LAS VEGAS, Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The NFL's Week
8 schedule features a consensus favorite of 20 points or more, a
true rarity in a league that promotes parity, according to analysts
from TheLines, which tracks odds in the U.S. regulated sports
betting markets.
The Kansas City Chiefs enter Week 8 as 20.5-point favorites over
the New York Jets, according to a consensus of the nation's largest
legal online sportsbooks — including FanDuel, DraftKings,
PointsBet, SugarHouse, and BetMGM. That makes the Chiefs one of the
heaviest favorites in modern NFL history.
In fact, only eight games in modern history have featured a
closing point spread of 20 points or more. And only once in the
last 10 years has the NFL schedule featured a game with a larger
point spread than this week's game — the Denver Broncos were
favored by 28 points in a 2013 game against the Jacksonville
Jaguars. The only other game in the last decade with a spread of 20
points came in 2011 when the New England Patriots were favored by
20.5 points against the Indianapolis Colts.
Of course, covering a huge spread is never easy, even for the
NFL's best teams. In fact, neither the 2013 Broncos nor the 2011
Patriots covered the spread in those games.
The Chiefs vs. Jets line could be bet down under 20 as the week
goes on. But for now, the Chiefs stand in rarefied air.
"The Chiefs have been mostly dominant, and the Jets are
historically bad, so the result is an eye-popping point spread,"
said Brett Collson, lead analyst for
TheLines.com. "These are typically the hardest games to handicap,
because a game with such a talent disparity can be so
unpredictable. It certainly adds interest to a game that otherwise
would feature little intrigue."
The consensus point spreads for Week 8 games, as of Monday, Oct. 26:
- Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers (-3); over/under 50.5
- Indianapolis Colts (-2.5) at Detroit Lions); over/under
50.5
- Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns (-3); over/under 55
- Los Angeles Rams (-4.5) at Miami
Dolphins; over/under N/A
- Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (-7); over/under 55
- New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (-4.5); over/under
44.5
- New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs (-20.5); over/under
48.5
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (-4.5); over/under
49
- Tennessee Titans (-4.5) at Cincinnati Bengals; over/under
54.5
- Los Angeles Chargers (-1.5) at Denver Broncos; over/under
45
- New Orleans Saints (-2.5) at Chicago Bears; over/under N/A
- San Francisco 49ers at Seattle
Seahawks (-3.5); over/under 54
- Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (-7.5); over/under
43.5
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-10.5) at New York Giants; over/under
47.5
To access the updated futures lines for every NFL team, and for
more analysis, visit TheLines.com/odds/super-bowl. To access Week 8
odds, visit www.thelines.com/nfl-week-8-lines-2020.
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