The underdogs prevailed again in Week 2, covering in nine games with the Las Vegas Raiders, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans winning straight up. The over/under was an even split at 8-8, so there were no leans in any direction.
Here are some key definitions of acronyms that we’ll use throughout the article:
- SU: Straight Up
- ATS: Against the Spread
- O/U: Over/Under
- MOV: Margin of Victory
- +/-: Plus/Minus
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Carolina Panthers (2-0, 2-0 ATS) at Houston Texans (1-1, 2-0 ATS)
- The Panthers have been an away favorite once since 2019, and they are 1-0 ATS.
- The Panthers are 7-0 ATS in their last seven away games.
- The Panthers are 0-6 ATS in their previous six Thursday games.
- The Panthers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as a favorite.
- The under is 5-0 in the Panthers’ previous five games overall.
- The Texans are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 Thursday games.
- The Texans are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as an underdog.
Arizona Cardinals (2-0, 1-1 ATS) at Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2, 0-2 ATS)
- The Cardinals are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
- The Cardinals are 1-4 ATS in their previous five games in Week 3.
- The under is 6-0 in the Cardinals’ last six games as a road favorite.
- The Jaguars are 1-5 ATS in their previous six games overall.
- The Jaguars are 0-4 ATS in their last four home games against a team with a winning road record.
Baltimore Ravens (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at Detroit Lions (0-2, 1-1 ATS)
- The Ravens are 4-0 ATS against a team with a losing record.
- The Ravens are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games as a favorite.
- The Ravens are 8-2 ATS in their previous 10 games overall.
- The under is 4-1 in the Ravens’ last five games following a SU win.
- The under is 6-2 in the Ravens’ previous eight road games.
- The Lions are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games in September.
- The over is 8-1 in the Lions’ previous nine games following a straight-up loss.
- The over is 6-1 in the Lions’ last seven games following an ATS loss.
New Orleans Saints (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at New England Patriots (1-1, 1-1 ATS)
- The Saints are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following a SU loss.
- The Saints are 9-4 ATS in their previous 13 games overall.
- The under is 5-0 in the Saints’ last five games overall.
- The over is 4-0 in the Saints’ previous four games following a SU loss.
- Since 2019, the Saints are 4-1 ATS with a MOV of +8.2 and a +11.5 ATS differential as an away underdog.
- The Patriots are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a home favorite.
- The Patriots are 2-6 ATS in their previous eight games as a favorite.
- The Patriots are 2-9-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a SU win.
- The under is 6-1 in the Patriots’ previous seven home games.
Los Angeles Chargers (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at Kansas City Chiefs (1-1, 0-2 ATS)
- The Chargers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games overall.
- The Chargers are 1-9-1 ATS in their previous 11 games in Week 3.
- The Chargers are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 road games.
- The under is 6-2 in the Chargers’ previous eight games overall.
- The Chargers are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six meetings in Kansas City.
- The Chiefs are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games in Week 3.
- The Chiefs are 2-10 ATS in their previous 12 games as a favorite.
- The Chiefs are 1-5 ATS in their last six games as a home favorite.
- The Chiefs are 1-5-1 ATS in their previous seven games against the AFC West.
- The Chiefs are 4-1 ATS in their last five games following a SU loss.
- The over is 5-1 in the Chiefs’ previous six games against the AFC.
- The over is 4-1 in the Chiefs’ last five games against the AFC West.
Washington Football Team (1-1, 0-2 ATS) at Buffalo Bills (1-1, 1-1 ATS)
- The Washington Football Team is 5-1 ATS in their last six games as an underdog.
- Since 2020, the Washington Football Team is 3-1 ATS with a MOV of +2.8 with a rest advantage.
- The Washington Football Team is 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall.
- The Washington Football Team is 0-4 ATS in their previous four games in September.
- The under is 4-1 in the Washington Football Team’s last five games as an underdog.
- The under is 6-2 in the Washington Football Team’s previous eight games overall.
- The Bills are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
- The Bills are 6-2 ATS in their previous eight games as a favorite.
- The under is 4-1 in the Bills' last five games as a favorite.
- The under is 4-1 in the Bills’ previous five games as a home favorite.
Chicago Bears (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at Cleveland Browns (1-1, 1-1 ATS)
- The Bears are 1-5 ATS in their last six games as a road underdog.
- The Bears are 2-6 ATS in their previous eight games as an underdog.
- The Bears are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games.
- The over is 4-1 in the Bears’ previous five road games.
- The Browns are 1-4 ATS in their last five games as favorites.
- The Browns are 1-4 ATS in their previous five games as a home favorite.
- The Browns are 1-5 ATS in their previous six home games.
- The over is 4-1 in the Browns’ last five games overall.
Indianapolis Colts (0-2, 1-1 ATS) at Tennessee Titans (1-1, 1-1 ATS)
- The Colts are 5-0 ATS in their last five games in Week 3.
- The Colts are 5-1 ATS in their previous six road games.
- The Colts are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games in the division.
- The over is 6-1 in the Colts’ previous seven road games.
- The Titans are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games.
- The Titans are 2-5 ATS in their previous seven games following a SU win.
- The over is 7-0-1 in the Titans’ last eight games following an ATS win.
- The over is 8-1 in the Titans’ previous nine against a team with a losing record.
Atlanta Falcons (0-2, 0-2 ATS) at New York Giants (0-2, 1-1 ATS)
- The Falcons are 1-4 ATS in their previous five games as a road underdog.
