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Betting Guide – Betting Line – AFC vs. NFC : The premise of the 2010 Pro Bowl, to be played on Sunday night at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, is no different than the 2009 version of the exhibition or any of the other 38 installments of the AFC-NFC all-star game. At the same time, the 40th version of the Pro Bowl is something of an experiment on this occasion.

The timing of the game, a week prior to the Super Bowl as opposed to the week after, is the first major alteration. The thought on the part of the league was that the Pro Bowl could be a sort of kickoff for Super Bowl week, as opposed to the veritable afterthought it has been in the past.

The downside, of course, is that no members of the Colts or Saints, who will meet in Super Bowl XLIV at the same site in a week’s time, will be available to play. That fact will sap the contest of a total of 14 players from those teams, while the new window undoubtedly impacted the sending of regrets by 21 other players who were named to the Pro Bowl but begged off due to injuries.

Also of note for the 2010 Pro Bowl is the site, which for the first time in 31 years will be somewhere other than Honolulu, HI. Not since the 1978 season has the game been played somewhere other than the 50th state, though the game is slated to return to Hawaii for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

San Diego head coach Norv Turner and Dallas head man Wade Phillips will guide the AFC and NFC squads, respectively, after watching their teams fall in the divisional round of the postseason. This is also a break from tradition, as coaches from the Championship round runners-up had previously guided the two sides.

NFC OFFENSE VS. AFC DEFENSE

With the Saints’ Drew Brees and Vikings’ Brett Favre unavailable to play on Sunday, the NFC offense will be guided by quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers of the Packers, Donovan McNabb (3553 passing yards, 22 TD, 10 INT) of the Eagles, and Tony Romo (4483 passing yards, 26 TD, 9 INT) of the Cowboys. Rodgers, who threw for 4,434 yards and 30 touchdowns against just seven interceptions while leading Green Bay to a playoff berth in 2009, will be making his first appearance in the game. The receiving corps will include the Eagles’ DeSean Jackson (63 receptions, 9 TD) and Cowboys’ Miles Austin (81 receptions, 11 TD), both of whom are expected to start, with the 49ers’ Vernon Davis (78 receptions, 13 TD) getting the start at the tight end spot. The Vikings’ Adrian Peterson (1383 rushing yards, 18 TD) is expected to open in the backfield one week after his fumble-laden performance in the NFC Championship. The offensive line will be led by Minnesota guard Steve Hutchinson, who makes his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl appearance.

With would-be starting ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis of the Colts both unavailable due to their Super Bowl commitment, Mario Williams (38 tackles, 9 sacks) of the Texans and Kyle Vanden Bosch (44 tackles, 3 sacks) of the Titans will get the first crack at Rodgers and the AFC quarterbacks. Broncos outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil (41 tackles, 17 sacks), who led the NFL in sacks in 2009, will also be involved. On the back end, a star-studded secondary paced by perhaps the league’s top three cornerbacks – the Jets’ Darrelle Revis (49 tackles, 6 INT), Raiders’ Nnamdi Asomugha (29 tackles, 1 INT) and Broncos’ Champ Bailey (61 tackles, 3 INT) – along with starting strong safety Brian Dawkins (95 tackles, 2 INT) of Denver, will focus on slowing the AFC receivers. Bailey makes his ninth Pro Bowl appearance, and Dawkins his eighth. Among those seeking to slow Peterson and the backs are Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (30 tackles, 1.5 sacks) and his teammate, linebacker Ray Lewis (104 tackles, 3 INT). Lewis, who played collegiately at University of Miami, will be playing in his 11th Pro Bowl, and fourth consecutive.

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