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NFL betting: Surge of early money makes the Ravens a road favorite against the Bills

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NFL betting: Surge of early money makes the Ravens a road favorite against the Bills

A big infusion of early money has made the Baltimore Ravens favorites against the Buffalo Bills ahead of their divisional round matchup in the NFL playoffs on Sunday.

Buffalo opened as a 1.5-point favorite, but the line quickly swung toward the Ravens after the Bills’ win over Denver on Sunday. More than 70% of money bets against the spread at BetMGM It’s in the Ravens.

If the Ravens remain favorites through the week and into the opener, it will be the first time Buffalo has been a home underdog in playoff history dating back to 1970, according to to ESPN’s bet. The Bills were favorites at home a season ago when they lost to the Chiefs in the same round.

The Ravens already beat the Bills this season. Buffalo lost 35-10 at Baltimore in Week 4 as the Ravens rushed for 271 yards against the Bills defense. That was the first of consecutive losses for the Bills, who won 10 of 11 games with their starters before losing in Week 18 to the Patriots with second place in the AFC already secured.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is the favorite to win his third NFL MVP award ahead of Bills QB Josh Allen. Jackson was named first-team All-Pro ahead of Allen last week. The same voters who vote for All-Pro teams vote for the league MVP.

Bettors also like the under in Sunday’s game. The total is unchanged from 51.5, but 70% of the money is below.

The only losers getting the most money so far are the Rams, although that could change quickly. Los Angeles beat Minnesota on Monday night to advance to the divisional round and are a 6-point underdog against the Eagles on Sunday. Two-thirds of the initial money is on the Rams to cover that spread.

The favorites finished 3-3 straight up and against the spread in the wild card round. The Chargers lost as road favorites to the Houston Texans, and the Vikings were favorites against the Rams. The only home favorite to lose were the Buccaneers, as they fell to the Commanders on a last-second field goal.

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