Every Team the Market Bet Up in Preseason Week 1 Failed to Cover

Infographic on the first nine games of 2026 NFL preseason Week 1. All four teams the market bet up before kickoff failed to cover, three losing outright. Cincinnati moved 3.5 to 7 and won by two. Underdogs went 6-1 ATS and unders 6-1 across the games with settled numbers.

On Tuesday this site went through the sixteen NFL preseason Week 1 lines and flagged two that had moved hard on nothing but a coach answering questions. Nine of those games are now played. Every side the market moved toward before kickoff failed to cover, three of the four lost outright, and NFL preseason underdogs … Read more

Sixteen Preseason Lines and the Two That Moved

Infographic on the 2026 NFL preseason Week 1 betting board. Detroit at Cincinnati opened at 3.5 and sat at 6.5 on August 10 in the AP consensus line from Sportradar, after Zac Taylor said Joe Burrow would play and Dan Campbell said Jared Goff would not. Eleven of sixteen games opened at 1.5.

The full slate of NFL preseason lines is posted, and the board looks like what a market puts out when it has almost nothing to price. Eleven of the sixteen games opened at a point and a half. Six road teams are favored. Totals sit between 36.5 and 40.5, averaging 38 across the slate, and … Read more

Three Teams Won 14 Games. The Market Only Bought One of Them Back.

Infographic comparing 2025 results to 2026 win totals for the three teams that finished 14-3. Denver 14 wins to 9.5, New England 14 to 10.5, Seattle 14 to 10.5 at DraftKings. Denver went 11-2 in one-score games after going 2-8 in the previous 10.

Denver played thirteen games last season decided by eight points or fewer. They won eleven of them. That ties the NFL single-season record for one-score wins, a mark the 2022 Vikings and the 2024 Chiefs reached first. The 2026 NFL win totals now have the Broncos at 9.5 games, four and a half wins below … Read more

Broncos Historic Home Underdog: Has Market Overreacted?

Infographic showing Broncos as +5.5 home underdog vs Patriots in AFC Championship, the largest home underdog in Conference Championship history. Line moved 6.5 points after Bo Nix ankle injury vs expert estimate of 3.85 points. Jarrett Stidham starts for Denver.

A Historic Line Movement When Bo Nix fractured his ankle on the second-to-last play of Denver’s overtime victory against Buffalo, the betting market reacted swiftly. The Broncos went from 1.5-point favorites on lookahead lines to 5.5-point underdogs in a matter of hours. That 7-point swing represents one of the most dramatic injury-related line movements in … Read more

Broncos Home Underdog as #1 Seed – 3rd Time Since 1970

Infographic showing Denver Broncos as +1.5 home underdogs against Buffalo Bills in 2026 Divisional Round. Only third time since 1970 a #1 seed is home underdog. Previous instances: 1971 Vikings lost to Cowboys, 2017 Eagles beat Falcons and won Super Bowl. Broncos 7-9-1 ATS this season.

The Broncos Are a Home Underdog. They’re Also the Number One Seed. The Denver Broncos finished the 2025 season 14-3 and earned the AFC’s top seed for the first time since their Super Bowl 50 run. They have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and a first-round bye. On Saturday, they’ll host the Buffalo Bills in … Read more