NFL Betting: Week 12 Opening Lines
Week 12 of the NFL betting campaign gets underway with three games on Thursday for Thanksgiving in the United States, with two of those contests offering up home underdogs at the sportsbooks.
First up is Houston at Detroit, with the Lions opening as 3-point home underdogs at 5Dimes for the matchup. The Texans sit at 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS on the season, while the Lions have struggled to marks of 4-6 SU and 3-6-1 so far in 2012. Combined the teams are 11-7-2 on the OVER/UNDER.
The Texans and Lions have only met twice in the past, splitting their two matchups since 2004 with Detroit going 2-0 ATS - and the OVER paying off for totals bettors at the sportsbooks both times.
The other home underdog on Thursday is the New York Jets, with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots pegged as 7-point road favorites on the opening lines at 5Dimes for their game at MetLife Stadium.
The Jets have already covered against the Pats once this season, in their 29-26 loss at New England as an 11.5-point underdog back on October 21. Each of the last six Pats/Jets games have been OVER results for totals bettors.
The Dallas Cowboys are then 3-point home favorites over the Washington Redskins on the opening NFL betting odds at 5Dimes in the other matchup on tap for Thursday. Washington is 8-2 ATS over its last 10 games against rival Dallas.
The biggest underdog on the opening NFL lines is the Kansas City Chiefs, who sit at +11.5 at home for their Week 12 contest against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on Sunday. The UNDER has paid out three straight times in Broncos/Chiefs matchups over the past couple of seasons.
Several games remained off the board early this week at the sportsbooks; check 5Dimes for updates over the next few days.
Week 12 Opening NFL Betting Lines (from 5Dimes)
Thu - Houston at Detroit (+3) (12:30pm ET)
Thu - Washington at Dallas (-3) (4:15pm ET)
Thu - New England at NY Jets (+7) (8:20pm ET)
Sun - Minnesota at Chicago (off) (1:00pm ET)
Sun - Oakland at Cincinnati (-9.5) (1:00pm ET)
Sun - Pittsburgh at Cleveland (off) (1:00pm ET)
Sun - Buffalo at Indianapolis (-3) (1:00pm ET)
Sun - Denver at Kansas City (+11.5) (1:00pm ET)
Sun - Seattle at Miami (+1.5) (1:00pm ET)
Sun - Atlanta at Tampa Bay (pick) (1:00pm ET)
Sun - Tennessee at Jacksonville (+2.5) (1:00pm ET)
Sun - Baltimore at San Diego (pick) (4:05pm ET)
Sun - St. Louis at Arizona (-1) (4:25pm ET)
Sun - San Francisco at New Orleans (off) (4:25pm ET)
Sun - Green Bay at NY Giants (-1) (8:20pm ET)
Mon - Carolina at Philadelphia (off) (8:30pm ET)
Week 12 NFL Betting Trends and Notes
Houston at Detroit - Matchup Report
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Washington at Dallas - Matchup Report
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Dallas is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Washington
New England at NY Jets - Matchup Report
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New England's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Jets last 5 games when playing New England
Pittsburgh at Cleveland - Matchup Report
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 10 games at home
Atlanta at Tampa Bay - Matchup Report
Atlanta is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Buffalo at Indianapolis - Matchup Report
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Buffalo's last 13 games
Indianapolis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Tennessee at Jacksonville - Matchup Report
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games when playing Jacksonville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Jacksonville's last 5 games when playing Tennessee
Minnesota at Chicago - Matchup Report
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Denver at Kansas City - Matchup Report
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 12 games at home
Oakland at Cincinnati - Matchup Report
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Oakland
Seattle at Miami - Matchup Report
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
Baltimore at San Diego - Matchup Report
Baltimore is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
St. Louis at Arizona - Matchup Report
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco at New Orleans - Matchup Report
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
New Orleans is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
Green Bay at NY Giants - Matchup Report
Green Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Giants last 5 games when playing Green Bay
Carolina at Philadelphia - Matchup Report
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
