The super bowl champs open up as 4.5 point home favorites according to the NFL odds makers
The Minnesota Vikings visit the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to kick off Thursday night’s 2010 NFL regular season in hopes of avenging a heartbreaking loss in last year’s NFC Championship Game.  The Vikings covered the 4-point spread for NFL picks handicappers as road underdogs in the last meeting back on January 24 that left them just short of making the big game in a 31-28 loss.  But you can bet Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre decided to come back for another season rather than start his retirement just so he could try to redeem himself after his interception at the end of the fourth quarter cost his team a shot at a potential game-winning field goal.

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Bears Vs Browns Preview
The Chicago Bears are 2 point road favorites against the Cleveland Browns tonight
The Chicago Bears (0-3) have been anything but impressive in going winless this preseason and will be hard-pressed to turn things around in the finale considering starting quarterback Jay Cutler is expected to sit out and rest for the regular-season opener against Detroit.  Regardless, the Bears enter Thursday’s matchup with the Cleveland Browns (1-2) as 2-point road favorites on the NFL football betting lines despite the fact that veteran Todd Collins will be calling a majority of the offensive signals.

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Patriots Vs Giants Football Preview
The Giants are 3 point home favorites tonight over the Patriots
The New England Patriots (2-1) and New York Giants (1-2) close out the preseason against each other for the third year in a row on Thursday following their thrilling showdown in Super Bowl XLII.  The Patriots lost that championship meeting 17-14 as double-digit favorites after a 16-0 regular season and enter this game against the Giants as 3-point underdogs according to most of the sportsbooks NFL point spreads.

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Big Ben and the Steelers are 2/2.5 point road favorites.
All eyes will be on the quarterbacks in Sunday’s nationally televised preseason matchup between the Denver Broncos (0-2) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) at Investco Field at Mile High.  However, one of them is still expected to be held out one more game as his Broncos host the Steelers as 2-point underdogs.  Be sure to shop around though via our live NFL odds page as this game has been seen anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 depending on the sportsbook.

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The battle of unbeatens by the Bay will take place on Saturday when the San Francisco 49ers (2-0) visit the Oakland Raiders (2-0).  Both teams have covered their last three games dating back to last season and are hoping to parlay a winning preseason into a successful regular season.  The Raiders opened at -2.5 by the NFL odds makers but have since been bet down to -1 against the 49ers.

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The Dallas Cowboys (2-1) and Houston Texans (0-2) meet in the preseason for the sixth time in the last seven years and will later meet in the regular season for only the second time during that stretch.  The teams have never played each other twice in the same year, but the Texans will host the rematch again on September 26th after Dallas visits Houston as 3-point underdogs on pro football lines for Saturday.

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The Ravens are 4 point home favorites over the Giants today.
The New York Giants (1-1) will have starting quarterback Eli Manning back on Saturday for their matchup with the unbeaten Baltimore Ravens (2-0) after he missed the previous game due to a head injury.  The Giants could definitely use him following a 24-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week in which backup Rhett Bomar played the entire game.  The Ravens have covered both of their preseason games so far and enter this contest as solid favorites at -4 on the current NFL odds.

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New York Jets Football
Mark Sanchez and the Jets are 5.5 point favorites tonight over the Redskins
The Washington Redskins (1-1) will be without starting quarterback Donovan McNabb due to a sprained ankle when they visit the New York Jets (1-1) meet on Friday.  Instead, veteran backup QB Rex Grossman gets the nod against Jets head coach Rex Ryan’s defense sans All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis for another week.  New York is favored at -4.5 on the NFL point spreads against Washington in what could be another low-scoring game for both teams (the total is set at 34).

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The San Diego Chargers (1-1) and New Orleans Saints (1-1) meet for the first time since reigning Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees avenged his departure from Southern California in London nearly two years ago.  Brees played five seasons with San Diego before he was let go as a free agent in favor of current Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.  The Saints won that last matchup 37-32 overseas and enter this meeting as a small favorite at -3 with the total set at 43.5.  With the line hovering around the key number of 3, if you are betting this game always make sure you are getting the best number.  View our pro football odds page to compare lines from the offshore sportsbooks.

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Indianapolis Colts Vs Green Bay Packers Football
The Colts are 3.5 point underdogs to the home Packers
The Indianapolis Colts (0-2) and Green Bay Packers (1-1) both have something in common heading into their preseason meeting on Thursday.  Each team is led by a Pro Bowl quarterback and has struggled after he has left the game with the reserves failing to perform.  The Packers seem to have a bigger edge playing at home and are small favorites at -3.5 against the Colts on the current NFL football lines.

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