There seems to be a trend here.
The largest underdog each week covers!
Before getting to SportsbookWire staff’s Week 5 NFL picks, here’s a recap of those big dogs. All closing lines courtesy of Covers.com.
Week 4 – New England Patriots (+9.5) covered in 27-24 OT loss at Green Bay Packers
Week 3 – Jacksonville Jaguars (+7.5) won 38-10 at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 2 – Atlanta Falcons (+12.5) covered in 31-27 loss at Los Angeles Rams
Week 1 – Pittsburgh Steelers (+7.5) upset host Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in OT
Week 1b – Houston Texans (+7.5) tied visiting Indianapolis Colts 20-20
Up next – Steelers (+13.5) at Buffalo Bills, Sunday 1 p.m. ET
We’ll soon find out if rookie QB Kenny Pickett, who is getting his 1st start, and Pittsburgh keep the trend going?
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In Week 4, underdogs went 8-8 against the spread (ATS) but were 6-10 straight up (SU). For the season, dogs hold a 36-27-1 ATS advantage but are 27-36-1 SU.
Unders lead Overs for the season 38-25-1 after splitting 8-8 last week.
Week 5 kicked off with the Colts needing overtime to win at the Denver Broncos 12-9 Thursday night. Indy improved to 2-2-1, while Denver fell to 2-3.
Sunday’s action begins with another London game as the New York Giants (3-1) face the Packers (3-1), who are the designated home team, at 9:30 a.m. ET
The two 4:25 p.m. ET games involve the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles (4-0) visiting the Arizona Cardinals (2-2), and the Dallas Cowboys (3-1) taking on the defending champion Rams (2-2).
The Sunday night game features an AFC North showdown of the Bengals (2-2) at the Baltimore Ravens (2-2) at 8:20 p.m. ET.
The week concludes with the Kansas City Chiefs (3-1) hosting the Las Vegas Raiders (1-3) at 8:15 p.m. ET Monday night.
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