Week 9 might be the biggest week of the year for NFL betting fanatics. First place in the NFC is on the line, Peyton Manning returns to his old stomping grounds, and both the NFC East and AFC South could see changes in their leaders by the end of the weekend. That said, between that and a lot of quarterback changes, line movement has been plentiful at BookMaker.eu.
Note: All current NFL odds listed as of Thursday morning. Check up-to-the-minute odds at BookMaker.eu.
Raiders vs. Steelers, Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET
Opening NFL Odds: Pittsburgh -7
Current NFL Odds: Pittsburgh -4.5
The oddsmakers may have just flat out gotten this line wrong. The Steelers are perceived to be the better of these two teams, and they've earned that right for years of being one of the more dominant teams in the NFL, while the Raiders have historically been a doormat for the last decade. But this is a new year and a new situation for both teams. Pittsburgh feels like it is at the end of its rope, particularly after adding Le'Veon Bell to the list of major injuries to contend with. Is it possible that Oakland is just the better of these two teams? That's what the line movement is at least hinting at. We'll have to see how it all pans out on Sunday, but Oakland can make itself a prime contending team for a Wild Card slot if it can win this game a week after beating the Jets at home.
Dolphins vs. Bills, Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET
Opening NFL Odds: Over/Under 46
Current NFL Odds: Over/Under 44
The total in this game in Buffalo just keeps dropping, and we completely understand it. Both of these teams have to run the football to setup the pass and be successful offensively, and that could lead to a lot of longer, time consuming drives. Five of the six games between these two from 2012 through 2014 failed to reach the total, and there were some ugly results in the mix. Buffalo might've won 41-14 in the first meeting of the year in South Beach, but this is a far different Dolphins bunch now that Dan Campbell is in charge instead of Joe Philbin.
Falcons vs. 49ers, Sunday 4:05 p.m. ET
Opening NFL Odds: Atlanta -3
Current NFL Odds: Atlanta -7
This game isn't so much about the actual line movement caused by bets as it is the line movement caused by the replacement of a quarterback. Colin Kaepernick will probably never take a snap again for the 49ers, and he might never start an NFL game again either. He's on the bench now in favor of Blaine Gabbert. The choice though, is curious for the oddsmakers. Immediately upon the news that Gabbert was going to start on Sunday, this line moved a whopping four points. It isn't often you see a spread move that far in this league without a quarterback being injured. Normally a QB which gets replaced isn't that much better or worse than the man who will be under center. That's just not the case here though, as the oddsmakers are telling you that Kaepernick, for all of his warts, is still four points better than Gabbert.
Broncos vs. Colts, Sunday 4:25 p.m. ET
Opening NFL Odds: Denver -3
Current NFL Odds: Denver -5
Remember a few weeks ago when the Colts hosted the Patriots and everyone and their brother was on New England laying eight? Indianapolis deserved the cover that day, and it took the backdoor in the final seconds of a close call to earn the ATS win. It was a devastating blow for bettors, as a massive percentage of the money was on the Pats. Now, the same could be said here for the Broncos in a very similar spot. The last we saw of the Colts, they were getting beaten up by the Panthers. The last we saw of the Broncos, they pulled off somewhat of a shock by beating the Packers in primetime, no less. It isn't often that these 4:25 games are bet on more than the primetime games, but in this case, we might have an exception. The Broncos have moved from -3 up to -5 already, and it wouldn't be shocking to anyone to see this spread hit a full touchdown by kickoff on Sunday in Manning's return to his old stomping grounds.
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