Overall

Underdogs beat the spread 144 times (53.1%)
Favorites covered the spread 118 times (43.5%)
There were 9 pushes (3.3%)
Last year was 140/130/2

Large Numbers

The largest spread this year was 17 in the Week 14 matchup between Dallas and Houston. Houston covered. Oddly enough Houston was favored by 17.5 over Arizona last season. Arizona covered.

Common Numbers

The 2.5 point spread retains its first place status, barely, and went 19-15 to the favorites. The 3 point spread went 17-16 for the favorites. The 4 point spread went 8-7 for the favorites. 7 landed at 10-9 for the underdogs.

Odd Numbers

Between 4.5 and 6.5 it went all to the underdogs. 1.5 came in at 8-6 for the underdogs as well.

Favorites

The crown this year goes to Cincinnati with an 11-3 record. For those keeping score at home that’s the same score Dallas ended with. San Francisco was 11-5.

Kansas still sucks against the spread as a favorite at 5-9. Baltimore, Green Bay, Philly, and Tampa Bay all failed to cover 8 times each as favorites. Buffalo and Denver each failed 7 times.

Underdogs

Carolina was money against the spread, beating 10 times and failing only 4 as underdogs. Detroit and New York Giants both delivered 9 beats as underdogs.

Chicago, Houston, and LA Rams all failed to cover 8 times. In defense of Houston, they did beat the spread 8 times. They were underdogs in every single game. 🤣