Week 8 NFL betting report: Lots of lopsided money
Week 8 of the NFL season rolls ahead on Sunday, featuring games that are garnering lopsided betting handles. Will Bernanke, the lead analyst at CG Analytics in Las Vegas, gave theScore a glimpse at where the money is going.
Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders
Opening odds: Colts -1 (-110) / 50.5
Current odds: Colts -3 (-120) / 51
The Indianapolis Colts are only 2-5 this season, but the public is all over them on Sunday when they travel to play the Oakland Raiders, a team dealing with a rash of injuries in Week 8. Indy opened as a one-point favorite before the money rolled in during the week, pushing the Colts to three-point chalk on Sunday afternoon.
"It's all Colts here, as 86 percent of the money is on them," said Bernanke. "This could be one of our biggest liabilities of the day. Lots of rollover and parlays tied to Indianapolis."
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Open: PK / 43.5
Current: 49ers -2 (-110) / 40.5
A pair of 1-6 squads meet on Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers head to Arizona, where they'll face a Cardinals team that narrowly beat them in Week 5. The majority of the money is on the Niners, even through they're on a five-game losing skid.
"This is another lopsided one - 82 percent of the money is on the 49ers," said Bernanke.
Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams
Open: Rams -9 (-110) / 56.5
Current: Rams -7.5 / 58
The spread in this game is the largest hole the Green Bay Packers have faced as underdogs during Aaron Rodgers' career. He'll be tasked with handing the Rams their first loss of the season, though the public is just looking for the Packers to stay within striking distance.
"Yeah, this is a weird one - 88 percent of the money is on the Packers," said Bernanke. "There was a dead move that went from -9 to -7.5 and didn't cross any key numbers, but they like the 'dog here."
Alex Kolodziej is theScore's betting writer. He's a graduate of Eastern Illinois who has been involved in the sports betting industry for 11 years. He can quote every line from "Rounders" and appreciates franchises that regularly wear alternate jerseys. Find him on Twitter @AlexKoIodziej.