NFL Preseason Week 1 Betting Matchups, Odds, & Picks
It is time to get serious about a new season in the NFL with a full slate of games on-tap for Week 1 of the preseason. Turning to Bookmaker.eu USA online Sportsbooks betting odds for the games, the following is a brief betting report with some key trends for this first round of matchups on the road to Super Bowl 50.
This Thursday night’s action kicks thing off with an intriguing matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens. The Saints will go on the road as three-point underdogs and the total has been set at 38. New Orleans is 4-1 against the spread in its last five road games and the Ravens have failed to cover in six of their last eight games played on Thursday.
In a possible preview of Super Bowl 50, the Green Bay Packers will go on the road to face New England on Thursday night as three-point underdogs. The NFL football betting odds for that total have been set at 37.5. Green Bay has gone 5-2 ATS in its last seven Thursday games, while the Patriots boast a 13-5 record ATS in their last 18 home games.
Moving onto to Friday’s NFL preseason action, the big game of the night pits Denver on the road against Seattle in a rematch of Super Bowl XLVIII from two seasons ago. The Broncos lost that game 43-8 as slight two-point favorites. They have been listed as 4.5-point underdogs this time around with the total set at 37. Seattle opens the preseason with a 37-18-2 record ATS in its last 57 home games.
The New York Giants will be looking to continue their recent success in the preseason as three-point road underdogs against Cincinnati. The total line in this game has been set at 37. The Giants went a perfect 5-0 straight-up last year in the preseason with a 4-0-1 record ATS. The underdog in this matchup is 4-0 ATS in the last five meetings.
Saturday’s preseason schedule features three games including a matchup between Kansas City and Arizona. Both teams come into a new season with high expectations after posting a SU winning record in 2014. The Chiefs are listed by Bookmaker.eu USA Credit Card Sportsbooks as 2.5-point underdogs on the road with the total set at 36. Check out the article over here about the NFL 2015 Betting Futures: Odds to Win the AFC.
Week 1 of preseason closes things out with a matchup between the Indianapolis Colts as four-point road underdogs against the new-look Philadelphia Eagles. The total for Sunday’s contest has been set at 42. The Colts are 16-7-1 ATS in their last 24 games overall, while the Eagles are just 11-24-1 ATS in their last 36 home games. Top
