The Pick: Chargers/Lions UNDER 33.5 (-110, BetMGM)
Placing a bet on the NFL Hall of Fame game is the definition of ‘degeneracy.’
Nothing screams EXCITEMENT like an inevitable showdown between projected third-string quarterbacks Trey Lance and Kyle Allen. Other soon-to-be-designated practice squaders only adds to the absurdity. Pop quiz hotshot: Do you honestly know who’s currently sixth on the Lions RB depth chart? Well, you’re about to be educated.
Yes, given the shortened Preseason schedule, a few starters may make a cameo, but every year, the action in Canton is nothing more than a glorified FCS-level matchup -- and among basement-dwelling schools.
Ok, it’s “football.” But the only way to endure the four-quarter slog is to have a little action on what transpires.
It’s time to emerge from your months-long NFL betting hibernation.
For this fellow degen, the only logical wager is the UNDER. Fun fact: In 12 of the last 16 Hall of Fame games, it’s cashed. Heck only four teams since 2014 have scored 20 or more points in the annual affair.
You could spend the required three hours of game watching more productively, but DJ Uiagalelei's wounded duck chucks will have you fully invested.
Hopefully the trend will be thy friend.
Give this sicko the UNDER.