Here are some interesting stats concerning bye weeks this season. I don't focus much on bye week trends or any other team trends, coaching trends or statistical trends for that matter but just thought I would pass on the information. At the bottom of this post their is a matchup this week that fits both criteria.
1. Teams this season playing the game before bye week: 3-11 SU & 1-13 ATS
The matchups that qualify this week are San Francisco/Arizona & Miami/NY Jets.
2. Teams this season playing a game immediately following bye week: 8-2 ATS
The matchups that qualify this week are Miami/NY Jets & Oakland/Kansas City.
As you can see their is one game this week that fits both criteria regarding the above two bye week trends and that is Miami @ Ny Jets.
"Teams this season playing the game before bye week" (NY Jets) are 1-13 ATS and "Teams this season playing a game immediately following bye week" (Miami Dolphins) are 8-2 ATS.
Here is a short article from accross the street if anyone is interested in this trend:
"The pre-bye trend of failure is an interesting one to consider. There’s no short or long term database history to support it, which means that many bettors are going to conclude that it’s just ‘static’; a quick blip on the betting radar screen. I’m not convinced that’s the case.
The NFL signed a new labor agreement with the players last year. That labor agreement ensured that every team gets four full days off during their bye, a stipulation that was NOT in previous agreements. The prospect of a four day vacation in the midst of a brutal six month stretch with no other time off appears to be quite a distraction...at least so far.
Of course, the flip side of that is that after their four day break, we’re seeing a renewed focus from the post-bye squads. And with so many of those teams playing so poorly before the bye, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing significantly better efforts in their first game back".