When the whole coronavirus thing erupted early in 2020, the NFL was determined to push forward and play its entire 2020 NFL season.While it has been a challenge at times, the league has played all of its games heading into the final week of the regular season.

While the virus has had some effect on the 2020 NFL season, it is not the biggest storyline of the season. In fact, there has been plenty of news that trumps COVID-19 in 2020. Here’s a look.

Brady to Tampa

In the biggest move of the offseason, QB Tom Brady left New England after 20 years and headed to Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers became an almost instant favorite to at least make the playoffs.

By October, Brady had the Bucs at 5-2 and the team was listed at -320 to qualify for the NFC playoffs. Fast forward and Tampa Bay is 10-5 and has already clinched a postseason berth.

Brady has thrown for 4,234 yards and 36 touchdowns. The Bucs have the third-best passing offense in the NFL, but that’s not the only story in Tampa. The defense is No. 1 against the run and seventh in points allowed per game (21.9).

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Name Change

In July in response to a number of social injustices, Washington decided to drop the “Redskins” nickname. Pressure came from a number of team sponsors. The franchise decided to use the moniker “Football Team” for the 2020 NFL season after which a permanent name is to be selected.

The NFC Least

When it is all said and done after Week 17, the NFC East champion will have won the division with a sub-.500 record. Whoever wins will join the 2010 Seattle Seahawks and the 2014 Carolina Panthers as the only teams to earn a playoff berth with a losing record in a 16-game season.

Somehow, after the first nine weeks of the 2020 season, the three teams contending for the title – Washington, Dallas, and the New York Giants – were all 2-7. That will earn the winner another distinction as the team with the worst record after nine games to make the postseason.

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The 2020 NFL Season – Three & Out

After starting 0-4, Houston head coach Bill O’Brien was sent packing becoming the first of three in-season NFL head coach firings. Next up was Atlanta’s Dan Quinn. The Falcons started 0-5 after giving up an average of over 32 points a game.

Detroit’s Matt Patricia was the third to go on November 28. In two-plus seasons with the Lions, Patricia managed just 13 wins. His final record was 13-29-1, zero trips to the playoffs, and the distinction of earning last place in the NFC North in both seasons.

Chiefs Remain Favorite

Reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City remains the favorite to win a second straight Super Bowl. The Chiefs are listed at +180.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes once again leads one of the more exciting offenses in the NFL. The favorite in the NFC is Green Bay, which is given +525 odds to win the Super Bowl. 

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has surpassed Mahomes as the favorite to win the league MVP. Rodgers has thrown for 4,059 yards and 44 touchdowns. He is a -400 favorite to win his third NFL MVP. Mahomes is now listed at +350.

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As the 2020 season heads toward Thanksgiving, it’s time to check out the 2020 NFL stats for the season thus far, and give thanks. We give thanks for a season that has gone as smoothly as possible all while the country fights the coronavirus pandemic.

Scoring is up and many familiar faces are among the NFL statistical leaders in 2020.

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Scoring Boom

NFL teams are on pace to establish a new record for the average number of points scored in a game. Through 10 weeks of play, the total score of NFL games was hovering just under 50 points per game. 

That is significant because scoring in NFL games has never reached 50 points per game for an entire season. Three teams average over 30 points per game — Kansas City (32.1), Seattle (31.8), and Green Bay (30.8).

A look at the live Super Bowl odds shows the Chiefs atop most boards, with the Steelers, Saints, Buccaneers and Ravens strong contenders.

Pittsburgh, which is fourth in scoring offense (29.8), leads the league in scoring defense giving up just 17.4 points per game. The Los Angeles Rams are second allowing 18.7 and Baltimore is third at 19.5.

The New York Jets, currently 0-10 on the season, are scoring just 14.9 points a game. As bad as that is, it doesn’t come close to the 1992 Seattle Seahawks. That Seattle team has the NFL record for fewest points in a 16-game season – 140. That averages out to just 8.75 per game.

Passing Numbers

If you got in on the NFL futures passing market, you might want to check out the numbers after 10 games. Patrick Mahomes leads the league with 3,035 yards. He is on pace to throw for 4,856 yards for the season. 

