MLB still dominates the sports betting over NFL preseason

Despite the 4-game NFL preseason line-up today, baseball still dominates the sports betting, according to some of the most popular online sportsbooks. Checking the betting trends at the sports betting website Bookmaker, we find that out of the top 10 betting events only one is from the upcoming NFL preseason game line-up today. At the sportsbook only the Minnesota vs. Indianapolis football game has made it in the top 10 betting events, while the ranking is dominated by the MLB matchup Red Sox vs. Rangers, with Red Sox being the top favorite among bettors.

It's clear that sports betting websites at this time still relies on the baseball bettors for the majority of their turnover. As far as the NFL preseason games today, at Bookmaker the Colts are surprisingly the underdog of game with odds +115 and the point spread favors Minnesota at -2 points. The Jets are -170 odds favorite against the Rams with odds +150 and the point spread of the game is currently at -3 chalk the NY Jets. New Orleans is big favorite with odds -175 against Cincinnati and the point spread on this NFL preseason game is -3 chalk the Saints. And finally, Denver is +120 underdog when they meet San Francisco with odds -140, while the point spread is set at -2.5 points chalk the 49ers.

Published on 08/14/2009