Posted on
4/16/2008 2:00:38 PM
Wagering On NFL - 2008-09 NFL Schedule Promises To Deliver
By Robby Maddux
The 2008-09 NFL schedule was released on Tuesday and it promises to deliver an awesome football betting campaign. The upcoming online NFL betting season will be packed with unprecedented excitement from opening day kickoff right through the final play of Super Bowl XLIII.
The season starts Sept. 4 with the Washington Redskins visiting the reigning Super Bowl champion New York Giants on Thursday evening. Last season, these two met twice and split the meetings SU (straight up) and ATS (against the spread).
In Week 1 on Sunday Sept. 7, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will make another run at perfection when they open the season at home against the Kansas City Chiefs. It will be the first regular-season meeting since 2005-06 when the Chiefs posted a 26-16 cover win at home as the 3-point favorites.
There are 12 additional games in Week 1 on Sunday with the Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts being the nightcap on primetime. This will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLI that the Colts won 29-17, taking the cash as 6½-point favorites.
There's two games Sept 8 as Monday Night Football makes its season debut featuring the Green Bay Packers hosting the Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos visiting the Oakland Raiders.
The Packers won both meetings last season SU and ATS versus the Vikings. Green Bay was NFL's biggest money-makers at 12-3-1 ATS in 2007-2008. The Broncos and Raiders went 1-1 SU but Oakland (19-61 SU over the past five seasons) took the money in both as underdogs last season.
The new schedule even sends NFL betting action across the pond. For the second consecutive year, a regular-season game will be played in London at Wembley Stadium, with the New Orleans Saints the "home" team playing San Diego on Sunday, Oct. 26.
The two haven't met since 2004 when the Chargers routed the Saints 43-17 easily covering the 6½-point spread as chalk.
Brady and the Patriots face Peyton Manning and the Colts on Sunday night, Nov. 2 on the road. Last season, New England got the 24-20 victory over the hosting Colts but failed to cover the 5-point spread as favorites en route to a 10-6-0 ATS regular-season record.
BetUS NFL odds (futures) are displaying New England clear cut favorites to win Super Bowl XLIII at +330. Indianapolis and San Diego are oddsmakers second choice at +700.
On Turkey Day Thursday, Nov. 22, there will be three games. The Tennessee Titans will be in the motor city to play the Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys, and the Arizona Cardinals visit the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Buffalo Bills will play in Toronto on Sunday, Dec. 7 against the Miami Dolphins, who posted a laughable 1-15 SU record (5-8-3 ATS) last season, as part of an effort to expand the NFL market across the border. This marks the first time the Bills will play during the regular season in Canada, which is only a 90 minute drive away.
If you bet on NFL action, the upcoming campaign is going to be spectacular, to say the least. Here are additional key dates for the NFL wagering community:
Aug. 9-13: First preseason weekend
Dec. 29-30: Regular season ends
Jan. 5-6: Wild Card Playoffs
Jan. 12: Divisional Playoffs
Jan. 20: Conference Championships
Feb. 3: Super Bowl XLIII - Glendale, Arizona
Feb. 10: AFC-NFC Pro Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii
The 2008 NFL betting season is almost here! If you like to bet on the NFL, you are in the best possible place for online betting. The BetUS sportsbook has NFL odds up on a ton of futures, and you will also find NFL lines up for early games as well. Join BetUS today and we'll help guide you right through to Super Bowl XLIII and beyond!