NFL preseason betting has become quite popular over the last decade. To help you become the ultimate NFL betting handicapper here are a few tips for the preseason.

1. Focus On The Fourth Not First Quarter – During the preseason, each team’s starters usually play the first two quarters and then are pulled for secondary units in the second half. What many fans forget is that similar to the fourth quarter in the regular season, the fourth quarter in the preseason is the most pivotal.

For instance, what you should be looking for is the experience level of each team’s backups that will be playing in the second half. In last night’s Bengals vs. Cowboys hall of fame game, the Cowboys had a veteran secondary and where able to overwhelm the youthful secondary of the Bengals. This allowed the Cowboys to cruise to a 16 to seven victory and open up the preseason as a winner.

2. Quarterbacks Are Crucial – The preseason is a strong indicator to many handicappers as to who they should take during the regular season. Essentially, seeing how much depth one team has over another at quarterback can potentially be make or break for the regular season as well.

For instance, a team such as the Denver Broncos is a wiser choice to take in a preseason game than a team such as the Buffalo Bills. The reason for this is that a team such as the Broncos, has three outstanding quarterbacks, so if their number one goes down, the number two and three quarterbacks are competent enough to carry the offensive load.

3. Team Motivation – Your best northbet.com odds of picking a winner in the NFL preseason is to look at which teams have new coaches. Here you may notice that a team with a new coach but a lot of journeyman players may perform better then that a of a veteran coach’s team. The reason for this is that the journeyman for the new guy will try to make a better impression then the journeyman for the old guy, because their job is not as guaranteed.