Even with quarterback Tom Brady suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season, Nevada sports books continue to list the Patriots as favorites over the Steelers in Week One.
However, New England isn’t favored by much.
In the wake of Brady’s suspension late Monday afternoon, multiple Nevada books now list the Patriots as anywhere from 1.5- to 2.5-point favorites over the Steelers, per VegasInsider.com. Before the ban, the Patriots were six-point favorites.
The Brady suspension has also had an effect on the Over-Under, which is a gamble asking bettors to choose whether a game’s combined points scored will tally lower or higher than the posted total. The Over-Under, which was as high as 53.5 points earlier in May, is now as low as 49 points, per VegasInsider.
The line and total moves in the aftermath of Brady’s ban highlights the materiality of quarterbacks relative to pro football linemaking. Quarterback news moves betting markets like no other player news.
And in the case of New England, Monday brought bad news.
