The upsets came fast and furious in Week 3, with nine underdogs winning outright and online sportsbooks enjoying a huge payday as dogs went 11-5 ATS.
It was capped on Monday night with the controversial TD/INT that cost the Packers a victory and cost Green Bay bettors a payday.
It was estimated that the referee decision – and resulting swing in the point spread results - resulted in $1 billion globally changing hands on that final play. A Packer cover at -3 if the score stayed 12-7 turned into a Seattle win (including moneyline bets) at 14-12.
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So after three straight weeks of crazy results and smiling bookies, can Week 4 swing back to the players? There are some big point spreads and some big trends, starting on Thursday when the Ravens lay two TDs at home to a team they have beaten eight straight.
And it ends Monday with the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Chicago Bears. Dallas bettors know that their team has been no moneymaker on MNF, losing six of its past seven against the spread. [ Monday Night betting and poker specials – check out Sportsbook and follow us on Twitter for updates ]
Check out all the Week 4 NFL betting trends in the matchup reports and we gather some of the most interesting ones in the list below. Remember that four teams hit their bye week in Week 5, so you muist handicap how teams do in the week before their bye.
Those teams are the Cowboys, Lions, Buccaneers and Raiders.
Monday Night Football Trends
Bears +4 at Dallas -4, 42 - Matchup Monday Night Football
Dallas 7-3 ATS past 10 seasons before bye
7 of past 10 meetings played UNDER the total since 1985
Cowboys 1-6 ATS past 7 Monday Nighters
Bears 6-2 ATS past 8 MNF, 8-3 ATS past 11 MNF on road
Thursday (opening lines courtesy of Sportsbook - pocket a 50% bonus today)
Cleveland +12 at Baltimore -12, 43 Matchup
Ravens 8-1 SU, 1-8 ATS past 9 as double-digit favorite - Results
Ravens 8-0 SU, 6-2 ATS past 8 vs Cleveland
Browns 8-3 ATS past 11 as dog of 9 or more points
Seattle -1 at St. Louis +1, 39 – Matchup
Seahawks 9-1 SU & ATS past 10 vs Rams
Seahawks 6-1 SU, 5-2 ATS past 7 at St Louis
San Francisco -3.5 at NY Jets +3.5, 39.5 Matchup
49ers 3-13-1 ATS past 17 games as road favorite
49ers 1-5 ATS past 6 road games overall
San Diego PK at Kansas City PK, 44 Matchup
Chiefs 10-3-1 ATS past 14 at home to Chargers
Tennessee +13 at Houston -13, 44.5 Matchup
Texans 12-3 ATS past 15 games as favorite – Results
Titans 3-8 ATS past 11 road games within AFC South
Texans 7-1 ATS past 8 within AFC South – Results
Minnesota at Detroit
Vikings have lost 11 straight divisional games - Results
Detroit 2-6 ATS past 8 before bye, 2-0 past 2 seasons
New England -3.5 at Buffalo +3.5, 51 Matchup
Patriots 10-2 SU at Buffalo since 2000 – results
Patriots 9-2 SU, 8-2-1 ATS past 11 as road favorite
Carolina +8 at Atlanta -8, 49 – Matchup
Falcons 6-1 ATS past 7 games vs Carolina
Falcons 10-3-1 ATS past 14 at home vs Carolina
OVER is 8-2 past 10 Panther games when underdog
Cincinnati -1 at Jacksonville +1, 42.5 – Matchup
Jaguars 2-5 ATS past 7 games as home underdog
Jaguars played 4 straight September home UNDERs
Bengals have played 7 of 8 September road games OVER
Raiders +7 at Denver -7, 47.5 – Matchup
Broncos0-6 ATS past 6 home games vs Oakland
Raiders won 4 in a row SU at Denver
Broncos 2-7-1 ATS past 10 games as favorite
Raiders 10-3 ATS past 13 games as underdog – Results
Oakland 6-1 ATS past 7 times when pre-bye week is on road
Miami +7 at Arizona -7, 39 – Matchup
UNDER is 7-2 past 9 Miami road games
Cards won 7 straight SU at home, 10-2 in past 12
Washington +2.5 at Tampa Bay -2.5, 48.5 – Matchup
Tampa Bay lost 4 straight pre-bye week games ATS
Redskins 5-15 ATS past 20 games as underdog, but 3-1 ATS past 4
Bucs covered 5 straight September games (3-0 in 2012)
New Orleans +9 at Green Bay -9, 54 – Matchup
Teams have played six straight head-to-head OVERs
Saints 1-4 ATS at Lambeau since 1985
Saints dog of 9 or more 4 times since 2005, lost all 4
Packers lost 2 of past 3 when chalk of 9 or more points – Results
New York Giants +1 at Philadelphia -1, 45.5 – Matchup
Eagles 7-1 ATS past 8 games vs NY Giants
Eagles played 7 straight UNDERs within NFC East
Eagles 9-2 ATS past 11 games within division
Giants 7-0 ATS past 7 as underdog
Giants 9-2 ATS past 11 road games
Giants won 6 straight away from home (counting Super Bowl 46) – Results
Bye Weeks
Dallas 7-3 ATS past 10 seasons before bye
Detroit 2-6 ATS past 8 before bye, 2-0 past 2 seasons
Oakland 6-1 ATS past 7 times when pre-bye week is on road
Tampa Bay lost 4 straight pre-bye week games ATS
