NFL Preseason Week 3: Rams vs Patriots - 7:30pm EST
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NFL Preseason Week 3: Rams vs Patriots - 7:30pm EST

The St. Louis Rams (1-1) are looking to better than a 1-15 regular season record last year and will face a stiff test in 2010 NFL preseason betting odds when they lock horns vs the New England Patriots (2-2) at 7:30pm EST on Thursday night from Gillette field. Online sportsbooks have the Patriots -7.5 favorites in NFL predictions for week 3 while the over/under total is sitting at 37.5. The Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers will also be in action on Thursday night at 8:00pm EST and can be seen live on ESPN with the Packers -3.5 favorites. St. Louis heads into week 3 of the preseason with some signs of encouragement having lost to the Minnesota Vikings 7-28 in week 1 but fought back in week 2 to defeat the Cleveland Browns 19-17 as 4-point underdogs in NFL preseason odds.
The Patriots seems to be right in the position they want to be quietly winning their first two preseason games while the New York Jets have verbally stolen the spotlight of the AFC East. New England heads into week 3 with a 27-24 win at home vs the reigning champion New Orleans Saints and manhandled the Atlanta Falcons 28-10 (one of the favorites to win the NFC South) as 3.5-point underdogs in 2010 NFL preseason betting odds. Tom Brady went 10-12 for 85-yards which included a touchdown while running back Fred Taylor went 11-54 with a touchdown. Wide receiver Wes Welker returned to action for the first time after tearing his ACL and MCL last January with 2 catches for 20-yards.
NFL preseason betting odds at sportsbooks have New England 9-1 favorites to win the 2011 Super Bowl, +550 favorites to win the AFC conference and -120 favorites to win the AFC East. The Patriots finished last season 10-6 winning the AFC East so the over/under regular season win total is set at 9.5 OVER (-120) but Bellicheck and boys lost in the Wildcard playoffs vs the Baltimore Ravens 33-14. The St. Louis Rams have opened as 110-1 longshots in to win the Super Bowl, 60-1 to win the NFC conference and 27-1 in NFL predictions to win the NFC West. Trying to build upon a 1-15 record last season might not be an unattainable goal though as sportsbooks have the over/under regular season win total for the Rams listed at 4.5 OVER (-125).