Denver at Baltimore
The Broncos are 6-0 vs. the spread, including 3-0 on the road. ... Denver has covered seven of its last eight games vs. AFC North squads but has covered only one of the previous six meetings with Baltimore. In addition, the Broncos have failed to cover the last three meetings on the road, and five of the previous six meetings have stayed under the total. ... Denver has covered its last four road games following a bye week and has covered seven of its last nine times after playing a game in San Diego. ... The Ravens are 4-2 against the number, including 2-1 at home. ... Baltimore has covered seven of its last nine contests vs. AFC West opponents, including the last four times at home. ... The Ravens have covered six of their previous seven times following a bye week and have covered their last five home games following a bye week. ... Baltimore has covered its previous seven contests prior to a game in Cincinnati, and its last four games vs. AFC opponents have gone over the total.
Houston at Buffalo
The Texans are 3-3-1 against the spread, including 2-1 on the road. ... Houston has failed to cover its last six, and eight of its previous nine, contests vs. AFC East teams and has covered the first of consecutive road games one of its last seven opportunities. ... The Texans have covered eight of their previous 11 times after having played an NFC squad and have covered their last five times following a non-cover as a favorite. ... The Bills are 4-3 vs. the number, including 1-2 at home. ... Buffalo has covered one of its previous six home contests when sandwiched between two road games and has covered one of its previous seven times following a game on grass. ... The Bills have covered five of their last seven times vs. AFC South foes, and four of their last five games have stayed under the total. ... Buffalo has covered three of its previous nine times prior to a bye week but has covered six of its last seven contests as a home dog of three points or fewer.
Cleveland at Chicago
The Browns are 2-5 vs. the spread, including 1-3 on the road. ... Cleveland has covered one of its last seven road games and has covered two of its previous 11 contests overall. ... The Browns have failed to cover their last four games vs. NFC North teams but have covered four of their previous five times prior to a bye week. ... Cleveland has covered its last four times prior to playing the Ravens in the next game. ... The Bears are 3-3 against the number, including 2-0 at home. ... Chicago has failed to cover its last three times following a non-cover as a favorite but has covered six of its previous seven regular-season contests following a double-digit loss. ... The Bears have covered six of their last eight times after allowing their previous opponent to score 27 or more points and are 6-0-1 against the spread in their last seven games on grass following a game on artificial turf.
Seattle at Dallas
The Seahawks are 2-4 vs. the number, including 0-2 on the road. ... Seattle has covered one of its last five games and has covered two of its previous 12 road contests when sandwiched between two home games. ... The Seahawks have covered one of their last 10 times following a bye week and are 0-3-1 vs. the spread in their previous four games vs. NFC East squads. ... Seattle has failed to cover its last four games as a dog, and five of the previous six meetings with Dallas have stayed under the total. ... The Cowboys are 3-3 against the number, including 2-1 at home. ... Dallas has failed to cover its last four, and eight of its previous 10, times following a cover and has covered one of its last seven outings following a double-digit victory. ... The Cowboys have covered five of their last six home games vs. NFC West teams and have covered the previous four meetings.
St. Louis at Detroit
The Rams are 2-5 against the spread, including 2-2 on the road. ... St. Louis has covered one of its last five games and has failed to cover its previous four contests vs. NFC Central opponents. ... The Rams have covered three of their previous 12 games after having scored fewer than 10 points in their previous outing, and four of their last five games have gone over the total. ... The Lions are 2-4 vs. the number, including 2-1 at home. ... Detroit has covered one of its last six games after having played the Packers and has covered three of its previous 10 times as a favorite. ... The Lions have covered one of the last seven times prior to a road game but have covered their previous six contests after having scored 14 points or fewer in their previous game.
Minnesota at Green Bay
The Vikings are 4-3 vs. the spread, including 3-1 on the road. ... Minnesota has covered its previous four contests following a non-cover on the road and has covered five of its last six times following consecutive non-covers. ... The Vikings have covered two of their previous eight times prior to a bye week, including on one of its last five road contests prior to a bye week. ... Of Minnesota's last 11 games prior to a bye week, nine have gone over the total. ... The Packers are 4-2 against the number, including 2-1 at home. ... Green Bay has covered its last three home contests when sandwiched between two road games. ... The Packers have covered six of their last seven home games vs. NFC North rivals and have covered 15 of their previous 20 contests overall vs. NFC North teams. ... Whichever team has had Brett Favre in the lineup has covered 11 of the previous 16 meetings, and 14 of the last 18 regular-season meetings have gone over the total.
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San Francisco at Indianapolis
The 49ers are 4-1-1 against the spread, including 2-0-1 on the road. ... San Francisco is 4-1-1 vs. the number in its last six road games but has covered one of its previous six times while playing the second of consecutive road contests. ... The 49ers are 3-0-1 vs. the spread in their last four games vs. AFC opponents and are 5-0-1 against the number in their last six contests as a dog. However, they have covered only four of their previous 14 times as a dog of more than 10 points. ... The Colts are 5-1 against the spread, including 1-1 at home. ... Indy has covered its last five games and has covered seven of its previous eight regular-season contests. ... The Colts have covered all three of their earlier games vs. NFC West foes and have covered their last four regular-season contests following a double-digit victory. ... Indy has covered five of its previous six times while playing the first of consecutive home contests.
