The penultimate week of the regular season is upon us, but here’s a quick look back at what happened in Week 16. The game totals hit the over in nine matchups last week and favorites also fared well, going 9-7 ATS. Five underdogs won straight up: Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears and the Las Vegas Raiders.
Here are some key definitions of acronyms that we’ll use throughout the article:
- SU: Straight Up
- ATS: Against the Spread
- O/U: Over/Under
- MOV: Margin of Victory
- +/-: Plus/Minus
Let’s get to the numbers on DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13, 4-11 ATS) at New England Patriots (9-6, 9-6 ATS)
- Jaguars are 0-6 ATS in their last six games.
- Jaguars are 0-7 SU in their previous seven games.
- Jaguars are 4-2 ATS in their last six games against the Patriots.
- Jaguars are 1-8 SU in their previous nine games against the Patriots.
- Jaguars are 0-5 ATS in their last five games as an underdog.
- Under is 6-0 in the Jaguars’ previous six road games against a team with a winning home record.
- Patriots are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games.
- Patriots are 7-2 SU in their previous nine games.
- Patriots are 8-0 SU in their last eight games when playing at home against Jacksonville.
- Patriots are 8-3 SU in their previous 11 games this season.
- Over is 4-0 in the Patriots’ last four games as a home favorite.
Philadelphia Eagles (8-7, 8-6-1 ATS) at Washington Football Team (6-9, 5-9-1 ATS)
- Eagles are 4-1-1 ATS in their previous six games.
- Eagles are 5-1 SU in their last six games.
- Eagles are 6-2-1 ATS in their previous nine games against Washington.
- Eagles are 7-2 SU in their last nine games against Washington.
- Eagles are 4-2 ATS in their previous six games on the road.
- Over is 4-1 in the Eagles’ last five games following a SU win.
- Over is 4-1 in the Eagles’ previous five games as a favorite.
- Washington is 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.
- Washington is 7-13 SU in their previous 20 games when playing at home against the Eagles.
- Under is 4-0 in the Football Team’s last four games as a home underdog.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-4, 8-7 ATS) at New York Jets (4-11, 5-10 ATS)
- Buccaneers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
- Buccaneers are 1-8 ATS in their previous nine games against the Jets.
- Buccaneers are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games on the road.
- Buccaneers are 0-7 SU in their previous seven games when playing on the road against the Jets.
- Under is 6-0 in the Buccaneers’ last six games against a team with a losing record.
- Jets are 5-11 ATS in their previous 16 games.
- Jets are 0-4 ATS in their last four games following a SU win.
- Jets are 0-4 ATS in their previous four games as a home underdog.
- Over is 9-3 in the Jets’ last 12 games overall.
- Over is 8-3 in the Jets’ previous 11 games as an underdog.
Miami Dolphins (8-7, 8-6-1 ATS) at Tennessee Titans (10-5, 9-6 ATS)
- Dolphins are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games.
- Dolphins are 7-0 SU in their previous seven games.
- Dolphins are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games against the Titans.
- Dolphins are 5-1-1 ATS in their previous seven games as a road underdog.
- Dolphins are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games following an ATS loss.
- Under is 4-0 in the Dolphins’ previous four road games.
- Titans are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
- Titans are 8-3 SU in their previous 11 games.
- Titans are 6-1 SU in their last seven games at home.
- Under is 4-1 in the Titans’ previous five home games.
Las Vegas Raiders (8-7, 6-9 ATS) at Indianapolis Colts (9-6, 10-5 ATS)
- Raiders are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games.
- Raiders are 8-4 ATS in their previous 12 games against the Colts.
- Raiders are 2-6 SU in their last eight games against the Colts.
- Raiders are 4-1 ATS in their previous five games when playing on the road against the Colts.
- Raiders are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games as a road underdog.
- Under is 4-1 in the Raiders’ previous five games following a SU win.
- Over is 13-5-1 in the Raiders’ last 19 games as an underdog.
- Colts are 4-1 ATS in their previous five games overall.
- Colts are 4-1 ATS in their last five against the AFC.
- Colts are 6-2 ATS against a team with a winning record.
- Over is 11-2 in the Colts’ previous 13 against a team with a winning record.
