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This is a very interesting time when it comes to NFL win totals betting. They have been posted for a while now, so the initial action has bet out any obvious errors, but the public hasn’t yet paid a lot of attention to them. That likely means that the futures are somewhat more accurate now than they will be before the fans jump on the public teams. Because of that, looking at the odds right now shows us some very interesting trends and opinions. Based on the line movement and the prices available there are hints of some strong and interesting opinions held by those who have made bets so far. Here are 11 win totals that have seemed to have one-sided action so far. In each case the one-sided action can be a clue that the total is likely to change as the season nears, and it gives us something to think about when it comes to the teams (odds are form Bodog):
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If you’re using the same information to handicap NFL football games as everyone else then you’re going to come to a lot of the same conclusions and fall int a lot of the same traps as everyone else as well. The nice thing about NFL handicapping is that there is so much information out there and so may people doing some really serious thinking about the game that with a little desire and research you can access some really phenomenal stats that will help you understand the game better, identify strengths and weaknesses quicker, and generally become a better bettor. Trying to figure out new stats can be very intimidating, though, because they can seem complicated and hard to understand. To ease you into your search for new stats here’s a look at four that are pretty easy to figure out, yet are very powerful:
The NFL football season is getting closer. It’s still too far away for most, but it’s a lot closer than it was a month ago. Instead of just sitting around impatiently waiting for things to get started smart NFL bettors are using this time to get more prepared for the season so that they are ready to identify and exploit any edge that they possibly can. To do that yourself here are five different things you could think about doing to improve your NFL handicapping. You don’t have to do all of them – anything you do is more than most of the public is doing, so it certainly won’t hurt:
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We talked about turnover differential in our last article in handicapping season win totals. The premise is that luck tends to inflate and deflate a teams win over a course of a season. Normally teams that had positive turnover differential one season tend to not be so lucky the next time around and vice versa. We are looking to buck that trend again this season. Once again here is that turnover table from last year.
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With teams preparing for mini-camps and training camps, here is a look at the season win totals and some strategy when trying to figure out whether to pick the over or the under.
The Venetian and Lucky’s were the first Vegas sportsbooks to release their totals for each team. Brobury Sports is one of the few online sportsbooks that have season win totals available. Here are the current odds: Continue reading “NFL Betting: Handicapping Season Win Totals”
The start of the NFL season is still three months away, but the major transactions have been made. There are still some question marks regarding suspensions and holdouts – read Ben Roethlisberger, the Williams Wall, and Albert Haynesworth – but there is enough information about the new teams for the bookies to release their lines.
We are not that far away from the opening week of the 2010 NFL football season. Bookmaker has week 1 NFL lines now posted and for those wondering what they are, here they are. We have also included 5Dimes current NFL football lines to compare. The column titled open is the first number Bookmaker opened up at. Bookmaker’s week 1 odds have been out for a few weeks now and as you can see to this point the lines makers have done a great job as very few of the week 1 point spreads have moved much at all. Minnesota has seen a little action going from 4.5 to 4.
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