The NFL preseason week 3 is upon us and Thursday will begin the action with the St. Louis Rams vs the New England Patriots from Gillette Stadium at 7:30pm EST. Peyton Manning and the boys will be on the road when the Indianapolis Colts vs the Green Bay Packers face off at 8:00pm EST from Lambeau field in a game that can be seen on ESPN. The Rams have gone 1-1 in the preseason while the Patriots are a perfect 2-0. Online sportsbooks have the Patriots -8 favorites in week 3 NFL preseason betting odds at home vs the Rams with an over/under total of 38.5. The Colts have been less than stellar in preseason NFL predictions losing both games for a 0-2 record while the Packers have split their games going 1-1 through the first two weeks. NFL betting odds for tonight's ESPN football game have the Packers -3.5 favorites at home for week 3 of the preseason vs the Colts while the over/under total is listed 45.

There are four games scheduled for Friday NFL preseason action with the Falcons vs Dolphins at 7:00pm EST, Redskins vs Jets at 7:00pm EST, Eagles vs Chiefs at 8:00pm EST and the Chargers vs Saints at 8:00pm EST which can be seen nationally on CBS. Miami is listed as a PK on Saturday at home despite have a dominate preseason heading into week 3 NFL odds having won their first two to go 2-0 while the Falcons are 1-1 and are looking for a defensive battle down in South Florida. Washington has been all the rave with the addition of Donovan McNabb but an ankle injury and a 1-1 start heading into week 3 of the preseason, has many handicappers scratching their head. Rex Ryan and the Jets have not lived up to much of the hype regarding this year's team going 1-1 in the preseason but are 5.5-point favorites to win at home. Philadelphia has gone 1-1 in the 2010 preseason and should have a winnable game in NFL predictions on Saturday but do face a Kansas City team that is 0-2 and hungry for a win.

Sunday will feature eight total games with the Browns (1-1) vs Lions (1-1) at 5:00pm EST on NFL Network with Detroit -2 favorites in week 3 preseason betting odds, the Bengals (2-1) vs Bills (1-1) at 6:30pm EST with Cincinnati -3 favorites on the road and the Jaguars (0-2) vs Buccaneers (1-1) at 7:30pm EST with Jacksonville -2.5 favorites. CBS will feature an "All-Texas" showdown with the Cowboys (2-1) vs Texans (0-2) at 8:00pm EST with Houston -3 at home, the Seahawks (1-1) vs Vikings (1-1) at 8:00pm EST with Minnesota -5 favorites in NFL predictions and the Titans (1-1) vs Panthers (0-2) at 8:00pm EST with Carolina a slight -3 favorite at home. The Cardinals (1-1) vs Bears (0-2) will kick-off on Saturday night at 8:30pm with Chicago -3.5 favorites along with the 49ers (2-0) vs Raiders (2-0) at 9:00pm EST with Oakland -1 favorites at home. The Steelers (2-0) vs Broncos (0-2) will conclude week 3 of the 2010 NFL preseason on Monday night football with Pittsburgh -2.5 on the road.