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 15\u2019s biggest spread moves and the likely reasons for said moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rams bounced back from their 45-6 loss to the Ravens and began looking like the Rams of old. Following a 34-7 win over Arizona and a 28-12 win over Seattle, they enter this contest on a bit of a hot streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cowboys fall on the other end of the spectrum, having lost three in a row. They also haven\u2019t beaten a team with a winning record this year and the Rams are 8-5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a second consecutive season, the Jaguars seem disinterested with nothing to play for but pride and draft position. Over their last nine games, they\u2019re 2-7 with their only wins coming over the Bengals and Jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Raiders are caught up in their own cold streak after losing three in a row by an average of 28 points per game. However, they\u2019re moving to Las Vegas next year and this will be their final game in front of the Oakland crowd. They have a considerable psychological edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bears have won three in a row and everyone saw them put a beating on the Cowboys in Week 14\u2019s Thursday night game. More importantly, Mitchell Trubisky looked like a new man, which will give Chicago bettors added confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though the Bears have only covered four of their last 10 as underdogs in Green Bay, they did cover last year in Matt Nagy\u2019s first trip there as head coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This line movement pretty much begins and ends with Drew Lock. The Broncos have two surprising wins with him taking the snaps which, by itself, normally wouldn\u2019t be enough to affect a line. What really got everyone\u2019s attention was the decimation of the Texans in Houston. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Broncos are also arguably better than their record considering how many tight games they\u2019ve lost. In addition, they\u2019ve covered seven of 10 as underdogs in Kansas City and they never got more than nine points over that stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clearest explanation is the Chargers\u2019 recent domination of Jacksonville. The Vikings have also struggled on the west coast, going 1-6 in the Mountain and Pacific time zones during Mike Zimmer\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota does have two things working in their favor. They have something to play for, while the Chargers are eliminated from playoff contention. They\u2019ll also get Adam Thielen back from a hamstring injury. He hasn\u2019t been in uniform since Week 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seattle is still very much in contention for one of the top two seeds in the NFC. They\u2019ll clinch one if they win out, so they\u2019re certainly not lacking motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carolina\u2019s first game without Ron Rivera went poorly. They trailed the entire time and were basically out of it midway through the third quarter. It was their fifth loss in a row and only one was by fewer than eight points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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