| THURSDAY, SEPT. 6
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| | covered the spread four games in a row
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| New Orleans at Indianapolis: The Saints
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| | against the Rams. Since 1980, St. Louis
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| have covered four of their last five
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| | is 7-13-1 ATS as an opening game
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| meetings with the Colts but Indianapolis
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| | favorite.
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| has been strong out of the gate, notching
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| | Miami at Washington: The Redskins have
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| a 6-1-1 mark against the spread (ATS) in
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| | covered four of their last five meetings
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| its last eight season openers.
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| | with the Dolphins but Miami also is 7-1
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| SUNDAY, SEPT. 9
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| | ATS on the road versus non-conference
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| Denver at Buffalo: The Broncos have been
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| | foes.
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| a solid road favorite over the past four
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| | Detroit at Oakland: The Raiders have
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| seasons, notching an 11-7-1 mark ATS.
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| | covered four of their last five meetings
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| Buffalo is 7-1 ATS at home preceding
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| | with the Lions. Since 1980, Oakland is
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| back-to-back road games. The Bills head
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| | 7-2 ATS in home openers.
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| to Pittsburgh and New England after
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| | Chicago at San Diego: The Bears have
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| hosting Denver.
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| | covered four straight games versus the
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| Pittsburgh at Cleveland: The Steelers
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| | Chargers and own the AFC West with a
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| have covered seven straight games against
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| | remarkable 17-2-1 record ATS the last 20
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| the Browns, including four in a row in
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| | meetings. Chicago is 7-3 ATS as an
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| Cleveland. The Browns are 2-9 as division
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| | underdog in season openers the last 27
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| underdogs of seven points or less. The
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| | years.
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| line opened with Pittsburgh favored by a
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| | Tampa Bay at Seattle: The Buccaneers are
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| field goal.
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| | 1-7 ATS versus non-conference opponents
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| Philadelphia at Green Bay: The Eagles
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| | their last eight and are 1-3 ATS versus
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| have covered seven of their last eight
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| | the Seahawks their last four meetings.
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| meetings with the Packers, including
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| | Seattle is 17-3 ATS in September versus
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| three straight in Green Bay. The Packers
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| | less than .500 SU competition.
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| are 1-7 as a home underdog the last four
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| | New York Giants at Dallas: The Giants are
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| years, including 0-5 last season, and are
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| | undefeated (5-0-1 ATS) in their last six
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| 1-7 ATS their last eight home games
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| | games against the Cowboys and are 3-1-1
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| against non-conference foes.
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| | ATS versus them in Dallas. The Cowboys
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| Kansas City at Houston: Houston is 1-5
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| | are 6-7 ATS as a favorite on opening day.
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| ATS at home against a non-division
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| | MONDAY, SEPT. 10
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| opponent in September but Kansas City is
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| | Baltimore at Cincinnati: The Bengals have
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| a pathetic 1-10 ATS as a non-conference
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| | covered four of their last five against
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| road favorite. The Chiefs opened as a
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| | the Ravens. The favorite in the
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| 1-point underdog but the line could
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| | Ravens-Bengals series (Cincinnati opened
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| switch so watch this one closely.
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| | -3) is 6-1 the last seven games.
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| Tennessee at Jacksonville: Jacksonville
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| | Baltimore is 13-11 ATS on Monday Night
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| has covered eight consecutive openers.
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| | Football, including 2-4 as a road
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| Forget about the money line; the straight
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| | underdog. Cincy is 5-10 ATS on MNF,
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| up (SU) winner also is 22-2 ATS in the
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| | including 1-1 as a home favorite.
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| Tennessee-Jacksonville series.
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| | Arizona at San Francisco: The Cardinals
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| Atlanta at Minnesota: The Falcons are 4-1
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| | have covered three of their last four
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| ATS their last five games versus the
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| | meetings with the Niners. Since 1980,
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| Vikings, including 3-1 their last four
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| | Arizona is 2-6 ATS on Monday Night
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| trips to Minnesota. Atlanta is 16-10-1
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| | Football, but has never been a road
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| ATS in season openers since 1980.
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| | underdog. With an ATS record of 33-13-1,
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| New England at New York Jets: The
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| | San Francisco is the champion of MNF. The
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| Patriots have covered five of their last
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| | Niners are a superb 16-5-1 in the role of
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| six encounters with the Jets and have a
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| | home favorite.
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| streak of eight straight pointspread wins
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| | Are the above Sportsbook busters
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| against them in New York. New England
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| | guaranteed? Of course not. But historians
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| also is 16-8 ATS versus the division the
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| | point out that by studying the past we're
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| past four years.
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| | better equipped to predict the future.
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| Carolina at St. Louis: The Panthers have
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| | That may be true for sports betting, too.
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