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In Week 8 action, 8 underdogs covered the spread in their games. Six won their games outright. Most notably, the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 25-22 outright as 7-point underdogs and the Cleveland Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens outright as 7.5-point dogs.
It was a good week for our recommended picks as they all hit. The Philadelphia Eagles (+130) beat the Cincinnati Bengals 37-17. The Indianapolis Colts covered the 5-point spread as underdogs in a 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans and the Arizona Cardinals, 5-point road dogs against the Miami Dolphins, not only covered the spread, but beat them outright 28-27.
With a 3-0 Week 8, the overall record of recommended underdogs picks is 12-11-1 this season.
Let’s add to the win column in Week 9.
Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook NFL odds, and tab the best NFL Week 9 underdog bets to cash in on among SportsbookWire’s NFL expert picks and predictions.
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NFL underdog predictions: Week 9
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NFL odds. Lines last updated Thursday at 11:09 a.m. ET. All games Sunday and ET unless noted.
DOLPHINS +6 (-110) at Bills – 1 p.m. (CBS)
With the return of QB Tua Tagovailoa, the Miami offense, averaging 10 points per game in 4 games he was out, scored 27 and was 11-for-15 on third down. Tagovailoa threw 3 INTs in Week 2 against the Bills, who beat the Dolphins 31-10 in Miami that week.
Miami’s defense improved since Week 2, but the offense will be even more in sync after having Tagovailoa played a game. Watch the run game as RB De’Von Achane had 97 yards on only 10 carries.
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BRONCOS +9 (-110) at Ravens – 1 p.m. (CBS)
The 9-point spread seems wild considering the Broncos defense. Denver’s defense is 3rd in yards allowed and gives up only 15.0 points per game.
Yes, the Ravens are No. 2 in scoring, averaging 30.3 per game, but they also allow 26.1 points per game, and the Broncos don’t have a problem scoring points, having scored 28 or more in 3 of their last 4 games and over 30 in 2 of those games.
Three of Baltimore’s 5 wins have been by 7 or fewer points.
The Ravens defense is too porous and Denver’s too good for this to be a blowout.
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BUCCANEERS +9 (-110) at Chiefs – Monday 8:15 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Even without WR Mike Evans or WR Chris Godwin, the Bucs put up 26 points in a 31-26 loss to Atlanta last week. Scoring points has not been a problem, averaging 29.4 per game this season. QB Baker Mayfield leads the NFL in both TD passes (21) and is tied with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes for the most INTs (9).
The Chiefs are undefeated, but 5 of their 7 wins have been by 7 or fewer points. Two of the Bucs’ 3 losses have been by only 1 score.
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