Welcome to our Monday review of the NFL weekend from a betting standpoint and a glance at line movements for the upcoming set of games.
Each Monday in this space, we will recognize the most significant outright wins by underdogs, review the baddest of bad beats, glimpse at the games that most impacted how the sportsbooks fared financially and list the matchups whose lookahead spreads were majorly affected by outcomes and injuries.'
Not a single game in Week 3 had a a line as high as seven points . Either the unusual set of small spreads is a product of league-wide parity or the public's sudden fondness with underdogs (or both).'
For the record, two of the three 6.5-point dogs covered, with the Jaguars burying the Chargers outright and Detroit nearly upending Minnesota, only to fall by four on an 11th-hour-plus Vikings touchdown. On the whole, favorites staggered away from Sunday's games 4-9-1 against the spread, with seven losing straight-up.