NFL Betting Report - Week 5

For the week the stronger teams of Pittsburg, Indianapolis, and New England all covered their spreads and the two most disappointing teams so far, San Diego and Chicago, woke up and covered against the Vegas spread. For the weekend the against the spread betting on the home teams came out on top going 8-6 for a payout percentage of 57.14%. The home teams took advantage of the home field, as the home dogs had the best payout percentage against the spread going 3-2 for a payout percentage of 60%. Conversely the lowest payout percentage was the Away Favorites going 2-3 for a 40.00% payout percentage. The next highest was for Home Favorites going 5-4 for a payout percentage of 55.56%. It was a 50% payout percentage for favorites and dogs splitting games evenly as both went 7-7. Over/Under also had a payout percentage of 50%, as there were 7 Under games and 7 Over games. Straight up there was a 100% payout percentage with the away favorites.

For the season the home dogs have the best payout percentage going 17-9 for a payout percentage of 65.38%. The next two highest payout percentages go to overall dogs and away dogs as the favorites have not been good bets against the Vegas spread for the season. For the season dogs have gone 30-20 for a 60.00% payout percentage and the dogs have gone 47-29 for a payout percentage of 61.84%. For the season the worst payout percentage has been the Away Favorites going 9-17 for a payout percentage of 34.62%. Over/Under games are even with a payout percentage of 50% with 37 Under games and 37 Over games for the season.