NFL Week 13 Opening Line Report
We’re through 12 weeks into the NFL season and are left with one undefeated team, the Carolina Panthers at 11-0. They’re currently listed at +400 to go the entire regular season undefeated at 5Dimes, and this week they take on New Orleans on the road as 7-point favorites.
Below we’ve taken a look at lookahead lines from CG Technology back in April and compared them to opening and current odds at Pinnacle:
| Matchup | Current Line (11/30) | Opening Line (11/29) | Look Ahead (4/25) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB at DET | GB -3 | GB -5.5 | GB pk |
| SF at CHI | CHI -7 | CHI -7 | SF -1 |
| CIN at CLE | Off Board | Off Board | CIN -2 |
| JAX at TEN | TEN -2.5 | TEN -2.5 | TEN -3 |
| HOU at BUF | BUF -3 | BUF -3.5 | BUF -3 |
| BAL at MIA | Off Board | Off Board | MIA pk |
| SEA at MIN | SEA -1 | SEA -1 | SEA -4.5 |
| ARZ at STL | ARZ -5.5 | ARZ -5.5 | STL -1 |
| ATL at TB | TB -2.5 | TB -2.5 | ATL -1 |
| NYJ at NYG | NYJ -1 | NYJ -1 | NYG -5 |
| DEN at SD | Off Board | Off Board | SD pk |
| KC at OAK | KC -3 | KC -3 | KC -3.5 |
| CAR at NO | CAR -7 | CAR -6.5 | NO -2 |
| PHI at NE | Off Board | Off Board | NE -4 |
| IND at PIT | Off Board | Off Board | PIT -2.5 |
| DAL at WAS | WAS -4 | WAS -4 | DAL -3 (w/Romo) |
Pinnacle opened Thursday night’s game in Detroit earlier than others and it looks like bettors were ready to pounce on the Lions, as they quickly moved from +5.5 to +3 vs. Green Bay. The Packers haven’t looked great in recent weeks and lost at home to the Lions during that span, while Detroit is riding a high after their big Thanksgiving Day win. It’s no surprise that 2/3 of bets are still coming in on Green Bay despite the line move, and we’d expect the public to keep betting the Packers to turn things around.
A bit of a surprising line is the Seahawks -1 at the Vikings. Sure Seattle is still one of the better teams in the league but Minnesota has gone 9-2 ATS this season and coming off a nice road win in Atlanta. We would have expected Minnesota to be a small home favorite despite oddsmakers listing Seattle -4.5 back in April.
Other discrepancies include: Arizona (were +1, now -5.5), Chicago (were +1, now -7), Carolina (were +2, now -7), Jets (were +5, now -1), and Washington (were +3, now -4).
Lines will be moving throughout the week as the market changes so be sure to keep up at our Free Live Odds page.
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