Sports betting odds for the 2010 NFL regular season begin with a rematch of the NFC Championship game as the New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, September 9th. The game is a great way to start the Internet sports betting NFL regular season as it features two of the top teams in the NFC and it will be televised on NBC.
Sports betting odds will likely have the Saints favored in that game since they are at home but the Vikings will be playing with revenge. Many experts are predicting that Brett Favre will return this season for Minnesota and that would make for a compelling season opener. The Saints will be celebrating their Super Bowl title so the hoopla surrounding the opener will be huge. “It should be a great celebration in a great city,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. Last season the New Orleans Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings in overtime by a score of 31-28. The Saints went on to win the Super Bowl as they defeated the Indianapolis Colts.
The schedule for the 2010 regular season was released on Tuesday and there are a number of great sports betting matchups. The sports betting opener on Thursday, September 9th is a big one and it is not the only excellent game in Week 1. The Sunday Night NBC game has the Washington Redskins and new quarterback Donovan McNabb hosting the Dallas Cowboys.
The Monday Night Football ESPN doubleheader has the Baltimore Ravens at the New York Jets and the San Diego Chargers at the Kansas City Chiefs. It is a weird late game for ESPN since it is in Kansas City. The sports betting game will not start until 10:15 pm Eastern so it is a 9:15 start time in Kansas City. That means the game won’t end until after midnight in Kansas City.
The rest of the Week One schedule in Internet sports betting has the Oakland Raiders at the Tennessee Titans, the Carolina Panthers at the New York Giants, the Indianapolis Colts at the Houston Texans, the Denver Broncos at the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Atlanta Falcons at the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Miami Dolphins at the Buffalo Bills, the Detroit Lions at the Chicago Bears, the Cincinnati Bengals at the New England Patriots, the Cleveland Browns at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the San Francisco 49ers at the Seattle Seahawks, the Green Bay Packers at the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals at the St. Louis Rams.