NFL Preseason Week 3 Odds: Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends on Biggest Games
2026 NFL Preseason Week 3 Odds
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NFL Preseason Odds Week 3 close out the 2026 exhibition season. Several matchups are of the regional rivalry variety.
Among the most notable contests in NFL Preseason Week 3 odds: New York Giants vs. New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens vs. Washington Commanders.
Here’s everything you need to know about NFL odds Preseason Week 3: opening lines, spreads and betting trends for every game, as multiple oddsmakers provide insights on odds and action.
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Updated on 8/24/26
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2026 NFL Odds for Preseason Week 3
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills Odds
Steelers @ Bills Betting Odds
- Opening point spread: Bills -1.5
- Opening moneyline: Bills -125/Steelers +105
- Opening total: Over/Under 35.5 points scored
- Time: 7 p.m. ET Thursday (NFL Network)
OPENING ODDS UPDATE: Pittsburgh (1-1 SU and ATS) has a blowout win and a blowout loss to its preseason credit. No surprise, Aaron Rodgers hasn't seen action in either game.
Rather, Mason Rudolph started in Week 1 and Will Howard in Week 2, though rookie Drew Allar out of Penn State saw notable action in both games. On Friday, the Steelers came up empty vs. the Jets in a 17-0 loss laying 2 points at home.
Buffalo is 2-0 SU and ATS in the preseason, with a pair of double-digit wins, even though Josh Allen only played two series in the first game. Allen sat out Week 2, but the Bills blasted Cleveland 31-7 catching 2.5 points on the road Saturday.
As with all these exhibition games, who is – and perhaps more important, who isn't – playing is key to NFL preseason Week 3 odds. It appears the big names will sit out, with BetMGM opening the Bills as 1.5-point home favorites.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders Odds
49ers @ Raiders Betting Odds
- Opening point spread: Raiders -1
- Opening moneyline: Raiders -120/49ers even
- Opening total: Over/Under 38.5 points scored
- Time: 8 p.m. ET Thursday (ESPN)
OPENING ODDS UPDATE: This matchup is worth noting just because of Fernando Mendoza, whom the Raiders took No. 1 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. Preseason Week 2 didn't go quite as well as Week 1 for Mendoza, though Las Vegas still got the win.
Mendoza threw an early pick-six, putting the Raiders in a 14-0 first-quarter hole at Houston on Thursday. Las Vegas (1-1 SU and ATS) ultimately rallied to win 22-20 on QB Aidan O'Connell's 1-yard TD plunge with 14 seconds remaining. The Raiders cashed as 1.5-point road favorites.
San Francisco (1-1 SU/2-0 ATS) sent out starting QB Brock Purdy for just one possession in preseason Week 2. The Niners didn't score on that drive, but still hammered the Chargers 41-17 as 2-point road underdogs Thursday.
The big question ahead of the final preseason game: Will starters on either team, including Raiders QB Kirk Cousins, see the field?
Interestingly, San Fran coach Kyle Shanahan indicated the majority of starters are expected to play, yet the Niners opened as 1-point road 'dogs in BetMGM's NFL preseason odds Week 3.
Las Vegas coach Klint Kubiak also indicated some starters will see action, but it sounds as if Cousins might not be among them.
Los Angeles Rams vs. Los Angeles Chargers Odds
Rams @ Chargers Betting Odds
- Opening point spread: Chargers -2.5
- Opening moneyline: Chargers -150/Rams +125
- Opening total: Over/Under 39.5 points scored
- Time: 10 p.m. ET Thursday (NFL Network)
OPENING ODDS UPDATE: Chargers starting QB Justin Herbert made a brief Preseason Week 2 appearance, all of three snaps. Trey Lance and undrafted rookie DJ Uiagalelei finished it out, and the Bolts (1-1 SU and ATS) lost to San Francisco 41-17 laying 1.5 points at home Thursday.
The Rams (2-0 SU and ATS) have yet to send out reigning NFL MVP Matthew Stafford. In Week 2, fourth-year QB Stetson Bennett played the first half vs. New Orleans, helping the Rams to a 20-0 lead en route to a 34-0 wipeout victory as 1.5-point home pups Saturday.
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh plans to play starters one or two series. BetMGM opened the Bolts at -2.5 (-118).
