Football wagering during the early part of the season is a testing ground for gamblers to get a feel for the teams. Some gamblers that get involved in college and NFL football will be cautious during the early part of the season while other gamblers are aggressive. Which of these approaches in football wagering works the best?
Football in the first month is dangerous because you are not sure what will happen in the games. On the other hand, the early part of the college football wagering season can present great opportunities for bettors because it is a rare time when the bettors are on even ground with the online sportsbooks. Early in the season the football wagering lines are based a great deal on last year’s information. Oddsmakers just don’t have anything else to go on. There is no preseason in college football and the preseason in the NFL doesn’t show anything. Football odds are made based on last year’s results, returning starters in college football, and very little else other than opinions. You as a football wagering bettor have just as much information as the sportsbook. Very often you can get a handle on how the teams are coming along by reading the local newspapers, websites, etc. That little edge can prove valuable in the early part of the football season when football lines are weak.