• Serving to you perceive market motion: This text will clarify the elements that drive line actions in betting markets, serving to you assess whether or not a change is an overreaction or underreaction to those market influences.
• A guess for Monday Evening Soccer: Sell the motion towards the over and purchase the below at 49.5.
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Welcome to PFF’s weekly midweek market replace.
This text will clarify the elements that drive line actions in betting markets, serving to you assess whether or not a change is an overreaction or underreaction to those market influences.
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GB@DET | ATL@MIN | NO@NYG | JAX@TEN | LV@TB |
CLE@PIT | CAR@PHI | NYJ@MIA| SEA@ARI |
BUF@LAR | CHI@SF | LAC@KC | CIN@DAL
Inexperienced Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions
|
Lookahead |
Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | DET -5 | DET -4 |
DET -3.5 |
|
Complete |
51 | 50.5 |
51.5 |
Unfold: One-way motion has pushed this to almost a field-goal unfold. After opening up at 4, a degree beneath the lookahead line, the market is now cut up between 3 and three.5.
Complete: Inside a minute of opening, this whole crossed to the opposite facet of 51, however that’s the best it’s gotten. I don’t see a lot motion away from this quantity earlier than Thursday evening.
Atlanta Falcons @ Minnesota Vikings
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | MIN -5.5 | MIN -6 |
MIN -5.5 |
|
Complete |
46.5 | 44.5 |
45.5 |
Unfold: This was initially pushed all the way down to as little as 4.5 earlier than bouncing again as much as 5.5, however not fairly again to the opening quantity. There’s been some clamoring for Michael Penix Jr. because the Falcons have misplaced 3 straight. If the Falcons offense appears to be like shaky early, there’s an opportunity we see a change, regardless of Raheem Morris telling us in any other case.
Complete: One level adjustment up via 45, but a full level beneath the lookahead quantity. The Falcons have performed to the below of their final 4 video games and 5 of their earlier six.
Purchase/Promote: I’ll purchase the over and lock it in at 45.5. I’ll purchase at what I consider to be a barely depressed whole, given the Falcons‘ latest outcomes. I anticipate Atlanta to push the tempo, and even when there’s a quarterback change, that might seemingly be the results of a number of turnovers early — which is sweet for the over. I’d search for some dwell overs if Penix does are available in, as we noticed his willingness to push the ball down the sphere in Washington final 12 months.
New Orleans Saints @ New York Giants
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | NO -4 | NO -4 |
NO -4.5 |
|
Complete |
39.5 | 40.5 |
40.5 |
Unfold: This has hovered between 4 and 5 this week, however the pattern is pointing towards New Orleans transferring to -5. It stays to be seen who begins at QB for the Giants. Even when Tommy Devito is wholesome, Brian Daboll made it appear to be he noticed sufficient out of Drew Lock to stay with him.
Complete: It is a comparable story on the full, because it’s bounced between 40 and 41 for a lot of the week. We’ve but to see something above 41. If Lock is introduced because the starter, I feel this will get to 41.5.
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | TEN -2.5 | TEN -4.5 |
TEN -3.5 |
|
Complete |
43.5 | 39.5 |
39.5 |
Unfold: This line opened nicely on the opposite facet of a subject aim with Trevor Lawrence out with a concussion. Given how Mac Jones seemed in aid, that was rapidly guess down to three.5. There are nonetheless some 4s on the market.
Complete: A four-point drop within the whole additionally displays Lawrence’s absence. There’s been little motion from the opener.
Las Vegas Raiders @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | TB -8 | TB -7 |
TB -6.5 |
|
Complete |
45.5 | 45 |
46 |
Unfold: There was a one-point drop to 7 from the lookahead and one other drop to beneath that quantity after the opener. The market is pretty cut up, with a majority of books at 6.5.
Complete: The overall has remained inside one level of 46, dipping earlier than settling there.
Situational Components: The Raiders have a slight relaxation benefit, having performed on Black Friday, however they will even be touring cross-country.
Purchase/Promote: I’ll promote the motion on the Raiders and lock within the Bucs at -6.5. Whereas most books are at 6.5, a couple of market-making books have held agency at 7. This looks like an overreaction to a near-overtime loss to the Panthers, whose play on the sphere as of late has been higher than their notion.
Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | PIT -6 | PIT -7 |
PIT -7 |
|
Complete |
40.5 | 41 |
44 |
Unfold: That is one other sport during which the market is cut up between 6.5 and seven, with market-making books clinging onto the important thing variety of 7. One guess I’m prepared to make is that we see much less snow than we did on this matchup a few weeks again.
Complete: This whole reopened 1.5 factors greater than the Sunday opener. After the Browns‘ offense exploded in Denver on Monday Evening Soccer, it shot up a further level to 44.