Washington Commanders vs. Baltimore Ravens Odds
Commanders @ Ravens Betting Odds
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- Opening point spread: Ravens -2.5
- Opening moneyline: Ravens -135/Commanders +115
- Opening total: Over/Under 35.5 points scored
- Time: 6 p.m. ET Friday (NFL Network)
OPENING ODDS UPDATE: Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry have yet to play a preseason snap, but Baltimore is 2-0 SU and ATS. On Saturday, the Ravens won a 13-3 yawner as 2.5-point underdogs at Minnesota.
Baltimore is on a 5-0 SU and ATS run in preseason play, having gone 3-0 SU and ATS last year, John Harbaugh's final season with the team. From 2016-2023, the Ravens went on a 24-0 SU/21-2-1 ATS preseason run. New coach Jesse Minter is picking up where Harbaugh left off.
Jayden Daniels saw his first preseason action for Washington (1-1 SU and ATS) in Saturday's contest at Detroit. But Daniels played just one series, a three-and-out that included a 10-yard sack. The Commanders fell 17-13 as 1.5-point underdogs.
Neither team is expected to send out key starters Friday night. The Ravens opened as 2.5-point home favorites in BetMGM's NFL preseason Week 3 odds.
New York Giants vs. New York Jets Odds
Giants @ Jets Betting Odds
- Opening point spread: Giants -3
- Opening moneyline: Giants -155/Jets +130
- Opening total: Over/Under 36.5 points scored
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Friday (TV TBD)
OPENING ODDS UPDATE: The Jets (1-1 SU and ATS) gave starting QB Geno Smith just one possession in Preseason Week 2, and he made it pay. Smith was 7-of-7 for 65 yards on a 10-play, 69-yard touchdown drive, and New York beat Pittsburgh 17-0 as 1.5-point road favorites Friday.
In preseason Week 1, Jaxson Dart played two series for the Giants (1-1 SU and ATS), in a 13-10 loss as 1.5-point 'dogs at Minnesota. Dart sat in preseason Week 2 vs. Miami, with Jameis Winston leading the G-Men to a 20-0 halftime lead in a 26-3 victory giving 3.5 points Saturday.
New Giants coach John Harbaugh indicated a few starters might see action Friday night. Big Blue opened -3 (-105) at BetMGM on Monday morning.
Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs Odds
Seahawks @ Chiefs Betting Odds
- Opening point spread: Chiefs -1.5
- Opening moneyline: Chiefs -120/Seahawks even
- Opening total: Over/Under 36.5 points scored
- Time: 8 p.m. ET Friday (ESPN)
OPENING ODDS UPDATE: Patrick Mahomes, working his way back from a December knee injury, hasn't played in the preseason yet for Kansas City (0-2 SU/1-1 ATS). The biggest news out of Saturday's game at Tampa Bay: Harrison Butker's 69-yard field goal to close the first half.
That gave the Chiefs a 9-0 lead, though they went on to lose 16-15 catching 3.5 points.
Defending Super Bowl champion Seattle (0-2 SU/1-1 ATS) opted against sending out QB Sam Darnold for the first two preseason games, with Drew Lock starting both. On Sunday night, the Seahawks lost to Tennessee 19-16 getting 3 points on the road.
Don't expect to see many if any starters Friday night. BetMGM opened K.C. -1.5 (-105) in NFL odds for preseason Week 3.
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Philadelphia Eagles Odds
Bengals @ Eagles Betting Odds
- Opening point spread: Eagles -2.5
- Opening moneyline: Eagles -150/Bengals +125
- Opening total: Over/Under 38.5 points scored
- Time: 8 p.m. ET Friday (CBS)
OPENING ODDS UPDATE: Cincinnati (2-0 SU/1-1 ATS) let Joe Burrow play a couple series in preseason Week 1, but let him sit in Game 2 Saturday vs. Chicago. Third-stringer Josh Johnson started and helped the Bengals take a 17-9 halftime edge on the way to a 27-9 victory.
Cincy easily covered as 3.5-point home underdogs.
Philadelphia (0-2 SU and ATS) has yet to send out QB Jalen Hurts. In Preseason Week 2 at New England, second-stringer Andy Dalton played the first three possessions and was just 3 of 10 for 44 yards.
By contrast, third-stringer Tanner McKee completed 16 of 22 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Still, the Eagles fell short 24-21 as 1.5-point road favorites Saturday.
For NFL preseason Week 3 odds, it appears Cincy won't have any key players on the field, and Philly will probably do likewise. The Eagles opened -2.5 (-118) at BetMGM.
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