NFL Preseason 2019: Week 3 TV Schedule, Dates, Times, Live Stream, Odds And Expert Picks

The most exciting part of the 2019 NFL preseason is upon us with Week 3 set to start later today. There are six games on the schedule, including a nationally televised, all-Florida matchup in primetime between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars. The rest of the Thursday slate features the Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Redskins, New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers, the latter which will be held north of the border in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It’s a loaded schedule, one that fans won’t want to miss as teams are set to employ many of their starters for extended stretches this week.

Most organizations utilize Week 3 of the preseason as a dress rehearsal for the regular season, often keeping first-stringers in for an entire half, or close to it, in order to get them tuned up and ready for when the games start to count. While these are still exhibition contests, fans will see many familiar faces on the field and the quality of play is generally much higher across the board this week than any other leading up to the start of the campaign. That also translates to a more traditional NFL betting experience, as those wagering on the outcome can expect these Week 3 preseason games to resemble a meaningful game—at least for a half—albeit with a limited playbook and scheming. That’s not to say preseason trends shouldn’t be accounted for, as there is a reason some coaches tend to win far more this time of year than others. You can find out which ones excel both straight-up and against the spread in the betting trends section below.

Those looking for some expert predictions to go along with this betting insight can find them, courtesy of Jon Price of SportsInformationTraders.com, at the end of this article. The pro Vegas handicapper has sent along his top picks for the Thursday night schedule for readers to enjoy. Before seeing which teams Price has a lean on this evening, have a peek at the complete schedule, start times, local and national TV channels, live stream sites, updated odds and more for every game during Week 3 of the 2019 NFL preseason.

NFL Week 3 Preseason Schedule And Odds

*Nationally televised

**Game played at neutral site (IG Field in Winnipeg, Canada)

NFL Network games live streamed via NFL.com, FOX games via FOXSportsGO, CBS games via CBS All Access and NBC games via NBC Sports Live. Every 2019 NFL preseason game will be live streamed via NFL Game Pass.

NFL Preseason 2019 Week 3 Betting Trends

Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Giants

• Bengals first-year head coach Zac Taylor is 1-1 straight-up and against the spread during the preseason. Giants head coach Pat Shurmur is 7-7 SU and 7-7 ATS for his career in exhibition play.
• The total has gone OVER in both of New York’s preseason games this year, with the G-Men scoring at least 30 points in each of those contests.
• The Bengals are 7-0 straight-up during their last seven home meetings with the Giants.
• Ryan Dunleavy found that Big Blue won’t be changing up the preseason snap count allocation for Week 3:

Shurmur says he sees #Giants playing vs #Bengals the way they played the first 2. Translation: Not so much a deep run of starters into 3Q.

— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) August 19, 2019

• Zac Taylor said it was nice to get his first career victory as a head coach last week, but claimed that Cincinnati needs to improve to notch some “W’s” when the games start to mean something (via com):

It feels good to win. You’ve got to get used to winning. But I told those guys we’ve got to raise our standards in every area coming off this week, because this week wasn’t quite good enough and we’ve got a lot to improve on.

 

Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Redskins

• Falcons head coach Dan Quinn has one of the worst preseason winning percentages amongst active coaches with a 5-14 SU and 4-15 ATS record in those contests. Redskins head coach Jay Gruden boasts a 12-10 SU and 11-11 ATS record in the preseason.
• Atlanta has lost 11 preseason games in a row, a stretch that dates to the final week of the 2016 preseason.
• The total has gone OVER six of the last seven times these teams have met in Atlanta.
• The Redskins are 2-5 ATS over their last seven matchups with the Falcons.
• Ian Rapoport found that Redskins second-year back Derrius Guice will make his return to the field tonight after missing the entire 2018 NFL campaign with a torn ACL suffered in Week 1 of last year’s preseason:

Note after a day at the #Redskins: The tentative plan is for RB Derrius Guice (knee surgeries) to get some work in the preseason game vs the #Falcons, I’m told. It’ll likely be his only action of the preseason but getting some contact before the regular season would be important.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 19, 2019

 

