Thirty-seven NFL regular-season games have been played in London (36) and Germany (one) since 2007. Of those 74 teams, only 12 played a game in the United States the following week.
How did those teams fare in NFL betting? Is history on the side of the Baltimore Ravens against the Detroit Lions in Week 7 after a London game last week?
Through the first 15 years of London games (2007-21), most teams had a bye the following week: five of 30 teams. Those teams were 2-2-1 against the spread (ATS) and 2-3 outright.
Since 2022, eight teams didn’t have a bye the following week, though one of those teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars this year, played a second straight game in London.
Of those seven teams to play a game in the United States without a bye, seven won straight up and four covered the spread. Overall, since 2007, post-London non-bye teams are 8-4 straight up and 6-5-1 ATS.
As of Tuesday’s NFL spreads at BetMGM, the Ravens are a 3-point home favorite over the Lions. The Lions have covered in four straight games and 14 of their last 16 games since November 2022.
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