Let me start off by saying that I feel the NFL
preseason is a great opportunity to start and
build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular
season. Many handicappers have the opinion that
the preseason games should be left alone and not
bet on. I feel just the opposite. If you do your
homework the preseason games offer the betting
public a tremendous chance to make a ton of
money.
In the preseason, many head coaches have a track
record of wanting to win and some just don’t
care and are just preparing for the regular
season. You can find many games this preseason
where you can get a definite edge. Below I have
put together a list of all 32 teams with a
breakdown of things to look for this preseason
that will give you that winning advantage.
A very important thing to remember for this upcoming preseason is that there will be 7 new head coaches this season, so previous preseason trends for these teams are no longer valid. However I have found some nice hidden trends that can still show us a profit with these teams.
Here are the 7 teams with new head coaches for the upcoming season:
Arizona - Ken Whisenhunt
Atlanta - Bobby Petrino
Dallas - Wade Phillips
Miami - Cam Cameron
Oakland - Lane Kiffin
Pittsburgh - Mike Tomlin
San Diego - Norv Turner
NFC South
Atlanta – The offensive minded Bobby Petrino of Louisville has been named the new head coach of the Falcons. However Atlanta has retained both their offensive and defensive coordinators from a year ago. So a very strong preseason trend should continue to show a profit for this year. In their 'dress rehearsal' game the last three years the Falcons have gone 3-0 outscoring their opposition 80-23 This year’s 'dress rehearsal' game for the Falcons will be on August 27th when they play Cincinnati at home,
Probable preseason quarterback rotations: Joey Harrington, D.J. Shockley, Chris Redman
Carolina
– The Panthers played it close to the vest last
year with all 4 of their preseason games going
under the total. With Carolina having to play
the Giants, Eagles, Patriots, and Steelers this
year look for this trend of low scoring games to
continue this preseason.
Probable preseason quarterback rotations:
Jake Delhomme, David Carr,
Brett Basanez.
New Orleans –Off of last years preseason results it is obvious that Sean Payton does not really care about winning preseason games as the Saints lost 3 of their 4 games. What really verifies this is the game the Saints played against the Cowboys in week # 2 of the preseason where they lost 30-7, and remember the Saints came back in the regular season and blew away the Cowboys in Dallas. With the Saints playing the extra game this preseason I would make a strong play against them in their first preseason game against the Steelers.
Probable preseason quarterback rotations: Drew Bees, Jamie Martin, Jason Fife, Tyler Palko
Tampa Bay – The Buccaneers have one of the top preseason trends that we look forward to every year. Tampa Bay has been a perfect 5-0 in their opening preseason game the last five years. I look for this trend to easily continue this year with the great quarterback rotation that the Buccaneers have this preseason.
Probable preseason quarterback rotations:
Chris Simms, Jeff Garcia, Bruce Gradkowski, Luke
McCown
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