A Look Ahead to Week 14
If last night was a preview of things to come in Week 14, we might want to revisit our betting thoughts. With the Army/Navy game this Saturday, and bad weather in the northeast, the Under has been a conversation for many games all week, beginning with the Thursday night game.
Because the Steelers and the Patriots struggle on offense normally and with their backups under center, the Under in their game was rapidly moving down. Before kickoff, the Under was at a record low of 30 with no wind, snow or rain in the forecast—the lowest with no wind since 2005.
Overall, the NFL hasn’t seen an under that low (factoring 10-plus-mile-per-hour wind) going as far back as 1980. By the time Zeke Elliott crossed over the goal line in the first quarter, you instantly knew this wasn’t going to be an Under game. You knew it was a low-scoring game, but the 30 number wasn’t going to cash.
The Patriots haven’t been able to cover all season, even when professional money hits on game day. For the last few weeks, the pros have believed the Patriots would break their ATS losing ways of going 2-10 ATS and 4-15 ATS in their last 19 games. Finally, when no pro money moved the number off of six, the Patriots won outright. Go figure. They scored 21 points, which is more than the last three games combined. Again, go figure. With all these strange things occurring on Thursday night, what’s in store for us on Sunday?