The Pittsburgh Steelers have paid off with six ATS victories in their last seven preseason games against the Philadelphia Eagles as those teams hit the gridiron together in Week 3 of the exhibition slate on Thursday.
And the oddsmakers at Sportsbook have the Eagles listed as 3-point home favorites for the matchup against the Steelers, which leads off the NFL preseason lines for Week 3.
On Friday there are then five games on the NFL preseason betting slate, including Carolina at New England with the Panthers 0-4-1 ATS in their last five preseason games against the Patriots. New England is a 5.5-point favorite on the NFL odds at Sportsbook. As well, the Giants take on the Jets in a pick'em matchup, with the UNDER 10-3 in their last 13 preseason meetings.
Eight more games make up the NFL odds slate for Saturday, including the Broncos as 7.5-point favorites against the Texans and the Chiefs as 3-point favorites against the Vikings. Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its past seven preseason road games, but Kansas City is 7-31-2 ATS in its past 40 preseason games overall.
The Week 3 NFL preseason betting slate then comes to an end on Sunday with the Niners a 7-point favorite against the Chargers at Sportsbook and the Cardinals a 1-point favorite against the Bengals. Cincinnati is just 2-7-1 ATS in its past 10 preseason road games.
Week 3 NFL Preseason Betting Lines at Sportsbook:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (-3), 7:30pm ET
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Carolina at New England (-5.5), 7:30pm ET
NY Giants at NY Jets (pick'em), 7:30pm ET
Jacksonville at Detroit (-2.5), 7:30pm ET
Oakland at Green Bay (-7.5), 8:00pm ET
Chicago at Seattle (-7.5), 10:00pm ET
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
Tampa Bay at Buffalo (-3), 4:30pm ET
Dallas at Miami (-3), 7:00pm ET
Tennessee at Atlanta (-3), 7:00pm ET
Washington at Baltimore (-2.5), 7:30pm ET
New Orleans at Indianapolis (-1), 8:00pm ET
St. Louis at Cleveland (-2.5), 8:00pm ET
Minnesota at Kansas City (-3), 8:00pm ET
Houston at Denver (-7.5), 9:00pm ET
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
San Diego at San Francisco (-7), 4:00pm ET
Cincinnati at Arizona (-1), 8:00pm ET
NFL Preseason Trends 2014 - Week 3
Steelers 6-1 ATS past seven preseason games vs Eagles
Panthers 0-4-1 ATS past five preseason games vs Patriots
UNDER is 10-3 past 13 preseason meetings of Jets and Giants
4 of 5 preseason meetings of Titans and Falcons played UNDER
Ravens 5-1 SU past 6 preseason games vs Redskins
Saints 1-4 SU vs Colts in preseason since 1996
49ers won past 4 preseason games vs Chargers
Raiders 5-21 SU past 26 preseason road games
Cowboys 4-11 SU in preseason road games since 2007
Rams are 9-2 ATS past 11 preseason road games
Saints are 13-2 ATS past 15 preseason road games
Vikings 1-6 SU and ATS past 7 preseason road games
Bengals 2-7-1 ATS past 10 preseason road games
NFL Preseason Trends 2014 - Overall
Chiefs 7-31-2 ATS past 40 games
Detroit 14-3 ATS past 17 games
OVER is 10-3 past 13 Baltimore games
