NFL
Week 6
Bears (4-1) @ Carolina (3-2)
— Bears’ four wins are all by 4 or fewer points.
— Chicago won its two road games, 27-23/30-26.
— Bears are 8-13-1 ATS in last 22 games as a road dog, but 2-0 this year.
— Three of their last four games stayed under the total.
— NFC North non-divisional underdogs are 8-3 ATS.
— Carolina won its last three games, outscoring foes 59-21 in first half.
— Panthers are 10-13 ATS in last 23 games as a home favorite; this is first time this season they’re favored.
— Carolina scored 30-31 points in splitting its two home games.
— NFC South non-divisional home teams are 0-4-1 ATS; NFC South favorites are 2-4-1 ATS outside the division.
— Home side won five of last six series games.
— Bears lost three of last four visits here, last of which was 2014.
— Chicago won four of last five games overall vs Carolina.
Lions (1-3) @ Jacksonville (1-4)
— Detroit covered 7 of its last 8 post-bye games.
— Lions gave up 31.8 ppg in their 1-3 start, giving up 15 TD’s on 37 drives.
— Last 4+ years, Detroit is 3-4-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Three of their four games this year went over the total.
— NFC North teams are 8-4 ATS outside their division, 0-0 as road favorites.
— Jaguars lost their last four games, giving up 30+ points in all four.
— Jacksonville allowed 9.1/9.9 yards/pass attempt in last two games.
— Jaguars are 5-3-1 ATS in last nine games as a home underdog.
— Jacksonville has been outsacked 17-5 this season.
— AFC South non-divisional underdogs are 0-4 ATS.
— Teams split six meetings; home side won four of the six games.
— Lions won last visit here 31-14 in 2012, their only win in three visits.
— Four of six series games were decided by 15+ points.
Falcons (2-2) @ Minnesota (1-4)
— Falcons fired their coach Sunday, after an 0-5 start.
— Interim coach Morris went 17-31 coaching the Bucs from 2009-11.
— Falcons were outscored 40-10 in first half of last two games.
— Atlanta is 6-8 ATS in its last 14 games as a road underdog.
— NFC South teams are 4-7-1 ATS outside the division, 4-3 on road, 2-3 as underdogs.
— Minnesota is 1-4; their last two losses were both by a point.
— Vikings outscored last three opponents 47-15 in first half, but were outscored 66-40 in second half.
— Minnesota is 18-9-2 ATS in last 29 games as a home favorite.
— Three of their last four games stayed under.
— NFC North teams are 8-4 ATS outside their division, 1-1 as home favorites.
— Minnesota won last four series games, three of them by 10+ points.
— Falcons lost three of last four visits here, losing 41-28/28-12 in last two.
Texans (1-4) @ Tennessee (4-0)
— Texans won 30-14 in first game under interim coach Crennel.
— Houston ran ball for 129 yards LW, after averaging 73.5 mpg in first four games.
— Texans got their first two takeaways of season last week; they’re -5 in turnovers.
— Under is 3-1-1 in their games this season.
— Texans are 7-6-1 ATS in last 14 games as a road underdog, 0-2 this year.
— Titans beat Buffalo 42-16 at home Tuesday, their first game in 16 days.
— In four games, Tennessee already has six TD drives of 30 or fewer drives.
— Tennessee has a +8 turnover ratio, best ratio in the NFL.
— Titans are 3-6-1 ATS in last ten games as a home favorite.
— Home teams won six of last eight series games; these teams split their season series the last four years.
— Texans lost three of last four visits to Nashville, losing by 7-11-3 points.
Washington (1-4) @ NJ Giants (0-5)
— Washington lost its last four games, giving up 31.3 ppg.
— QB Kyle Allen is expected to start; he is 6-8 as an NFL starter.
— Last three games, Washington was outscored 39-7 in second half.
— Last 4+ years, Redskins are 15-12 ATS as a road dog, but 0-2 TY.
— Washington lost its two road games, 30-15/34-20.