- The Falcons are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games.
- The Falcons are 1-5 ATS in their previous six games against the division.
- The Falcons are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games in September.
- The Giants are 18-7-1 ATS against a team with a losing record.
- The Giants are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games in Week 3.
- The over is 7-0 in the Giants’ previous seven games in Week 3.
- The under is 5-0 in the Giants’ last five home games.
- The under is 9-1 in the Giants’ previous 10 games overall.
Cincinnati Bengals (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1, 1-1 ATS)
- The Bengals are 1-4 ATS in their previous five games as a road underdog.
- The Bengals are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games.
- The Bengals are 6-2 ATS in their previous eight games following an ATS loss.
- The over is 5-2-1 in the Bengals’ last eight games against the AFC North.
- The Steelers are 1-4 ATS in their previous five home games.
- The Steelers are 0-5 ATS in their last five games as a favorite.
- The Steelers are 0-4 ATS in their previous five games as a home favorite.
- The under is 6-2-1 in the Steelers’ last nine games as a favorite.
Miami Dolphins (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-0, 2-0 ATS)
- The Dolphins are 6-0 ATS in their last six games following a SU loss.
- The Dolphins are 4-0 ATS in their previous four games as a road underdog.
- The Dolphins are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games as an underdog.
- The Dolphins are 5-1 ATS in their previous six games following an ATS loss.
- The Raiders are 4-1 ATS in their last five games following a SU win.
- The Raiders are 0-4 ATS in their previous four games as a favorite.
- The over is 5-0 in the Raiders’ previous five home games.
- The over is 7-1 in the Raiders' last eight against AFC.
- The over is 6-1 in the Raiders’ previous seven games overall.
New York Jets (0-2, 0-2 ATS) at Denver Broncos (2-0, 2-0 ATS)
- The Jets are 2-7 ATS in their last nine road games.
- The Jets are 1-4 ATS in their previous five road games against a team with a winning home record.
- The under is 8-1 in the Jets’ last nine games against a team with a winning record.
- The under is 5-1 in the Jets’ previous six games overall.
- The Broncos are 4-1 ATS in their last five games as a favorite.
- Since 2019, the Broncos are 2-2 ATS as home favorites with a +/- differential of +1.6 points.
- The under is 5-2 in the Broncos’ previous seven games as a home favorite.
- The under is 7-3 in the Broncos’ last 10 games overall.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0, 1-1 ATS) at Los Angeles Rams (2-0, 1-1 ATS)
- The Buccaneers are 4-0 ATS against a team with a winning record.
- The Buccaneers are 5-1 ATS in their previous six road games against a team with a winning home record.
- The Buccaneers are 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall.
- The Buccaneers are 4-1 ATS in their previous five games following a SU win.
- The over is 4-0 in the Buccaneers’ last four games as a favorite.
- The Rams are 11-2 ATS in their last 13 games following an ATS loss.
- The Rams are 0-7-1 ATS in their previous eight games as a home underdog.
- The Rams are 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games.
- The over is 4-0 in the Rams’ previous four games overall.
- The under is 8-1 in the Rams’ last nine home games.
Seattle Seahawks (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at Minnesota Vikings (0-2, 1-1 ATS) a
- The Seahawks are 5-1 ATS in their last five games in September.
- The Seahawks are 1-6 ATS against a team with a losing record.
- The Seahawks are 1-5 ATS in their last six games as a road favorite.
- The Seahawks are 1-6 ATS in their previous seven road games.
- The Seahawks are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games in Week 3.
- The under is 12-5 in the Seahawks’ previous 17 games as a road favorite.
- The under is 7-3 in the Seahawks’ last 10 games as a favorite.
- Since 2019, the Seahawks are 4-6-1 ATS as road favorites.
- The Vikings are 1-8 ATS in their last nine games overall.
- The Vikings are 0-4 ATS in their previous four home games.
- The over is 5-0 in the Vikings’ last five games overall.
- The over is 8-1 in the Vikings’ previous nine home games.
Green Bay Packers (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at San Francisco 49ers (2-0, 1-1 ATS)
- The Packers are 11-5 ATS against a team with a winning record.
- The Packers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games against a team with a winning home record.
- Since 2019, the Packers are 5-3 ATS as away underdogs with a +3.1 ATS differential.
- The over is 4-0 in the Packers’ previous four games as an underdog.
- The over is 4-0 in the Packers’ last four games as a road underdog.
- The over is 5-0 in the Packers’ previous four games against a team with a winning record.
- The over is 5-1 in the Packers’ last six games overall.
- The 49ers are 2-6 ATS in their previous eight home games.
- The over is 4-0 in the 49ers’ last four games following an ATS win.
Philadelphia Eagles (1-1, 1-1 ATS) at Dallas Cowboys (1-0, 2-0 ATS)
- The Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last five games as a road underdog.
- The Eagles are 1-6 ATS in their last seven road games.
- The under is 4-0 in the Eagles’ previous four Monday games.
- The under is 6-2 in the Eagles’ last eight games as an underdog.
- The Cowboys are 5-1 ATS in their previous six games overall.
- The Cowboys are 1-5 ATS in their last six games against the NFC East.
- The Cowboys are 1-7 ATS in their previous eight games as a favorite.
- The over is 5-1 in the Cowboys’ last six games as a home favorite.
- The over is 8-2 in the Cowboys’ previous 10 home games.
- The under is 4-1 in the Cowboys’ last five games as a favorite.
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