Kansas City Chiefs (11-4, 8-7 ATS) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-6, 8-7 ATS)
- Chiefs are 6-0 ATS in their last six games.
- Chiefs are 1-4 SU in their previous five games against the Bengals.
- Chiefs are 14-3 SU in their last 17 games on the road.
- Chiefs are 0-5 SU in their previous five games when playing on the road against the Bengals.
- Over is 4-1 in the Chiefs’ last five against the AFC.
- Bengals are 4-1 ATS in their previous five against the AFC.
- Bengals are 4-1 ATS against a team with a winning record.
- Bengals are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games following a SU win.
- Over is 5-0 in the Bengals’ previous five games following a SU win.
New York Giants (4-11, 6-9 ATS) at Chicago Bears (5-10, 5-10 ATS)
- Giants are 0-4 ATS in their last four games overall.
- Giants are 0-4 ATS in their last four games as a road underdog.
- Giants are 0-4 ATS in their previous four road games.
- Under is 12-4-1 in the Giants’ last 17 games following an ATS loss.
- Under is 15-5-1 in the Giants’ previous 21 games as an underdog.
- Bears are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games against the NFC.
- Bears are 1-5 ATS in their previous six games overall.
- Bears are 1-5 ATS in their last six games following a SU win.
- Bears are 0-5 ATS in their previous five home games.
- Giants are 6-1 ATS in their last seven meetings.
- Underdog is 5-0 ATS in their previous five meetings.
- Giants are 5-0 ATS in their last five meetings in Chicago.
Atlanta Falcons (7-8, 6-9 ATS) at Buffalo Bills (9-6, 8-6-1 ATS)
- Falcons are 2-5 ATS in their previous seven games.
- Falcons are 7-13 SU in their last 20 games.
- Falcons are 4-1 SU in their previous five games against the Bills.
- Falcons are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games on the road.
- Under is 4-0 in the Falcons’ previous four games following a SU win.
- Under is 6-1 in the Falcons’ last seven games overall.
- Bills are 7-1-1 ATS against a team with a losing record.
- Bills are 17-8-1 ATS in their previous 26 games overall.
- Bills are 1-4 ATS in their last five games following a SU win.
- Under is 6-1 in the Bills’ previous seven home games against a team with a losing road record.
Los Angeles Rams (11-4, 8-7 ATS) at Baltimore Ravens (8-7, 7-8 ATS)
- Rams are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
- Rams are 1-4 SU in their previous five games against the Ravens.
- Rams are 1-4 SU in their last five games when playing on the road against the Ravens.
- Over is 5-0 in the Rams’ previous five road games against a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 6-1 in the Rams’ last seven games against a team with a winning record.
- Ravens are 4-2 ATS in their previous six games.
- Ravens are 1-4 SU in their last five games.
- Ravens are 2-6 ATS in their previous eight home games against a team with a winning road record.
- Over is 4-0 in the Ravens’ last four games as a home underdog.
- Over is 6-1 in the Ravens’ previous seven games following a SU loss.
Houston Texans (4-11, 7-8 ATS) at San Francisco 49ers (8-7, 7-8 ATS)
- Texans are 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games following an ATS win.
- Texans are 7-15 ATS in their previous 22 road games against a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 4-0 in the Texans’ last four road games against a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 5-1 in the Texans’ previous six games as a road underdog.
- Under is 5-1 in the Texans’ last six road games.
- 49ers are 5-2 ATS in their previous seven games overall.
- 49ers are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 home games against a team with a losing road record.
- Under is 9-3 in the 49ers’ previous 12 games following an ATS loss.
Denver Broncos (7-8, 7-8 ATS) at Los Angeles Chargers (8-7, 7-8 ATS)
- Broncos are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games.
- Broncos are 4-1 ATS in their previous five games against the Chargers.
- Broncos are 4-1 SU in their last five games against the Chargers.
- Broncos are 1-7 ATS in their previous eight games against the AFC.
- Under is 5-0 in the Broncos’ last five games as an underdog.
- Under is 4-0 in the Broncos’ previous four road games.
- Chargers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games as a favorite.
- Chargers are 1-6 ATS in their previous seven games against the AFC.
