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Chestnut Hill, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - ACC foes will battle in Chestnut Hill the evening, as the Boston College Eagles host the 23rd-ranked Maryland Terrapins. Maryland won eight straight games to open the season before sufferi

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Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ninth-ranked LSU Tigers figure to be tested tonight by the Texas Longhorns in a non-conference game that will be televised nationally from the Toyota Center in Houston. LSU is 5-1 and has won t

<< Oilers breeze into the Windy City
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers aim for their fourth consecutive victory this evening, as they pay a visit to the United Center for a battle with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Oilers, who are tied atop the Northwest Division standings w

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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Rangers will shoot for their second three-game winning streak of the season tonight, when they host the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers were in action Saturday afternoon in Ottawa and ea

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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The high-powered Phoenix Suns play the third of a five- game road trip when they visit the Bobcats tonight at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Phoenix has won nine in a row and has scored over 100 points in six straight contests

Raptors, Trail Blazers meet in Toronto >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams with two-game losing streaks meet this afternoon, as the Toronto Raptors welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to Air Canada Centre. This is the first of two meetings between the squads. The Trail Blazers ar

Ajax, AZ fall further off of pace >>
Amsterdam, Holland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - PSV Eindhoven's lead in the Eredivisie standings increased over the weekend as its two closest competitors, AZ and Ajax, played to an entertaining 2-2 draw at Amsterdam Arena on Sunday. PSV entered

Celtic continues to roll with win over Dunfermline >>
Dunfermline, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The teams could not have been further apart entering Sunday's clash at East End Park, as Celtic came into the contest with a high-flying 44 points and a comfortable lead at the top of the ta

2007 NFL Football Betting Preview

“You play to win the game!”

Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.

The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.

The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.

Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?

Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.

New York Giants betting lines

Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.

Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.

The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.

Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.

First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”

The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. 

Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.

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