It’s John here from thebettingadvantage.com discussing some of the off season moves and their impact on the upcoming NFL season.
Brett Favre told the Minnesota Vikings that he will remain retired. He had been talking to the NFL organization about possibly coming out of retirement to play in the NFC North again. The Vikings seen to just be missing the quarterback piece as they have a strong defence and one of the premier running backs in the league in Adrian Peterson. It now it looks like the starting quarterback position will be filled by either Sage Rosenfels or Tarvaris Jackson. That is if the Vikings don’t seek Michael Vick, who has just been reinstated by the NFL.
Vick will now head much of the talk as everyone is curious as to where he will end up. So who will take a chance on Vick? Over a dozen teams have stated they will not pursue the former Atlanta Falcons star. Each organization the possibility of losing sponsors and season ticket holders in a protest of Vick’s past. Is this possibility worth it for a team to gain what would most likely be a backup quarterback? I think the only way Vick plays in the NFL this season is if a team is looking to fill a backup quarterback position due to an injury during training camp.
This is a message to the NFL from the people to whom Mike Vick owes a crapload of money!
Of course all the NFL preseason signing, trades and injuries will impact the odds in each of the futures markets. One of the best bets I made in a sportsbook was on NFL Futures. Ironically it involved Mike Vick. Just prior to the 2007 NFL season, when it was announced that Vick would miss the season I bet Atlanta to go under 7 ½ wins at 1-1 odds. Shortly after I made this bet the line went to 6 ½ wins. I put a bit of money, about half of my previous bet, on the over 6 ½ at odds slightly above even. I was hoping for the Falcons to hit seven win and I would win both my bets. They only won four games that season so I did make a nice profit.
It wasn’t until almost a year after this that I discovered betting exchanges. On a betting exchange it makes this type of betting easier, as this would be considered trading. Essentially trading is betting both sides to try to guarantee a profit no matter the outcome.
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I love wagering on Football. The bad part is that I’ve lost about $ six this month. I think the most enjoyable part is doing the research and using research to find holes in the odds.