Football bettors have the opportunity to wager on three more NFL Preseason games Friday night. Even if betting on preseason football isn’t your thing, it doesn’t hurt to pay attention to these games as you can gather important intel for your regular season wagers in addition to the numerous NFL futures offered.
As we head into the first full week of the 2010 NFL preseason there are some interesting position battles heating up on all 32 NFL teams.
There are a couple of rookies trying to fight their way into the starting lineup and some veterans who will need to step it up just to keep their jobs.
It may be HOT and many folks are still on vacation, but August kicks off the best time of the sports betting calendar: Football season! Competition on the field won’t be as intense as September, of course, as wins aren’t as important as evaluating young talent and trying to keep players healthy. However, there will be betting lines available on preseason pro action and it’s possible to cash winning tickets.
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We have finally reached the final week of the 2009 NFL betting preseason and now have our sights set on opening day weekend. Before we begin to completely focus on the regular season there are still 16 more preseason games to be played this Thursday, September 3rd and Friday, September 4th. While week three provided a glimpse into which teams look like they are going to be for real and which teams may already be” on the clock”, week four is primarily about roster spot decisions.
The third week of the NFL 2009 preseason kicks off this Thursday with games scheduled all weekend long. The best thing about the 3rd preseason game is that most teams will play their starters into the 3rd quarter. These games should give us some indication of how close or how far a team is from being ready for the season opener in a little more than two weeks.
As we head into week two of the 2009 NFL preseason there are some interesting position battles heating up, especially at quarterback. There are a couple of rookies trying to fight their way into the starting lineup and some veterans who will need to step it up just to keep their jobs.
Let’s take a look at some of the more intriguing match ups where a solid performance this week would go a long way toward which QB gets the start on opening day.
Pittsburgh should feel slighted by some NFL betting picks that have selected New England to win the Super Bowl, even though the Steelers are the defending champions. But they seem to be relaxed heading into the preseason, and they’ll head to FedEx Field on Saturday to meet Washington, who have high hopes for the season.
NFL PRE-SEASON PRIMER
By Marc Lawrence • Playbook.com
With this year’s NFL Hall of Fame game now in the history book, let’s take the time to assess some of the key do’s and don’ts when it comes to handicapping pre-season football games.
The NFL preseason is treated one of two ways by football bettors. Some fans ignore these tuneup games and believe they hold nothing of value for wagering the regular season.
Others are hungry for NFL action after a long summer and analyze every preseason tilt looking for an edge.
The 2009 NFL Pre-Season is right around the corner with the Hall of Fame Game in Canton Ohio scheduled for Sunday August 9th on NBC at
8:00PM Eastern Time. This game will feature the Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans. That game will be followed on Thursday night with four games with the balance of the week’s games played on Friday, Saturday and a double-header on Monday night.
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John Vaughn kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Tennessee Titans a 17-16 victory over the Oakland Raiders in preseason action. JaMarcus Russell had a solid outing, throwing 10-for-17 for 75 yards, Vince Young struggled to get the Titans (2-0) down the field, completing only four of 13 passes for 37 yards. Two Elling field goals in the fourth — 27- and 45-yarders — put Oakland up 16-14. Bet on today’s NFL Preseason games at our top sportsbooks. OR Check out the Week 2 NFLX previews we’ve done for today’s full slate of pre-season nfl games.
The Boston Red Sox will debut the newest member of their starting rotation when they play host to the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup . . .
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An injury to Tim Wakefield left a hole in Boston’s rotation – and they’re hoping that Paul Byrd can plug it through the end of the season. The righthander was picked up from the Indians in a deal on Tuesday afternoon, and he’s going to take Clay Buchholz’s start at Fenway Park on Friday. Buchholz, though, will probably remain in the rotation, since the team’s Charlie Zink experiment didn’t turn out well in that slugfest on Tuesday night.
Byrd (7-10, 4.53 ERA) had earned the victory in each of his last four starts as a member of the Indians, giving up just four earned runs over 29 innings of work in that span. As well, Byrd’s last outing actually came against Toronto on August 9, and he surrendered only two earned runs on six hits over a full nine innings in that game. Byrd hasn’t given up a home run since July 4 in a loss to the Twins.
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After a long off-season, NFL bettors finally get their chance to get down on some pre-season action this weekend. On Saturday night, the Denver Broncos invade Reliant Stadium to pay a visit to the Houston Texans, coached by former longtime Broncos OC Gary Kubiak. Denver went 2-2 SU and ATS in the ’07 preseason. The Texans also went 2-2 SU (2-1-1 ATS) in their four exhibitions, but did score the most points of any team over the four weeks (104).
For the first time since 1999, the Broncos finished the regular season with a sub .500 record. QB Jay Cutler had a productive year in his first as a full-time starting field general. The Vanderbilt product threw for 3,497 yards and 20 touchdowns, but his 14 interceptions proved very costly in decisive moments over the course of the season. Perhaps even stranger was Denver’s lack of a running game.
RB’s Travis Henry and Selvin Young split the bulk of the work. Young was the better back, averaging 5.2 yards per carry, but neither reached 800 yards. He’ll be expected to carry the load this year by himself, as Henry has departed, and rookie RB Ryan Torain will miss the next three months due to injury.
Defensively, the Broncos are expecting an improved season out of their superstar cornerback tandem of Dre’ Bly and Champ Bailey, who only combined for eight interceptions a year ago. DE Elvis Dumervil has had two fantastic seasons with Denver, posting 21 sacks since being drafted by the Broncos in 2006. If the team is to have success rushing the passer, Dumervil must have another strong campaign.
On the contrary, 2007 was a huge success for the Texans. It was the first time in franchise history that they finished at .500, and showed rapid improvement in facets of the game that they historically struggled in. The much-maligned offensive line only allowed 22 sacks in 2007, the best mark in franchise history.
They should be even stronger this year with the addition of Chris Myers via free agency and Duane Brown through the draft. Kubiak will have a plethora of running backs to choose from, as there are six players that could make a case to be the starter even though Ahman Green appears to have the job as of this moment. All six won’t make the team, so expect to see a very heated competition from the Texans running backs.
On the defensive side, Houston has a very solid front seven, with potential Pro Bowlers Mario Williams, DeMeco Ryans, and Amobe Okoye anchoring the bunch. The team really hasn’t addressed its need at safety, but could get decent contributions from rookie Dominique Barber (Minnesota) throughout the pre-season.
In their previous pre-season meeting in 2006, Denver knocked off the visiting Texans 17-14. The NFL Betting trends favor the Broncos in this match-up. In preseason games against the AFC South, Denver is 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS their L/7. Houston is only 9-15 ATS in their preseason games. However, since Kubiak took over as HC, the Texans are 5-3 SU and 5-2-1 ATS.
Oddsmakers have installed the hosts as 3-point home favorites in this pre-season showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5. Last year, Houston’s games averaged almost 48 PPG, while Denver’s contests averaged right at the 34.5 BetUS sportsbook offers this ‘total’ at.
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