At BetMGM, the Chiefs were among the most popular teams to cover the spread on Sunday, by both tickets and money. By ticket count, Kansas City was the most-bet moneyline underdog, with the public optimistic about a modest road upset in Seattle.<\/p>\n But K.C. didn\u2019t even score until the final two minutes of the third quarter, and even then, it was only a field goal \u2014 a 50-yarder from Harrison Butker. And that was it, as the 3-point underdog Chiefs lost to the Seahawks 20-3.<\/p>\n “The best result for the book was Seattle [beating] the Chiefs,” Horne said. “We started the day with three undefeated teams, and two of them lost outright. And the other one failed to cover.”<\/p>\n Along with the Chiefs (5-1), the 49ers (6-1) took their first loss of the year. And like K.C., San Francisco was a popular point-spread play, as a 2.5-point favorite at Atlanta.<\/p>\n San Fran seemed on its way to 7-0 after taking a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter. But the Falcons scored the next 23 points en route to a 29-20 victory.<\/p>\n The Vikings made it to 6-0, edging the Colts in a rock fight, 16-10. But as Horne alluded to, Minnesota didn\u2019t cover as a 7-point home favorite.<\/p>\n In Sunday\u2019s first game, in Paris, the Steelers managed to win and cover in a 16-10 victory as 3-point favorites vs. the Saints. But then, in the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs, things went downhill for a few key favorites \u2014 and for the betting masses.<\/p>\n The 49ers\u2019 loss put the first dent in the ever-popular moneyline parlays. But perhaps as notable, the Giants \u2014 a 10.5-point road underdog \u2014 beat the Texans 27-21 in overtime.<\/p>\n Houston, the largest favorite in Week 7, was pretty much considered a free Bingo space in moneyline parlays, just as the Rams were in Week 6 and the Cowboys in Week 5. So that\u2019s three straight weeks in which the largest favorite on the board lost outright.<\/p>\n The Panthers were 3-point home favorites vs. the Buccaneers, who welcomed back QB Baker Mayfield from a dislocated thumb. Carolina turned it over four times, including a scoop-and-score fumble for a touchdown, and got throttled 42-13.<\/p>\n And the previously winless Dolphins, 3.5-point road underdogs to the Jets, notched a 28-25 upset.<\/p>\n “The early slate was favorable overall, with several popular moneyline parlays running into trouble,” Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel said. “The Giants\u2019 overtime upset of Houston and Atlanta\u2019s win over San Francisco eliminated the second- and third-most-popular moneyline legs, while Tampa Bay\u2019s blowout of Carolina removed another heavily backed selection.<\/p>\n “Indianapolis covering against Minnesota also helped. And although Miami\u2019s win was not the side we needed, it still knocked out a popular Jets moneyline [parlay] leg.”<\/p>\n Added Horne, speaking more to the whole day: “Plenty of Unders hit, and very few favorites covered the spread. And the ones that did didn\u2019t have the public on their side.”<\/p>\n Miami earning its first win was not a positive for bettors (Getty Images). <\/p>\n The Lions beat the Packers 20-17 on a final-second field goal, but didn\u2019t cover as 3.5-point home favorites. The Rams easily covered as 3.5-point road favorites vs. the Raiders, winning 35-21. But Las Vegas was the more popular side on Sunday, so BetMGM won to that result.<\/p>\n As for those Unders: The Over was 7-5 in Sunday\u2019s 12 games, but the Unders came in some of the most significant matchups. Packers-Lions closed with the highest total of the week \u2014 and of the season, for that matter \u2014 at 55.5, and the public was all over the Over.\u00a0<\/p>\n No chance.<\/p>\n Ditto for Chiefs-Seahawks, where bettors fully expected the game would easily surpass the 43.5 total. It barely got to half of that.<\/p>\n The Bengals were the one team that really delivered for the public. A week ago, Cincinnati opened as a 3-point road underdog vs. Baltimore. But that number kept moving toward Cincy, as it became clear that Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) would miss another game.<\/p>\n By the time kickoff arrived on Sunday, the Bengals were 3-point favorites, a 6-point line swing. Cincy promptly dug itself into a 13-0 halftime hole, and it looked as if the betting masses would take it on the chin there, too.<\/p>\n But the Bengals did the rest of the scoring, sparked by four Joe Burrow TD passes, to post a 35-13 blowout. That was a boon not only for pregame bettors, but for many who jumped on the in-game moneyline when the Bengals trailed.<\/p>\n “The Bengals delivered for bettors from every angle,” Feazel said. “Cincinnati was well-backed before kickoff, and after Baltimore opened a 13\u20130 lead, we were licking our chops, while Bengals bettors found even better prices in-play.<\/p>\n “Cincinnati then scored 35 unanswered points, cashing both the pregame and live support in emphatic fashion. It was a costly result. But the parlay disruption created by the Giants, Falcons and Buccaneers helped the book withstand it.”<\/p>\n![\"Kansas](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793032939_495_Chiefs.vresize.200.200.medium.0.png\")
<\/a>Kansas City Barbecued<\/p>\n![\"National](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793032941_586_NFL.vresize.200.200.medium.0.png\")
<\/a>Underdogs And Unders<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/a>Exception To The Rule<\/p>\n
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<\/a>On Campus<\/p>\n