The winning team is 48-7-2 against the spread. In other words, there have been only nine Super Bowls in which the favorite has won but failed to cover.
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The Steelers are consensus 4-point road favorites over the Ravens, who would be 7½- or 8½-point favorites if they were playing for the No. 1 seed.
The Jaguars are consensus 10-point favorites over the Bengals, and the consensus total is 40 for the “Monday Night Football” game at Jacksonville, Florida.
The Westgate SuperBook’s Jay Kornegay leads the contest with a 24-14-2 record against the spread. Handicapper Kelly Stewart is in second at 22-17-1.
Wizardraceandsports.com handicapper “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes every NFL Week 9 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Five days before Saturday’s entry deadline, the odds are against Circa meeting its unprecedented $14 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.
Pro sports bettor Jeff Whitelaw has already wagered on two NFL teams to go over their season win totals. He also provides an early analysis of the Raiders.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ passing yards prop has soared from 280½ to 294½ at Caesars Sportsbook while garnering the most over money of any prop.
Bettors backed the Raiders for the first time in three weeks and had their faith rewarded, as the Raiders won and covered in a 27-20 victory over the Chargers.
In 2015, Kirk Cousins led Washington to the largest comeback win in franchise history. Now, Cousins and the Vikings take on Washington on Sunday.
The Raiders seemed to hit rock bottom in last week’s 24-0 loss at New Orleans, but bettors haven’t given up on them for Sunday’s game at Jacksonville.
The Raiders not only soared over last season’s win total of 7 at Circa en route to a 10-7 mark. But they also flew over their alternate win total of 8, which paid +160.
There’s no shortage of star power at wide receiver in the Super Bowl, but sharp bettors targeted running backs more than receivers when sportsbooks posted props.
Professional handicapper Dana Lane (@DanaLaneSports) analyzes every NFL Sunday and Monday game, with trends and final scores for each.
Review-Journal sports betting columnist Todd Dewey leads the contest with a 32-27-1 ATS record. Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay is second at 31-27-2.
