An Underdog Parlay Pick for Week 3 NFL Preseason Action: August 27th 2010

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Aug 26, 2010

The preseason of pro football betting usually provides some real surprising results that just aren’t common due to the uncertainty of the game. Today at BetUS, we look at our “Rabid Dawgs Parlay” for Week 3 of pro football betting in the preseason.
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Washington Redskins vs. New York Jets
Game Date/Time: Friday, August 27th, 7:00 ET
Game Location: New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
TV/Radio Broadcast: Local TV, Westwood One, Sirius

NFL Odds: Washington Redskins (+4.5) -110 vs. New York Jets (-4.5) -110: Over/Under 34.5

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Even though Donovan McNabb isn’t likely to play in this one, we still believe that the Redskins have a significantly better chance to win this game than the +180 moneyline suggests. Backup Rex Grossman has proven to be significantly more than competent in the preseason, completing 64.1 percent of his passes for 335 yards with two TDs and a pick. That’s two more yards, one more TD pass, and two fewer INTs than all of the New York quarterbacks combined.

Rex Ryan has called two very vanilla game plans so far in this preseason, and we tend to believe that that could reasonably come back to bite him in this one in spite of the fact that his team is the sizeable choice to pick up a victory.

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Game Date/Time: Friday, August 27th, 8:00 ET
Game Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
TV/Radio Broadcast: Local TV, Westwood One, Sirius

NFL Odds: Philadelphia Eagles (+1) -110 vs. Kansas City Chiefs (-1) -110: Over/Under 37

Haven’t the Chiefs already shown that they have no ability to win in the preseason? They were awful offensively in games both against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, and now they are going to play host to one of the deepest offensive teams in the NFL in the Eagles. Kansas City’s quarterbacking rotation just doesn’t add anywhere up to near what the Eagles can offer, as Kevin Kolb, Michael Vick, and Mike Kafka might all be better than anything that Todd Haley is going to be able to trot out there.

Kolb has proven that he can be explosive, and we look for him to exploit the KC defense for at least two scores before he calls it a day around halftime or so. KC should have no answers in this one, and the end result should be a mild upset perfect for our Rabid Dawg selection for Week 3.

Though the Eagles aren’t a huge underdog, when parlayed with the Redskins on Friday night, they make for a fantastic price. This is still the preseason. Upsets like this happen all the time. Don’t be afraid to throw down on both of these NFC East teams this weekend, as they should combined to be worth somewhere in the neck of the woods of about 6.25-1 in your pro football betting card.

Rabid Dawg Parlay: (Washington Redskins/Philadelphia Eagles)

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