Sportsbooks Seeing Money Soaring Towards Eagles In NFL's Brazil Game
Following Thursday night's NFL season-opening thriller in Kansas City, sports wagerers do not have to wait until Sunday for more action.
The NFL scheduled an early September Friday night game for the first time in Brazil between the Green Bay and Philadelphia Eagles that is currently the league's most-bet video game at BetMGM.
And while Ravens-Chiefs saw lots of action on both sides, Packers-Eagles is getting the opposite effect.
"Another game with a close wagering line of Philadelphia -2.5. However, the action is much different," bet365 trading leader Aron Wattleworth stated. "(The Eagles) are seeing around 78% of all spread-play tickets, with the line opening at -1.5. Now -2.5, the action is plainly siding with Philadelphia, and likely goes to at least a juiced -2.5 if not light -3 before kickoff on Friday."
The Eagles are the most-bet NFL team for Week 1 in regards to wagers and manage at BetMGM, and they're getting 72% of the bets and 77% of the handle.
DraftKings reported similar splits with the Eagles even getting 83% of the money, however ESPN BET had more balance with 59.7% of the wagers and 46.6% of the money on Philadelphia previously today.
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Just win
Bettors are a little more split when it concerns the straight-out market in Packers vs. Eagles picks. FanDuel has actually taken 54% of the money on Philadelphia (-142) to win the video game while ESPN BET has actually seen a higher handle of 68% been available in on the Eagles.
The Packers only got 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 overall
Very little has occurred with the point total for today 1 Friday night face-off in regards to line movement. An unfamiliar, neutral location in a different country with challenging logistics and high elevation might be causing no precise over or under.
BetMGM opened the total at 48.5 and its only ticked up a half-point. That's with 58% of the bets and 53% of the handle being available in on the under.
BetMGM stated this video game is the most-bet under in regards to tickets of the week so far.
ESPN BET is divided 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 pick in the "Anytime Touchdown Scorer" market. The previous New York Giant rush at -130 remains in the top-3 bet count for this game at FanDuel.
