Sunday was another great sports betting day as the NFL dominated, along with two MLB playoff games and something for everyone (NBA, NHL, NASCAR, golf, soccer, etc.).
Personally, I even threw in some culture as I joined my wife and son for the musical “Hamilton” at the Smith Center in downtown Las Vegas. As far as I can remember, this was the first live NFL games that I missed in about 25 years (circa 1997) when I lived in Phoenix. Since then, I’ve always spent NFL Sundays in a Las Vegas sports book or a bar with multiple TVs (or at home with NFL Sunday Ticket or RedZone) to view all the games at once. But I’ve long wanted to see “Hamilton” and I wasn’t going to throw away my shot. After watching Sunday’s early games, I recapped those on Twitter and went to the show. Afterwards, since I was wondering “what’d I miss,” I checked out the box scores and game stories from the afternoon games and caught up on the Vegas contest results, which you can find in our recaps below.. It was like I was in the room where it happened, if you know what I mean (and “Hamilton” fans most certainly will). As for my bets, my underdog plays were just like our country (“young, scrappy and hungry”), but we ended up going just 3-3 ATS with our Best Bets with wins on the Giants + 3 at the Jaguars, Panthers + 13 vs. the Buccaneers and Seahawks + 5 at the Chargers as all three not only covered but also pulled outright upsets; however, we lost on the Lions + at the Cowboys, Falcons + at the Bengals and Texans + 7 at the Raiders. One underdog I wish I had played was the Commanders + 4 vs. the Packers as it made me understand what the John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr characters sang about how it must have been nice to have Washington on your side. Let’s get to those recaps of Sunday’s betting action, including Contest Corner, and then give our Best Bet for Monday Night Football as well as early NFL Week 8 plays that I gave out on my weekly appearance on “The Greg Peterson Experience” (12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT Sunday nights on VSiN, plus 15 minutes into the archived version).Sunday’s Recaps
NFL: Dolphins beat the Steelers 16-10 on Sunday Night Football, but did NOT cover as 7-point home favorites (game stayed way the Under betting total of 44.5 points). Faves went 8-4 SU on Sunday (upsets by Panthers, Commanders, Giants and Seahawk), but just 6-6 ATS as Browns (+ 6.5 at Ravens) and Steelers (+ 7 at Dolphins) covered in SU losses. Home teams also went 8-4 SU and 6-6 ATS while Unders 7-5.
More NFL: Favorites improved to 63-41-1 SU on the season with 2 pick-’ems, but underdogs still lead 58-44-3 ATS (56.9%). Home teams lead 58-46-1 SU with 2 neutral-site games, but road teams still lead 53-49-3 ATS (52%). Unders lead 63-43-1 (59.4%), while primetime Unders improved to 14-7 (66.7%).
Even more NFL: Faves went 4-3 SU but dogs led 4-3 ATS as Browns (+ 6.5) covered in 23-20 loss at Ravens. The upsets were by the Panthers (+ 13 at Buccaneers), Commanders (+ 4 vs. Packers) and Giants (+ 3 at Jaguars). Home teams went 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS while Unders led 5-2. In the afternoon games, faves went 3-1 SU and ATS with the upset by the Seahawks (+ 5 at Chargers). The Jets closed -2 at the Broncos and covered in a 16-9 win, while the Raiders (-7 vs. Texans) and Chiefs (-1 at 49ers) also covered. Road teams went 3-1 SU & ATS while Overs went 3-1.