2024 NFL Week 9 betting recap: Books lament ‘brutal afternoon and worse evening’-ZoomTech News

In case you haven’t seen over the course of the previous 24 months, the Detroit Lions are a point-spread-covering machine. 

So, when the Lions win and canopy, the general public betting lots are typically served effectively.

Such was the case in NFL Week 9 odds with Detroit, which has turn into an ATM for bettors.

While you couple the Lions with different in style favorites overlaying the quantity — hi there Washington Commanders, as soon as once more — it’s a boon for bettors and a bust for bookmakers.

“Too many favorites successful and overlaying. It was a great Sunday for the general public,” stated John Murray, government director of The SuperBook.

Oddsmakers at sportsbooks throughout the nation assist recap the weekend that was in NFL and school soccer betting.

Detroit Diesel

Because the center of the 2022 season, nothing has been simpler than blindly betting the Lions. Jared Goff & Co. are 30-8 towards the unfold (ATS) of their final 38 video games.

On Sunday, the Lions went to Inexperienced Bay as 2.5-point favorites and coasted to a 24-14 victory. It was a part of a 10-4 ATS run for favorites to date in Week 9.

Which led to feedback akin to this Sunday night time from sportsbook operators:

“Terrible. Brutal afternoon and a fair worse night,” stated Zachary Lucas, director of retail sports activities at TwinSpires Sportsbook.

The Lions’ win was a part of that late window of Sunday NFL kicks. Additionally in that window: the Los Angeles Rams, in style 1.5-point favorites at Seattle, received 27-20 in additional time. On Sunday night time, the Minnesota Vikings beat the Indianapolis Colts 21-13 as 6-point house favorites.

The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t cowl as 7.5-point house favorites towards the Jacksonville Jaguars. However by simply successful, 28-23, the Eagles saved alive all of the moneyline parlays. Detroit and Minnesota obtained these both to the pay window or saved them alive for Monday Evening Soccer.

“The general public had a great day, and I’m certain they are going to roll over into the Chiefs on Monday night time,” BetMGM senior dealer Tristan Davis stated.

Kansas Metropolis is a 9-point house favourite vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In Command, In Demand

The Washington Commanders are a shocking 7-2 SU this season, already exceeding their anticipated season win whole of 6.5. Higher nonetheless for the betting crowd, the Commanders are 7-1-1 ATS, tied atop the NFL with — guess who? — Detroit.

On Sunday, Washington beat the New York Giants 27-22, overlaying as a 4-point highway favourite by turning again a Giants 2-point try after a late landing.

Rookie QB Jayden Daniels has shortly made Washington massively in style with the betting public.

“Our greatest want of the day was the Giants. Simply super-one-way motion on the Commanders,” Murray stated. “It’s so weird seeing the Commanders as such a public staff.”

At BetMGM, Washington took essentially the most point-spread tickets and most point-spread cash of any staff on the NFL Week 9 oddsboard. Ditto at DraftKings Sportsbook, the place the Commanders had been No. 1 in wager depend and cash.

Giving Again

There have been just a few wins for the sportsbooks that helped offset the run of in style favorites. The dreadful Carolina Panthers had been 7-point house underdogs to the struggling New Orleans Saints.

However the Panthers received 23-22. Carolina secured the outright upset by stopping a 2-point try after a late TD.

The Buffalo Payments had been one of many few favorites who didn’t cowl Sunday. Buffalo was -6 vs. the Miami Dolphins and wanted a final-seconds area purpose to win 30-27.

“The Dolphins [covering] was one among our most wanted outcomes,” BetMGM dealer Christian Cipollini stated.

Added South Level sportsbook director Chris Andrews: “Miami was good for us, Carolina was actually good. And the Ravens had been really good for us.”

That wasn’t the case for different bookmakers, however Baltimore — a 9-point favourite — wiping out Denver 41-10 proved simply effective at South Level.

On Campus

School soccer Week 10 odds noticed most sportsbooks needing Penn State, with bettors taking Ohio State within the Massive Ten showdown. The Buckeyes closed as 3-point favorites and coated the unfold in a 20-13 highway victory.

In reality, at BetMGM, the three most-bet groups on the purpose unfold — Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon — all received and coated. Indiana, a 7.5-point highway favourite, noticed Michigan State a 10-0 lead, then rolled to a 47-10 victory. Oregon was a 14.5-point favourite at Michigan and coasted to a 38-17 win.

So the general public betting lots cashed in on these three video games. However BetMGM received sufficient choices elsewhere to make it a worthwhile day.

“The Florida cowl was an incredible end result,” BetMGM buying and selling supervisor Seamus Magee stated. “And we had an incredible end to the night time. Louisville, South Carolina and SMU made it a great day for the e-book.”

Georgia was very talked-about as a 14.5-point favourite vs. Florida. However the Gators led 13-6 at halftime and saved it shut many of the means, shedding 34-20 — and overlaying by a half-point.

Clemson was a ten.5-point house favourite vs. Louisville and misplaced outright 33-21. Texas A&M was a 3-point favourite at South Carolina and obtained slammed 44-20. And in style 7-point underdog Pitt misplaced at SMU 48-25.

Patrick Everson is a sports activities betting analyst for FOX Sports activities and senior reporter for VegasInsider.com. He’s a distinguished journalist within the nationwide sports activities betting area. He’s based mostly in Las Vegas, the place he enjoys {golfing} in 110-degree warmth. Observe him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas.

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