Thanksgiving Notes

The Lions and cowboys have NOT gone a combined 2-0 against the spread on thanksgiving since 2001!

They have not both gone 2-0 straight up and against the spread on Thanksgiving since 1994.

On a side note the Lions were crappy for a long time and Dallas was good..

Thanksgiving historically favorites with 60%+ of the tickets 24-10 ATS

since 2004 favorites on thanksgiving 40-20 ATS 

Road favorites 25-1 SU since 2004

20-6 ATS 

Matt LaFleur 20-18 SU as an underdog as a head coach only coach that many games above .500 

Greenbay packers 1st game this season as an underdog

burrow as an underdog of 3points or more 17-3 ATS but I will say he looks like crap at the beginning of the season so this could turn out like that shaking off rust

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Chiefs won in OT vs. Colts.
Lions won in OT vs. Giants.

Teams on short rest off overtime, when their opponent is not off OT, are 26-48 SU and 24-47-3 ATS in the last 20 years, failing to cover the spread by 3.9 points per game. When that team is on the road, like the Chiefs, they are 9-28 SU and 11-25-1 ATS.

When that same overtime team plays on a Thursday, they are 6-21 SU and 5-22 ATS in that span, with the Raiders actually covering vs. the Broncos in Week 10 and the Bears covering vs. the Lions in this spot last year.

Both teams are in unique spots:

• The Lions are the fourth team off OT to play on a Thursday at 1 p.m. ET or earlier. Those teams went 1-2 SU. Ironically, all four games involved the Lions.
• The Chiefs join only the 2012 Texans as teams to play on a Thursday off OT, with their offense logging 90+ plays in that overtime game.
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A Bengals upset of the Ravens on Thanksgiving, depending on the closing line, could make history.

Biggest Upsets on Thanksgiving since 1980

1993 — Dolphins +10 over DAL
2023 — Packers +8.5 over DET
2015 — Bears +7.5 over GB
1986 — Seahawks +7.5 over DAL

Another reason it would be a big upset? Lamar has started six career home games in Baltimore with the temperatures 35 degrees or less – usually a late season, cold weather game. Ravens are 6-0 SU and ATS in those games, beating his opponents by 19.7 PPG.

This is Green Bay's first game as an underdog this season and their first since facing the Eagles in the playoffs last year.

Under LaFleur, Green Bay has gone 18-6-1 ATS as an underdog of 3 points or more and 14-4 ATS as a 'dog of more than 3 points. LaFleur is the only head coach in the Super Bowl era with a winning record as an underdog.

Interesting!!!…??GL

So Packers ML, Cowboys ML and Bengals +7.0? The stats you posted lean on these right?