21 Top Vegas Trends
(ATS = against the spread; covered means covered the spread)
Bears in division: 3-12 ATS
Broncos: 41st time favored in last 42 games
Bucs as home underdog: 5-22 ATS
Cardinals have lost only 4 of last 20 games against the spread
[Cardinals; Bengals] NFL away favorite off game as away underdog: 25-5-1 ATS
Colts against team with losing record: 16-3 ATS
Cowboys (vs. Eagles): the underdog is 23-8 ATS in series
Cowboys: the underdog in Dallas games has covered 71% of the time since 2010 (53-22 ATS)
Cowboys favored off a win: 3-16 ATS
Giants only 6th team with 3-8 record to be a road favorite (in last 25 NFL seasons)
Jags at home: 16-36-1 ATS
Lions last 10 Thanksgiving games: only ONE straight-up win and only ONE spread cover
Patriots on grass: lost 7 STRAIGHT against the spread
Patriots as underdogs: 41-21-1 ATS (during Belichick era)
[Raiders] NFL team off first win (after 0-6 or worse start): 12-3 ATS
Ravens: road team has covered only 8 of last 28 Baltimore games
Saints: road team has covered only 10 of last 48 New Orleans games (with Sean Payton coaching)
Seahawks as underdog: last 18 games, lost only 3 against the spread
Seahawks have covered 5 straight vs. 49ers
Steelers when favored the week before playing Cincinnati: 1-14 ATS
Titans: 3-13 ATS last 16 games
I'll be posting my complete list of trends, stats, and handicapping tips in the Pregame.com forums Wednesday afternoon ...