2017 NFL Pre-Season ‘EYE POPPING’ ATS and O/U trends
By Victor King
It’s been a l-o-n-g time (6 months!) since the last game of the 2016 NFL season. Pro Football fans, handicappers, and bettors alike are itching for the 2017 season to kick off. But first, it’s ALL about the PRE-SEASON. Sure, the games might not actually count… but the bets sure DO! King Creole has gone through the Playbook NFL ‘X’ pre-season database, and come up with one ‘EYE POPPING’ trend for each team in the league. Some of these trends are ATS (against the spread) and some of ‘em are O/U (Over / Under). Let’s Get it On!
ARIZONA: The CARDINALS have gone an almost PERFECT 7-1 O/U (7 OVERS / 1 UNDER) in the last two seasons of pre-season play (46.6 combined PPG)…
ATLANTA: The FALCONS have gone 1-7-1 ATS when playing off a pre-season WIN the last eight years…
BALTIMORE: The RAVENS have been a strong ‘Play ON’ team as of late. They’ve gone 10-2 ATS in the last three years of pre-season play… including 7-1 ATS on the ROAD…
BUFFALO: Just the opposite for the BILLS as a traveler... They’ve gone 3-13 ATS in their last 16 pre-season ROAD games since 2009…
CAROLINA: Dog win = Play ‘On’ NEXT week… The PANTHERS have gone 8-1-1 ATS in their history when playing off a pre-season UNDERDOG win…
CHICAGO: Bad ‘chalk’ taste for the BEARS… They’ve gone a PERFECT 0-7 ATS as pre-season FAVORITES of > 3 pts the last 10 years…
CINCINNATI: Low-scoring recent run for the BENGALS… They’ve gone 0-6 O/U in the last two seasons when the OU line is 41
CLEVELAND: Speaking of low-scoring… the BROWNS have not gone OVER in a pre-season game (0-7-1 O/U) in the last two years (32.0 combined PPG)…
DALLAS: The COWBOYS were the ONLY team in the NFL to go a PERFECT 4-0 O/U in their four pre-season games last year (49.0 combined ppg)…
DENVER: In their pre-season history, the BRONCOS have gone an extremely profitable 16-2-1 ATS when off a SU FAVORITE loss…
DETROIT: In the last seven pre-seasons, the LIONS have roared to the tune of a 13-1 ATS record when the OU line is 40
GREEN BAY: Last year, the PACKERS were the league’s ONLY team to go UNDER (0-4 O/U) in all four of their pre-season games (28.8 combined PPG)…
HOUSTON: The TEXANS were one of only FOUR teams that brought home the bacon in ALL four (4-0 ATS) of their pre-season games last season (others: Balt / Minn / Phil)…
INDIANAPOLIS: Another bad ‘chalk’ team. The COLTS have gone a PERFECT 0-8 ATS as pre-season ‘pick’ or FAVORITES the last four years…
JACKSONVILLE: The JAGUARS have gone UNDER in EACH of their last seven pre-season ROAD games (0-7 O/U) in the last four years (32.7 combined ppg)…
KANSAS CITY: In GAMES 1 or 2 of the pre-season, the CHIEFS have gone a money-burning 3-22 ATS in the last 13 years…
LA CHARGERS: In the last five seasons, the CHARGERS have gone a PERFECT 0-5 O/U in pre-season GAME #3 (29.0 combined PPG)…
LA RAMS: There’s no ‘lay’ in LA…. The RAMS have gone a PERFECT 0-8 ATS in the last four years as pre-season FAVORITES…
MIAMI: Another team you don’t want to lay the points with… The DOLPHINS have gone 0-8-1 ATS as pre-season FAVORITES the last five years…
MINNESOTA: No point spread needed here… The VIKINGS have WON 13 of their last 14 pre-season games in the last 3+ seasons (13-1 SU…
NEW ENGLAND: In the last seven pre-seasons, the PATRIOTS have gone a PERFECT 7-0 O/U in GAME #2 (49.3 combined PPG)…
NEW ORLEANS: The SAINTS were one of only TWO teams in the league that failed to cover the spread (0-4 ATS) in ANY of their four pre-season games last year…
NY GIANTS: In the last 25 years, the GIANTS have gone a dismal 1-10-1 ATS when playing off a pre-season DOUBLE DIGIT win…
NY JETS: In the last nine seasons, the JETS have gone 10-2 O/U as pre-season road UNDERDOGS of +2 or more points…
OAKLAND: Bad road ‘chalk’… When laying points on the pre-season road, the RAIDERS have gone a PERFECT 0-7-1 ATS in the last 18 seasons…
PHILADELPHIA: Another strong moneymaker as of late… the EAGLES have gone 9-1 ATS in their last 10 pre-season games over the last 2+ seasons…
PITTSBURGH: The ‘tail’s not WAGGING’ here… STEELERS have gone 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games as pre-season UNDERDOGS in the last fours seasons…
SAN FRANCISCO: Go LOW at home… the NINERS have gone a PERFECT 0-6 O/U in their last six pre-season HOME games the last three years (30.8 combined PPG)…
SEATTLE: ‘Canine-a-RIFIC’… The SEAHAWKS have gone a PERFECT 6-0 ATS in the last four seasons as pre-season UNDERDOGS of > 1 point…
TAMPA BAY: Profitable Rebounders… In the last 10 years, the BUCCANEERS have gone 9-1 ATS when playing off a pre-season LOSS…
TENNESSEE: In the last four years, the TITANS have gone a PERFECT 4-0 O/U in pre-season GAME #2 (46.0 combined PPG)…
WASHINGTON: When playing off a SU and ATS pre-season WIN, the REDSKINS have gone 10-2 ATS in the last six years…