Sportsbook Expects Heavy Betting On NFL Preseason


Each week, we talk to Sports Interaction to get their thoughts on what’s going on in the sports betting world, with an emphasis on sports betting in Canada.

Sports Interaction is a Canadian sportsbook that caters specifically to Canucks. They offer convenient deposit methods as well as a wide selection of betting props on many events.

Here’s our Q&A with them for this week.

(Posted August 11, 2016)

NFL Preseason Kicks Off Thursday

The NFL preseason finally kicks off this week after last weekend’s Hall of Fame Game had to be cancelled due to poor field conditions.

Now, instead of a single standalone game opening the preseason schedule we have six games on Thursday, five more on Friday, and four on Saturday before the San Francisco 49ers host the Houston Texans in the first edition of Sunday Night Football.

What do you expect the action to be like in the first week of preseason play?

Football bettors always look forward to the first game of the season and with the HOF game being cancelled, we could be in for a bigger betting handle this week than usual.

We’ll see significant action on parlays and will be keeping a close eye on all of our lines leading up to this weekend’s action.

View the latest NFL preseason odds on our NFL live odds page

 

Week 1 NFL Preseason Popular Bets

What does the odds board look like so far? What are the popular bets coming in early this week?

Preseason games are notoriously difficult to handicap, so that’s why you see a lot of 3-point spreads on the board.

As of Wednesday, the only team favoured by more than a field goal is the Los Angeles Rams, who host the Dallas Cowboys in the primetime spot on Saturday night as 4-point favourites. This will be one of the most popular matchups for bettors this weekend with the Rams returning to L.A. and featuring No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff at quarterback.

The popular HBO TV show “Hard Knocks” also focuses on the Rams this season, so everyone is interested to see how they look against the Cowboys, one of the most popular teams in the league. Early action is seeing about 85 percent of bettors backing the Los Angeles Rams to cover as 4-point favourites.

Sunday night’s 49ers vs. Texans matchup should be a good draw too as bettors close out the first weekend of preseason football. The 49ers opened as 3-point favourites and are seeing most of the early betting support.

Cowboys/Rams Week 1 NFL Preseason Odds

Cowboys Rams

 

 

Rio 2016 Betting

What’s the action been like on the Rio Olympics so far?

We usually don’t see a lot of betting on most of the Olympic events, but Canadian bettors are supporting their athletes in a number of events.

Bettors have cashed in on the Canadian women’s soccer team already with that squad topping Group F with a 3-0 record. Team Canada is now set as a +315 underdog in their quarterfinal matchup with France on Friday.

Canadian sprinter Andre de Grasse is also seeing some support in the 100 and 200-metre events, but he’s considered a long shot in both of those. Usain Bolt is a -300 favourite in the 100 metres and a -325 favourite in the 200.

Olympic Men’s 100m Dash Betting Odds

100m odds