Following Thursday night's NFL season-opening thriller in Kansas City, sports gamblers do not have to wait up until Sunday for more action.
The NFL scheduled an early September Friday night game for the first time in Brazil in between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles that is presently the league's most-bet game at BetMGM.
And while Ravens-Chiefs saw a lot of action on both sides, Packers-Eagles is getting the opposite impact.
"Another video game with a close wagering line of Philadelphia -2.5. However, the action is much different," bet365 trading leader Aron Wattleworth said. "(The Eagles) are seeing around 78% of all spread-play tickets, with the line opening at -1.5. Now -2.5, the action is clearly siding with Philadelphia, and most likely goes to a minimum of a juiced -2.5 if not light -3 before kickoff on Friday."
The Eagles are the most-bet NFL team for Week 1 in terms of wagers and handle at BetMGM, and they're getting 72% of the bets and 77% of the manage.
DraftKings reported similar divides with the Eagles even getting 83% of the cash, but ESPN BET had more balance with 59.7% of the wagers and 46.6% of the cash on Philadelphia previously today.
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Bettors are a little more split when it pertains to the straight-out market in Packers vs. Eagles picks. FanDuel has taken 54% of the cash on Philadelphia (-142) to win the game while ESPN BET has seen a greater deal with of 68% come in on the Eagles.
The Packers only chose up about 30% of the tickets and handle when it comes to the moneyline at DraftKings. BetMGM reported Friday morning that Green Bay is the most-bet underdog of any NFL group in Week 1.
Challenging total
Very little has actually occurred with the point total for this Week 1 Friday night showdown in regards to line movement. An unknown, neutral venue in a various nation with tough logistics and high altitude might be triggering no specific over or under.
BetMGM opened the overall at 48.5 and its only ticked up a half-point. That's with 58% of the bets and 53% of the manage coming in on the under.
BetMGM said this game is the most-bet under in terms of tickets of the week so far.
ESPN BET is split down the middle on wagers, however the over is getting a little less than 50% of the cash.
Prop markets
New Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is a popular choice in the "Anytime Touchdown Scorer" market. The previous New York Giant rusher at -130 is in the top-3 bet count for this video game at FanDuel.
