NFL Preseason 2025 Betting Odds, Tips & Live Stream American Football

It may be the American football offseason, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t any action to keep you sated while you await the upcoming season; far from it. You can catch the 2025 NFL preseason on Stake to follow the action packed clash between the many teams in exciting exhibition fixtures!

The preseason schedule provides fans and bettors the perfect chance to bet on American football in games where anything can happen and previous years regular-season stats count for little. Anything can happen in any single game.

We’ll break down everything to expect from the 2025 NFL preseason and how to place your bets here at Stake Sportsbook.

What is the NFL Preseason?

The NFL preseason sees teams in both conferences playing exhibition matches to maintain fitness, keep honed, and evaluate their talent and identify gaps in their roster for the upcoming regular season. While these games won’t contribute to stats like the season wins totals, they are important for teams to see where their strengths and weaknesses lie. These fixtures start around the conclusion of the last week of training camp for the teams, with three games in total played across the preseason.

History of the NFL Preseason

The NFL preseason is as old as the sport itself. Prior to the establishment of a unified football league in the NFL, all games were organised by the teams themselves, meaning you would often see professionals facing off against college sides or teams from other leagues altogether.

Once the league was confirmed, the organisation would set a number of different rules regarding exhibition matches. At one point, they could only be played against another team not in the league. Later, the body would establish specific times of year when any fixtures would be considered exhibitions.

Since then, teams have gone from playing six preseason fixtures in the days of 14 regular season games to now playing the three preseason games at the end of training camp as the schedule has been upped to 17 games over 18 weeks.

Format & Schedule of the NFL Preseason

The NFL preseason begins around August when the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is held. In 2025, this will be July 31, with the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Chargers facing off. Following that, there are three weekends of preseason exhibitions, with the NFL arranging the match-ups, ensuring sides only play sides from one of their two competitive divisions, from the division that they do not participate in.

Which Teams Play in the NFL Preseason?

All members of the NFL participate in the preseason, meaning there will be some scintillating inter-divisional games between the two divisions. Here are the teams broken down by conference and division.

How to Bet on the NFL Preseason & Types of American Football Betting

There are a few important American football bet types that you should know before getting started betting on the preseason fixtures, including:

Winner/moneyline: Moneyline bets mean you choose who you think will win a particular fixture, including overtime. These are a fundamental part of how to bet on the NFL.

• Totals (Over/Under): Totals or over/under bets allow you to bet on a game without selecting a winner. Instead, you predict whether you think the points scored will be over or under a certain amount.

• Handicap betting: A handicap bet allows you to play around with the odds. If there’s a clear favourite, you can handicap them by giving the other team a head start in the points. You can also use Asian handicaps, a variation on this type of bet.

• Outrights: If you think you know who will win the Super Bowl in the 2025-26 NFL season after watching the preseason fixtures, you could place an outright or futures bet to predict the outcome.

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How to Live Stream the NFL Preseason & Live Betting Markets

You can live stream a full range of NFL fixtures here on Stake. All you have to do is look at the upcoming fixtures in the Live Events and Starting Soon sections and see which games are available for streaming.

Our live streaming guide has the full lowdown, and you can look at our live versus pre-match betting guide to see how to make the most of watching the action unfold as you bet. You can also bet on the CFL and even stake on college football.

NFL Preseason Odds & Payouts

At Stake, you can view your NFL preseason odds in whatever format you’d like, and our odds reading guide can tell you everything you need to know about making sense of them and calculating potential payouts. Our instant payments mean you don’t need to wait for any winnings, too.

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