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NFL Week 9 Betting Recap: Point Spread, Over/Under Results & Analysis (2021)
Week 9 featured some of the biggest upsets of the 2021 NFL season, and the underdogs had a winning week overall.
November 9, 2021 – by Jason Lisk
Jacksonville knocked off Buffalo in the biggest upset of Week 9 (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire)
Week 9 2021 Highlights
Upsets were the story of the week, as we had three of the biggest upsets of the year so far. Underdogs went 7-6 SU overall.Jacksonville’s win over Buffalo was the largest upset of 2021 by moneyline odds (+755), while Denver over Dallas (+365) and Tennessee over the LA Rams (+290) were the third- and fourth-largest, respectively.Five teams had fewer than 250 total yards in Week 9. Four of them won their game (Jacksonville, Kansas City, New York Giants, and Tennessee).Seven different games featured at least 1.5 points of line movement from the opening to closing spread. Teams with line movement in their favor went 1-6 ATS against the opening lines and 0-7 against the closing lines.
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Week 9 Betting Results
Biggest upset: Jacksonville over Buffalo (+14.5, +755 moneyline)Biggest ATS cover margin: Cleveland over Cincinnati (+27, won by 25 points as 2-point underdog)Most points above over/under line: Indianapolis-New York Jets (+29.5, 75 total points vs. O/U line of 45.5)Most points below over/under line: Buffalo-Jacksonville (-33, 15 total points vs. O/U line of 48)Over/Unders: 7-7 OversHome Teams: 7-7 SU, 4-10 ATSFavorites: 6-7 SU, 3-10 ATS (LA Chargers-PHI closed as a pick’em)
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NFL Season Betting Numbers
Here are the against-the-spread numbers so far this year in some key categories.
2021 Home/Road and Favorite/Under ATS Results
| CATEGORY | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 77 | 1 | 41.7% |
| Away | 77 | 55 | 1 | 58.3% |
| Favorite | 56 | 77 | 1 | 42.2% |
| Underdog | 77 | 56 | 1 | 57.8% |
| Overs | 61 | 73 | 2 | 45.6% |
| Unders | 73 | 61 | 2 | 54.4% |
Notables
After yet another week where road teams won more than half of the games, we’ve had only one week so far where home teams won the majority of games.Favorites of 6.5 points or less are 45-48 SU and 37-56 ATS this season.Favorites playing outside the division but in the same conference are 31-26 SU and 19-38 ATS.
Here are links to the most up-to-date info for ATS and over/under records so far in 2021:
NFL ATS Records and Trends
Over/Under Records and Trends
2021 Results by Closing Point Spread
2021 Results by Closing Over/Under Total
Week 9 Miscues
Events like interceptions, lost fumbles, missed field goals and failed fourth-down conversions often lead to a loss of expected points and/or great field position for an opponent.
These drive-ending miscues often represent nothing more than bad luck. Adjusting for their effects can improve your NFL handicapping, since luck tends to even out over the long term.
Highlights
Teams with four or more drive-ending miscues went 2-6 ATS.Teams with no drive-ending miscues went 1-1 ATS.The team with fewer miscues in the Week 9 matchups went 10-4 ATS.Green Bay covered against Kansas City despite a minus-3 margin in the miscue department, but the two missed field goals represented the margin of defeat.Houston and Miami combined for nine turnovers, the most in any game this season.
The full data below is sorted by total drive-ending miscues. Safeties and blocked punts are included in turnovers, and blocked field goals are included in missed field-goal attempts.
Week 9 Turnovers, Missed Field Goals, and Failed Attempts
| Team | TOs | FG X | TOD | Total | Opp | Margin | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -5 | L |
| CIN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -4 | L |
| GB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -4 | W |
| MIA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | W |
| LV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -3 | L |
| BUF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | L |
| CAR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | L |
| HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | L |
| CHI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | W |
| LAR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | L |
| SF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | L |
| NE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | W |
| BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | L |
| LAC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | W |
| NO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | L |
| NYJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | L |
| JAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | W |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | W |
| IND | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | W |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | W |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | L |
| TEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | W |
| NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | W |
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | W |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | L |
| DEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | W |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | L |
2021 Season Total Miscues
Denver moved into second in the net miscues rankings after getting several turnovers and turnovers on downs against Dallas. The Broncos still trail Arizona.
The Cardinals recovered all three fumbles that occurred in this week’s win over San Francisco.
2021 Season Turnovers, Missed Field Goals, and Failed Attempts Summary
| TEAM | TOS | FG X | TOD | TOTAL | OPP | MARGIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 20 |
| DEN | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 15 |
| LAR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 10 |
| BUF | 9 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
| NE | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 10 |
| NO | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| TB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 6 |
| MIN | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 5 |
| GB | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| TEN | 12 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4 |
| SEA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
| LAC | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| IND | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 3 |
| PHI | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| NYG | 12 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 1 |
| PIT | 8 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| LV | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| CIN | 13 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| DAL | 11 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| BAL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -1 |
| CAR | 16 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | -1 |
| CHI | 13 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 18 | -3 |
| ATL | 10 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13 | -4 |
| HOU | 16 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | -5 |
| CLE | 8 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 15 | -6 |
| KC | 19 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | -7 |
| SF | 14 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | -8 |
| MIA | 18 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 16 | -12 |
| JAC | 13 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 10 | -15 |
| DET | 11 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 11 | -15 |
| WAS | 13 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 13 | -15 |
| NYJ | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 9 | -18 |
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