NFL Betting Begins With Preseason Games This Week

It is happening again, and the NFL will surely deny its existence like they always do. Starting on Thursday, there will be a full weekend of preseason NFL betting, and for the next five months, millions of dollars will be bet on NFL games.

The preseason officially kicked off yesterday with the Hall of Fame game between the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills. The full schedule, however, begins Thursday, with four games, followed by four games Friday, six Saturday, and two a week from today.

The culmination of all of this gambling will take place in Miami in February. That is when anyone with money left from the season, will risk it on the Super Bowl. The biggest game of the NFL season typically brings in close to $1 million.

"The preseason does not normally bring in the same type of action that is seen during the regular season," said gaming expert Neil Brach, "there are, however, the hard core gamblers that have been waiting all year for football, and those are the ones that will drive the preseason betting figures."

Another factor that usually keeps preseason betting down is the point spreads. Most games this early on have point spreads of three points or less. That is because the regulars do not play deep into the games, and odds makers are unsure what the teams will get from their young players later in the game.

Coaches are using the preseason to evaluate talent. Gamblers are using the same games to determine which teams they feel will be the best value in the first few weeks of the season. Either way, the games start on Thursday, and all eyes will once again be on the NFL.

August 10, 2009
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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