Trends can be important handicapping stats or strange statistical anomalies and sometimes they are both things at the same time. So when you encounter a streak like the New York Giants winning seven straight at Atlanta but experience a conflicting streak like the Falcons being 10-0 SU at home, what do you do?
NFL betting trends for Week 15: Streaks all over the place
Betting trends are no guarantee of predicting future events, but in Week 15, there are some mammoth trends tthat seem primed to repeat themselves.
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For starters, you check the point spread. Second, you watch for line moves. Third, you keep digging.
Week 15 betting trends see a slew of one-sided streaks and angles, starting Thursday with the Bengals at Philly. These teams have met eight times since 1980 and the Eagles have never turned a profit (0-8 ATS). [ See dozens of Week 15 NFL trends ]
When the Vikings visit the Rams, do you read more into the Vikings road winless streak or the Rams winless streak as a favorite?
What about all those trends pointing to Green Bay’s victory at Chicago? The picks computer doesn’t buy it, but maybe we should.
Denver struggles mightily against the Ravens historically, but they have won nine straight as a favorite. And the Ravens are a disaster as an underdog and have also struggled at home against the spread.
Tampa almost always covers the spread in New Orleans (7-2 ATS past 9) and the Patriots always win at home in December (21-0 SU).
The Cardinals have lost nine straight, but face a Lions team that has only covered the spread twice in 12 road games.
Good luck sorting through all that while you check out more trends below.
Thu - Cincinnati at Philadelphia (+3) (8:20pm ET)
Bengals 8-0 ATS vs Eagles since 1982
Eagles 1-6 SU past 7 as home underdog
Sun - NY Giants at Atlanta (pick) (1:00pm ET)
Giants 7-0 SU at Atlanta since 1980
Falcons won 10 straight SU at home
Sun - Minnesota at St. Louis (-3) (1:00pm ET)
Vikes 0-4 SU & ATS past 4 road games
Rams 0-4 SU & ATS past 4 as favorite
Sun - Jacksonville at Miami (-7.5) (1:00pm ET)
Jaguars 1-6 SU, 6-11 ATS past 7 road games
Dolphins favored by 8 or more 7 times since 2003, 0-7 ATS
Sun - Green Bay at Chicago (+3) (1:00pm ET)
Packers 8-2 SU & ATS past 10 vs Bears
Packers 10-1 ATS past 11 divisional games
Sun - Washington at Cleveland (off) (1:00pm ET)
UNDER is 10-0-1 past 11 Browns games in December
UNDER is 10-2 past 12 Browns home games
Sun - Denver at Baltimore (+1) (1:00pm ET)
Ravens 1-7 SU past 8 games as underdog
Broncos 9-0 SU, 7-2 ATS past 9 as favorite
Sun - Indianapolis at Houston (-9) (1:00pm ET)
Colts 17-3 SU past 20 vs Texans
Texans 9-2 SU & ATS past 11 divisional games
Sun - Tampa Bay at New Orleans (-3) (1:00pm ET)
Bucs 7-2 ATS past 9 trips to New Orleans
Saints 6-2 SU & ATS past 8 divisional games
Sun - Detroit at Arizona (+6) (4:05pm ET)
Lions 2-9-1 ATS past 12 road games
Cardinals 0-9 SU, 2-6-1 ATS past 9 games
Sun - Carolina at San Diego (-3) (4:05pm ET)
Chargers 9-2 SU, 8-3 ATS past 11 home December games
Panthers 1-6 ATS past 7 vs AFC West teams
Sun - Seattle at Buffalo (+4) (4:05pm ET)
Teams have played 7 straight OVERs since 1995
Bills 2-13 SU past 15 as underdog
Sun - Pittsburgh at Dallas (pick) (4:25pm ET)
Cowboys 0-9 ATS past 9 home games
Steelers played 7 straight UNDERs vs NFC East
Sun - Kansas City at Oakland (-2.5) (4:25pm ET)
Chiefs 8-1 SU & ATS past 9 at Oakland
Raiders 1-7 ATS past 8 home games
Sun - San Francisco at New England (-7) (8:20pm ET)
Patriots 21-0 SU past 21 home games in December
49ers 5-1 ATS past 6 as underdog
Mon - NY Jets at Tennessee (pick) (8:30pm ET)
Jets 6-0 ATS, 5-1 SU past 6 vs Titans
Titans won and covered 3 straight MNF games
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