Atlanta Falcons slight betting favorites vs. Denver Broncos in Week 9

The Atlanta Falcons are slightly favored by the early betting odds to beat the visiting Denver Broncos in Week 9.

The Atlanta Falcons (2-6) host the Denver Broncos (3-4) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Sunday of Week 9 for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Both teams are coming off Week 8 victories. Below, we take a look at the early Week 9 betting odds and lines at BetMGM Sportsbook.

The Broncos mounted a valiant comeback for a 31-30 home win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8. QB Drew Lock completed 26 of 41 pass attempts for 248 yards with 3 touchdowns against one interception. RB Phillip Lindsay ran 6 times for 83 yards and a 55-yard score. Denver outscored L.A. 21-6 in the fourth quarter with WR KJ Hamler‘s 1-yard receiving score as time expired putting his team in the win column.

The Falcons topped the NFC South rival Carolina Panthers 25-17 as road underdogs to begin Week 8. QB Matt Ryan completed 21 of 30 attempts for 281 yards and no touchdowns with an interception, but he added a 13-yard rushing score. WR Julio Jones moved the chains all night with 7 receptions for 137 yards in the victory. Falcons CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson spoiled the Panthers’ comeback bid with an interception off of QB Teddy Bridgewater at the Atlanta 9-yard line with under a minute remaining.

Broncos at Falcons betting odds, spread and line

Odds via BetMGM; last updated Monday at 9:10 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Broncos +175 (bet $100 to win $175) / Falcons -209 (bet $209 to win $100) | Bet now
  • Against the spread: Broncos +4, -110 (bet $110 to win $100) / Falcons -4, -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Bet now
  • Total: 47.5, Over -110 (bet $110 to win $100) / Under -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Bet now

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The Broncos have an implied win probability of 36.36% based on their +175 money line odds. They’ll need to lose by 3 or fewer points or win outright in order to cover the +4-point spread.

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Atlanta must win by at least 5 points to cover its side of the point spread. The Falcons’ -209 ML odds represent a win probability of 67.64% and can be expressed as 89/186 fractional odds or 1.48 decimal odds.

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