{"id":132848,"date":"2025-09-10T03:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/132848\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T03:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:54:10","slug":"nfl-week-1-betting-storylines-trends-movement-bills-super-bowl-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/132848\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 1 betting storylines, trends, movement: Bills Super bowl favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The long wait is over. Week 1 is complete.<\/p>\n

With 16 games in the books, oddsmakers already have made plenty of major changes, including crowning a new Super Bowl and NFL MVP favorite.<\/p>\n

Here are five betting trends and storylines we have our eye on as Week 2 approaches.<\/p>\n

Bills, Josh Allen make major moves after big win<\/p>\n

After their thrilling win over the Ravens, the Bills are the class of the NFL<\/a> in the eyes of oddsmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Buffalo is now the Super Bowl favorite, sitting at +600 to win it all at BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a>, leapfrogging Baltimore and putting itself in pole position for the No. 1 seed in the AFC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They also have the best odds to win the conference (+325) and are a massive -700 favorite to win the AFC East, which is the best divisional odds of any team in football.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Allen\u2019s comeback performance helped him become the NFL MVP favorite (+600).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who played well Sunday night despite the loss, was the preseason award favorite.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Packers take control in the NFC North<\/p>\n

One of the biggest games of the year in the NFC North took place right off the bat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After opening the season as near co-favorites to win the division, the Packers got the upper hand with a convincing 27-13 win over the Lions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"TwoQuarterbacks Jared Goff (left) and Jordan Love shake hands after the Packers\u2019 Week 1 home win over the Lions. AP<\/p>\n

Detroit was the NFC North favorite before Green Bay pulled off the blockbuster trade for star pass rusher Micah Parsons<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, with Parsons in tow and a win over their rival in the books, the Packers are a -125 favorite to win the division.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jets, Giants still have little hope<\/p>\n

Week 1 did nothing to help the Jets and Giants\u2019 playoff chances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The New York teams remain in the bottom five in terms of their playoff odds at FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> after taking losses on Sunday, with the Jets sitting at +630 to make the postseason and the Giants right behind them at +880.<\/p>\n

Only the Saints (+1040) and Browns (+1120) have worse postseason odds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NewJustin Fields walks off the field after the Jets\u2019 34-32 loss to the Steelers on Sept. 7, 2025. Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Favorites rule Week 1<\/p>\n

There weren\u2019t many surprises during the NFL\u2019s opening weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Favorites went 13-3 during Week 1, which may help those participating in survivor leagues but not those who like to gamble on underdogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Chargers pulled off an upset over the Chiefs in Brazil on Friday night.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Raiders beat the Patriots in New England as 2.5-point underdogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bills\u2019 stunner over the Ravens<\/a> made it three underdogs to get in the win column during Week 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Betting on the NFL? <\/p>\n

Chiefs are a rare home underdog<\/p>\n

The Chiefs find themselves in unfamiliar territory ahead of their Super Bowl rematch against the Eagles on Sunday in Kansas City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Patrick Mahomes and Co. are home underdogs against the Eagles, marking the first time the Chiefs haven\u2019t been favored on their home field in nearly three years, according to ESPN<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The last time the Chiefs were \u2018dogs in Kansas City was against the Bills in Week 6 of the 2022 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the line holds, it will be just the second time in Mahomes\u2019 career that he isn\u2019t favored at home.<\/p>\n

Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n

Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports. He\u2019s particularly knowledgeable about the big three \u2014 MLB, the NFL and the NBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[1742,6359,1748,49,48,1730,2212,1728,1723,514,25999,82,6452,29055],"class_list":["post-132848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-betting","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-josh-allen","tag-new-york-giants","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-betting","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting","tag-sports-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}