Redskins Betting Prediction
(8-8, 6-8-2 Against the Spread): +1900 to win Super Bowl XLIV
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Last season, the Redskins started out on fire. They went 6-2 (5-3 Against the spread) in the first eight weeks of the season before the bottom fell out. The team covered the spread just once in the final eight games of the year. Bettors should expect the same from Washington in 2009.
The Skins open the season with games against St. Louis, Detroit, Tampa Bay and Kansas City. A healthy offense and defense should be able to cover the spread in those contests. However, following the Week 8 bye, Washington stares down a daunting schedule. And as the Sundays get colder, expect this injury-prone roster to fall apart and provide great play-against value.
Redskins Strength:
The heart and soul of the Redskins is RB Clinton Portis. Whether it is his wacky interview antics or his performances on the field, Washington's success starts with No. 26. Last season, Portis put up monster numbers, totaling more than 1,400 yards on the ground and nine touchdowns.
Like in past years, Portis was slowed by injuries and struggled in the final weeks of the schedule, rushing for just 281 yards in the last five games. But as long as he can still put one leg in front of the other, Portis will be on the field Sundays.
On the other side of the ball, the Redskins are building on a very impressive season. The defense allowed the fourth-fewest yards and sixth-fewest points against in the NFL. The line got a facelift this off season, losing Jason Taylor and Demetric Evans, but the Skins brought in high-priced DT Albert Hanyesworth and drafted DE Brian Orakpo out of Texas. In the secondary, Washington returns CB's DeAngelo Hall and Carlos Rogers as well as budding star LaRon Landry and Chris Horton at safety.
Redskins Weakness:
Jason Campbell seems like the odd man out among NFC East quarterbacks. The fourth-year play caller was solid in his first year in coach Jim Zorn's west-coast offense and should improve with more familiarity. However, Campbell seems to lack the leadership skills of his divisional counterparts and crumbled in the second half of 2008.
Not helping things is Washington's declining receiving corps. Santana Moss and Antwaan Randle El are getting older and have a tough time against bigger, stronger secondaries. They combined for over 1,600 yards through the air but scored just 10 times last season. Even standout TE Chris Cooley struggled to produce last season. He reeled in 849 yards receiving but scored just once after finding pay dirt eight times in 2007.
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