Looking ahead to Week 3 NFL betting trends with opening odds courtesy of FanDuel and Draft Kings, officials betting sponsors of the NFL. See current NFL football betting odds on every game here at NFP. That said, betting moneyline odds is popular with all bettors — and never more so when a cheeky flutter on an underdog pays out handsomely. In fact, it’s not uncommon to find the best NFL picks of the week to feature a straight up bet from time to time. Arguably, NFL picks ATS are the most in-demand of all the types of football wagers.

• #4.) After out-rushing an opponent by 75+ yards in the previous game, the Kansas City Chiefs have gone 14-5 ATS under Andy Reid.
• Last year Miami had some success with a solid and opportunistic defense.
• The total has gone UNDER in the last 4 out of 7 games that the Vikings have played.
• The points are a very high total for this stage in the season.
• It’s the Panthers’ first road game – they are the NFL’s lone 2-0 ATS home club.

Elliott, who has produced 789 rushing yards in eight career games against the Eagles, has an any-time touchdown market of -125 on SI Sportsbook I would suggest backing. The Colts opened as home favorites to the Seahawks and are now three-point underdogs. The Chargers were favored by a point against the Washington Football Team at the open and now are underdogs by one. The Packers opened as underdogs to the Saints and are now 3.5-point favorites. Every other team who opened as either an underdog or favorite has kept that status.

Houston +3 5 @ Pittsburgh Total 45

The points are a very high total for this stage in the season. Arkansas is also 4-0 after the Razorbacks toppled Texas A&M in Arlington. Suddenly, a team projected to finish 12th in the SEC is ranked eighth nationally after a month of play. Arkansas produced points on its first three drives and had 443 yards Betting The Bucs For Week 8 despite completing only two passes in the second half. KJ Jefferson passed for both of Arkansas’ touchdowns while the Aggies had no answer for Treylon Burks, who caught six passes for 167 yards with an 85-yard touchdown. The No. 1 ranking in the country belongs to Alabama, but Georgia and Arkansas have been two of the most impressive teams in the country through four games.

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The reason for this is that the line-maker will be afraid to lose big to good sports bettors that are always looking or a good middle proposition. Minnesota blew an opportunity to earn an impressive road win when kicker Greg Joseph missed a potential 37-yard game-winning field goal in the waning seconds of Sunday’s loss at Arizona. Bettors do not believe that the Vikings will rebound in Week 3 when they host Russell Wilson and the unbeaten Seattle Seahawks. This game opened in early wagering with Minnesota as 1.5-point home favorites but has since moved to the Seahawks as 2-point road favorites at SI Sportsbook. The biggest key in this matchup will come down to how well the Vikings’ shaky secondary can contain Seattle’s dynamic passing attack featuring DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. The Seahawks have owned their NFC rival posting a 7-0 SU and 5-2 ATS mark in the last seven meetings between the clubs.

These contests have proven to be toss-ups producing a 54.6% cover rate and 6.9% ROI for underdogs. Under head coach John Harbaugh, the Ravens are (.755) straight up in the preseason. Tennessee not only covered in those games but won them outright, and they have the third-best record ATS in the NFL at 7-2. Some people have been concerned about what they might be without RB Derrick Henry, but I think they have proven that they can win without him. The Jaguars are coming off of their biggest win of the seasonagainst the Buffalo Bills and may be due for a letdown game.

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That’s how many rushing yards on average the Seahawks’ defense is yielding this season. That is No. 30 in the league, with only the Chargers and Texans behind them. The Saints are averaging 125.8 rushing yards per game offensively, which ranks No. 9 in the league.

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While favorites had been on fire in Weeks 5 and 6, Buffalo was unable to keep the streak going, losing outright to the Titans after a failed fourth-down play in the red zone. With a potent offensive line—one that PFF has ranked No. 3 in the league going into 2021—and an armada of talent around him, Jones is poised to start his career with a victory. The Patriots simply have better players and the advantage of playing at home on their side. The Pats won and beat the 7.5-point spread at home last year, an unsurprising result given how well this team has fared in its own digs against the Dolphins. New England has now covered in eight of the last nine matchups against Miami at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots have a chance to continue that streak as three-point home chalk in Week 1.

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—Despite the Browns injury, only 50 percent of spread bettors are siding with the Broncos in what’s essentially now a pick ’em line. The Saints have been as up and down against the spread as they have been in the straight-up column — and underdogs have ruled. New Orleans is 2-2 against the spread, with the underdog covering all three by at least 12 points. The Saints’ overtime game was their first of the season that went over the total (the over/under was 42, and it went to OT at 21-21). The total has boomeranged here, starting at 43, moving as high as 45 and now trending back toward where it started.