Betting NFL Preseason Football: The Baltimore Ravens are on a 20-0 Preseason Win Streak!
Knowing how specific NFL head coaches approach the preseason is crucial for bettors at this time of year. Some coaches prefer to use the games to evaluate their depth while keeping their starters on ice, others prefer to get their top players more live reps in preparation for the regular season.
Betting NFL Preseason Football
Some care about winning preseason games, others couldn’t care less.
It’s also important to look at how the coaches do in specific weeks of the preseason. The third game of the preseason has traditionally been the ‘tune-up’ game where the starters play much of the first half with some going into the third quarter. Meanwhile, it’s not uncommon for starters to play just a drive or two, if at all, in the first two weeks of preseason
This article shows the records of every current NFL head coach (excluding first-timers) in every week of the preseason for their entire careers. Using this information we can get a better idea of how coaches approach these three weeks and place our bets accordingly.
Betting NFL Preseason Football
Keep in mind this is the second season in which there are just three preseason games instead of four.
Head Coach Preseason Betting Records
| Coach | ATS Record | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Belichick | 43-39-6 (48.8%) | 12-7-3 | 12-10 | 9-12-1 | 9-10-2 |
| Andy Reid | 41-42-4 (47.1%) | 8-11-2 | 12-8-1 | 11-11 | 10-10-1 |
| John Harbaugh | 37-15 (71.1%) | 12-1 | 7-6 | 9-4 | 9-3 |
| Pete Carroll | 36-20 (64.2%) | 7-7 | 8-6 | 11-3 | 9-4 |
| Mike Tomlin | 28-29-1 (48.2%) | 7-6-1 | 6-8 | 7-7 | 6-7 |
| Dennis Allen | 4-8 (33.3%) | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Mike McCarthy | 26-28-2 (47.2%) | 6-8 | 10-4 | 6-7-1 | 4-8-1 |
| Josh McDaniels | 3-5 (37.5%) | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Ron Rivera | 19-19-1 (50.0%) | 6-4 | 4-6 | 3-6-1 | 6-3 |
| Todd Bowles | 8-8 (50.0%) | 3-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Sean McDermott | 10-5 (75.0%) | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 |
| Sean McVay | 8-6-1 (53.3%) | 1-3 | 3-0-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 |
| Frank Reich | 7-3-1 (63.3%) | 1-1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Kyle Shanahan | 7-7-1 (50.0%) | 2-2 | 1-2-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 |
| Mike Vrabel | 4-6-1 (36.3%) | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2-1 | 1-1 |
| Zac Taylor | 3-4 (42.8%) | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Robert Saleh | 2-1 (66.6%) | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Lovie Smith | 21-22-2 (46.6%) | 3-8 | 7-3-1 | 5-6 | 6-5 |
| Brandon Staley | 2-1 (66.6%) | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Matt LaFleur | 2-5 (28.5%) | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 |
| Kliff Kingsbury | 2-4 (33.3%) | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Doug Pederson | 8-8 (50.0%) | 1-3 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Stefanski | 2-1 (66.6%) | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Campbell | 1-2 (33.3%) | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Matt Rhule | 1-1-1 (50.0%) | 0-0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Arthur Smith | 0-3 (0.0%) | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nick Sirianni | 1-2 (33.3%) | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
