While the bettors got that game right, they missed on a few others. That includes the Los Angeles Rams knocking off the Dallas Cowboys as a two-point underdog on Sunday night. The Cowboys \u2013 aka America\u2019s Team \u2013 are popular with bettors under most circumstances, and hopes were especially high entering this season.<\/p>\n
From our seat, it was a great weekend,\u201d <\/strong>Mannino told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cTwo big upsets in Jacksonville and Washington helped the book a bunch. \u2018Sunday Night Football\u2019 also was a big win for the book. By game time, that had become our highest bet handle and bet count for the week, and most of that was on the Cowboys.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJacksonville, which recently unloaded standout running back Leonard Fournette and ace pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue, seemed doomed to a miserable season, and was the favorite to gain the first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Instead, the Jaguars stunned the Indianapolis Colts 27-20. Gardner Minshew completed 19 of 20 pass attempts, his 95.0 percent completion rate being the fourth-best in NFL history.<\/p>\n
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The Colts, who not only lost the game but star running back Marlon Mack for the season, opened the schedule at +2,500 to win the Super Bowl, but has tumbled to +3,300 at PointsBet. The Tennessee Titans have surpassed Indy as the AFC South favorite, as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Meanwhile, the Washington Football Team stunned the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17. Washington, the consensus last-place pick in the NFC East, will emerge from Week 1 either alone in first place or tied at the top.<\/p>\n
The Eagles\u2019 championship odds were hit about as hard as quarterback Carson Wentz, who was sacked eight times. They\u2019ve gone from +2,200 to +3,000 at PointsBet.<\/strong><\/p>\nPackers Make Statement<\/h2>\n The Green Bay Packers, a slight underdog to the Minnesota Vikings for the game as well as in the NFC North, scored a resounding 43-34 victory. Two-time MVP Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes.<\/p>\n
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Just like that, the Packers went from +3,000 to win the Super Bowl to +2,000 at PointsBet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIt puts them on a more solid footing<\/strong>,\u201d Mannino said. \u201cWe currently have them as the favorite at +110 to win the division. Anytime you can get an opening-week division win in the books, it\u2019s going to increase your odds all around.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nAt William Hill, a Nevada bettor put $30,000 on the Packers at +125 to beat Minnesota. That bet meant a payout of $67,500.<\/p>\n
The other big move, not in terms of price, belonged to the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore (+450) has supplanted the Kansas City Chiefs (+500) as the championship favorite at PointsBet. The teams are both +550 at FanDuel. Both teams scored impressive Week 1 victories, with the Chiefs beating the Houston Texans 34-20, and the Ravens smashing the Cleveland Browns 38-6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With the addition of Tom Brady, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the hot bet to win this year\u2019s Super Bowl. However, the New Orleans Saints were the bettors\u2019 pick on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":148686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[81064,81063,81004,80968,81101,81065,81794],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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