— Giants lost all five games, scoring five TD’s on 46 drives.
— Giants are favored for first time this year; they’re 2-4-1 ATS in last seven games as a home favorite.
— Big Blue lost its two home games this year, 26-16/36-9.
— Divisional home favorites are 9-8 ATS in the NFL this year.
— Giants won last three series games, winning 41-35 in OT in last meeting.
— Teams split last four games played here.
Browns (4-1) @ Pittsburgh (4-0)
— Cleveland won its last four games, scoring 37.5 ppg.
— Browns have run ball for 187 yards/game this year.
— Cleveland is also giving up 33.8 ppg.
— Their last four games went over the total.
— Cleveland is 11-18-1 ATS in its last 30 games as a road underdog.
— Steelers had an unexpected bye LW, because of Tennessee’s COVID issues.
— Pittsburgh won its first four games (3-1 ATS), scoring 29.5 ppg.
— Last three Steeler games went over the total.
— Steelers are 3-0 at home this year, winning by 5-7-9 points.
— Pittsburgh is 11-13 ATS in last 24 games as a home favorite.
— Steelers are 12-2-1 in last fifteen series games.
— Browns lost their last 16 visits to Steel City; three of their last four losses here were by 7 or fewer points.
Ravens (4-1) @ Philadelphia (1-3-1)
— Ravens’ four wins are all by 14+ points; they were held to 70 passing yards in their only loss, to the Chiefs.
— Baltimore won its two road games, 33-16/31-17; they’re 7-0-1 ATS in last eight games as a road favorite.
— Four of their five games stayed under the total.
— NFC North non-divisional favorites are 7-2 ATS this year.
— Eagles’ three losses this year are all by 9+ points.
— Last 4+ years, Philly is 5-4 ATS as a home underdog.
— Thru five games, Eagles are minus-6 in turnovers.
— Underdogs covered four of their five games this year.
— NFC East teams are 3-13 ATS outside the division, 0-4 as home underdogs.
— Home side is 4-0-1 in last five series games.
— Ravens lost 15-10/24-23 in last two visits to Philly.
Bengals (1-3-1) @ Indianapolis (3-2)
— Bengals are 3-1-1 vs spread this year, with road losses by 5-24 points and a tie in Philadelphia.
— Cincy is 15-9 ATS in its last 24 games as a road underdog.
— Bengals converted only 10 of last 40 third down plays.
— Cincy allowed 155+ rushing yards in four of its five games.
— AFC North teams are 10-2-1 ATS outside their division, 2-0 as road dogs.
— Colts won their two home games, 28-11/36-7; they’re 11-6-1 ATS in last 18 games as a home favorite.
— Indy allowed 27-32 points in its losses, a total of 29 points in its three wins.
— Three of their last four games stayed under the total.
— AFC South teams are 4-8 outside their division, 2-2 as home favorites.
— Bengals won four of last six series games, winning last two, 24-23/34-23.
— Cincy lost eight of last nine visits here, winning 34-23 in last visit, in 2018.
Packers (4-0) @ Tampa Bay (3-2)
— Green Bay won its first four games, scoring 38 ppg.
— Packers have gone 3/out only one time on 35 drives, with 17 TD’s.
— Last 4+ years, Green Bay is 6-7 ATS as a road favorite.
— Three of their four games went over the total.
— Packers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last five post-bye games.
— NFC North teams are 8-4 ATS outside their division, 0-0 as road favorites.
— Tampa Bay won its first two home games, 31-17/38-31
— Buccaneers have allowed only 58.4 rushing yards/game this year.
— Tampa Bay is 5-12-3 ATS in last 20 games as a home favorite, 1-0-1 this year.
— NFC South non-divisional home teams are 0-4-1 ATS; underdogs are 1-4 ATS.
— Packers won last three series games, by 9-17-6 points- last meeting was in 2017.
— Teams split last four meetings here.
Chiefs (4-1) @ Buffalo (4-1)
— Chiefs were upset at home by the Raiders this week, their first loss in five games.
