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Our betting buzz file, with contributions from David Purdum, Doug Greenberg and others, aims to provide fans a look at the sports betting stories that are driving the conversation.
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Sunday: Lions' Gibbs attracting heavy support from bettors
The Detroit Lions' dynamic running back tandem is a man down, with David Montgomery out injured.
Jahmyr Gibbs will carry more of the load, and oddsmakers are expecting a standout performance against the Chicago Bears. He is a big favorite to find the end zone at -350 at ESPN BET. That's tied with the Baltimore Ravens' Derrick Henry for the shortest touchdown odds of any player this season at ESPN BET. Gibbs and Henry are the only players to have odds of -300 or shorter this season, according to ESPN Research.
The hefty price -- you'd have to risk $350 to win $100 -- has not scared away bettors. More bets have been placed on Gibbs to score than any other player at ESPN BET.
The over/under on Gibbs' combined rushing and receiving yards is set at 124.5 at ESPN, the third-highest rushing-receiving mark for any player this season.
Montgomery was injured in last week's loss to the Buffalo Bills and is expected to miss at least the rest of the regular season. He finished with 775 yards rushing this season. The over/under on his season rushing yards at ESPN BET was 775.5.
The Lions are consensus 6.5-point road favorites over the Bears. More bets have been placed and more money wagered on Detroit than any other team at multiple sportsbooks.
Odds and ends
The Bears are one of seven home underdogs this week, and, with favorites covering both games Saturday and on Thursday night, sportsbooks are rooting for a few upsets. "The Bears pulling an upset would be the best outcome," Tristan Davis, senior trading manager for BetMGM, said in a release. The big upsets early in the season have dried up, and road teams have had a strong couple of months. Entering Sunday, home underdogs 22-65 straight-up and 34-49-5 against the spread this season.
The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl favorites for the first time all season, tied with the Bills at +400 and just ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs (+425) and the Lions (+450). The Baltimore Ravens (+700) are the only other team with Super Bowl odds shorter than 10-1.
The Tennessee Titans, who are 4.5-point underdogs to the Indianapolis Colts, are in line to make dubious history. The Titans are 2-12 against the spread (ATS) this season, tied with 2011 Rams, 2007 Ravens and 1987 Bengals for the worst 14-game ATS start in the Super Bowl era. Only the 2001 Rams and 2007 Ravens have started 2-13 ATS, according to ESPN Research. Titans coach Brian Callahan is the first coach in the Super Bowl era to go 2-12 ATS in his first 14 games. Tennessee benched quarterback Will Levis in favor of Mason Rudolph. Levis went 5-15 ATS, tied for the worst 20-game start by any quarterback in the Super Bowl era (Jay Cutler and Colt McCoy).
Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride is second among all NFL tight ends with 938 receiving yards, has gone over his receiving yards prop in five consecutive games but still has yet to score a touchdown. He is +110 at ESPN BET to score Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, his shortest anytime TD odds this season.
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