Purchase/Promote: It’s ironic given what we noticed them play in final, however it is a excellent storm creating worth on the below. I’ll lock that in at 44 and anticipate it to shut decrease. Each groups’ video games exploded this previous week for 82 and 73 factors, respectively. Their most up-to-date matchup in Week 12 went over by a landing as nicely. Nonetheless, if you happen to’re paying consideration right here, you’ll know that collected snow on the sphere helped gas that sport over. There have been solely 16 factors scored via practically three quarters earlier than the snow actually began to come back down.
Carolina Panthers @ Philadelphia Eagles
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | PHI -13 | PHI -13 |
PHI -12.5 |
|
Complete |
45.5 | 46 |
46 |
Unfold: Half-point adjustment all the way down to 12.5 from the opening 13. Not a lot apart from that.
Complete: Related story with the full, we’ve seen some books transfer to 45.5, however but to see something significant beneath that or above 46.
New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | MIA -6.5 | MIA -5.5 |
MIA -6 |
|
Complete |
44.5 | 44.5 |
44.5 |
Unfold: Miami reached 6.5 earlier than settling again in at 6. We’re seeing some motion towards 6.5.
Complete: The preliminary transfer noticed the full rise to 46 earlier than a decide launch pushed it again to the opening variety of 44.5. There are nonetheless some 45s on the market.
Situational Components: After enjoying on Thanksgiving, the Dolphins have a slight relaxation benefit.
Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | ARI -1.5 | ARI -3 |
ARI -2.5 |
|
Complete |
46.5 | 45.5 |
44.5 |
Unfold: Seattle cash has pushed this beneath a subject aim to 2.5. A couple of books have gotten as little as 2; at that time, we’ve seen some help for the Cardinals.
Complete: A two-point slide from the lookahead line, this whole has reached as little as 44 earlier than ticking again as much as 44.5. There are nothing however 44.5s throughout the board.
Buffalo Payments @ Los Angeles Rams
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | BUF -3.5 | BUF -4 |
BUF -4.5 |
|
Complete |
49 | 48 |
49 |
Unfold: Zero motion exterior of the vary of 4 and 5. Given how these two groups have fared not too long ago, I don’t anticipate to see many extra tweaks earlier than kickoff.
Complete: Regardless of opening at 48, this rapidly reached a consensus at 49 inside minutes of opening. We’re beginning to see some books enterprise out to 49.5.
Chicago Bears @ San Francisco 49ers
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | SF -6.5 | SF -3.5 |
SF -4 |
|
Complete |
44.5 | 43.5 |
44 |
Unfold: Fairly the drop from the lookahead line, down three factors to an opener of three.5. The San Francisco harm report largely drove this. There was a transfer to SF -4, however we’ve but to see any guide take it previous that quantity. One thing’s received to present, as these two groups have mixed for 9 straight losses.
Complete: Some help has are available in on the over after opening a degree beneath the lookahead line. You’ll be able to presently get a half-point in both course of 44. I’d anticipate the 43.5s to not cling round for for much longer.
Situational Components: Relaxation benefit for the Bears off of Thanksgiving and the 49ers having performed on Sunday Evening Soccer.
Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | KC -4.5 | KC -3.5 |
KC -4 |
|
Complete |
44.5 | 42.5 |
43 |
Unfold: The preliminary transfer pushed this all the way down to a subject aim, and it stayed there for about 90 minutes earlier than a decide launch helped gas a transfer again up previous the opener to 4. Given the market response to the -3, this closes between 3.5 and 4.
Complete: This was as excessive as 44.5 earlier than coming again all the way down to 43. We’re now cut up, and it seems we’re heading towards 42.5. Can’t think about it getting a lot decrease than that.
Situational Components: The Chiefs have a slight relaxation benefit, having performed on Black Friday. The Chargers are enjoying their second consecutive sport on the street.
Cincinnati Bengals @ Dallas Cowboys
| Lookahead | Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | CIN -5.5 | CIN -5 | CIN -5.5 |
| Complete | 45.5 | 46.5 | 49.5 |
Unfold: Out to as excessive as 6 earlier than returning to five.5. There are a couple of 5s on the market as nicely now.
Complete: After opening, we fairly rapidly noticed a two-point adjustment towards the over. Monday morning, a decide launch pushed that a further 1.5 factors to 50 and even 50.5 at a few books.
Situational Components: Additional relaxation benefit for the Cowboys having performed on Thanksgiving.
Purchase/Promote: I’ll promote the motion towards the over and purchase the below at 49.5. We’re getting on the fitting facet of a key quantity: 3 factors above the preliminary opener. That is seemingly pushed by the offensive onslaught we noticed within the Bengals’ Week 13 sport, however I’m undecided this Dallas offense is provided to reap the benefits of the Bengals protection in the identical style.
