A smart bettor knows to monitor line movements as the week goes along. Often when the bet is made is nearly as important as who the bet is on. Here are Week 7\u2019s biggest spread moves and the likely reasons for said moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recency bias is the likely reason for so much money coming in on the Raiders. The last time we saw Oakland, they upset the Bears in London. The last time we saw Green Bay, they barely beat Detroit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Packers also have a ton of injuries at receiver. Davante Adams is already ruled out, Geronimo Allison is doubtful and Marquez Valdes-Scantling will be a game-time decision. That means Allen Lazard and Jake Kumerow are set to be Aaron Rodgers\u2019 top options. It does make the Raiders a bit more enticing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After two big wins, the Texans are AFC contenders with an MVP candidate at quarterback. How quickly things can change. We\u2019re not too far removed from the Texans being a joke after a home loss to Kyle Allen\u2019s Panthers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fair or unfair, the Texans are a great team in the eyes of the public. It\u2019s likely that many Houston bettors think the Texans will win straight-up and jumped at the chance to get a couple of points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No one wants to bet on the Dolphins and everyone wants to bet against them. That\u2019s how you get a 17-point favorite that failed to score more than 17 points in three of five games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can\u2019t blame the Buffalo bettors, though. Miami is terrible and the Bills have exceeded expectations all year. The Bills also used the bye week to get healthy, as Mitch Morse and Devin Singletary don\u2019t have an injury designation. The only reason to take Miami is the enormous spread, but that hasn\u2019t helped them yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A.J. Green isn\u2019t returning and the Bengals are missing their top two corners. The money coming in on Jacksonville makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rams are struggling but aren\u2019t nearly as bad as Atlanta. That\u2019s what makes money coming in the Falcons so puzzling. We would have thought the public would go after the Rams after the Jalen Ramsey trade. Perhaps the Falcons are getting by on name recognition since they\u2019ve typically been a solid team under Dan Quinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chargers were roundly dominated in each of the last two weeks. There are also those who believe Ryan Tannehill will be an upgrade over Marcus Mariota. That\u2019s no great shock, especially considering the Chargers\u2019 latest terrible performance was on national TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alvin Kamara was ruled out for this week, so the Saints\u2019 matchup against Chicago just got much tougher. There could be more money on the Bears before Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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