It’s not often NFL teams face each other in Week 2 after each suffered a loss of least 17 points in Week 1. It’s happened only four times since 2003.
The fifth time will come on Sunday when the Washington Commanders host the New York Giants, one week after the Commanders lost by 17 points and the Giants lost by 22 points.
In all weeks of the season, these games are more common. There were six last year and 93 since 2003, an average of 4.4 per season.
Which teams typically cover the spread in these games? Here are some numbers against the spread:
Home: .483 cover percentage (-5.7% ROI)
Away: .517 (-0.3%)
Favorite: .483 (-5.9%)
Underdog: .517 (-0.3%)
Home Favorite: .482 (-6%)
Home Underdog: .484 (-5.2%)
Away Favorite: .516 (-0.1%)
Away Underdog: .518 (0.4%)
Short Favorites (0.5-3 points): .424 (-18.2%)
Short Underdogs: .576 (10.8%)
As of Tuesday’s NFL spreads at BetMGM, the Commanders are a 2.5-point favorite. They didn’t cover +3.5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the Giants didn’t cover +1 against the Minnesota Vikings.
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