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NFL Betting – Preseason Week Four Preview

Shea Matthews examines the 2010 NFL Preason games every week for Capperspicks.com. He starts week 4 looking at the Thursday game matchups from an NFL betting perspective…

NFL-X Football – NFL Week Four Pre-Season Matchups

As we head into the fourth full week of 2010 NFL preseason gambling there are some interesting position battles heating up on all 32 NFL teams.

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There’s arguably no trickier time for NFL preseason betting than the fourth and final week. We simply don’t know how many reps, if any, head coaches will give their stars.

As a result, we should look at Thursday games with an eye on the backups above anyone else.

New York Jets @ Philadelphia Eagles

Thursday, September 2, 7:30 p.m. ET
NFL betting favorite: Eagles -1

It will be interesting to see how the Jets and Eagles handle their quarterbacks on Thursday night. They both want us to believe they’re “happy” with Mark Sanchez and Kevin Kolb, respectively, but both guys have looked shaky this preseason. Kolb completed less than half of his passes last week, throwing constantly off his back foot.

Mark Sanchez wasn’t a whole lot better. It’s enough to make you wonder if we’ll see both pivots in action for extra tune-up work on Thursday. Don’t expect Kolb’s top target, DeSean Jackson, to play, however. He’s too nicked up for preseason duty.

Green Bay Packers @ Kansas City Chiefs

Thursday, September 2, 8:00 p.m. ET
NFL betting favorite: Chiefs -5.5

The line tells us what we need to know: that the Packers are expected to rest their top skill players.

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Aaron Rodgers, Jermichael Finley and Green Bay offense are already in midseason form, crushing the competition this preseason, so Mike McCarthy has no reason to risk injuring them. Green Bay’s defense needs some work, however. Also, Mr. Motivator, Todd Haley, may not rest all his key Chiefs.

Maybe he wants Jamaal Charles to prove one more time that he can still be Kansas City’s feature back? Hopefully we’ll at least see dynamic Dexter McCluster on the field for K.C. on Thursday.

Baltimore Ravens @ St. Louis Rams

Thursday, September 2, 8:00 p.m. ET
NFL betting favorite: Rams -3

If what Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo says is true – that he hasn’t decided on a starting quarterback yet – we should see more of Sam Bradford on Thursday, shouldn’t we? Let’s hope so, as he was exciting to watch last week. Bradford picked apart the Patriots, going 15 of 22 for two touchdowns and no interceptions.

If he plays, the competition is still open. If he doesn’t, that likely means Spagnuolo has already anointed the No. 1 overall pick his starter and doesn’t want to jeopardize his health.

Denver Broncos @ Minnesota Vikings

Thursday, September 2, 8:00 p.m. ET

From Elvis Dumervil to Correll Buckhalter to Knowshon Moreno to Tim Tebow, the Broncos can’t stay healthy this preseason. However, on the bright side, most of their walking wounded are on the mend. Moreno should be ready to start at tailback next week but may not get any snaps on Thursday night.

Tebow led a 76-yard touchdown drive last week and may see more action in Denver’s preseason finale. Will Minnesota give Brett Favre a few more reps? Perhaps he’ll want to work on his rapport with the the struggling Bernard Berrian.

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