Will Hill
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
Time flies whenever you’re having enjoyable, and we should always have a variety of enjoyable, as a result of someway we’re already at Week 7 of the NFL season.
Last week we did not see the standard NFL Sunday insanity. The favorites dominated the day, apart from a few minor upsets, such because the Colts beating the Titans and the Bears beating the Jaguars in London.
In a 12 months the place the largest favorites have been persistently upset week after week, final week’s outcomes had been principally what we anticipated. However, predictability often would not final too lengthy within the NFL, so watch out to not get too comfy considering that the favorites will proceed their success this week.
Additionally, there hasn’t been a lot motion within the MVP market over the previous few days. Patrick Mahomes continues to be the favourite at 3-1 odds ($10 wager pays $30). The Chiefs stay 5-0 after their bye, and now head to San Francisco for a Super Bowl rematch towards the 49ers.
The different prime candidates – Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and CJ Stroud – all turned in strong performances of their groups’ victories. If the 49ers can get revenge and win Sunday towards the Chiefs, would such a high-profile win catapult 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy to the highest of the MVP odds? This is certainly one thing to regulate.
In the meantime, there is a wager on the market that is too good to cross up.
New England Patriots Wins underneath 4.5 (DraftKings Sportsbook)
The Patriots made fairly a narrative within the first two weeks of the junior season. They went to Cincinnati in Week 1 and had an enormous displaying towards the Bengals, then returned dwelling to host the Seahawks, the place they performed competitively however misplaced in additional time.
The crew that many thought can be the worst within the league did not look that dangerous at first. Well, that looks like a very long time in the past now for Patriots followers.
After the upset win, the crew is 0-5. The Pats’ final 4 losses have come by a mixed 63 factors (15.8 factors per sport). To make issues worse, included in these losses is a blowout for the Jets, which weeks later appears particularly dangerous, contemplating how the Jets have performed since then.
Among these defeats there’s additionally the house one towards the Dolphins, who with out quarterback Tua Tagavailoa didn’t look like a purposeful crew in another sport.
At 1-5, the Patriots must someway string collectively 4 extra wins of their ultimate eleven video games to surpass this 4.5 whole. The subsequent few video games are winnable, as they are going to play the Jaguars in London after which host the Jets. However, even in these video games, the Patriots are anticipated to be virtually full landing underdogs.
Former Vikings and Cardinals coach, the late Dennis Green, as soon as had an epic outburst after a tricky loss and shouted “They are who we thought they had been” concerning the opponent who had simply overwhelmed his crew.
After a promising begin, it is clear that the Patriots are who we thought they had been and that they’re a crew that undoubtedly will not win 5 video games.
It’s laborious to see New England going 4-7 or higher the remainder of the way in which. I feel wins underneath 4.5 are a terrific wager to make.
Bears Bets podcast contributor Will Hill has been betting on sports activities for over a decade. He is a betting analyst who has been a visitor on VSiN and Goldboys Network.
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