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Less than 24 hours before kickoff on Sunday against the New York Jets, four of the Cleveland Browns leading receivers were ruled out because of COVID-19 protocols. The Browns were already expected to be without half of their offensive line and a couple of linebackers. Yet some sportsbooks still couldnt buy a bet on the Jets. Cleveland was favored by 9.5 points before the news about the wide receivers. The line settled at Cleveland -6.5 after Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones...

One bettor in New Jersey saw it coming -- way back in September. Leading up to the NFL season, FanDuel offered odds on when teams would notch their first win of the year. In September, a bettor placed a $100 wager on the Jets to win their first game in Week 15 against the Rams at 120-1. The bet paid $12,100 after the Jets stunned the Rams 23-20. From 1978 to 2017, underdogs of 17-plus-points won only three times, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. With the Jets upset on Sunday, ...

Entering Week 14, NFL underdogs had posted a winning record against the spread in eight of the past nine weeks. Overall, underdogs had covered the spread in 56.9% of games this season, a mark that would be the best in any season since 1980, according to ESPN Stats and Information research. Unfortunately for the betting public, theyve never been overly fond of the underdogs -- certainly not this season, and it has resulted in what one veteran Las Vegas bookmaker called his "best NFL season." Wee...