If you’re a football betting enthusiast that is looking to, both, get off to a positive start while avoiding falling into an early hole with your bankroll, then you need some expert advice to help you accomplish both goals.
While many NFL bettors think they can use the same strategy while wagering on NFL football action over the course of the regular season, it’s important to keep a few things in mind when betting early in the season as teams start to reveal just who they are and likely will be all season long. Let’s get down to business.
Analyzing The Football Betting Strategies And Tips For Early 2017 NFL Season
What Are the Goals?
The first thing you need to do is to identify the goals of each team early in the season. A team like the Dallas Cowboys for instance, will be looking to get off to a fast start in order to build chemistry that could help them in their quest for postseason success while a team like the Cleveland Browns or San Francisco 49ers is looking for improved play out of several players at key positions and maybe not so much at early victories. Make sure you know what the real goals are for each team heading into the new season, because every team is not shooting to reach the Super Bowl.Don’t Fall for the 52 Fake-out!
If you remember the San Francisco 49ers laid an emphatic 28-0 smackdown on the NFC West rival Rams to open the regular season in 2016 and if you didn’t know any better, you’d think Frisco was actually a competent team and that could have cost you dearly the next few weeks as the Niners immediately revealed their true nature as a floundering franchise with no hope. Don’t fall for the 52 fake-out early on based on a team’s preseason play or against a weak opponent or two early on.Home Field Advantage
Home teams tend to do well early on as they are fueled by a ton of adrenaline and their raucous home fans. While this ‘feeling of exuberance’ can fade faster than a pair of well-worn blue jeans for several teams as the season progresses, even mediocre teams have plenty of hope at home early in the season.