Since 2005, NFL home teams playing on Thursday night have won 68.2% Against the Spread (ATS) for a profit of +14.95 units. In fact, home teams have covered the spread in 12 of the last 14 Thursday Night Football games. After identifying this trend with our Bet Labs software, we filtered it down even further and…
At 4:27 p.m. ET Wednesday, Pinnacle listed the New York Giants as a 1-point favorite over the Carolina Panthers for tonight’s Thursday Night Football game. By 11:20 p.m. ET, the line had moved 3.5 points to Panthers -2.5. In the line chart below, you can see that this line remained steady at Giants -1 until…
After two weeks of action, it is fair to say that it has been business as usual in the NFL — that is to say, highly unpredictable and filled with more surprises than the ending of The Usual Suspects. It’s no shock that the winner of the Cardinals/Patriots game would be 2-0, but who thought…
After a two-hour first half filled with replay reviews, zebra conferences and blown calls, a crew of replacement officials managed to turn last night’s Monday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons into the season’s first edition of Tuesday Morning Football. Justifiably, fans, fantasy footballers and NFL players themselves have spoken out about the…
Peyton Manning. Matt Ryan. Enough said. Tonight in Atlanta, two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks will square off in what should be a thrilling matchup on the league’s brightest stage. Both teams made the postseason a year ago, but many questions remain about whether they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders. For the Broncos, it looks…
The first full week of NFL games are officially in the books, and already we’ve seen a plethora of intriguing storylines begin to develop. From Robert Griffin’s early success to the 49ers’ domination of the Packers to Peyton Manning’s triumphant return to the gridiron, the NFL is shaping up for another compelling season. In this…
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