Perception is extremely important when it comes to setting the betting line.
Sure, oddsmakers have their NFL numbers and power ratings, but they have to be aware of how bettors perceive a team on a week-to-week basis. So when a team like the Chicago Bears loses three straight games and looks like an absolute mess on offense, adjustments have to be made.
PointsBet Sportsbook opened up the 3-and-5 Minnesota Vikings as a 2.5-point favorite for next Monday night’s game in the Windy City. The lookahead line was Chicago -2 at one Vegas sportsbook, so oddsmakers flipped the favorite.[[ad:athena]]
“I honestly thought we just should open it Minnesota -3,” Westgate SuperBook executive director John Murray told NBC Sports. “Matt Nagy and the Bears Offense are so bad right now. The book fully expects to take tons of Vikings action throughout the week. They’ll be a very popular side that will be tied to plenty of parlays and moneyline parlays from the weekend.”
Nagy has been a very bad play caller and Chicago’s offensive line is in shambles, but there will undoubtedly be takers on the Bears +3 if the market moves that way. That defense getting points at home will certainly draw some action from professional bettors.
Plus, Kirk Cousins is 0-and-9 all-time on Monday Night Football.
Other notable Week 10 opening lines at PointsBet:
Bills at Cardinals (-1.5, 55.5)
Seahawks at Rams (-1, 55)
Colts at Titans (-1, 49)
Chargers at Dolphins (-2.5, 49.5)
Jaguars at Packers (-14, 53)
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