Before looking at SportsbookWire staff’s Week 9 NFL picks, here are the against-the-spread (ATS) and Over/Under (O/U) leaders, according to Teamrankings.com.
The Indianapolis Colts improved their NFL-best ATS record to 7-1 despite losing 23-20 at the Houston Texans in Week 8. The key was that the Colts covered the spread as 4.5-point underdogs.
Next on the ATS leaderboard are the Detroit Lions at 6-1 ATS and the Washington Commanders at 6-1-1 ATS.
The Colts visit the Minnesota Vikings in the Week 9 Sunday night game — at 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock). The Vikings were the top ATS team through the first 5 weeks, covering in each of their first 5 games. But after a bye in Week 6, they dropped their next 2 games — both as small favorites. The Vikes lost 31-29 as 1-point home favorites vs. the rival Lions in Week 7 and fell 30-20 as 2.5-point favorites in the Week 8 Thursday night game at the LA Rams.
As of Wednesday at 11:53 p.m. ET, BetMGM Sportsbook lists NFL odds for the Indy-Minnesota showdown as:
- Colts +5.5 (-115) | Vikings -5.5 (-105).
The Carolina Panthers remain the top team to fade — bet against — as they fell to 1-7 ATS after a 28-6 loss at the LA Chargers Sunday. Getting 7.5 points wasn’t close enough for the underdog Panthers.
The Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans are next at 1-6 ATS each.
As for totals, the Baltimore Ravens improved their league-leading Over record to 7-1 following a 29-24 loss at the Cleveland Browns in Week 8 with an O/U line of 45.
Carolina and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t far behind with identical Over records of 6-2, while the Dallas Cowboys are 5-2 O/U.
The Chargers are the best Under team at 1-6, just ahead of the Texans and New York Giants, who are each 2-6 O/U. The Dolphins are 2-5 O/U.
On to Week 9 where the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers have byes.
NFL Week 9 staff picks
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NFL odds and check out more NFL expert picks and predictions from SportsbookWire.com.
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