As a football gambler you are probably going through withdrawals this weekend. This is the first weekend since late August that there is not a full slate of college and professional football games to bet on.

There is only one football game on planet earth this weekend that you can get some action on and this game is the NFC-AFC Pro Bowl which will be in 2018.

Betting on a game like the Pro Bowl can be very difficult. It can be challenging from the stand point that no one knows the motivation of these players involved.

Are they just there on vacation and oh yeah have to play a game? Or do they take pride in their conference winning bragging rights?

Putting that factor to the side which is impossible to predict, just like any analysis from any game you bet on all here we think there are certain trends and matchups that could put the smart money on one side in this game. Treat your preparation for betting on this game just like any other.

First, you would check the weather conditions, right? Well the weather will not be an issue because the game is in Paradise. Next, injuries or anyone not playing in general would be of particular concern to you as a bettor. In this game that factor in particular is huge and is made even more significant by the fact that the participants in the Super Bowl do not take part in the Pro Bowl.

The last factor I look at when betting on the Pro Bowl is chemistry. Due to the fact that these teams are basically thrown together last minute and have basically only a couple days of “practice” any chemistry they have from being on the same team sticks out even more. This metric clearly swings to the NFC in a big way.

These games have violent swings, shoddy play, and explosive moments which will completely ruin the game for you if you touch the over/under.