Yahoo Sports The Commanders the lone underdog backed by bettors ahead of NFL's divisional round
The three other favorites are getting the majority of money against the spread
Bettors like all but one favorite ahead of the NFL’s divisional round on Saturday and Sunday.
The majority of money is on the Chiefs, Eagles and Ravens to cover the spread as favorites, while the Commanders are the lone underdog getting love at BetMGM.
The bets are split on Washington’s game at the Detroit Lions on Saturday night, but the 50% of bets on the Commanders equal 62% of the money. That’s likely because of the big spread in Detroit’s favor. The Lions opened as 7.5-point favorites and are now 9.5-point favorites.
The total opened at 49.5 before moving six points to 55.5. That’s prompted bettors to side with the under at a 62% rate, but 49% of the money is on the over.
The Ravens are the other road team that bettors are siding with. Baltimore opened as a 1.5-point underdog at the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, but the line quickly shifted to make Baltimore a 1-point favorite. The Ravens are getting 56% of bets and nearly two-thirds of the money bet on the spread. The total for the game hasn’t moved at 51.5 as 72% of the money on the over/under is on the under.
The Rams got a lot of early money before bettors came around on the Eagles as the week went on. Los Angeles was a home underdog in the wild card round and easily beat the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles are six-point favorites against the Rams and Philadelphia is getting 57% of bets and 67% of the money to cover the spread.
Bettors are split on the Texans and Chiefs covering in the divisional opener on Saturday afternoon. The Chiefs opened as 7.5-point favorites and the line has moved to 8.5 points. Slightly more of the money — 57% — is on the Chiefs to cover and 55% of the money is on a low-scoring game. The total is at 41.5 after opening at 42.5. It’s the lowest total of the four divisional round games.
The most-bet player prop ahead of the divisional round is on Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco’s rushing total. Pacheco has an over/under of 41.5 rushing yards and 99% of the bets are on the over so far. Pacheco has been eased back into action after suffering a broken leg earlier in the season. He’s played in five games after returning from the injury and hasn’t had more than 14 carries in any of them while getting fewer than 10 carries in three games. Bettors are clearly backing Pacheco’s workload and effectiveness to increase after having a 24-day break between games.
