LAS VEGAS -- NFL Week 1 is in the books, with the underdogs going 8-6-2 against the spread, including six outright upsets. The pushes were the Bengals and Giants closing as 1-point favorites and winning by exactly that margin.
This is our weekly opening line report to look ahead to Week 2 and see how the lines got into place. But as you'll see, the past weekend's results have a direct effect on how the lines are tweaked by the sportsbooks.
It's not rocket science. The advance lines get taken down on Sunday mornings, and the following week's lines are reposted after the day's action right around 4:30 p.m. PT. Basically, if the two teams perform as expected (either both winning or both losing, or with results that are pretty close to the point spreads), that game's line will be about the same. If one team wins and the other loses, the line will move toward the team with the better result (and the more lopsided the results, the more the adjustment will tend to be).
The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook tries its best to post lines on all NFL games (including the teams playing that Sunday night and on Monday night, while most books keep those off the board), though sometimes unclear injury news will preclude that. This week, all 16 Week 2 games were posted, despite the injuries to Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson.
Here's a look at the opening line moves for Week 2 (current lines listed are as of late Monday night):