Russell Wilson, who has 2,986 yards so far, leads the league in passing touchdowns with 30. He is on pace to hit 48 for the season. Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers is right on Wilson’s tail in passing touchdowns. Rodgers is on pace to throw for 46 this season.

Wilson is still the favorite at +260 to lead the league in passing yards. Mahomes is listed at +400 while Rodgers is somewhat of a longshot at +1000.

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Rushing Numbers

Last year’s leading rusher Derrick Henry picked up where he left off and leads the NFL in rushing in 2020 with 1,079 yards. Minnesota’s Dalvin Cook is hot on his tail with 1,069. The pair and their 2020 NFL stats are both heavy favorites to lead the league in rushing. Henry is listed at -110 and Cook is at -120. 

At his current pace, Henry would rush for 1,726 yards surpassing his total of 1,540 from last year when he ran away with this prop bet.

Betting Love

NFL bettors this season are absolutely head over heels about the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only are the Steelers 10-0 straight up, but they lead the entire NFL with an 8-2 record against the spread. They have been a favorite for premium picks with their great record against the spread.

Bettors that care about 2020 NFL stats also have strong feelings for Las Vegas, Miami, and, surprisingly, the New York Giants. All three teams are 7-3 ATS. The Giants are part of the worst division in football, the NFC East. After 10 games, Philadelphia leads the division with a record of 3-6-1. The Giants are second at 3-7, but they have kept games close all season long.

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The 2020 NFL season nears its midpoint and already we see a significant number of betting trends. One relates to scoring, which is up again in 2020. Another involves Seattle QB Russell Wilson whose team is off to a 5-0 start.

Let’s examine betting trends we’ve identified in the 2020 NFL season.

Over/Under

As mentioned, scoring is up in 2020. It’s actually way up. Games are averaging 51.4 points this season almost six points over last year. For Totals bettors, it meant backing the Over was a strong play for most of the beginning of the season.

In fact, over the first three weeks of the 2020 season, the Over went 29-19. Since then, the Over has not done all that well going just 17-22-1. It actually makes sense as totals work their way back toward the mean. The more recent trend then is backing the Under.

Division Road Underdogs

Division opponents play each other twice per season, once at home and once on the road. Early in an NFL season when two divisional opponents meet, the road underdog usually outperforms the home favorite and the numbers back it up.

Over the past few seasons, divisional road underdogs playing in the months of September, October, and November are 358-285-33 ATS (53.75%). Let’s compare that to division opponents playing in December and January.

In those two months, the road underdog was just 186-194-10 ATS. The thought is this. Opponents lack enough information about their opponents early in the year. Later in a season, teams have played more games, there is more film available, more information available, and teams are simply more familiar with their opponent. Keep that in mind heading into the second half of this season.

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Backing Quarterbacks

It is the most important position in football – and likely in all of sports – and it’s no surprise that the performance of the quarterback has tremendous influence on the outcome of games. 

Certain quarterbacks are trending in a direction that helps bettors. One of the top signal-callers to back is Seattle’s Russell Wilson. For his career, Wilson is 72-54-7 ATS. This season, he’s off to an MVP-like start, the Seahawks are 5-0, and bettors continue to love Wilson as he’s 4-1 ATS.

Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is another. He’s the reason why the Chiefs score so many points and win so many games. Since taking over as the starter in his second season, Mahomes is 26-13-2 ATS.

Aaron Rodgers is another big-name quarterback. Bettors love Rodgers, especially when he’s coming off an ATS loss. After a Green Bay loss, Rodgers and the Packers win straight up more than 60 percent of the time. For his career, Rodgers is 40-21-1 ATS in games after a loss.

Don’t Forget the Other QBs

While Wilson, Mahomes, and Rodgers are names most are familiar with, don’t forget the not-so-well-known quarterbacks. Tennessee’s Ryan Tannehill took over the Titans starting job last year. He earned the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award as a result.

Not only has he done well statistically and guided Tennessee to a 5-0 start this season, he’s trending upward for NFL sports bettors. In Tannehill’s 15 regular season starts, the Over is 13-2. In the nine games played at Nissan Stadium, the Over is 8-1.

Carolina’s Teddy Bridgewater has had his share of struggles. Finally a No. 1 starter for the Panthers, Bridgewater is a quarterback bettors should love. His ATS record is almost unbelievable.

