Historical NFL Game Odds
1953 Season
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1953 Results by Week
Click on a week (or scroll below) to view all games for a week.
| Week | Favorites | Home Teams |
Home Favorites |
Home Underdogs |
Over/ Unders |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | ||
| 1 | 4-2 (66.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 3-1 (75.0%) | 3-1-0 (75.0%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | -- |
| 2 | 3-1 (75.0%) | 2-2-0 (50.0%) | 2-3 (40.0%) | 3-2-0 (60.0%) | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-3 (25.0%) | 2-2-0 (50.0%) | -- |
| 3 | 4-1 (80.0%) | 2-3-0 (40.0%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 1-4-0 (20.0%) | 3-1 (75.0%) | 1-3-0 (25.0%) | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| 4 | 4-2 (66.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 2-1-0 (66.7%) | 1-2 (33.3%) | 1-2-0 (33.3%) | -- |
| 5 | 5-1 (83.3%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 2-0 (100.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | 1-3 (25.0%) | 3-1-0 (75.0%) | -- |
| 6 | 4-2 (66.7%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 3-2 (60.0%) | 2-3-0 (40.0%) | 0-1 (0.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| 7 | 4-1 (80.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 4-1 (80.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 4-1 (80.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | -- |
| 8 | 4-1 (80.0%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 2-3 (40.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 1-2-0 (33.3%) | 0-2 (0.0%) | 2-1-0 (66.7%) | -- |
| 9 | 5-1 (83.3%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 1-5 (16.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | 0-4 (0.0%) | 3-1-0 (75.0%) | -- |
| 10 | 3-3 (50.0%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 1-2-0 (33.3%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 2-1-0 (66.7%) | -- |
| 11 | 5-1 (83.3%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 4-0 (100.0%) | 3-1-0 (75.0%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | -- |
| 12 | 3-3 (50.0%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 1-3-0 (25.0%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | -- |
| Playoffs | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
1953 Results by Team
Click on a team to view 1953 games by team. Summary statistics are regular season games only.
| Team | Overall | Favorite | Home | Home Favorite |
Over/ Unders |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 3-9 (25.0%) | 6-6 (50.0%) | 0-2 (0.0%) | 0-2-0 (0.0%) | 2-4 (33.3%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 3-8-1 (27.3%) | 7-5 (58.3%) | 1-3 (25.0%) | 1-4-0 (20.0%) | 1-4 (20.0%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 0-2 (0.0%) | 0-3-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1-10-1 (9.1%) | 5-7 (41.7%) | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | 0-5 (0.0%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 11-1 (91.7%) | 6-5 (54.5%) | 10-1 (90.9%) | 6-5-0 (54.5%) | 6-0 (100.0%) | 3-2-0 (60.0%) | 5-0 (100.0%) | 3-2-0 (60.0%) | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 10-2 (83.3%) | 3-9 (25.0%) | 10-1 (90.9%) | 3-8-0 (27.3%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 2-9-1 (18.2%) | 5-7 (41.7%) | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-5 (16.7%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8-3-1 (72.7%) | 5-7 (41.7%) | 7-3 (70.0%) | 4-7-0 (36.4%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | -- |
| New York Giants | 3-9 (25.0%) | 3-9 (25.0%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 1-2-0 (33.3%) | 2-4 (33.3%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-4-1 (63.6%) | 7-3 (70.0%) | 5-2 (71.4%) | 5-2-0 (71.4%) | 5-0 (100.0%) | 5-0-0 (100.0%) | 4-0 (100.0%) | 4-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-6 (50.0%) | 6-6 (50.0%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 1-3-0 (25.0%) | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9-3 (75.0%) | 11-1 (91.7%) | 7-0 (100.0%) | 6-1-0 (85.7%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 5-1-0 (83.3%) | 4-0 (100.0%) | 3-1-0 (75.0%) | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 6-5-1 (54.5%) | 6-5 (54.5%) | 2-3 (40.0%) | 2-3-0 (40.0%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 2-2-0 (50.0%) | -- |
1953 Regular Season - Week 1
BOLD = team that covered the spread
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sep 27, 1953 | Chicago Bears | L 9-13 | L -13 | @ | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Sep 27, 1953 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | L 13-24 | L -6.5 | Washington Redskins | ||||
| Sun | Sep 27, 1953 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 38-21 | W -14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Sep 27, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | W 27-0 | W -6.5 | @ | Green Bay Packers | at Milwaukee | |||
| Sun | Sep 27, 1953 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W 21-7 | W -11 | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Sep 27, 1953 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | W 31-21 | W -1.5 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1953 Regular Season - Week 2
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | Oct 2, 1953 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | T 21-21 | N/A | Washington Redskins | ||||
| Sat | Oct 3, 1953 | Detroit Lions | W 27-17 | L -14 | @ | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sat | Oct 3, 1953 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24-14 | W PK | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Oct 4, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | W 27-7 | W -11 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Oct 4, 1953 | Chicago Bears | W 17-13 | W -1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 4, 1953 | Los Angeles Rams | L 30-31 | L -6 | @ | San Francisco 49ers |
1953 Regular Season - Week 3
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Oct 10, 1953 | @ | Cleveland Browns | W 37-13 | N/A | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Oct 11, 1953 | @ | Chicago Bears | L 14-16 | L -6.5 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Oct 11, 1953 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 24-21 | L -11 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 11, 1953 | Los Angeles Rams | W 38-20 | W -10.5 | @ | Green Bay Packers | at Milwaukee | |||
| Sun | Oct 11, 1953 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31-28 | L -6.5 | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Oct 11, 1953 | @ | Washington Redskins | W 13-9 | W -3 | New York Giants |
1953 Regular Season - Week 4
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Oct 17, 1953 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | W 23-7 | W -1.5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 18, 1953 | San Francisco 49ers | W 35-28 | W -5 | @ | Chicago Bears | ||||
