If you haven’t noticed the explosion of new websites for sports betting you’ve been in a coma. Almost weekly, new sites are popping up most recently FOX’s site appearing everywhere starting last week. Its just a sign of the times after NJ won the case that said the state’s have the right to allow sports betting. Soon the entire country will have legalized sports betting because they all want the revenue from taxes and jobs.
The proliferation of sports betting sites has many benefits for us sports bettors in the form of competition for your account they all offering perks ranging from matching initial deposits to cash for opening a new account, bet guarantees and odds boosts. So if you’re serious about betting you should take advantage of these perks and you should be shopping odds. A half a point or more can be the difference, especially in the NFL were the odds are often right on and any movement in your favor should be taken.
In addition to all these new betting sites are new types of bets and offers. Odds boosts, in game wagering, guarantees and early cash-outs are all new offerings designed to entice you to bet more and bet more often. I supposed Mets fans are wishing they hit the early cash-out last night after blowing a 6 run lead in the 9thinning to lose 11-10. They are now toast as is their Manager, Mikey Calloway. Stick them both with a fork.
The NFL kicks off tomorrow with the Packers visiting the Bears. The line is Bears favored by 3, and the over/under at 46 1/2. If you want to know who we’ve picked at TheLineBreakers.com, visit our website and subscribe. In addition to that pick we have picked 5 over/under futures bets for the NFL season totals. We will also have college and other NFL games selected.
Speaking of season totals, it seems as if the Miami Dolphins are all set to “Tank for Tua”, the Alabama QB. The odds makers have set their season total at 4.5 which
is the lowest I can remember. I’m not sure why they traded a second round pick for Josh Rosen and are now starting Ryan Fitzpatrick. I’m wondering what Rosen is thinking. In addition, they start off with the season at the Bills that line went from +4 to +7, then they host the Ravens and Pats and then visit the Cowboys and then the Chargers at home. How about and 0-5 start! Who did they piss off at NFL headquarters? Their being treated as if they were the Raiders for Christ’s sake. Hard to believe but I think I’m going to take the under. I don’t see 5 wins on their schedule. By the way the Raiders have the hardest schedule this year, even though they had only 4 wins last year and have to play a game in London!
Let talk some NFL betting rules. Know the divisions and know the conferences. If you don’t know the structure of the league, you should learn it before you bet. The reason for this is you make the playoffs by winning your division, regardless of your record. You can even have a losing record and have home field for a playoff game. Because of this, teams typically are much more focused when playing a division rival. And this carries over to even when one team sucks. Not to beat a dead horse, but the Dolphins have often beaten the Pats even when they’ve been horrible. Another rivalry is the Steelers and Bengals. Some of the most brutal games even though the Steelers usually have a good records and the Bengals don’t. This means if it’s a big line on a division rival, the underdog is quite often the smart play.
Let’s also talk about the schedule. There is a lot of coast to coast travel and this often takes its toll on a team. Some teams, notably the Raiders have had a horrible record for many years on the east coast. Also some teams almost always win after their bye week. I think Andy Reid has a great record after a bye with both the Eagles and the Chiefs. So these are just some to the things we pay attention to and you should too.
Finally a little PSA. Bet with your head, not over it is the phrase and if you believe you might have a problem, you probably do so call 1-800 GAMBLER
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