We’re simply 4 months away from the Chiefs and Lions kicking the season off on “Thursday Night time Soccer” at Arrowhead Stadium. Let’s dive into a number of notes, stats and tendencies to get you hyped for the upcoming 2023 season.
Time for the opener
The Chiefs open up towards the Lions to kick off the 2023 season. The Chiefs are 7-point favorites proper now. The very best unfold for an opener within the Wager Labs database goes to the Buccaneers in 2021 as 9.5-point favorites towards the Cowboys and the Chiefs in 2020, additionally 9.5-point favorites towards the Texans. Each groups received straight up.
The largest upset in an opener was in 2017 when the Chiefs, as 8-point underdogs, beat Tom Brady and the Patriots in Foxboro, Mass. We’ll see if this Chiefs/Lions quantity climbs within the coming months.
New position, New York
The Jets open the season towards the Payments as 3-point dwelling underdogs
In Inexperienced Bay, Aaron Rodgers made 119 dwelling begins at Lambeau Area, however solely eight of these begins got here as a house underdog (7 %).
Rodgers is 6-1-1 ATS as a house canine in his profession.
Intercontinental breakfast
The Worldwide Sequence is out:
Week 4: Falcons-Jaguars, London
Week 5: Jaguars-Payments, London
Week 6: Ravens-Titans, London
Week 9: Dolphins-Chiefs, Frankfurt
Week 10: Colts-Patriots, Frankfurt
Let’s take a look at a number of info and tendencies from the 39 whole worldwide video games:
Overs are an nearly even 20-19. The place the worth has been is at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the place the over is 5-1.
Favorites have excelled in worldwide video games. They’re 29-9-1 straight up and 25-14 towards the unfold.
The general public has struggled a bit abroad. Groups with 51 % or extra of tickets in worldwide video games are simply 18-20 ATS.
High expectations
Since 2011-12 — the years Cam Newton and Andrew Luck have been taken No. 1 total — 17 QBs have been taken within the high 5 of the draft.
Not counting Bryce Younger, CJ Stroud and Anthony Richardson — the earlier 14 QBs are 22 video games underneath .500 ATS, shedding a $100 bettor $4,496. Ten of the 14 QBs are .500 ATS or beneath of their profession. The 4 QBs above .500 ATS are Joe Burrow, Jared Goff, Kyler Murray and Tua Tagovailoa.
Preparation king
Underneath John Harbaugh, the Ravens are 11-4 ATS in Week 1, probably the most worthwhile Week 1 coach within the Wager Labs database.
John Harbaugh with additional time to organize:
10+ days: 24-8 SU, 18-12-2 ATS
Week 1: 11-4 SU/ATS
The MVP recreation
Patrick Mahomes and Rodgers are scheduled to face off for the primary time of their careers in Week 4 on “Sunday Night time Soccer” at MetLife Stadium.
In the event that they each begin, Mahomes (2 MVPs) and Rodgers (4 MVPs) would turn into the seventh completely different pair of quarterbacks to satisfy in a regular-season recreation after each gamers had received a number of NFL Most Precious Participant awards.
