Pittsburgh opened as a 4½-point home favorite, but the line is down to 3 (minus 120) at multiple Las Vegas sportsbooks and to 3½ (Even) at the majority of books.
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NFL underdogs went 9-3-1 against the spread with seven outright upsets Sunday as Las Vegas sportsbooks had their best day of the season, by far.
Opening and closing lines and point-spread highlights for every NFL Sunday game.
Sports wagering is topping expectations since the Indiana General Assembly voted to legalize it in June in return for 15 percent of the profit.
Miami is one of six 0-3 teams, along with the Redskins, Jets, Broncos, Bengals and Steelers, and probably would take Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa with the No. 1 overall pick.
Handicapper Joe D’Amico of AASIWINS.COM breaks down Week 4 of the NFL season.
Handicappers Hank Goldberg, Scott Kellen and Mark Franco are tied for the contest lead at 11-4 ATS, and Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay is 10-5.
Win and the Raiders are off to London to play Khalil Mack and the Bears with a 2-2 record. But lose and they are 1-3 and looking at a 1-6 start to the season.
The Panthers are on a 3-8 spread skid since late 2018, while the Texans are 9-3-1 against the spread in their last 13 regular-season games.
Sharp bettors at CG Technology sportsbook backed Green Bay as a 3-point favorite on the lookahead line and the number climbed as high as 5 before settling at 4.
The Chiefs, Cowboys, Packers and Rams all improved to 3-0 against the spread this season. The Eagles and Dolphins have yet to cover.
The NFL has joined with DraftKings as its provider for daily fantasy sports, moving the league closer to a full embrace of legal sports betting.
The $500-entry SuperContest Reboot is for NFL Weeks 9-17 and the $100-entry PropKnight contest requires entrants to pick over or under on 30 Knights’ player props.
The Bears are 5½-point road favorites over the Redskins after the line opened at 4 and a respected bettor at Caesars Entertainment wagered on Chicago at minus 4½.
The Rams’ 20-13 win was the biggest NFL decision of the season for MGM Resorts and CG Technology, which each needed Cleveland for multiple six figures.
