The New England Patriots opened as 2.5-point home favourites against the Cincinnati Bengals on the Week 5 NFL betting lines at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com, but after the dust settled on their Monday Night Football stinker that line quickly started to move.
And as of Tuesday night that line had been reduced to a pick’em, with New England now 2-2 SU and 1-3 ATS on the season and Cincinnati perfect at 3-0 both SU and ATS. The Bengals are coming off a Week 4 bye, while the Patriots were thumped 41-14 on the road by the Kansas City Chiefs in a game where Tom Brady went just 14 of 23 for 159 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
Cincinnati is 9-3 ATS in its last dozen games against New England according to the NFL Week 5 betting trends, but just 2-7 ATS in its last nine road games after a bye week. Kickoff for the Bengals vs. Patriots matchup on Sunday night is set for 8:30pm ET.
The other two primetime games for Week 5 are Minnesota at Green Bay on Thursday night, and Seattle at Washington on Monday night. The Packers opened as 10-point home favourites for their game against the Vikings after they exploded for a 38-17 win over the Bears last week. The Seahawks opened as 7-point road favourites against Washington for the Monday nighter, with Washington getting beaten soundly 45-14 by the Giants last Thursday night.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs will be looking to keep the momentum built up in their win over the Patriots when they take on the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday afternoon this week. The Niners opened as 7-point home favourites at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com for that contest, and they’re 2-2 SU but just 1-3 ATS on the season. The Chiefs, who are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against the Niners, are also 2-2 SU but 3-1 ATS heading into Week 5 of the season.
Elsewhere on the opening Week 5 odds, it’s Chicago at Carolina (-2.5), Houston at Dallas (-4), Buffalo at Detroit (-9), Baltimore at Indianapolis (-3.5), Pittsburgh (-7) at Jacksonville, Tampa Bay at New Orleans (-12), Cleveland at Tennessee (-2.5), Atlanta at the Giants (-4.5), St. Louis at Philadelphia (-7.5), Arizona at Denver (-8), and the Jets at San Diego (-7).
