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The Opener Landed on Exactly 3, and Two Books Paid Differently Focus keyphrase: NFL Week 1 spreads

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Infographic on the first two NFL Week 1 games. Seattle beat New England 13-10 for a margin of exactly three, pushing at DraftKings -3 and losing at FanDuel -3.5. San Francisco beat Los Angeles 27-7 as a 3.5-point underdog, and both games finished under the total.

Seattle beat New England 13-10 on Wednesday night. The margin was three points, and of all the NFL Week 1 spreads on the board, that one was sitting right on the number. At the Seahawks -3 that DraftKings moved to on Monday, a three-point win is a push and every stake goes back. At the … Read more

The Opener Sat on 3.5 All Summer, Then Paid to Step Onto 3 Focus keyphrase: Seahawks Patriots betting splits

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Infographic on the NFL kickoff game between the Patriots and Seahawks. DraftKings opened Seattle -3.5 in mid-May and moved to -3 at -118 on Monday, half a point in four months, with the total steady at 44.5 and four venues reporting the money four different ways.

DraftKings posted Seattle as a 3.5-point favorite over New England in mid-May and then left it alone. “There was absolutely no movement for months,” DraftKings oddsmaker Johnny Avello told FOX Sports on Tuesday. Monday it moved. Half a point, to Seahawks -3 at -118, with the Seahawks Patriots betting splits behind it pointing in four … Read more