NFL Betting Odds for 2008 Season
The NFL betting odds for the 2008 season are available ahead of week one, which gets under way this weekend. Reigning Superbowl Champions, the New York Giants, won their season opener against the Washington Redskins, 16-7, on Thursday night in the traditional season opener, however, it is not until Sunday that the other 30 American Football teams in the league set out on the trail to Superbowl glory. Bookmakers have made the New England Patriots favourites to win the big gme for the seventh consecutive season following last season's perfect run of eighteen wins, before falling at the final and biggest hurldle of them all, Superbowl. Stan James go best price a of all bookmakers about the Partiots winning the Superbowl offering odds of 7/2, however, many pundits are predicting that Bill Belichick's side cannot repeat the achievements of 2007 and that many other teams represent much more appeal in the betting.
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The three teams expected to represent the biggest threat to the Patriots are AFC rivals, San Diego Chargers and the Indianapolis Colts, who are both 8/1 with Ladbrokes and the Dallas Cowboys look the pick of the NFC bunch and are chalked up 15/2.
Jacksonville Jaguars (11/1), Minnesota Vikings (16/1) and the Green Bay Packers (33/1) all showed signed of improvement last year and will be expected to improve once again whilst the likes of the New Orleans Sains (20/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (20/1) will be expeted to improve on indifferent seasons.
Ladbrokes Superbowl Betting
New England Patriots 11/4
Dallas Cowboys 15/2
Indianapolis Colts 8/1
San Diego Chargers 8/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 11/1
Minnesota Vikings 16/1
New Orleans Saints 20/1
New York Giants 20/1
Philadelphia Eagles 20/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 25/1
Seattle Seahawks 25/1
All others 33/1 or bigger
The popularity of American Football in the UK continues to grow year after year and with Skysports showing a minimum of six live games each week during the 2008 season along with an NFL game coming to Wembley for the second year running, 2008 looks set to be the most popular yet. All bookmakers have reported huge increases in American Football betting in the last few years and now all major firms offer a range of betting opportunities on every game to add to fan enjoyment.
Betting Directory 2008 Superbowl Tip
Indianapolis Colts - best price 10/1 with Totesport