Sportsbooks For Atlanta Falcons

Game lines have a propensity to change quite frequently in the NFL. They are usually published a few days in advance of the actual meeting and will be tweaked throughout the week to account for injuries, key returns and an imbalanced amount of action on one particular bet or team.

Say the Falcons are four point underdogs when lining up against the Pittsburgh Steelers. You bet on the Steelers around Tuesday, only to find out that star wide receiver Antonio Brown has an ankle injury and won’t be ready to rock.

Sportsbooks, in this scenario, will likely move the line down, making this a pick ’em game or perhaps moving points in favor of the Falcons. If you’ve already placed your wager, you won’t be able to rescind your bet, but you’ll be aware of the situation and can decide whether to make another bet elsewhere to account for your probable losses on that selection. If you haven’t made your bet, looking at this page will have saved you from making a possible mistake.

Pouring over future games won’t give you early access to lines, but you can still study the matchups in a way that lets you get out in front of the sportsbooks and your betting peers. And that starts with looking back.

Previous scores and game outcomes tell you how the Falcons fare in situations. Do they struggle against strong defensive teams? Have they had problems beating above average offensive units? Are they better at covering the spread when they are home or when they are away? What’s their record as the favorite against double digit spreads? How about when they are the underdog?

Apply the answers from questions like these, among others, to future games based on the team Atlanta is matching up against and where (home or away), and you’ll have formulated a betting blueprint that takes much of the guesswork out of the gambling equation.

If the Falcons’ record is among the best in the NFC South, you know to make them division plays. And if it’s among the best in the NFC and NFL at large, you’ll be smart enough to pencil them in as everything bets.

If their records don’t hold any water in these departments, that’s when you know to stay away.