Yahoo Vs ESPN Fantasy Football

The NFL football season is close and every football fan knows its time to do their research because NFL Fantasy Football is more important then school ever was (or is). Every year the debate is where to host your fantasy football league, do you go with Yahoo or are you loyal to ESPN because you can’t seem to avoid the ads they constantly show. We will be comparing the free options because no one wants to pay anything to the companies when that money should go to the winner of the league.

Here are the facts:

Yahoo Fantasy Football
Pros-

• Clean Interface
• Free Real Time StatTracker (about time)
• Track multiple leagues
• Records of past fantasy football seasons (keep your dynasty going)
• Smacktalk (Let everyone know why LT can’t score a TD last season…disaster 1st pick)

Cons -

• Have to reserve a draft time ahead of time (so that means planning…)

ESPN Fantasy Football
Pros-

• Free Real Time Scoring
• “Expert” Advice and Analysis
• Mock Drafts (Practice makes perfect)
• Telephone Support Line (1-888-549-ESPN…we know your going use it so we saved you some time looking it up)
• Replace inactive managers (there is always 1)

Cons -

• Can’t have decimals past the tenth place for scoring (yea…its nit picky)

2009 NFL Futures Odds

Ahhhh…the sweet stench of the sportsbook. Must mean Fall is around the corner and with it the start of another NFL season. We even have Week #1 lines. But, really, that’s just our Methadone. Just a little taste to keep us from violent withdrawals (read: betting on horseracing onilne…don’t tell me you haven’t been there). The only real NFL fix we can get our hands on between now and Labor Day are Futures. Futures are the most honest bet in sports. You really think your team has a shot? Ok, how much are you willing to drop on them winning it all? You might hate your archrival, but do you hate them enough not to bet on them to take the division when you know they will?

So, let’s see what the bookmakers think of your team’s chances in 2009

2009 NFL Futures Odds Highlights

• Tom Brady’s return has the Patriots out front at 4/1 to win the Super Bowl
• Only the Lions can make 100/1 seem like poor value
• The defending champion Steelers are expected to challenge for the title again at 10-1
• The runner-up Cardinals not-so-much at 30/1
• Bookmakers are predicting Jay Cutler’s arrival in Chicago will give the Bears a shot in the arm as they are 12/1 to win it all

To Win the Super Bowl

Top 5

Patriots – 4/1

Chargers – 10/1

Steelers – 10/1

Eagles – 12/1

Bears – 12/1

Bottom 5

Raiders – 100/1

Lions – 100/1

Buccaneers – 100/1

Rams – 100/1

Chiefs – 75/1

To Win the NFC West

Cardinals – 7/5

Seahawks – 8/5

49ers – 13/5

Rams – 10/1

To Win the NFC East

Giants – 8/5

Eagles – 9/5

Cowboys – 11/4

Redskins – 5/1

To Win the NFC South

Saints – 8/5

Falcons – 2/1

Panthers – 9/4

Buccaneers – 6/1

To Win the NFC North

Vikings – 8/5

Bears – 8/5

Packers – 2/1

Lions – 12/1

To Win the AFC West

Chargers – 2/9

Broncos – 6/1

Raiders – 8/1

Chiefs – 9/1

To Win the AFC East

Patriots – 1/6

Bills – 8/1

Jets – 8/1

Dolphins – 10/1

To Win the AFC South

Colts – 7/5

Jaguars – 9/4

Titans – 7/2

Texans – 7/2

To Win the AFC North

Steelers – 2/5

Ravens – 3/1

Bengals – 6/1

Browns – 14/1

2009 NFL MVP

Tom Brady – 4/1

Peyton Manning – 4/1

Adrian Peterson – 7/1

Drew Brees – 8/1

Donovan McNabb – 10/1