Week 15 of the NFL schedule was littered with unders, which is always a good sign for the books. Bettors will need to be sure to put in extra research for Week 16 to make some of that money back, and not get distracted by the bright lights that come with a Saturday matchup.
Sports betting fans probably weren’t planning on watching this game as the Green Bay Packers have been eliminated from the playoffs and the Chicago Bears, as long ago as Sunday morning, were on the cusp of being eliminated from the playoffs.
Now, because of Minnesota’s home loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, the Bears are right back in the middle of the NFC North Divisional title chase. Online football betting fans won’t be surprised to see that the Bears are favored at home even though they were pummeled the last time these two teams met 37 to 3. The Bears have begun to play well.
The Green Bay Packers are officially eliminated from the NFL playoffs but the public backing is still firmly behind them.
Aaron Rodgers and company are traveling to their hated rivals, the Chicago Bears (8-6) on Monday Night Football and you can see this NFC North rivalry at 8:30 pm ET on ESPN.
Chicago opened as a 4 ½-point favorite but it is down to four points as 65% of the betting public is backing the Packers.
There’s not a single BetUS sports betting fan in the world that believed it would be the Chicago Bears fighting for a playoff spot in Week 16 while the Green Bay Packers would have lost 9 games already. The Packers just don’t have it this season. There have been moments, like their overtime loss to the Tennessee Titans, where Green Bay looked like one of the top three or four teams in the NFC Conference.
The Arizona Cardinals travel to New England to take on the Patriots in a game that means nothing to the Cardinals and everything to New England. For sports betting fans, whether the Cardinals win or lose is a big deal in this game but to the Cardinals it probably doesn’t mean all that much.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention when they lost last weekend to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Redskins just don’t have the experience yet to get any further than they have this season.
The Carolina Panthers and New York Giants have a huge Sunday night game in the Big Apple with the winner getting home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
The Giants are three-point home favorites but 69% like the Panthers after watching the G-Men lose their last two games to Philadelphia and Dallas.
The Baltimore Ravens travel to Big D to take on the Cowboys in a game that both teams pretty much have to win. The Ravens had a chance to take away control of the AFC North from the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday but failed to do so. Now sports betting fans will be waiting eagerly to see if the Ravens can bounce back and beat the Cowboys on the road.
The Carolina Panthers travel to New York to take on the Giants in a game with huge implications for which team will secure home field throughout the NFC Conference playoffs. A lot of sports betting fans probably aren’t aware that the Panthers have quietly gone through the regular season winning game after game.
The Tennessee Titans were awful their game against the Houston Texans this past Sunday. Now, they have to face the Pittsburgh Steelers. Strangely enough, the Titans haven’t secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs. That’s why the loss against the Texans means so much. The Steelers are 11 and 3 straight-up. They have a chance to secure home field advantage in the playoffs should they beat the Titans and then win in Week 17.