- Chargers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games against the AFC West.
- Over is 5-1 in the Chargers’ previous six games against the AFC.
- Over is 5-1 in the Chargers’ last six home games.
Carolina Panthers (5-10, 5-10 ATS) at New Orleans Saints (7-8, 7-8 ATS)
- Panthers are 0-5 ATS in their previous five games.
- Panthers are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against the Saints.
- Panthers are 7-1 ATS in their previous eight games following a double-digit loss at home.
- Panthers are 0-4 ATS in their last four games following an ATS loss.
- Over is 5-1 in the Panthers’ previous six games overall.
- Saints are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
- Saints are 1-5 ATS in their previous six games at home.
- Saints are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games following an ATS win.
- Saints are 0-4 ATS in their previous four home games.
- Under is 5-0 in the Saints’ last five games overall
Arizona Cardinals (10-5, 9-6 ATS) at Dallas Cowboys (11-4, 12-3 ATS)
- Cardinals are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
- Cardinals are 10-5 SU in their previous 15 games.
- Cardinals are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against the Cowboys.
- Cardinals are 2-8 ATS against a team with a winning record.
- Under is 7-1 in the Cardinals’ previous eight games following an ATS loss.
- Under is 6-1 in the Cardinals’ last seven games following a SU loss.
- Cowboys are 12-3 ATS in their previous 15 games.
- Cowboys are 4-0 ATS in their last four games overall.
- Cowboys are 4-0 ATS in their previous four games as a favorite.
- Under is 5-1 in the Cowboys’ last six games following a SU win.
- Under is 5-1 in the Cowboys’ previous six games against the NFC.
- Over is 8-2 in the Cowboys’ last 10 home games.
Detroit Lions (2-12, 10-5 ATS) at Seattle Seahawks (5-10, 7-8 ATS)
- Lions are 6-1 ATS in their previous seven games.
- Lions are 1-6 SU in their last seven games against Seattle.
- Lions are 0-8-1 SU in their previous nine games on the road.
- Lions are 4-0 ATS in their last four games following a SU loss.
- Lions are 5-1 ATS in their previous six games as a road underdog.
- Lions are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games.
- Under is 6-1 in the Lions’ previous seven games as a road underdog.
- Under is 6-1 in the Lions’ last seven road games.
- Seahawks are 2-5 ATS in their previous seven games overall.
- Seahawks are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as a favorite.
- Seahawks are 1-4 ATS in their previous five games as a home favorite.
- Seahawks are 1-5 ATS in their last six games against the NFC.
- Under is 11-5 in the Seahawks’ last 16 games as a favorite.
Minnesota Vikings (7-8, 8-7 ATS) at Green Bay Packers (12-3, 11-4 ATS)
- Vikings are 5-10 ATS in their previous 15 games when playing on the road against the Packers.
- Vikings are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Vikings are 5-2 ATS in their previous seven road games.
- Vikings are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games against the NFC.
- Over is 4-0 in the Vikings’ previous four road games against a team with a winning home record.
- Packers are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games.
- Packers are 12-2 SU in their previous 14 games.
- Packers are 7-0 SU in their last seven games at home.
- Over is 4-1 in the Packers’ previous five games overall.
- Under is 4-1 in the Packers’ last five games as a home favorite.
- Over is 8-2 in the Packers’ previous 10 games vs. the NFC North.
Cleveland Browns (7-8, 7-8 ATS) at Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7, 6-9 ATS)
- Browns are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
- Browns are 1-6 ATS in their previous seven road games against a team with a losing home record.
- Browns are 1-4 ATS in their last five games against the Steelers.
- Browns are 1-17 SU in their previous 18 games when playing on the road against the Steelers.
- Under is 4-1 in the Browns’ last five games overall.
- Over is 6-2 in the Browns’ previous eight games against the AFC North.
- Steelers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games following an ATS loss.
- Steelers are 0-6 ATS against a team with a losing record.
- Steelers are 0-4 ATS in their previous four home games against a team with a losing road record.
- Under is 4-1 in the Steelers’ last five home games.
- Under is 8-3 in the Steelers’ previous 11 games as a home underdog.
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