NFL spread bettors head into Week 1 with their sights set on the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Detroit Lions.
Key Takeaways
- Bears -3 is the most-bet game by tickets at BetMGM.
- The Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are taking a significant percentage of the money.
- Anytime touchdown bettors like a popular Lions receiver in Week 1.
All three teams rank among the top five most-bet favorites by tickets in BetMGM’s Friday release, while DraftKings reported that the Bears (-3 at Panthers), Steelers (-5.5 vs. Falcons), and Lions (-7 vs. Saints) have taken over 80% of the handle in their respective games.
BetMGM has also seen the Steelers and Bears take most of the money, with the Cowboys (-3.5 at Giants) seeing the third-largest spread handle.
| Week 1 Game | DraftKings Splits | BetMGM Splits |
|---|---|---|
| Saints-Lions (-7) | DET 79% bets DET 82% handle |
DET 75% bets DET 71% handle |
| Browns-Jaguars (-8.5) | JAX 70% bets JAX 67% handle |
JAX 63% bets JAX 70% handle |
| Bears-Panthers (+3) | CHI 82% bets CHI 90% handle |
CHI 81% bets CHI 78% handle |
| Ravens-Colts (+3.5) | BAL 62% bets IND 54% handle |
IND 59% bets IND 72% handle |
| Bills-Texans (+1.5) | BUF 76% bets BUF 81% handle |
BUF 64% bets BUF 70% handle |
| Buccaneers-Bengals (-3.5) | CIN 51% bets TB 58% handle |
CIN 55% bets CIN 68% handle |
| Falcons-Steelers (-5.5) | PIT 71% bets PIT 89% handle |
PIT 86% bets PIT 91% handle |
| Jets-Titans (-1.5) | TEN 53% bets TEN 57% handle |
TEN 51% bets NYJ 57% handle |
| Cardinals-Chargers (-9.5) | LAC 65% bets LAC 54% handle |
ARI 61% bets ARI 81% handle |
| Commanders-Eagles (-5.5) | PHI 69% bets PHI 89% handle |
PHI 79% bets PHI 83% handle |
| Dolphins-Raiders (-3) | LV 66% bets LV 63% handle |
LV 63% bets LV 66% handle |
| Packers-Vikings (-1.5) | GB 66% bets GB 51% handle |
MIN 58% bets MIN 75% handle |
| Cowboys-Giants (-3) | DAL 73% bets DAL 88% handle |
DAL 69% bets DAL 76% handle |
| Broncos-Chiefs (-2.5) | DEN 69% bets DEN 67% handle |
DEN 74% bets DEN 75% handle |
Other heavy hitters
Jets-Titans is BetMGM's most-bet game of the week so far, with Tennessee getting the third-most tickets as a slight 1.5-point favorite. New York, however, has received 57% of the money. DraftKings has the Titans getting 53% of the bets and 57% of the handle as of Friday afternoon.
This is also the most-bet total at BetMGM, as 87% of the money is on the under.
The Indianapolis Colts (+3.5 vs. Ravens) and Philadelphia Eagles (-5.5 vs. Commanders) are also seeing significant spread money at BetMGM, followed by Buccaneers-Bengals under 51.5 and Bears-Panthers over 47.
Notable splits
A showdown between two AFC title hopefuls ranks as the second-most-bet game by tickets at BetMGM. The Buffalo Bills are short favorites at Houston, which is getting well under 50% of the tickets and less than 30% of the money at both BetMGM and DraftKings.
Broncos-Chiefs on Monday Night Football is taking notable action as well. Denver is the most-bet moneyline underdog at BetMGM this week with odds of +120. The Cardinals (+350 at Chargers) and Packers (+105) are in the top three in outright winner tickets as underdogs.
DraftKings bettors are split on Ravens-Colts and Bucs-Bengals, and the majority of tickets and money are on Green Bay as a short underdog, while BetMGM customers are siding with the Vikings.
Popular props
Detroit receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is the top anytime touchdown scorer by tickets at BetMGM, with odds of +110 to find the end zone Sunday. His quarterback, Jared Goff, is second at +2,000, followed by Eagles QB Jalen Hurts (+125) and Bills passer Josh Allen (+120).
Quentin Johnston (+800) is the most-bet player to score the first touchdown, followed by Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd (+750) and Vikings running back Aaron Jones (+725).
David Montgomery over 8.5 receiving yards (-160) in his first game with the Texans is the most popular player prop at BetMGM. Bettors also like Titans QB Cam Ward to throw an interception (+110) and Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker to catch at least three passes on MNF.
