NFL Preseason: 5 Things to Know

The Browns and Bengals are both in action Friday in the first week of the NFL Preseason. Cleveland travels to Jacksonville for a 7 p.m. kickoff. BallyBet has the Browns at +2.5. The game’s total is set at 36.

Cincinnati hosts Arizona at 7:30 p.m. BetFred has the Bengals at -2 with a total of 31.5.

Here are five things to know about betting the NFL Preseason:

Follow as many beat writers as you can. This is where you will find out what a game plan is as well as who will play suit up and for how many series’ they plan on playing.
A team’s depth at quarterback determines a lot. A team with a veteran quarterback on the roster will be able to pick apart second and third team defenses in the later stages of games.
Last year favorites went 35-11-1 straight up in the preseason. Avoid the spread and build some money line round robins.
Everyone knows about betting unders in the preseason, and the books have adjusted. Be careful of betting on this trend. Last week’s Hall of Fame game got closed at O/U 30.5 and went over.
Shop around. Make sure that you have multiple outs to always be shopping for the best number. A team that is -2.5 favorites at one sports book, could be -1.5 at another.