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The NFL Over/Under lines are out for 2017 Parris Campbell Jersey , making now the best time to place your bets. Over in the AFC North we find multiple playoff teams and no sure thing.NFL minicamps have opened. OTAs and training camps are getting underway. We are officially out of the offseason and into the preseason. With that, it is time to speculate wildly on everything from depth charts to position battles to standings to signings.<style>.theiaPostSlider_nav._lower {display: none !important}</style>Article continues below ...Related Story: NFL Over/Unders 2017, Best Picks AFC EastWe debated quarterback battles in Cleveland and Chicago, as well as Cincinnati‘s running back battle. But the 2017 NFL Over Under lines are out, meaning its time to make your bets with our best picks. Based on opening Over/Unders(per Westgate Las Vegas, via ESPN), we have an idea of how each division is expected to finish. Vegas isn’t always correct with its assessment though. There are flaws to exploit in its projections. Next up is the AFC North where there are no sure things.Two brothers from New York, Dan Salem and Todd Salem, discuss the 2017 NFL Over Under lines in today’s NFL Sports Debate.AFC North Over/UndersPittsburgh Steelers 10.5 winsBaltimore Ravens 9 winsCincinnati Bengals 8.5 winsCleveland Browns 4.5 winsVerdictTodd Salem: Let’s just get this out of the way. The Browns’ number is too high. Vegas is looking for equal action on both sides of a wager. I can’t imagine the people who think Cleveland is going to go 5-11 or better this season.Their offense is an absolute mess at nearly every skill position. Maybe the revamped offensive line can lead to a good Isaiah Crowell season, but that is more useful for fantasy football than real life. The team got worse at wide receiver and tight end, at least for the short-term. And with this spread, all we care about is short-term. There is officially legit talent on the Browns defense http://www.coltsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-bobby-okereke-jersey , but I’m not sure that will all come together right away either.As for the rest of the AFC North, it is always a battle between Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Cincinnati to be good. They all aren’t always good, even though we’ve almost come to expect that. It is hard to know which member of the trio will be up when the others are down or vice versa.As a group, the North got a pretty nice draw this year. It faces the AFC South and NFC North, two divisions that could total two playoff teams. Because of that, placing everyone’s Over/Under above .500 sounds right.I also enjoy Cincy’s bounce-back potential thanks to a third-place schedule and having better health. That’s my main takeaway from this logjam. I like the Bengals’ over more than any other pick and could easily imagine them regaining this division crown.Dan Salem: I actually like the Browns to improve upon their record of a season ago, but that still puts them at three or four victories. Take the under with Cleveland. The team is young and hungry, but completely rebuilding. Five wins seems way too high. Its a similar story for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I don’t believe they are an 11-win team. Ben Roethlisberger is likely playing his final season and who knows how he’ll rebound from his most recent injury. I like the Steelers, but not for over 10wins. They were up last year, so I expect a small slide to the middle in 2017. Take the Under.I’m going over on Baltimore and Cincinnati. The Ravens feel like an improved team which is more likely to win ten games than only eight. I also am on the Bengals rebound bandwagon. They made the playoffs every season of Andy Dalton‘s career up until last year. Expect a bounce back that nets them at least nine victories. An under .500 record feels unlikely for Cincinnati.<style>.theiaPostSlider_nav._lower { display: none !important }</style>NFL 2017: Every Team’s Chance To Win Super Bowl 52Ultimately I think the AFC North is the strongest in the conference this season. At least one Wild Card team will be coming from this division and I like the Ravens to win it. Its all about quarterback stability and the AFC North has it in droves. Three teams with three winning quarterbacks. Need you know more?More from NFL Spin ZoneLos Angeles Rams: 5 Key questions prior to training camp23m agoFantasy Football Rankings 2017 Khari Willis Jersey , Top 101 PPR Players: No. 80-782h agoCarolina Panthers: Jonathan Stewart’s leadership shines4h agoCleveland Browns: Extending Christian Kirksey a no-brainer5h agoChicago Bears: Projected starters on offense in 20176h agoThis article originally appeared on Atlantic City is dreaming of vast new riches that might come its way if the U.S. Supreme Court legalizes sports betting here and across the nation, but some analysts say the state might do well to curb its enthusiasm a bit.

While acknowledging that any new money would be a help, these analysts caution cite the level of business that sports betting generates in Nevada, the only state where single-game wagering is currently legal. Even with most of the country to itself in terms of the sports betting market, Nevada gets only a minuscule portion of overall state gambling revenue from such bets.

The Supreme Court will decide by June whether to overturn a federal law banning sports betting in all but four states that met a 1991 deadline to approve it: Delaware, Montana, Nevada and Oregon.

In a recent research report, Moody’s Investors Service noted that ”to date, legal sports winnings have been fairly slim.”

In Nevada, sports betting accounts for just 2 percent of statewide gambling revenue. Over the past 12 months, casinos won $215.3 million on sports bets, for a win percentage of 4.8 percent.

”From this win Josh Allen Jersey , the operators must pay taxes and expenses of operating the business, resulting in a very low profit margins and a small percent of overall earnings,” the company wrote.

In New Jersey, Moody’s estimated sports betting could initially bring in $108 million, or about 4 percent of New Jersey’s annual gambling revenue.

In contrast, internet gambling brought in $245.6 million last year in New Jersey, or more than 9 percent of the state’s gambling revenue.

Last week, Atlantic City casino and elected officials lamented the loss of sports betting revenue they would have expected to garner with the local team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in the Super Bowl.

City Councilman Marty Small called it ”a lost opportunity” and predicted the casino hotels would have been sold out for Super Bowl weekend. While not offering specific dollar estimates, some casino executives said the big game would have driven significant new customer visitation to the resort in order to bet on it, stay in hotels http://www.jaguarsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jawaan-taylor-jersey , and to eat, drink and gamble in casinos.

Numerous Eagles fans interviewed last week said they would flock to Atlantic City to place legal bets on their heroes, if only they had the opportunity, including some who haven’t been to the seaside gambling resort in years.

Many gambling stakeholders cite market size figures that estimate the volume of betting that will occur if sports betting is legalized, said Brendan Bussmann, director of government affairs with Global Market Advisers, a Las Vegas casino consulting firm. Such estimates substantially overstate the size of the sports betting opportunity for casinos because only 5 to 7 percent of the amount bet is held by operators as revenue, he said.

”This low level of hold, combined with low profit margins, make the industry relatively delicate,” he said. If prohibitively high tax rates are imposed by states, ”a market will not be able to attract operators Josh Oliver Jersey , as there will be little to no money to be made.”

He cited the 34 percent tax rate (plus an additional 2 percent local cut) set by Pennsylvania on sports betting revenue as an example, saying ”34 percent of zero is still zero if no one enters the market.”

Global Market predicts that, with sports betting legal across the country, New Jersey would rank third by 2023 in terms of sports betting revenue with a minimum of $237.8 million. That would trail California at $295 million, and Nevada at $283.3 million. Those are low-end estimates, with high-end estimates reaching over $1 billion in California, $354 million in Nevada and $297 million in New Jersey.

But Moody’s also expects sports betting to help brick-and-mortar casinos earn money from renting rooms and selling food and drinks to customers – things Atlantic City casino officials are already anticipating doing.

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