Sportsbook Website – NFL Likely to go to 18-game Schedule in 2012. You will have a chance to bet more NFL games at the sportsbook website two years from now as the NFL is almost assuredly going to an 18-game regular season. With the NFL being the most popular sport at the sportsbook company, it is great news for everyone.
Sportsbook website action on the NFL far outdraws other sports so two more games should be a boon to everyone. Gamblers at the Sbg sportsbook will like the added action while everyone at the sportsbook company will like two more weeks of regular-season games.
The NFL will reduce the preseason to two games but no one will miss fewer preseason games anyway.
Changes for 2012: The NFL is looking at implementing the new schedule for the 2012 season. NFL owners have indicated they want the 18-game schedule and Commissioner Roger Goodell has said that going with two fewer preseason games is the way to make an 18-game schedule work.
The reason that the new schedule won’t take effect in 2011 is because of a possible lockout. The owners are going to get a new collective bargaining agreement in place with the players to cut costs. The players are not likely to accept the cuts so the owners will probably lock them out.
That would make the 2011 season a difficult one to implement a longer schedule which is why 2012 makes more sense.
18-Game Schedule in the New CBA – Goodell has said that the new collective bargaining agreement will include the 18-game schedule. The current CBA expires after this season and there are going to be major changes. The players are not going to get what they want.
Goodell has firm control of the NFL and so far he has gotten pretty much whatever he wants. The players are going to fight for more money since the schedule goes from 16 games to 18 games but they are unlikely to get much.
The NFL owners will lock them out next year and eventually the players will settle for less.
More Games to Bet: There is no argument that an 18-game schedule is better for everyone. The NFL is the most popular betting sport and adding two regular season games in place of two meaningless preseason games is a win-win for everyone.