Setting the odds before the start of an NFL season is obviously not an easy task. While we all love making predictions about players and teams on how their seasons will pan out, working out odds must be difficult before a play has even made in the regular season. In saying that, early odds can be a boon for the savvy bettor, if they can work out where the sportsbook has gone wrong.
One such market where bookmakers may have gone ‘wrong’ is with the New England Patriots. It is understandable that they have been made favorites for Super Bowl LIII, given the record of the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick partnership over the last couple of decades.