— Chiefs won both their road games, 23-20OT/34-20.
— KC is 10-7 ATS in last 17 games following a SU loss.
— Under is 3-1-1 in their games this season.
— Chiefs are 6-3 ATS in last nine games as a road favorite.
— NFC West squads are 11-6 outside the divisional, 2-1 as underdogs.
— Buffalo lost 42-16 in Tennessee Tuesday, its first loss in five games.
— Bills won both its home games, 27-17/35-32.
— Buffalo is 5-9 ATS in its last 14 games as a home underdog.
— All five Buffalo games went over the total.
— Chiefs won three of last four series games; last meeting was 2017.
— Chiefs won last two visits to Buffalo; last one was in 2014.
NJ Jets (0-5) @ Miami (2-3)
— Jets lost their first five games (0-5 ATS), giving up 32.2 ppg.
— Jets have been outscored 93-29 in first half of games.
— Gang Green lost its two road games, 27-17/36-7.
— Jets are 8-18-2 ATS in last 28 games as a road underdog.
— Miami scored 31-43 points in its wins, 20.7 ppg in its losses.
— Dolphins lost both their home games, 31-28/31-23.
— Three of their last four games went over the total.
— Miami is favored for first time this year; they’re 5-1-1 ATS in last seven games as a home favorite (last time- week 16, 2018)
— Miami won four of last five series games.
— Jets lost last three visits to South Beach, by by 3-7-8 points.
LA Rams (4-1) @ San Francisco (2-3)
— Rams won four of first five games; this is their 4th road game in five weeks.
— LA scored 30+ points in three of its last four games.
— Rams have outscored opponents 69-23 in second half.
— Under McVay, LA is 14-8 ATS as a road favorite.
— 49ers used three QB’s in their last two games, 25-20/43-17 home losses.
— Road team won all five of their games; Niners are 0-3 at home.
— San Francisco turned ball over six times (-6) in last two games.
— Three of their last four games went over the total.
— 49ers are underdog for first time this year; they’re 7-10 ATS in last 17 games as a home underdog.
— Teams split last six series games.
— Rams won two of last three visits here (average total, 65).
Broncos (1-3) @ New England (2-2)
— Broncos started three different QB’s in their 1-3 start.
— Denver lost three of first four games, but covered three of the four.
— Broncos have only two takeaways, are minus-6 in turnovers.
— Denver is 6-3 ATS in its last nine games as a road underdog.
— AFC West teams are 8-4-2 ATS outside the division.
— Unclear who will play QB; probably Stidham getting his first NFL start.
— Short week for Patriots, who’ve run ball for 179.8 yards/game.
— New England had two empty trips to red zone LW, which prompted the QB change.
— Patriots are 26-13-1 ATS in last 40 games as a home favorite.
— AFC East non-divisional favorites are 3-1 ATS.
— Patriots are 7-3 in last ten series games; last meeting was 2017.
— Broncos lost last five visits to Foxboro; their last visit here was 2014.
— Both teams had last week off; Patriots had COVID issues.
Cardinals (3-2) @ Dallas (2-3)
— Third straight week on road for Arizona; they’re 2-1 on road so far.
— Arizona allowed 26-31 points in its losses; 20-15-10 in its wins.
— Cardinals have only one takeaway (-4) in their last three games.
— Four of their five games stayed under the total.
— NFC West squads are 11-6 outside the divisional, 2-1 as underdogs.
— Dalton makes his first start for Dallas; he was 70-61-2 as a starter for the Bengals, over his nine years in Cincinnati.
— Cowboys had 440+ passing yards three weeks in row before last week- they’re averaging 76.2 snaps/game, most in NFL- will they keep up that pace?
— Last four games, Dallas has allowed 39-38-49-34 points.
— Last 4+ years, Cowboys are 4-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— NFC East teams are 3-13 ATS outside their division, 0-8 at home.
— Home side won 13 of last 15 series games.
— Cardinals lost four of last five visits here; they won 28-17 last time they played here, in 2014.