2024 NFL Week 5 Spreads, Money Lines and Totals

NFL Week 5 Spreads, Money Lines and Totals

Week 5 of the NFL season brings us the beginning of bye weeks and another trip overseas. There are differing views on the best time to have an off-week and the Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles and LA Chargers will all say the earlier the better. They have no choice since they are the first in line. That leaves a 14-game slate on tap with the betting week starting on Thursday night in the NFC South scrap between Tampa Bay and Atlanta. The Bucs lead the division in what should be a tight race all season. Winning five of their last six games a season ago, the Bucs emerged as division winner with nine wins. They’ve now won eight of their last 10 regular season games after crushing Philadelphia on Sunday yet emerged as a 1.5-point road dog for Thursday’s tilt.

International games have become a staple as the NFL continues to push its brand on people around the globe. The league was in Brazil earlier this year and returns to London for the matchup between the Jets and Vikings. Minnesota is one of two unbeaten teams entering the week with a nice payout if they indeed become the last team to lose a game. They are being challenged by the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, though. Aaron Rodgers faces an old nemesis from his days with Green Bay looking to get the Jets back in the win column after a 10-9 loss to Denver where NY was an 8-point home favorite. Rodgers is 17-11-1 all-time against the Vikings.

We have a similar situation in the Monday Night Football game with a QB facing a familiar foe for the first time with his new club. Derek Carr went 3-14 as the Raiders starter in 17 career games against the Chiefs and leads his Saints into Arrowhead to close the betting week. KC is the best at winning close games with all four of their outings decided by seven points or less. The Saints lost their last two games by a total of five points after opening the year with a pair of blowout victories. The Chiefs are 3-1 ATS this season with nine payouts in their last 10 games overall. They hit the board as a 5-point favorite.

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2024 NFL Week 5 Spreads, Money Lines & Totals

TEAMS ON BYE: Lions, Chargers, Eagles & Titans

I can say we didn’t see this happening at the beginning of the season but the Miami Dolphins are an early 1-point dog in their AFC East matchup with the Patriots. That’s an indication of how injuries can affect the direction of a team’s season. The Fins had one of the most prolific offenses last season leading the league in scoring, but a concussion suffered by Tua Tagovailoa and subsequent injury to backup Skylar Thompson has the offense scrambling. We can’t blame injuries for New England’s ineptness on offense and as a result the early total of 35.5 is the lowest on the board and the lowest in any game this season.

Oddsmakers anticipate a closer round of games in Week 5 with only one early spread reaching seven points. Three teams closed as laying at least that many points in Week 4. The Niners were the first double-digit favorite of the season last week covering the 10.5-point closing line in a 30-13 win over New England. They are the biggest Week 5 favorite on the early board laying 7-points to the visiting Arizona Cardinals.

Only one team in NFL history has qualified for the playoffs after starting a season 0-4. That’s not good news for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who suffered a crushing loss to Houston on Sunday. Unable to maintain possession late, the Jags punted and the Texans took advantage of the opportunity scoring the game-winning TD with 18 seconds remaining. Three of their four setbacks were by a combined 12 points and Trevor Lawrence extended his streak of starts without a win to nine.

For the first time since Week 1 favorites posted a winning record with nine outright victories. But the Jets continued a streak that’s seen a team laying at least seven points come up empty. New York spotted Denver 8-points and went without a TD in the 10-9 loss. Cincinnati was a converted touchdown favorite over Washington in Week 3 and was laying 7.5-points to New England in Week 1. Baltimore was giving 8.5-points to the Raiders in Week 3. The OVER was 10-6 in Week 4 with a majority of games exceeding the point total for the first time.

NFL Schedule

• Week 1
• Week 2
• Week 3
• Week 4
• Week 5
• Week 6
• Week 7
• Week 8
• Week 9
• Week 10
• Week 11
• Week 12
• Week 13
• Week 14
• Week 15
• Week 16
• Week 17
• Week 18

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