NFC North Preseason Report

Many handicappers have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially this year with only 3 new head coaches throwing their hat into the ring. If you do your homework the preseason games offer the betting public a tremendous chance to make a ton of money. This year as an example we have some teams on a 10-0, 11-1, and 15-2 preseason runs. Doesn’t get much better than that guys!!!

In the preseason, many head coaches have a track record of wanting to win and some just don’t care and are just preparing for the regular season. You can find many games this preseason where you can get a definite edge. Below I have put together a list of all 32 teams with a breakdown of things to look for this preseason that will give you that winning advantage.

With 29 returning head coaches this season look for these solid early trends to really hold up big time for this preseason.

OK so here are this year’s highly rated preseason money making trends for each team in the division .

NFC North

Chicago Bears

Head Coach: Lovie Smith – 7th year

The Bears under Lovie Smith Have seen things open up offensively over the past 3 preseason with the Over going 9-3. Plus just the opposite can be said in the Bears last preseason game there Lovie just wants to get thru this game seeing the under go 6-1 over the past 7 years. So watch for some high scoring Chicago games early in the preseason, and then a low scoring affair in their preseason finale against the Browns on September 2^nd.

Probable preseason quarterback rotations: Jay Cutler, Caleb Hanie, Brett Basanez, and Dan LeFevour.

Detroit Lions

Head Coach: Jim Schwartz – 2nd year

Last year in my preseason profit report I told you that the defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans the last eight seasons Jim Schwartz took over as the new head coach of the 0-16 Lions. Look for Detroit with the new mind set of every new coach with defensive ties to highlight the run and strengthen the defense to play a bunch of fast moving low scoring games this preseason. Well 3 of the 4 Lions preseason games want under the total. So let’s look for more of the same in Detroit’s preseason games going forward here.

Probable preseason quarterback rotations: Matthew Stafford, Drew Stanton, and Shaun Hill.

Green Bay Packers

Head Coach: Jim McCarthy – 5th year

In his first 4 years as the Packers head coach Mike McCarthy has just been around a .500 preseason coach, so no real advantages to jump on here. However a solid trend has developed that has seen the Packers incorporate a wide open gameplan over the past 4 years that has seen the Over go an impressive 12-4 in the preseason. Plus have to add in here is that under McCarthy the Packers really open things up in their final preseason game seeing the over go a perfect 4-0 over the past 4 seasons.

Probable preseason quarterback rotations: Aaron Rogers, Matt Flynn, Chris Pizzotti, and Graham Harrell.

Minnesota Vikings

Head Coach: Brad Childress – 5th year

In his first 4 years as the head coach of the Vikings Brad Childress has started to show us some strong trend that can help us make some money this preseason. It’s obvious that Childress does not care about the opening preseason game as he just goes thru the motions losing 3 of 4 of his openers as head coach. However he sure turns things around going all out in week # 2 seeing the Vikings go a perfect 4-0. So let’s fade them in week # 1 against the Rams, and make them a solid play in week # 2 against the 49’ers.

Probable preseason quarterback rotations: Brett Favre, Tarvaris Jackson, Sage Rosenfels, and Joe Webb.