2015 NFL Season: Week 5 Betting Recap

2015 NFL Season: Week 5 Betting Recap

Every Tuesday morning, the team at Sports Insights will examine some of the most interesting trends and results from the past week’s NFL action. We’ll also look at our betting systems, prop bets, bad beats and more before looking ahead to the following week.

– In Week 5 underdogs were 7-6 ATS, visitors were 10-3 ATS, and road favorites were 3-0 ATS. On the season, underdogs are 39-36 ATS, road teams are 41-33 ATS and road favorites are 12-10 ATS.

• – Betting against the public proved to be an effective strategy in Week 5 with teams receiving less than 50% posting an 8-5 ATS record. However, teams receiving less than 40% of spread bets were just 3-5 ATS and teams receiving less than 30% of spread bets were just 1-4 ATS.
• – In this week’s biggest upset, the Chicago Bears defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 18-17 despite closing as 10-point underdogs. Only 35% of moneyline bettors took Chicago as a +350 underdog.
• – The Baltimore Ravens, who closed as 6-point favorites on Sunday, lost to the Browns by 3-points. They are currently the only NFL team who has yet to cover the spread this season.
• – This weekend the Bengals (-3 vs. Seattle) pushed, while the Packers (-8.5 vs. St. Louis) and Steelers (+4 at San Diego) both covered the spread. On the season, they are the only teams who are undefeated against the spread.
• – Last week we spoke about how the league’s worst teams from the previous season had been extremely profitable. That trend changed in Week 5 with playoff teams going 6-3 ATS and non-playoff teams going 7-10 ATS.
• – In Week 5 the under went 7-7, moving the season record to 38-38.
• – Heartbreak struck for Kansas City fans as Jamaal Charles suffered a season ending injury on Sunday. Other key injuries include Julio Jones (Questionable), Blake Bortles (Questionable), Joe Haden (Doubtful) and Odell Beckham (Probable). Make sure to view our free NFL injury page throughout the week for the latest updates.
• – The Redskins, who closed at +335 on the moneyline, led the Falcons for a majority of the game and actually held a 4-point lead with 46 second. Unfortunately a late Matt Ryan touchdown and Kirk Cousins pick-six doomed Washington. Our public betting trends show that 85% of moneyline bettors took Atlanta which means a lot of survivor pools were likely saved by this last-minute Falcons comeback.
• – Looking forward to the Week 6 opening lines, the New England/Indianapolis matchup has some of the most interesting line movement. Before the season CG Technology listed the Colts as 1-point favorites. With Indy struggling and New England dominating, the Pats opened as 7-point road favorites at Pinnacle.
• – Speaking of New England, the Pats are currently listed at +340 to win the Super Bowl, +600 to go undefeated in the regular season, and +1250 to go 19-0 and win the Super Bowl. This is interesting because the Packers (+310) actually have better odds of winning the Super Bowl, but worse odds of going 16-0 (+1500) or 19-0 (+3400).
• – Think both teams will both undefeated records? 5Dimes lists the odds of the Packers and Patriots facing off in the Super Bowl with undefeated records at +12500. The odds of a Packers/Patriots Super Bowl are currently +510.
• – On Tuesday morning Sportsbook.com posted updated NFL MVP odds:

1. Aaron Rodgers +160
2. Tom Brady +160
3. Andy Dalton +1500
4. Carson Palmer +1500
5. LeVeon Bell +2000
6. Adrian Peterson +2500
7. Matt Ryan +3000
8. Cam Newton +4000
9. Rob Gronkowski +4000
10. Andrew Luck +5000
11. Antonio Brown +5000
12. Peyton Manning +5000
13. Russell Wilson +6000
14. AJ Green +7500
15. Philip Rivers +7500
16. Julio Jones +10000
17. Marcus Mariota +10000
18. Odell Beckham +10000
19. Todd Gurley +10000

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