls out of the Pro Bowl late to give the deserving Marshawn Lynch a shot to show Hawaii what Beast mode is all about. He got stronger the second half of the season which would be hard not to give to him as the best running back performance. Seeing as he was as strong as the Beast he plays on TV, I expect him to possibly add on to what should already be a big lead when he gets in.

Michael Robinson

I’m sure Robinson is jazzed to have the teammate he opened holes for at Seattle get in late as an alternate. Green Bay’s John Kuhn is injured, so he had to give up the fullback spot to Sweeper in Seattle.

The AFC seems to be inferior in both the QB and RB positions in this year’s NFL Pro Bowl. It’s not that they have less than great players. It’s just that the NFC has Superstars everywhere.

LeSean McCoy and Matt Forte have to be about the dream of the dream to have 1-2 in your backfield. MJD is great for the AFC, but after that it is not up to NFC par.

This is fairly simple for you NFL Pro Bowl Gambling junkies like me, so get your mobile device out, laptop or phone and access your BookMaker account so you can bet the superior team on both quarterback and running back matchups, NFC -4 points for finally a good Pro Bowl game.

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