LAS VEGAS, Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The NFL season
has brought ever more uncertainty over the last week, and that has
affected oddsmakers ahead of the Week 13 slate of games, according
to TheLines.com, which tracks odds in the U.S. regulated sports
betting market. So many lingering questions remain as the nation's
largest sportsbooks release their opening lines.
How much of the Week 13 schedule will be impacted by the
pandemic? What quarterbacks, and how many, will be available for
the Denver Broncos? Where will the San
Francisco 49ers play their home game against the Buffalo
Bills? Will the rescheduled Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers
game be played at all?
Such uncertainty is bound to affect oddsmakers. As star
quarterback Lamar Jackson became the
latest Raven to make his way to the COVID-19 reserve list,
Pittsburgh has grown to a 10-point
favorite over Baltimore after opening
last week as 3-point favorites, according to a consensus of that
nation's largest legal online sportsbooks — including DraftKings,
FanDuel, PointsBet, PlaySugarHouse, BetMGM, Unibet, and
William Hill.
Meanwhile, the 49ers remain a 3-point "home" underdog to the
Buffalo Bills with no over/under set yet, in a game in which the
venue is still unsettled. The Broncos, recovering from their 31-3
loss in which receiver Kendall
Hinton had to fill in as quarterback, are 13.5-point
underdogs to the Kansas City Chiefs, and that line will likely
change depending on Denver's
quarterback situation.
"Oddsmakers knew before the season that playing a full schedule
in a pandemic would bring unprecedented challenges," said
Brett Collson, lead analyst for
TheLines.com. "During the last week, though, we have seen just how
pronounced those questions can be. This is a week when odds could
shift significantly, and that will likely be a fact of life for the
rest of the season."
The consensus point spreads for Week 13 and remaining Week 12
games, as of Monday, Nov. 30:
- Seattle Seahawks (-6.5) at Philadelphia Eagles; over/under
49
- Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers (-10); over/under
41
- Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins (-11.5); over/under
42
- Cleveland Browns at Tennessee
Titans (-4.5); over/under 54
- Indianapolis Colts (-2.5) at Houston Texans; over/under
53.5
- Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings (-9.5); over/under
51.5
- Las Vegas Raiders (-7.5) at New York Jets; over/under 46.5
- Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears (-5); over/under 45
- New Orleans Saints (-3.5) at Atlanta Falcons; over/under
46.5
- Los Angeles Rams (-1.5) at
Arizona Cardinals; over/under 48.5
- New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks (-8.5); over/under N/A
- New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers (-1.5); over/under
48
- Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers (-7.5); over/under
N/A
- Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs (-13.5); over/under
49
- Buffalo Bills (-3) at San Francisco
49ers; over/under N/A
- Dallas Cowboys at Baltimore Ravens (-7); over/under N/A
- Washington at Pittsburgh Steelers
(-10); over/under N/A
To access the updated futures lines for every NFL team, and for
more analysis, visit TheLines.com/odds/super-bowl. To access Week
13 odds, visit www.thelines.com/nfl-week-13-lines-2020.
About TheLines.com:
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States. Affiliated with the PlayUSA.com Network,
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legal online sports betting. Based in Las
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