NFL betting on the New England Patriots will occur again as they host the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1 of the 2008 preseason on Thursday. The Patriots will look to put last year’s Super Bowl loss behind them and they are expected to have a great NFL betting season. They are a five point football betting favorite against the Ravens in this matchup with a total of 35.
NFL betting history tells us that this is the first meeting between the two teams in the preseason. The Patriots and Ravens have met four times in the regular season since the Browns franchise moved to Baltimore in 1996. The Patriots are 4-0 in NFL betting against the Browns in the regular season. Last year the teams met in Week 13 NFL betting and the Patriots rallied for the win to keep their perfect regular season intact. The two teams do not meet this year in regular season NFL betting. This is just the third time the Patriots are opening the preseason at home in NFL betting since Gillette Stadium opened in 2002. The other two games were NFL betting winners for New England as they defeated the Giants and Eagles in NFL odds week 1 action.