Overall, Bridgwater is 30-10 ATS. You can break it down into different situations and find even more impressive numbers. When he’s been an underdog, Bridgewater is 20-5 ATS. As the road quarterback, he’s 16-3 ATS and as a road underdog Bridgewater is 15-2 ATS.

Undefeated Starts

Through four weeks in the NFL season, there are still six undefeated teams leading their divisions. Here at sportsoddshistory.com, we’re always bringing you the stats and facts you crave. Today we bring you the 2020 NFL betting stats thru Week 4.

Four of them are at 4-0, with the Titans and Steelers at 3-0. Tennessee and Pittsburgh were scheduled to meet in Week 4, but the game was postponed due to COVID-19 cases on the Titans.

Green Bay has been particularly dominant, leading the league in average points scored (38.0) and margin of victory (12.8). The defending Super Bowl champion, Kansas City, has been strong defensively, giving up just 17.5 points a game. Seattle, led by quarterback Russell Wilson, is second in the league in scoring at 35.5 points a game.

In the AFC East, 4-0 Buffalo has sprinted out to a two-game lead over New England. The Patriots are adjusting to life without Tom Brady, and the Bills are the new kid on the block. Tennessee has followed up its AFC title game appearance with a good start, but has only a two-point victory margin.

Winless in the Big Apple

Both New York teams are winless, and their combined points scored is less than nine NFL teams. The Jets, in particular, have been abysmal, losing all four games by an average of 16.5 points. If you want to be a smarter bettor, you need to know that the Jets are also one of four teams who have yet to cover a spread all season.

The Giants are scoring only 11.8 points a game, less than half the league average of 25.7. Their defense is respectable, but they’re still losing by double digits per game. The other two teams without a victory are Atlanta and Houston, which just fired head coach Bill O’Brien.

Spread? What Spread?

The Packers and Seahawks are the only teams that have covered the point spread in all of their games. It’s important to know these 2020 NFL betting stats. For anyone riding with free picks from these guys have been cashing in.

Those stats are not surprising given Green Bay’s margin of victory, but Seattle’s games have been somewhat closer. Still, the Seahawks have found a way to cover in every game.

Then there are the teams that have failed to cover at all. In addition to the Jets, betting on the Cowboys, Texans and Titans has been a losing proposition. It’s understandable with Dallas and Houston, who are a combined 1-7. But Tennessee is still undefeated, but only wins by an average of two points per game.

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Over My Head

So far this season, the cumulative over/under betting lines have been 249 points lower than the total points scored. That means, on average, the over/under line is almost four points less than the actual points scored. Teams are combining for an average of 51.3 points a game, a record for this point in the season.

For Week 4, the average was a little more than two points a game under the actual points. It’s still translating into consistent wins for across-the-board over bets. On the season, the over has paid out in 35 games and the under in 23, with five pushes. A bet of $10 on the over in every game would have netted a cool $108.

The wait for the 2020 NFL season finally ended as Week 1 kicked off last Thursday. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs got off to a great start with a win over Houston.

Week 1 was a little odd for fans and bettors alike. Most stadiums didn’t allow spectators and those that did weren’t allowing many. All of the hype that generally occurs prior to the NFL kickoff was toned down quite a bit because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Still, the smarter bettor was able to find tons of value bets and improve their winning percentage in Week 1. Here’s a look at the week by the numbers.

Biggest Cover

Baltimore was a 7-point favorite over visiting Cleveland in Week 1. Reigning MVP Lamar Jackson picked up where he left off and threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns.

The Browns were still the Browns and played horribly in a 38-6 loss. The Ravens covered by a mere 25 points.

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Love Those Dogs

You have to love home underdogs especially in Week 1 of an NFL season. Once again, two home dogs – Jacksonville and Washington – not only covered but won their respective games.

The Jags got three touchdown passes on 19-of-20 passing from Gardner Minshew in a 27-20 upset of Indianapolis. New Colts QB Philip Rivers threw for 363 yards but he also threw two interceptions and was largely ineffective on third down. 

In Washington, the Eagles came to town as a 5.5-point favorite but gave up eight sacks and lost 27-17. The Eagles actually led 17-0 but gave up 27 unanswered points to lose their opener.

