The pro football season kicks off this evening. And, by extension, the pro football betting season starts too. Anyways, the Redskins are 4-to-5-point favorites vs. the Colts, who will not have QB Peyton Manning and WR Marvin Harrison (though it's not as if they were going to play much anyways).

Many handicappers are likely to stay away from the preseason, but there is a school of thought that there's an opportunity to make a score. I also took a look at the subject in this 2006 piece.

And no, I have no opinion on Colts-Redskins.