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Pro Bowl Betting: Ex-49ers Terrell Owens, Jeff Garcia United in Pro Bowl

Will Terrell Owens holler at any teammates on Sunday? (AP Images)
Why watch the Pro Bowl?
Well, it may be the best drama on TV this weekend, considering Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens will be on the sideline together for the first time since T.O. ripped his former San Francisco 49er teammate.
Owens forced a trade out of the Bay Area to Philadelphia and on his way out had several derogatory comments about Garcia and his sexuality. In Philly, Owens famously bickered with quarterback Donovan McNabb. But T.O. does seem happy with his current QB, Tony Romo of the Cowboys.
Romo, Owens and Garcia are all members of the NFC, which is an underdog aganst the AFC for Sunday’s Pro Bowl in Honolulu (4:30 p.m. ET, Fox, BodogLIVE). "Everything's fine with T.O. We’re teammates again," said Garcia, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback who was a late addition to the NFC roster.
While you’ll want to pay attention to how veterans Owens and Garcia interact on the sideline, the player to watch on it may be a rookie. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson figures to see plenty of playing time in a backfield that also features the Cowboys’ Marion Barber III and Philadelphia’s Brian Westbrook.
The AFC, which won last year’s game 31-28, is favored by a field goal against the point spread and the betting total is a whopping.
For the AFC, LaDainian Tomlinson will start at running back and Peyton Manning will be under center. His Colts teammate Joseph Addai and the Jaguars’ Fred Taylor, making his first Pro Bowl appearance, are the other running backs for the AFC. Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh and surprise addition Derek Anderson of Cleveland are the other quarterbacks.
The Patriots’ Tom Brady and Randy Moss are skipping the game after losing to the Giants in last week’s Super Bowl.