Arizona was a road dog, as expected, to the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers. Cardinals QB Kyler Murray led an offense that gained 410 yards against a normally stout Niners defense. Arizona won 24-20 as a 7-point underdog. Click here for live NFL game odds.

Lions Deja Vu

A year ago in Week 1, the Detroit Lions held a 24-9 lead over the Arizona Cardinals. The Lions allowed Arizona to come back and tie the game in the fourth quarter. The game ended in a 27-27 tie and Detroit went on to a 3-12-1 season.

Fast forward to Sunday and the Lions held a 23-6 lead late in the third quarter. Once again, Detroit fell apart giving up three Mitchell Trubisky touchdown passes to lose 27-23. 

Detroit was a three-point favorite at home in Week 1. Last year in games where the Lions were favored by at least three points, their record ATS was 0-2. Now, they are 0-1 ATS in 2020.

Over/Under

The total for the Green Bay-Minnesota NFC North clash was set at 44. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers picked apart a young Vikings secondary to the tune of four touchdown passes as the Packers scored 43 points themselves.

With Minnesota’s 34 points, the total went 33 points over, the highest such mark in Week 1. Bettors looking for free NFL picks had to love the over in this one.

The highest total on the board was the Seattle-Atlanta matchup which featured a quarterback duel between Matt Ryan and Russell Wilson. The total for the game was 49.5.

Ryan threw for 450 yards, but Wilson got the last laugh with four touchdown passes and a 38-25 win. The total was stuck at 49 with just under four minutes to play. Carlos Hyde scored on a one-yard run for Seattle to move it to the Over.

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Numbers are everything, and in the world of sports betting, it’s essential to understand that most individuals getting involved in the betting game, whether they are new or old, are moved by numbers. You need to understand that there is no doubt that there are going to be a lot of opportunities, and you can cash in on a big season, especially if you know the past.

While it should be noted that every season is completely different, there are going to be a lot of individuals that are otherwise unable to cash in on the season. Not because it’s impossible, but rather because they are uninformed. It’s very important to always look at past NFL odds history when doing your research.

Now, while numbers don’t tell the whole story, here are some numbers you should be aware of from last season.

$1,500,000

It may be peanuts to most NFL stars, but for the average person, $1,500,000 sounds like a lot of cash, right?

Well, the truth is, that’s how much Cam Newton is getting paid for his bargain bin contract with the Patriots. The former MVP and Super Bowl-contending quarterback will don the Patriots uniform in the post-Tom Brady era and is undoubtedly bearing a lot of burden on his shoulders.

Newton has been an enigmatic force in the league, wavering from ultra-dynamic to confounding, as his rare two-way offensive skills to scramble and throw bombs is often inconsistent. The wild variance at which Newton plays means that most individuals aren’t quite sure how to handicap his performances.

But, without a doubt, players can rest assured that a Newton season with the Patriots will be one for the ages and may be a season that most folks should keep an eye on.

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1,540

That’s the number of rushing yards for Derrick Henry, the seemingly superhuman running back for the Tennessee Titans, in 2019.

With astounding underdog victories over the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots in the playoffs last year, Henry powered the Titans to an AFC title run that fell short in the second half of their game against the would-be champion Kansas City Chiefs.

We all know it’s no secret Henry has cemented himself as a fixture in the modern league. The Titans have also shown that they have the potential for Super Bowl contention when quarterback Ryan Tannehill minimizes mistakes. As well, he needs to make the must-make third-down throws.

Keep an eye on Henry and the Titans as they are undoubtedly out to prove that 2019 was no fluke and could be on the radar of many free sports picks.

36 

In 2019, Lamar Jackson led the league with 36 passing touchdowns. Combined with his virtually unstoppable dual-threat capability, he looks primed to redeem what was an otherwise disastrous playoff game against the Tennessee Titans. Tennessee made the seemingly invincible Ravens look extremely mortal on that day.

The Ravens are the second most-favored squad in the AFC at 7-to-1 to win it all, only behind the Chiefs. They are a team to watch when betting the 2020 NFL season.

If you’re looking for a fair value wager with a lot of upside, the Ravens definitely deserve a look.