The final weekend of the NFL preseason is the most difficult to handicap. In almost all cases, the teams will empty the bench with marginal players fighting for the final roster spots on their respective clubs. In turn, this factor makes things incredibly difficult for gamblers to pin down. Thus, Live NFL betting odds wagering is a popular method on the last weekend of the preseason. That is because of all of the lineup changes and substitutions. Sharp handicappers can use weak lines to get tremendous value in the final weekend of exhibition play.
2023-24 NFL Super Bowl Championship Odds at SBG
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | +600 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | +850 |
| San Francisco 49ers | +950 |
| Buffalo Bills | +900 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | +900 |
| New York Jets | +1400 |
| Dallas Cowboys | +1400 |
| Baltimore Ravens | +1800 |
| Detroit Lions | +2200 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | +2500 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | +2500 |
| Miami Dolphins | +2500 |
| Cleveland Browns | +2800 |
| Denver Broncos | +3500 |
| New Orleans Saints | +3500 |
| Minnesota Vikings | +4000 |
| Green Bay Packers | +4000 |
| New York Giants | +4400 |
| Seattle Seahawks | +4500 |
| All Other Teams | +5500 or higher |
2023 NFL Week 3 Schedule
- Steelers at Falcons | Aug. 24 (7:30 p.m.), NFL Network
- Colts at Eagles | Aug. 24 (8 p.m.), Prime
- Lions at Panthers | Aug. 25 (8 p.m.), CBS
- Patriots at Titans | Aug. 25 (8:15 p.m.), NFL Network
- Chargers at 49ers | Aug. 25 (10 p.m.), NFL Network
- Browns at Chiefs | Aug. 26 (1 p.m.), NFL Network
- Cardinals at Vikings | Aug. 26 (1 p.m.)
- Bills at Bears | Aug. 26 (1 p.m.)
- Bengals at Commanders | Aug. 26 (1 p.m.)
- Seahawks at Packers | Aug. 26 (1 p.m.)
- Jets at Giants | Aug. 26 (6 p.m.), NFL Network
- Dolphins at Jaguars | Aug. 26 (7 p.m.)
- Ravens at Buccaneers | Aug. 26 (7 p.m.)
- Raiders at Cowboys | Aug. 26 (8 p.m.)
- Rams at Broncos | Aug. 26 (9 p.m.), NFL Network
- Texans at Saints | Aug. 27 (8 p.m.), FOX
Specifically, one betting angle for the final preseason weekend is to focus on new head coaches. In most cases, a new head coach has more incentive to win preseason games than not.
A top assistant rarely replaces a Hall of Famer retiring from a Super Bowl champion., Namely, Georgie Siefert took over for Bill Walsh in 1989 with the San Francisco 49ers. Hence, most new coaches step into a failed sportsbook franchise. New head coaches will often try to do anything to change the mood and culture. Including the attempt to win preseason games. The theory about winning preseason games is the attempt to establish a winning culture. It may not make sense, but that remains a philosophy of new coaches.
New head coach DeMeco Ryans of the Houston Texans was the top candidate on many teams’ boards. And he knocked his offensive coordinator hire out of the park. Ryans brought along Bobby Slowik from San Francisco. In like manner to Steichen, he will have the presence and the association with coaches who run a great scheme. The 49ers’ Pro football betting odds pipeline is strong and has already birthed the likes of Mike McDaniel in Miami.
Also, Ryans’s ties to the organization are a huge bonus. Now, the Texans, after being run by a former character coach for a time, are completely and totally without an identity. Following a teardown, the Texans are thin on star power. And they have one of the worst rosters, top to bottom, in the NFL. Ryans will fill that gap and be an immediate draw for free agents. Especially on the defensive side of the ball. His presence alone could help Houston weather the remainder of this post–Deshaun Watson rebuild.