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Motivation in the NFL preseason is sometimes harder to come by than a smiling Bill Belichick.
However, numerous teams continue to treat the tuneup games as the real deal, rather than glorified run-throughs and another chance to trim the fat.
Taking pride in the preseason is something football bettors have seen from the Detroit Lions year after year, going 3-1 SU and ATS last season, and boasting a stellar 10-2 record over the last three preseason schedules – posting a 8-3-1 ATS mark in that span.
In 2010, the San Francisco 49ers were the preseason champions with a perfect 4-0 SU record, covering in three of those contests with a push coming in the final preseason workout.
In 2009, the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens both went undefeated in the preseason, however, the Ravens edged out the Fins with a for/against points tally of +45. Baltimore went 3-1 ATS in those prep games.
Detroit was 4-0 in 2008, with a 3-1 ATS mark, prompting sad-sack Lions fans to print up “Preseason Champions” t-shirts in order to celebrate one of the franchise’s rare positive accomplishments.
So which team is going to top the preseason standing this year? Is there more value in the basement teams, trying to start the year on a positive. Or is the best wager one of the elite squads, like the Patriots, who smashed Jacksonville in their preseason debut Thursday?
Who you got?
However, numerous teams continue to treat the tuneup games as the real deal, rather than glorified run-throughs and another chance to trim the fat.
Taking pride in the preseason is something football bettors have seen from the Detroit Lions year after year, going 3-1 SU and ATS last season, and boasting a stellar 10-2 record over the last three preseason schedules – posting a 8-3-1 ATS mark in that span.
In 2010, the San Francisco 49ers were the preseason champions with a perfect 4-0 SU record, covering in three of those contests with a push coming in the final preseason workout.
In 2009, the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens both went undefeated in the preseason, however, the Ravens edged out the Fins with a for/against points tally of +45. Baltimore went 3-1 ATS in those prep games.
Detroit was 4-0 in 2008, with a 3-1 ATS mark, prompting sad-sack Lions fans to print up “Preseason Champions” t-shirts in order to celebrate one of the franchise’s rare positive accomplishments.
So which team is going to top the preseason standing this year? Is there more value in the basement teams, trying to start the year on a positive. Or is the best wager one of the elite squads, like the Patriots, who smashed Jacksonville in their preseason debut Thursday?
Who you got?
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