NFL Week 1 Preseason Odds
(The Spread) – Week 1 of the NFL preseason starts Thursday night and oddsmakers have released point spreads and totals for every matchup.
There are several intriguing matchups for Thursday night’s preseason schedule in the NFL, including in Atlanta where Matt Ryan and the Falcons are 2.5-point favorites over the Bengals. The Bucs are also 3-point home favorites against the Ravens and the 49ers are 3-point home favorites versus Peyton Manning and the Broncos. RGIII and the Redskins, meanwhile, are 2.5-point underdogs versus the Titans in Tennessee, the Rams are 4-point underdogs against the Broncos, and the Chargers are 2-point home dogs against the Seahawks.
On Friday, the Lions are 3.5-point favorites versus the Jets, who plan on starting Mark Sanchez but rookie Geno Smith is breathing down his neck. The Eagles, meanwhile, will host the Patriots as a 4-point favorite and will get a good look at quarterbacks Michael Vick and Nick Foles, who are competing for the starting job. The Panthers are also 2.5-point home favorites versus the Bears, the Cardinals are 4-point underdogs against the injury-riddled Packers, while the Raiders are 2-point dogs versus the visiting Cowboys.
On Saturday the Steelers will host the Giants as a 2-point favorite and the Colts will host the Bills as a 3-point favorite on Sunday night. According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the total for the New York-Pittsburgh game is 35.5 and the over/under for the Buffalo-Indianapolis matchup is 36 points.
For a complete list of odds and totals for Week 1 in the preseason, see below.
2013 NFL Week 1 Preseason Odds & Point Spreads
Thursday, August 8
251 Baltimore Ravens +3 (35.5)
252 Tampa Bay Buccaneers -3
255 St. Louis Rams +4 (35.5)
256 Cleveland Browns -4
253 Washington Redskins +2.5 (35.5)
254 Tennessee Titans -2.5
257 Cincinnati Bengals +2.5 (37)
258 Atlanta Falcons -2.5
259 Denver Broncos +3 (35)
260 San Francisco 49ers -3
261 Seattle Seahawks -2 (35.5)
262 San Diego Chargers +2
Friday, August 9
265 New York Jets +3.5 (36)
266 Detroit Lions -3.5
267 New England Patriots +4 (40)
268 Philadelphia Eagles -4
263 Miami Dolphins -1 (35.5)
264 Jacksonville Jaguars +1
271 Chicago Bears +2.5 (34)
272 Carolina Panthers -2.5
273 Kansas City Chiefs +3 (36.5)
274 New Orleans Saints -3
275 Houston Texans +1 (35)
276 Minnesota Vikings -1
269 Arizona Cardinals +4 (35)
270 Green Bay Packers -4
277 Dallas Cowboys -2 (35)
278 Oakland Raiders +2
Saturday, August 10
279 New York Giants +2 (35.5)
280 Pittsburgh Steelers -2
Sunday, August 11
281 Buffalo Bills +3 (36)
282 Indianapolis Colts -3
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