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September
NFL Opening Lines Report – Week 2
09/12/2011
In NFL
An early look at the lines for Week 2 of the NFL:
| Team | Betting % |
Open |
Current |
Notes |
| Packers | 74% | -10 | -10.5 | A surprisingly impressive showing from Cam Newton won’t prevent the Panthers from being big underdogs against the defending champs. |
| Panthers | 26% | 10 | 10.5 | |
| Cardinals | 47% | 4 | 4.5 | A solid division win for the ‘Skins over the Giants has them favored at home against the Cards who have struggled in the past with long flights to the East Coast. |
| Redskins | 53% | -4 | -4.5 | |
| Chiefs | 31% | 8 | 9 | An embarrassing loss to the Bills for the Chiefs coupled with Matt Stafford looking healthy makes the Lions a big favorite for the first time in who knows how long. |
| Lions | 69% | -8 | -9 | |
| Eagles | 83% | -1 | -1.5 | This is likely to be the heaviest bet game in week 2 as the coverage will be all over Vick’s homecoming in Atlanta. The Eagles open as slight favorites despite the Falcons’ recent success at home. |
| Falcons | 17% | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Ravens | 90% | -4 | -5.5 | The public will jump all over the Ravens after a high profile win against the Steelers. The Titans could have some contrarian value by week’s end as the number may grow to offset public money. |
| Titans | 10% | 4 | 5.5 | |
| Bears | 53% | 7 | 6.5 | Apparently a loss to the Packers is more impressive than a win against the Falcons. Hard to disagree as the Saints looked great at Lambeau and they will be a touchdown favorite at home this week. |
| Saints | 47% | -7 | -6.5 | |
| Seahawks | 42% | 12.5 | 14.5 | The biggest spread of the week features the Steelers trying to redeem themselves after an ugly loss to Baltimore. |
| Steelers | 58% | -12.5 | -14.5 | |
| Cowboys | 89% | -3 | -3 | The Cowboys are always a heavy public favorite and that is likely to continue as they are a 3-point favorite against the 49ers. San Francisco may have to count on Ted Ginn to bail out the offense again. |
| 49ers | 11% | 3 | 3 | |
| Browns | 45% | -1 | -1 | The Colts looked stagnant without Peyton, and are now slight dogs to the Cleveland Browns who look to rebound after a division loss to the surprise Bengals. |
| Colts | 55% | 1 | 1 | |
| Buccaneers | 43% | 3 | 3 | Despite McNabb having less than 50 yards of passing in week 1, they are a slight favorite over Josh Freeman and the Buccaneers in the newly renovated Metrodome. |
| Vikings | 57% | -3 | -3 | |
| Jaguars | 50% | 10 | 10 | The Jets sneaked out a win against Dallas in primetime, and are now heavy favorites at home against MJD and the Jags. The early bets are split and that could be a trend to watch as the week unfolds. |
| Jets | 50% | -10 | -10 |
* Betting Percentages reflect Sports Insights’ Spread Betting Trends Data
**Lines are taken from Pinnacle
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