2008 Trends and NFL Betting Odds

Somewhat surprisingly, these favorites in NFL odds have really not fared very well.  Double-digit underdogs in NFL betting odds have been making money this season for gamblers.

NFL betting odds are always adjusted when trends start to emerge.  When the big underdogs started to cover the NFL odds, the spreads started to get smaller.  The NFL betting odds on a team like Detroit though, really can’t go high enough to attract gamblers. The same thing could have been said about Oakland and Kansas City but at least they have shown signs of being competitive in NFL betting odds.

Laying big NFL betting odds on big favorites is always risky.  Covering a big number means that your team not only outplays the opponent, but also doesn’t give up a late backdoor cover.  What makes it even more difficult sometimes is that the public has driven the NFL odds up to a point where it really is tough laying the points.  Anytime the public gets on something in the NFL you can rest assured that the odds will be a lot higher than they should be.

Another trend that gamblers were using versus the NFL betting odds was to go against a west coast team traveling to the east coast to play early games.
Teams making the long trip do not win very often straight up but the NFL odds makers adjusted and the teams started covering the pointspread.  Early in the season this NFL trend was money in the bank but later in the season the teams traveling started to cover the NFL betting odds, even though they were still not winning straight up.  Teams like Oakland, San Diego, Arizona, San Francisco and Seattle fit the bill of west coast teams that traveled east to play early games.

Keep in mind that trends are useful for a while versus the NFL betting odds but eventually people catch on.  Once that happens the NFL betting odds are adjusted and the NFL trends become less valuable.

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