- The six biggest favorites of NFL Week 2 all failed to cover the spread, as the Philadelphia Eagles rounded out the list with an outright loss as 5.5-point favorites on Monday Night Football.
- Four of the six biggest favorites lost outright, making Week 2 a big week for the underdogs.
- The New England Patriots (+6.5), Denver Broncos (+7.0), Los Angeles Rams (+7.0) and Washington Commanders (+7.5) are the biggest underdogs in Week 3.
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Eagles lost outright as 5.5-point home favorites against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. They joined the five other biggest legal sports betting favorites of Week 2 to go 0-6 combined against the spread and just 2-4 straight up.
Week 2 Biggest Favorites
Week 2 Biggest Favorites | Did They Cover the Spread? | Did They Win? |
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Baltimore Ravens -8.5 Vs Las Vegas Raiders | No | No |
Detroit Lions -7.5 Vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No | No |
Dallas Cowboys -6.5 Vs New Orleans Saints | No | No |
Kansas City Chiefs -6.5 Vs Cincinnati Bengals | No | Yes |
Houston Texans -6.5 Vs Chicago Bears | No | Yes |
Philadelphia Eagles -5.5 Vs Atlanta Falcons | No | No |
Week 2 underdogs went 11-5 against the spread and won eight of those games outright. There are plenty of big underdogs at legal NFL betting sites for Week 2, including five teams listed as underdogs of 6.0 points or more.
Biggest Underdogs of Week 3 Begin With TNF Odds
One of the bigger underdogs of the week are the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football. The Patriots are 6.5-point road underdogs against the New York Jets.
Week 3 Biggest Underdogs
Week 3 Biggest Underdogs | Moneyline Odds |
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Washington Commanders (+7.5) @ Cincinnati Bengals | +290 |
Los Angeles Rams (+7.0) Vs San Francisco 49ers | +270 |
Denver Broncos (+7.0) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +255 |
New England Patriots (+6.5) @ New York Jets | +230 |
New York Giants (+6.0) @ Cleveland Browns | +225 |
The Atlanta Falcons opened as 5.0-point home underdogs to the Kansas City Chiefs. Following their impressive comeback road win against the Eagles, Atlanta now has -115 odds to cover the 3.5-point legal Georgia sports betting spread for Week 3.
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