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By Mike Wilkening

Here's up-to-date lines for Week Six. The lines as of late Sunday night are bolded to give you a clear idea of where the line has headed early this week.

Cincinnati -5 vs. Houston  / Cincinnati opened at -6.5                   
Green Bay -13.5 vs. Detroit  / Green Bay opened at -13
Jacksonville -9.5 vs. St. Louis  / Jacksonville opened at -10
Minnesota -3 vs. Baltimore / Minnesota opened at -3  
New Orleans -3 vs. N.Y. Giants / New Orleans opened at -3 
Pittsburgh -14 vs. Cleveland / Pittsburgh opened at -13.5
Carolina -3 vs. Tampa Bay / Carolina opened at -3   
Washington -6.5 vs. Kansas City / Washington opened at -6.5  
Philadelphia -14 vs. Oakland / Pittsburgh opened at -13.5   
Seattle -3 vs. Arizona / Seattle opened at -3     
New England -9.5  vs. Tennessee  / New England opened at -9.5    
N.Y. Jets -10 vs. Buffalo / N.Y. Jets opened at -9.5
Sunday night
Atlanta -3 vs. Chicago / Atlanta opened at -3.5   
Monday Night            
San Diego -4 vs. Denver / San Diego opened at -3.5

Note: Oddsmakers are generally offering Minnesota -3 with reduced "vig," the book's take on wager, which is usually -110 (meaning bettors have to wager $11 to win $10). The same goes for Seattle -3. This routinely happens when oddsmakers try to keep a three-point line from falling to -2.5, which would invite a flood of bets on a favorite laying less than a field goal.

On the other hand, oddsmakers have raised the vig to greater than -110 on Carolina -3, New Orleans -3 and Atlanta -3. In this case, the goal is to keep the line from rising to -3.5, which would invite action on the underdog getting more than a field goal.

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