New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers

• Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is 45-35 SU with New England during the preseason and 41-37-6 ATS all-time in exhibition games, including his stint with the Cleveland Browns. Panthers head coach Ron Rivera has a 19-15 SU and 18-15-1 ATS career preseason record.
• New England won and covered against Carolina in last year’s preseason with a 25-14 victory.
• The Patriots are 4-1 SU over their last five showdowns with the Panthers.
• The total has gone UNDER seven out of the last eight times these teams have faced one another.
• David Newton reported that QB Cam Newton, RB Christian McCaffrey and LB Luke Kuechly will play for the first time during the 2019 NFL preseason when they get on the field against New England with the rest of Carolina’s starters:

The Panthers haven’t played quarterback Cam Newton, running back Christian McCaffrey or middle linebacker Luke Kuechly in the first two preseason games. The plan as of Monday is to play them and the rest of the starters in Thursday’s game at New... https://t.co/ZGyq1o7Dgn

— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) August 19, 2019

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens

• Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has a career record of 8-6 both SU and ATS in preseason games. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is amongst the most winningest coaches in exhibition games with a 35-12 SU and 32-15 ATS record.
• The Eagles are 5-0 SU across their last five home matchups with the Ravens.
• The total has gone UNDER 12 of the last 18 times these teams played.
• Philadelphia is 4-0 ATS in its last four Thursday matchups.
• Daniel Gallen quoted Eagles tight end Zach Ertz on how tough practicing with Baltimore has been this past week:

#Eagles TE Zach Ertz said the joint practices with the #Ravens are harder than a preseason game

— Daniel Gallen (@danieljtgallen) August 19, 2019

 

Oakland Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers

• Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has exceled during the preseason during his career and has picked up where he left off, going 5-1 SU and ATS since taking the Oakland job. Matt LaFleur is 1-1 SU and ATS so far during his first ever preseason as head coach of the Packers.
• Oakland won and covered, 13-6, when these teams battled in Week 3 of last year’s preseason.
• The Packers are 6-1 SU in their last seven meetings with the Raiders.
• The total has gone OVER in eight of the last 11 matchups involving these squads.
• Tom Silverstein noted that Packers QB Aaron Rodgers will be a game-time decision due to back tightness:

#Packers coach Matt LaFleur said it will be a game-time decision whether QB Aaron Rodgers plays against the #Raiders in Winnipeg. I kind of question whether they'll wait until game-time to decide on his status.

— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) August 20, 2019

Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

• Brian Flores is 1-1 SU and 2-0 ATS in preseason play during his first year as head coach of the Dolphins. Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone is 8-11 SU and 8-10-1 ATS for his career in exhibition matchups.
• The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five meetings between these teams in Miami.
• The Dolphins are 5-2 ATS in their last seven clashes with the Jaguars.
• Phillip Heilman relayed the nine Jacksonville players that won’t see any snaps in Week 3 of the 2019 NFL preseason:

Doug Marrone says the nine players who won’t play Thursday are WR Marqise Lee, RB Alfred Blue, LB Jake Ryan, LB Quincy Williams, LB Davis Tull, TE Charles Jones, TE Geoff Swaim, TE Josh Oliver and DT Marcell Dareus. #Jaguars

Snaps for others are to be determined.

— Phillip Heilman (@phillip_heilman) August 20, 2019

• Flores indicated that second-year signal-caller Josh Rosen, who the Dolphins acquired from the Cardinals in the offseason, isn’t ready to start for the club in Week 1, with veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick currently leading the positional battle (via Sun-Sentinel.com):

A case could be made that the younger guy's not ready. I think, a lot of times, and I understand that thought process, but I'm the one dealing with the individual player, and sometimes guys just aren't ready. And the whole sink-or-swim mentality, it's easy for somebody on the outside to say, but for that individual player and the best interest of that individual person, that might not be the case ... If a guy's ready, we put him out there. If he's not, we won't put him out there. And I think that's the right way to approach it.

NFL Preseason Week 3 – Thursday’s Pro Predictions

New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers

Pick: NE -3.5

Prediction: Patriots 24 – Panthers 18

 

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens

Pick: PHI +5

Prediction: Ravens 17 – Eagles 13

Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Pick: MIA -3.5

Prediction: Dolphins 21 – Jaguars 7