Miami at N.Y. Jets
The Dolphins are 2-4 vs. the number, including 0-2 on the road. ... Miami has covered its last four games vs. AFC opponents on artificial turf. ... The Dolphins have covered their previous four contests vs. AFC East rivals and have covered their last four road games vs. AFC East teams. ... Miami has covered one of its last five times following a non-cover at home. ... The Jets are 4-3 vs. the spread, including 2-1 at home. ... New York has covered one of its last five times vs. AFC East rivals and is 1-7-1 against the number in its last nine home contests vs. AFC East squads. ... The Jets have covered two of their previous nine times following a game on grass but have covered three of their previous four contests following a cover on the road.
Jacksonville at Tennessee
The Jaguars are 3-3 against the spread, including 2-1 on the road. ... Jacksonville has covered one of its last four contests following a bye week but has covered its three previous games this season vs. AFC South rivals. ... The Jaguars have covered three of the last 10 meetings on the road vs. Tennessee and have covered one of their previous six times following an overtime game. ... The Titans are 1-5 vs. the number, including 0-2 at home. ... Tennessee has failed to cover its last five, and seven of its previous eight, games, including playoffs. In addition, it has failed to cover its last five contests vs. AFC South rivals and has failed to cover its last five times as a favorite. ... The Titans have covered five of their last seven times following a bye week, and four of their previous five games have gone over the total.
Oakland at San Diego
The Raiders are 3-4 vs. the spread, including 1-2 on the road. ... Oakland has covered one of its last five games and has not covered both games in a season vs. San Diego since 2001 (Oakland covered the Week One meeting this season). ... The Raiders have covered one of the last six meetings on the road vs. San Diego but are 4-1-1 against the number in their last four road contests prior to a bye week. ... Five of Oakland's last six games have stayed under the total, and only five of its previous 19 contests overall have gone over the total. ... The Chargers are 2-4 against the spread, including 1-2 at home. ... San Diego has covered one of its last six regular-season games following a cover but has covered its previous four contests after having played the Chiefs. ... The Chargers have failed to cover their last six regular-season games as a favorite of more than 10 points and have covered one of their previous six regular-season games following a double-digit win.
Carolina at Arizona
The Panthers are 1-5 vs. the number, including 1-2 on the road. ... Carolina has covered one of its last seven games, including playoffs, and has covered one of its last eight times as a dog. ... The Panthers have covered one of their last seven games prior to playing the Saints, and six of their last seven road contests have gone over the total. ... Carolina has failed to cover its previous three times while playing the first of consecutive road games. ... The Cardinals are 4-2 vs. the spread, including 2-1 at home. ... Arizona has covered its last four contests following a night game and has covered its previous three contests vs. NFC South opponents, including playoffs. ... The Cardinals have failed to cover their last three games after having played the Giants but have covered four of their last five times following a straight-up victory as a dog.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia
The Giants are 4-3 against the number, including 2-1 on the road. ... New York has covered its last 11 contests following a night game and has covered its last five times following consecutive non-covers. ... The Giants have covered six of their previous seven, and 10 of their last 12, road games vs. NFC East rivals, including playoffs, and have covered the last four meetings on the road vs. Philadelphia. ... New York has covered its last six, 11 of its previous 12, and 15 of its last 17 games on grass, including playoffs. In addition, it has covered its previous 11 contests as a dog. ... The Eagles are 4-2 against the spread, including 2-1 at home. ... Philadelphia has failed to cover its last four times while playing the first of consecutive home games but has covered four of its last five contests vs. NFC East rivals, including playoffs. ... The Eagles have covered their last five games after having played the Redskins, and five of their six games have gone over the total. ... Five of the previous six meetings between these teams have stayed under the total.
Atlanta at New Orleans
The Falcons are 4-2 vs. the number, including 1-2 on the road. ... Atlanta has covered six of its last seven times while playing the second of consecutive road games but has covered three of the previous 10 meetings with New Orleans. ... The Falcons have failed to cover their last four road contests vs. NFC South rivals but have covered seven of their last eight regular-season games following a non-cover. ... Atlanta has covered its last five times following a double-digit loss. ... The Saints are 6-0 vs. the spread, including 3-0 at home. ... New Orleans is 11-1-1 against the number in its last 13 games and has covered seven of its previous eight times following a double-digit win. ... The Saints have covered their last 10 times as a favorite. In addition, they have covered their last seven, and nine of their previous 10, contests following a game on grass. ... Of New Orleans' last 27 games, 19 have gone over the total, and the previous three meetings between these teams have gone over the total.
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