NFL Futures Betting: Picking out 5 Smart Wagers for the 2012 Season

August 8, 2012   ·   Nick Pournaras   ·   Jump to comments

The hot, humid days of August are typically known as the "dog days of summer."
In my humble opinion, they should be known as the "dog days of sports," because I am sitting on my porch dehydrated and salivating for some NFL football action—I've had enough of baseball and the Olympics.
While we get to hear about Tim Tebow and the New York Jets year-round, there are still four more weeks until we are reminded that the other team in New York actually won the Super Bowl when they kick off the season against the Dallas Cowboys.
To ease the pain of our last month without the NFL, I'll be taking a look at five of my favorite futures bets (in no particular order) for the 2012 NFL regular season and beyond, since betting on the preseason games is a place reserved for only the most degenerate of our gambling friends.
A little background before we start, because I know a lot of people are unfamiliar with these types of odds: Odds of (-130) mean that someone would have to ...

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