We’re heading into week 14 of the NFL regular season.
Let’s analyze the NFL week 14 opening lines and compare them to the current betting odds.
NFL Week 13 Betting Recap
Favorites finally dominated in week 13. Favorites went 10-5 ATS. Only one underdog ended up winning straight-up. The Bengals defeated the Chiefs (27-24) as a small +2.5 underdog.
Favorites are now 86-101-6 ATS this season. In week 13, the over/under record was 7-7-1, which brings the season over/under record to 83-107-4. Will favorites dominate again this week?
Analyzing NFL Week 14 Line Movement
We’ll now look at the line movement on the point spread and game total for every match-up.
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Rams
Opening Spread: Raiders -5.5 / Current Spread: Raiders -6
Opening Total: 43.5 Points / Current Total: 44.5 Points
The Rams have lost six consecutive games and four of those have been by a touchdown or more.
Houston Texans vs. Dallas Cowboys
Opening Spread: Cowboys -14.5 / Current Spread: Cowboys -17
Opening Total: 45.5 Points / Current Total: 45 Points
The Cowboys are 5-2 ATS at home this season, but covering -17 is asking a lot of any team.
New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills
Opening Spread: Bills -9.5 / Current Spread: Bills -9.5
Opening Total: 45.5 Points / Current Total: 44 Points
The Jets won the first H2H meeting (20-17) and have been slightly better ATS this season.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Opening Spread: Ravens -3.5 / Current Spread: Steelers -3
Opening Total: 38 Points / Current Total: 37 Points
It looks like Lamar Jackson will be out, which is why the Steelers are now favored at home.
Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Opening Spread: Bengals -3.5 / Current Spread: Bengals -6
Opening Total: 49.5 Points / Current Total: 47 Points
Cincy lost to Cleveland in week 8 (32-13), but have since gone 4-0 (4-0 ATS).
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans
Opening Spread: Titans -3.5 / Current Spread: Titans -3.5
Opening Total: 42.5 Points / Current Total: 41.5 Points
The Titans are on a 0-2 (0-2 ATS) run, but the Jags are just 1-5 ATS on the road this season.
Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions
Opening Spread: Vikings -2.5 / Current Spread: Lions -1
Opening Total: 52 Points / Current Total: 53.5 Points
The Lions are on a 5-0 ATS run, but the Vikings are 10-2 and won the first H2H game this season.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants
Opening Spread: Eagles -5.5 / Current Spread: Eagles -7
Opening Total: 44.5 Points / Current Total: 45.5 Points
The Eagles are 11-1, but only 1-4 ATS on the road.The Giants are 5-2 ATS at home this season.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos
Opening Spread: Chiefs -7.5 / Current Spread: Chiefs -9
Opening Total: 42.5 Points / Current Total: 43 Points
The Broncos have seen just one game go over the total in 12 games this season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. San Francisco 49ers
Opening Spread: 49ers -5.5 / Current Spread: 49ers -3.5
Opening Total: 40.5 Points / Current Total: 37.5 Points
The Niners have won five games in a row and covered ATS in their last three games.
Carolina Panthers vs. Seattle Seahawks
Opening Spread: Seahawks -7 / Current Spread: Seahawks -3.5
Opening Total: 43.5 Points / Current Total: 43.5 Points
Carolina are on a 3-0 ATS run, while the Seahawks have failed to cover the spread in their last three.
Miami Dolphins vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Opening Spread: Dolphins -1.5 / Current Spread: Dolphins -3
Opening Total: 51.5 Points / Current Total: 52 Points
The Dolphins are 3-3 (2-4 ATS) on the road, but the Chargers struggle at home (2-3 / 2-3 ATS).
New England Patriots vs. Arizona Cardinals
Opening Spread: Patriots -1.5 / Current Spread: Patriots -1.5
Opening Total: 43.5 Points / Current Total: 44.5 Points
The Cardinals are coming off a bye week. Both teams are looking to snap two-game losing streaks.