Chalk points: Week 4 betting nuggets you should know
A bit of a coincidence — Roethlisberger missed Week 11 of the 2012 season at home against Baltimore as well. The early line came out a week before the Baltimore game back then, with Roethlisberger healthy, and Pittsburgh as a 3.5-point favorite. The line ended up closing after Roethlisberger’s injury with Baltimore as a 3.5-point favorite. Pittsburgh won the game 23-20.
Michael Vick has played Baltimore four times in his career; he is 2-2 straight up but 0-4 against the spread.
Oakland is currently a 3.5-point road favorite against Chicago. If Oakland closes as the favorite, it will break two impressive streaks:
1. Twenty-seven consecutive games listed as an underdog (last favored: Nov. 3, 2013 vs. Philadelphia; L, 49-20)
QB Terrelle Pryor started this game for Oakland
RB Rashad Jennings had a monster game for Oakland: 102 rushing yards, 1 TD, 7 receptions, 74 yards receiving
2. Twenty-four consecutive road games listed as an underdog (last favored: Sept. 16, 2012 vs Miami; L, 35-13)
QB Carson Palmer started this game for Oakland
RB Reggie Bush had a monster game for Miami: 26 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TDs, 3 receptions, 25 yards receiving
Oakland is a favorite the same week Alabama is an underdog.
The last time both Alabama was a point spread underdog and Oakland was a point spread favorite in the same week? October 20-21, 2007:
Oct 20: Alabama was a 1-point underdog at home vs Tennessee (Alabama won 41-17)
Oct 21: Oakland is a 2.5-point favorite at home vs. Kansas City (Oakland lost 12-10)
The New York Jets and Miami Dolphins will face off at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
Favorites in London games are 9-2 straight up and 7-4 ATS
Last underdog to win: Minnesota in 2013
Over is 6-5 in 11 games (5-1 since 2012)
This is the first divisional matchup in London
This is Miami’s third game in London (2-0 ATS)
Pete Carroll relishes the home favorite role, especially a large point spread home favorite. He is 70-6 straight up and 46-28-2 ATS as a home favorite of a touchdown or greater as head coach of USC, New England, New York and Seattle.
Russell Wilson is 10-2 straight up and ATS in his career in prime time (Thursday night, Sunday night and Monday night football). Wilson is 4-1 straight up and ATS over the past two seasons.
Matthew Stafford has struggled mightily as a large underdog:
Cam Newton is 7-0 straight up and 4-3 ATS as a favorite vs. divisional opponents since the start of the 2013 season.
Bruce Arians is 19-2 straight up and 16-5 ATS as a favorite as head coach of Arizona and Indianapolis.
San Francisco has been a home underdog of more than 8 points only twice since 2006: December 2007 vs. Minnesota (+8.5) and October 2006 vs. San Diego (+9.5).
Home favorites who are 3-0: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Arizona and Denver.
In the past 10 seasons, 3-0 teams that were home favorites in their fourth game are 15-3 straight up and 13-5 ATS.