Week 1 Betting: Lions vs. Chiefs

ahmed3 weeks ago

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4 weeks into Week 1 betting, the Lions owned 86% of the moneyline deal with on 95% of the moneyline tickets. Regardless of the quick one-sided betting, the numbers did not transfer; the Lions had been dominating curiosity because the +240 underdog.

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The general public was betting on the Lions’ first Week 1 win since Matthew Stafford and Golden Tate torched the Arizona Cardinals in a 12-point residence win to open the 2017 season.

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They had been betting on the Lions’ first Week 1 over a (presumably) eventual playoff group since Stoney Case’s 100 passing yards had been sufficient to beat the New Orleans Saints within the 2000 season opener. That was additionally the final time the Lions received a Week 1 recreation as a moneyline underdog of at the very least +200.

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Whereas a lot of the public’s tickets are nonetheless in opposition to historical past — the Lions’ ticket share is 84% as of Aug. 21 — the cash has flipped; the Chiefs now have 63% of the moneyline deal with. And whereas the general public has been pounding the Chiefs, they’ve moved -275 (and the Lions to +225).

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Solely the New York Giants misplaced extra proportion factors (56) than the Lions (47) of its moneyline deal with share from mid-June till now. The Giants — +135 at residence in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys (-165) — have 33% of the deal with after proudly owning 89% simply over two months in the past.

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The surge in Chiefs’ moneyline cash has pushed their recreation inside three proportion factors of the Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers for many evenly cut up Week 1 moneyline betting. The Falcons (-175) have 51% of the deal with to 49% for the Panthers (+145).

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Additionally of word: The Lions’ unfold (+6.5, down from +7) has 66% of the unfold deal with on 57% of the tickets, and the over (54.5, up from 53.5) has 37% of the deal with on 84% of the tickets.

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You possibly can view up to date Week 1 NFL odds, sportsbook promos, and extra on the BetMGM on-line sportsbook.

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