| Sun | Oct 18, 1953 | @ | Detroit Lions | L 19-31 | L -4 | Los Angeles Rams | ||||
| Sun | Oct 18, 1953 | Baltimore Colts | L 14-37 | L -1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 18, 1953 | @ | New York Giants | W 21-7 | W -6.5 | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Oct 18, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | W 30-14 | W -11 | @ | Washington Redskins |
1953 Regular Season - Week 5
BOLD = team that covered the spread
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Oct 24, 1953 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31-14 | W -7 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 25, 1953 | Washington Redskins | L 17-27 | L -3.5 | @ | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Oct 25, 1953 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 56-17 | W -3 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Oct 25, 1953 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W 38-24 | L -16 | Chicago Bears | ||||
| Sun | Oct 25, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | W 7-0 | L -9.5 | @ | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Oct 25, 1953 | Detroit Lions | W 14-10 | L -5 | @ | San Francisco 49ers |
1953 Regular Season - Week 6
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Oct 31, 1953 | @ | Baltimore Colts | L 24-35 | L -6 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 1, 1953 | New York Giants | W 23-20 | L -7.5 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Nov 1, 1953 | @ | Cleveland Browns | W 27-3 | W -14.5 | Washington Redskins | ||||
| Sun | Nov 1, 1953 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W 37-24 | W -6 | Detroit Lions | ||||
| Sun | Nov 1, 1953 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7-35 | L -3 | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Nov 1, 1953 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | W 24-14 | L -13.5 | Chicago Bears |
1953 Regular Season - Week 7
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Nov 7, 1953 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 17-7 | L -14 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Nov 8, 1953 | @ | Chicago Bears | T 21-21 | L -6 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 8, 1953 | @ | Cleveland Browns | W 34-16 | W -14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 8, 1953 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | L 27-31 | L -7 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 8, 1953 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | W 30-7 | W -7 | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Nov 8, 1953 | @ | Washington Redskins | W 28-17 | W -6 | Chicago Cardinals |
1953 Regular Season - Week 8
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Nov 15, 1953 | Los Angeles Rams | T 24-24 | L -16.5 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Nov 15, 1953 | @ | Cleveland Browns | W 23-21 | L -6.5 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 15, 1953 | Detroit Lions | W 14-7 | L -10.5 | @ | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 15, 1953 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 14-10 | W -1 | @ | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Nov 15, 1953 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | W 45-14 | W -13.5 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Nov 15, 1953 | @ | Washington Redskins | L 24-27 | L -3.5 | Chicago Bears |
1953 Regular Season - Week 9
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Nov 21, 1953 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38-0 | W -14 | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Nov 22, 1953 | Los Angeles Rams | W 21-13 | L -14 | @ | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Nov 22, 1953 | Detroit Lions | W 20-16 | L -7.5 | @ | Chicago Bears | ||||
| Sun | Nov 22, 1953 | San Francisco 49ers | W 37-7 | W -9 | @ | Green Bay Packers | at Milwaukee | |||
| Sun | Nov 22, 1953 | @ | New York Giants | L 21-24 | L -2.5 | Washington Redskins | ||||
| Sun | Nov 22, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | W 20-16 | L -8 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1953 Regular Season - Week 10
BOLD = team that covered the spread
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | Nov 26, 1953 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 34-15 | W -13 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 29, 1953 | San Francisco 49ers | W 38-21 | W -14 | @ | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Nov 29, 1953 | Los Angeles Rams | L 21-24 | L -7 | @ | Chicago Bears | ||||
| Sun | Nov 29, 1953 | @ | Cleveland Browns | W 27-16 | L -19 | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Nov 29, 1953 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 28-37 | L -13 | @ | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Nov 29, 1953 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9-17 | L -6 | Washington Redskins |
1953 Regular Season - Week 11
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Dec 5, 1953 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W 45-2 | W -21 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Dec 6, 1953 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21-17 | W -3 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Dec 6, 1953 | @ | Cleveland Browns | W 62-14 | W -9 | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Dec 6, 1953 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 13-7 | L -7.5 | Chicago Bears | ||||
| Sun | Dec 6, 1953 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | W 48-14 | W -17 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Dec 6, 1953 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 0-10 | L -10 | @ | Washington Redskins |
1953 Regular Season - Week 12
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Dec 12, 1953 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W 33-17 | L -20 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Dec 13, 1953 | @ | Chicago Bears | L 17-24 | L -7.5 | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Dec 13, 1953 | Detroit Lions | W 27-16 | W -10 | @ | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Dec 13, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | L 27-42 | L -10 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Dec 13, 1953 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | W 45-14 | W -24 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Dec 13, 1953 | @ | Washington Redskins | L 13-14 | L -7 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1953 Playoffs
BOLD = team that covered the spread
| Round | Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite (Seed) |
Score | Spread | Underdog (Seed) |
Over/ Under |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL Championship | Sun | Dec 27, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | L 16-17 | L -4.5 | @ | Detroit Lions |
