Sports betting interest in the NFL really never ends. Even in the off-season the NFL gets a lot of online sports betting attention.The NFL announced the 2010 preseason schedule which includes the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, August 8th as the Cincinnati Bengals play the Dallas Cowboys.
Sports betting odds on NFL preseason action is not as popular as regular season games but it is fun to watch and wager on. The Hall of Fame Game is the first one on the schedule on August 8th with the first week of the preseason beginning on August 12th. That Thursday game will match Carolina at Baltimore and be televised on ESPN. Also that sports betting NFL weekend, ESPN will begin their Monday Night Football schedule as the Giants play the Jets at new Giants Stadium. That will be the first official NFL game at the new stadium so it is fitting that the Giants and the Jets are both playing.
The second week of the NFL preseason schedule in sports betting features New England at Atlanta on Thursday, August 19th in a game televised by Fox. The next night Fox televised Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Sunday of Week #2 has Minnesota at San Francisco on NBC while Arizona is at Tennessee on Monday on ESPN television.
The third week of the NFL preseason begins on Thursday, August 26th with an excellent matchup in Green Bay as the Packers host the Indianapolis Colts. Most teams play their starters for about three quarters in Week 3 so this should be a popular game on ESPN. Friday’s game on CBS television is another appealing online sports betting matchup as the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints host the San Diego Chargers. Saturday’s TV game has Dallas at Houston on CBS while Pittsburgh is at Denver on Sunday in a game that can be seen on Fox television.
Week 4 of the NFL preseason sports betting schedule normally does not have any national televised games on the big networks. The NFL Network will announce their games at a later date though and you can expect some of the Week #4 games to be on their schedule. Likely games on the NFL Network schedule for that last week include the New England Patriots at the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos as the Minnesota Vikings.