Monday was your typical Halloween in the Tuley’s Takes Haunted home office as we juggled our favorite holiday with our sports betting duties around Monday Night Football.
Don’t tell anyone, but I was actually a little relieved that Game 3 of the World Series was rained out even though it left me without a Best Bet on the day, making it easier to follow just the MNF game while handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters who dared come to our house (I was dressed as a plague doctor and was wife was dressed as Oogie-Boogie). It was fun to also see all the fans dressed up at the Bengals-Browns game at the Dawg Pound as the Browns upset the Bengals 32-13. Check out my Monday Night Football recap HERE that I post after each MNF game, including the betting recaps you always see in these daily columns below. Let’s recap the rest of Monday’s betting action and then offer our “takes” on Tuesday, including a pitching change in the World Series as well as early NFL Week 9 plays.Monday’s Recaps
NFL: Browns upset the Bengals 32-13 as 3-point home underdogs on Monday Night Football to wrap up Week 8 (game pushed on the consensus closing betting total of 45 points with the Browns getting a first down inside the 2-minute warning and going into victory formation. Faves went 9-6 SU in Week 8, but dogs led 8-6-1 ATS. Home teams went 8-6 SU with 1 neutral-site game in London, but road teams led 7-6-1 ATS. Unders led 8-7.
More NFL: Faves lead 72-48-1 SU on season with 2 PKs, but dogs still lead 67-50-4 ATS (57.3%). Home teams lead 66-53-1 SU with 3 neutral-site games, but road teams lead 61-55-4 ATS (52.6%). Unders lead 70-51-2 (57.9%) and primetime Unders lead 15-9-1 (62.5%).
NBA: Faves went 6-1 SU, but dogs led 4-3 ATS. The lone upset was by the Jazz (+ 2.5 in 121-105 win vs. Grizzlies). The Pistons (+ 13 at Bucks), Rockets (+ 8.5 at Clippers) and Pacers (+ 8 at Nets) covered in SU losses. Home teams went 5-2 SU, but road teams led 4-3 ATS. Unders 5-2.