Why Live Betting Is Key To Winning NFL Preseason Bets

It's anyone's guess how long coaches like Jay Gruden will keep their starters in NFL preseason games before putting in the backups. (Photo credit: Keith Allison / Foter / CC BY-SA)


The biggest danger of doing NFL preseason betting has always been that a lot of the coaches don’t really care who wins.

The NFL preseason is as much about evaluating second- and third-string talent as it is getting the first-team offence and defence into shape. Some coaches play their starters for only one or two possessions, and some coaches don’t even play their starters at all in the early weeks.

You’ll see vanilla offences and defences, as coaches save their bag of tricks for when things matter in the regular season.

It’s also not uncommon to see coaches go for two points near the end of the game, even if they’re down by one point and a single convert would tie the game. No one wants to get into overtime during the preseason, so those NFL key numbers aren’t nearly as important anymore.

So yeah, we know NFL preseason betting generally isn’t a good idea.

But after waiting half a year for some NFL football betting, it’s hard to resist getting in on the action.

View the latest NFL preseason betting lines on our live odds page.

Why NFL Preseason Live Betting Makes Sense

Fortunately, NFL preseason live betting can provide us with a chance to do NFL betting without the variables — the players — suddenly changing on us.

“There are nearly a hundred side bets on any game now, and live betting means you can bet drive by drive,” said an NFL betting analyst at SportsInteraction.com.

“It’s the individual drives that the coaches themselves are using to make their decisions on who starts and who doesn’t when they start using the live ammunition, anyway, so it’s a perfect match.”

Sports Interaction is one of the best sportsbooks to use for NFL preseason live betting, since it offers tons of different live betting lines. You can bet on what the result of a possession will be or which team will score next, or you can even bet on whether the next play will be a run or a pass.

“Lots of reward to be had betting preseason,” said the Sports Interaction NFL betting analyst, “once you know what you’re doing.”