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How to bet on Week 3 of the NFL preseason
Panthers at Bills Betting Preview (Saturday, 1:00 p.m. ET)
TV: available locally
We’ve successfully shut down Carolina’s offense and the Panthers as a whole this preseason, as head coach Dave Canales benched his best players against the Patriots and Jets. However, he said this week that Young and Carolina’s regulars will play some live games against Buffalo now that his offense is a bit healthier.
The Bills, on the other hand, have had to deal with a number of injuries in the preseason and will therefore play this game mostly with players fighting for the reserve positions.
That the Panthers, who were 2-15 a year ago, were 4.5-point favorites on the road should tell you something. That Vegas is listing the game the way it is is a good sign that this game could be all Carolina’s.
Best bet: Panthers -4.5 (best odds: -110 at bet365)
Steelers vs. Lions Betting Preview (Saturday, 1:00 p.m. ET)
TV: NFL Network
In most cases, the teams that went into training camp with battles for the quarterback were declared winners.
Gardner Minshew will start Week 1 in Las Vegas. Rookie Bo Nix secured the Broncos job with two strong performances to start the preseason. In Minnesota, Sam Darnold was named the Vikings’ top quarterback after rookie JJ McCarthy suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier this month.
But in Pittsburgh, Mike Tomlin has not yet said whether Russell Wilson or Justin Fields will start for his team in Week 1. Wilson will start on Sunday, and according to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, anyone on Pittsburgh’s roster who is healthy will play.
With Wilson and Fields both pushing to seize their final opportunity as starting QB for this team, Pittsburgh should put up a much better performance against Detroit than it did earlier this preseason. So far this preseason, that offense has struggled, losing twice: 20-12 to Houston in Week 1 and 9-3 to Buffalo last week.
Dan Campbell’s Lions look to be one of the best teams in the NFC this season, but since they don’t have nearly as many questions to answer as Pittsburgh until the regular season, the Lions probably won’t be very competitive in this game.
Vegas sees it similarly, with Pittsburgh having an advantage of up to seven points in some places.
We have nothing to complain about – let’s take the Steelers, for example, who scored points in a crucial game for two quarterbacks with a lot of starting experience.
Best bets:
- Steelers -6.5 (best odds: -118 at DraftKings)
- Steelers Team Total Over 21.5 (best odds: -120 at bet365)
Betting Preview Cardinals vs. Broncos (Sunday, 4:30 p.m. ET)
TV: CBS
The Broncos’ three-man QB competition produced quality offensive performances from this team in both Week 1 (Denver 34, Indianapolis 30) and Week 2 (Denver 27, Green Bay 2).
Will we see another big day for the Broncos offense now that Bo Nix is named the starter?
Yes.
That’s because Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson are still motivated to show the Broncos – and the rest of the league – that they’re good enough to serve as backups or even starters for a team that will need a quarterback at some point during the season.
Don’t be surprised if the Cardinals — who are as young (and by most projections as bad) on defense as any team in the league — struggle to get stops on Stidham and/or Wilson (even if the latter plays most of his snaps with Denver’s backups).
Best bet: Broncos Team Total Over 20.5 (best odds: -105 at bet365)
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