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Week 9 Underdogs Upend NFL Betting, Boost Sportsbooks

Books reported a profitable Sunday following a run of upsets that reversed Week 8’s chalk trend.

Overview

  • Carolina stunned Green Bay 16-13 at Lambeau Field as a 13.5-point underdog, the season’s biggest upset, on Ryan Fitzgerald’s 49-yard field goal as time expired.
  • Minnesota beat Detroit 27-24 as roughly a 9.5-point underdog, the Vikings’ largest upset since 2010, as Lions -9.5 ranked as the most popular spread at multiple books.
  • Underdogs finished 8-5 against the spread with five outright wins on Sunday, delivering one of the year’s strongest days for operators, according to Westgate and Red Rock.
  • Buffalo toppled Kansas City 28-21 as a 2.5-point underdog in the highest-handle game of the afternoon, with early sharp and late public money on the Bills and the under aiding books; Josh Allen moved to MVP favorite at ESPN BET.
  • Pittsburgh (+3) beat Indianapolis 27-20 and Denver (+2.5) edged Houston 18-15 on a last-second kick, while popular Packers and Lions money-line parlays backfired for bettors.